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HFC 55:Handerson vs Inhanamoto PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antoon Leijerweerd (ranked 3667 p4p, 5460 weight class) and Jambalaya Jones (ranked 435 p4p, 517 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antoon Leijerweerd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jambalaya Jones!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leijerweerd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones's coach down at Dangerous Fight Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leijerweerd misses with a body punch.
Leijerweerd misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leijerweerd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leijerweerd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Leijerweerd.
Jones tries to break free but Leijerweerd pushes him back against the cage.
Leijerweerd lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Leijerweerd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leijerweerd struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Leijerweerd tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Leijerweerd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leijerweerd throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Leijerweerd misses with a punch on the inside.
Leijerweerd misses with a punch to the body.
Leijerweerd tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Leijerweerd works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Leijerweerd tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leijerweerd lands a right hand.
Leijerweerd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leijerweerd lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Leijerweerd misses with a head kick.
Jones throws out a counter right but Leijerweerd avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leijerweerd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Leijerweerd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leijerweerd lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leijerweerd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leijerweerd has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Leijerweerd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leijerweerd tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Leijerweerd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leijerweerd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leijerweerd misses with the head strike.
Leijerweerd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Leijerweerd lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Leijerweerd keeps him there for the moment.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries to break free but Leijerweerd pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Leijerweerd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leijerweerd tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones prevents a body shot from Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones prevents a body shot from Leijerweerd.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leijerweerd tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Leijerweerd tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leijerweerd tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Leijerweerd back against the cage.
A short right from Leijerweerd on the inside.
Leijerweerd misses with some punches.
Leijerweerd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antoon Leijerweerd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leijerweerd moves into the clinch.
Leijerweerd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Leijerweerd fails to land.
Leijerweerd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leijerweerd misses with some punches.
Antoon Leijerweerd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leijerweerd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones prevents a body shot from Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leijerweerd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leijerweerd throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Leijerweerd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leijerweerd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Leijerweerd lands a left hand.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leijerweerd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Leijerweerd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leijerweerd lands a right hand.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Leijerweerd has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Leijerweerd scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leijerweerd lands a left hand.
Leijerweerd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leijerweerd misses with the head strike.
Leijerweerd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leijerweerd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leijerweerd struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leijerweerd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leijerweerd struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Leijerweerd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Leijerweerd scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leijerweerd misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leijerweerd is keeping busy.
Leijerweerd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Leijerweerd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leijerweerd has him pressed against the cage.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Leijerweerd improves position.
Leijerweerd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Leijerweerd.
Jones blocks a body shot from Leijerweerd.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leijerweerd lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leijerweerd struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Leijerweerd has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Leijerweerd can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones prevents a body shot from Leijerweerd.
A short left from Leijerweerd.
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 blocked on the inside by Jones.
Leijerweerd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antoon Leijerweerd dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Leijerweerd.
Jones wants to break free but Leijerweerd has control.
Leijerweerd misses with a body punch.
Leijerweerd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones tries a body shot but Leijerweerd blocks it.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leijerweerd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Leijerweerd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leijerweerd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leijerweerd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leijerweerd misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leijerweerd misses with some punches.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leijerweerd lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leijerweerd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Leijerweerd.
Jones blocking some punches.
Leijerweerd misses with a punch to the body.
Leijerweerd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Leijerweerd fails to land.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leijerweerd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Leijerweerd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijerweerd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Leijerweerd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones looking to stall.
Leijerweerd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones wants to break free but Leijerweerd has control.
Leijerweerd misses with some punches.
Leijerweerd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones blocks a body shot from Leijerweerd.
A head punch on the inside from Leijerweerd fails to land.
Antoon Leijerweerd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leijerweerd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Leijerweerd as the two fighters clinch.
Leijerweerd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leijerweerd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Leijerweerd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leijerweerd cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Leijerweerd gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leijerweerd swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leijerweerd can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Leijerweerd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leijerweerd has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leijerweerd misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leijerweerd's brow.
Jones blocks a body shot from Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leijerweerd struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Leijerweerd tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leijerweerd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jambalaya Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leijerweerd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones trying to stall but Leijerweerd improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoon Leijerweerd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leijerweerd 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoon Leijerweerd!
A victorious Antoon Leijerweerd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Android Reserves (ranked 5423 p4p, 3400 weight class) and Toni Camacho (ranked 215 p4p, 171 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Android Reserves has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Android Reserves seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Reserves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toni Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho forces Reserves back against the cage and clinches.
Camacho gets through Reserves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reserves is trying to pull guard but Camacho turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reserves.
Camacho digs a right hand underneath Reserves's ribcage. Reserves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reserves is breathing heavily.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Camacho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho scores with a shoulder strike.
Camacho drops Reserves onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Reserves is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Reserves is rocked!
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reserves.
Oh Reserves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camacho lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Reserves to his knees! Camacho keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Camacho!
In his post fight interview, Toni Camacho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Android Reserves stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame this loss on the incompetence of the arena staff. Clearly they didn't have my pre-fight pies ready for me'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Andersson (ranked 2642 p4p, 3975 weight class) and Salim Jihadov (ranked 426 p4p, 558 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Andersson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salim Jihadov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson lands with a nice body punch.
Andersson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andersson misses with a straight right.
Jihadov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jihadov's coach down at Trials Of Fortitude was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jihadov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Andersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jihadov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andersson thinking.
Jihadov throws a series of punches but Andersson avoids them all with ease.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jihadov as he jumps to the side.
Jihadov ducks under a wild hook from Andersson .
Nice uppercut lands for Andersson . That snapped Jihadov's head back.
Jihadov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andersson pushes Jihadov up against the cage in a clinch.
Andersson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Andersson .
Andersson lands a left hand.
Jihadov swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Jihadov fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Andersson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andersson is on top in guard.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jihadov is retaining full guard.
Andersson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Andersson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jihadov wants to stand and escape but Andersson is having none of it.
Jihadov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andersson controls the pace.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jihadov is retaining full guard.
Andersson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andersson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jihadov's guard.
Jihadov is defending against the submission attempts here by Andersson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson content to control rather than advance.
Jihadov is trying to stand back up but Andersson is controlling him
Still in half guard, Andersson seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jihadov!
Andersson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jihadov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jihadov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andersson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andersson prevents Jihadov from getting back to his feet.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jihadov is retaining full guard.
Andersson is pushing down on Jihadov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jihadov is fighting to maintain full guard but Andersson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andersson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jihadov keeps working.
Andersson slows the pace down in half guard.
Andersson continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jihadov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andersson wants to work for an arm triangle but Jihadov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Andersson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jihadov is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Abraham Andersson !
After winning the bout, Abraham Andersson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Acosta (ranked 2673 p4p, 4142 weight class) and Ian Walsh (ranked 138 p4p, 197 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikos Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Acosta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walsh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Acosta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walsh stands up over Acosta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walsh is working Acosta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walsh throwing strikes from guard but Acosta blocks nicely.
Walsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Walsh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Acosta trying to control the action but Walsh is working from the bottom.
Walsh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Acosta's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Acosta's back!
Walsh scores with punches to the body.
Walsh missing with punches from the back.
Walsh not allowing Acosta to control his hands.
Walsh lands a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta trying to control the position but Walsh manages to sink in the hooks.
Walsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Acosta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Acosta covers up after that shot from Walsh.
Acosta is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walsh lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Walsh lands shots from the back.
Acosta is trapped and Walsh is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Acosta covers up after that shot from Walsh.
Walsh punches the canvas rather than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walsh has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Acosta.
Acosta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Walsh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acosta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Acosta tries to hold on but Walsh pushes him away.
Acosta regains half guard.
Walsh slips a nice elbow through Acosta's hands, connecting with Acosta's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Acosta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Walsh is working Acosta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acosta's head.
Walsh postures up in Acosta's guard and throws a big left but Acosta blocks it.
Acosta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Acosta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walsh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acosta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walsh is working Acosta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walsh stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Acosta has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Walsh manages to get his head free but now Acosta has transitioned to an armbar! Walsh grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Acosta! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikos Acosta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Bjornson (ranked 2433 p4p, 2622 weight class) and Jurgen Muller (ranked 305 p4p, 325 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Bjornson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jurgen Muller!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornson closes the distance and clinches up with Muller, looking for a takedown. Bjornson pushes Muller against the cage but Muller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muller stalks Bjornson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bjornson's face. Bjornson staggers backwards, shaken.
Bjornson gets the takedown into side control.
Bjornson is looking to take a break and control but Muller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muller dodges the ground and pound from Bjornson.
Bjornson wants to take a breather but Muller manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bjornson.
Bjornson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muller has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Combat Wombat Burrow. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bjornson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller wants to sweep here but Bjornson controlling him for the moment.
Muller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bjornson stopping the sweep attempt from Muller.
Bjornson postures up.
Bjornson trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bjornson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
Bjornson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bjornson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bjornson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Muller is trying to keep Bjornson in close.
Muller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bjornson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bjornson stands up over Muller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson preventing the sweep.
Bjornson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muller's head.
Bjornson distracts Muller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bjornson trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bjornson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bjornson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muller is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjornson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bjornson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Muller napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller is being controlled here.
Bjornson looks up at the clock and then as Muller takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bjornson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Muller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bjornson wants to control but Muller is keeping him busy.
Bjornson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Muller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bjornson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Muller wants to control but Bjornson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjornson is looking to take a break and control but Muller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bjornson working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Bjornson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muller looks to land a left hand but Bjornson moved out of range nicely.
Bjornson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Muller to the ground. Bjornson is now in Muller's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjornson.
Bjornson throws a big right hand that misses.
Bjornson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Muller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjornson.
Bjornson wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bjornson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jurgen Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornson shoots in but Muller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Muller. No joy for Bjornson on that attempt.
Muller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bjornson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muller's waist but Muller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bjornson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Bjornson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjornson moves forwards but Muller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Muller lands with a hook. Bjornson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muller leaves Bjornson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bjornson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bjornson under the eye.
Bjornson fails with a takedown attempt.
Muller thuds his right hand into Bjornson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornson closes the distance and clinches up with Muller, looking for a takedown. Bjornson pushes Muller against the cage but Muller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bjornson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muller scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Muller misses.
Muller slaps away a takedown attempt from Bjornson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muller scores with a jab.
Bjornson misses with a takedown attempt - Muller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Bjornson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bjornson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muller to score with a decent uppercut.
Bjornson is rocked!
Bjornson looks for a takedown but Muller sprawls well.
Oh Bjornson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muller cracks a nice hook into Bjornson's ribs.
Bjornson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bjornson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bjornson misses with a takedown
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Muller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muller connects with a single shot there.
Muller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bjornson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bjornson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bjornson momentarily.
Muller slaps away a takedown attempt from Bjornson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bjornson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller scores with a sloppy right hand. Bjornson should have avoided that one.
Muller drops Bjornson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Muller follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurgen Muller!
A relieved looking Jurgen Muller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Carter (ranked 1602 p4p, 1302 weight class) and Jerome Spong (ranked 212 p4p, 175 weight class). Spong has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - In Loving Memory as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jerome Spong enters the cage!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Spong!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter tries to clinch there but Spong circles away.
Spong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carter forces Spong back against the cage and clinches.
Spong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Barry Carter has been cut.
Spong keeps the fight on the outside.
Spong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter is rocked!
Spong closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Carter out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Spong!
A very excited looking Jerome Spong 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Maan (ranked 667 p4p, 1868 weight class) and Akira Watanabe (ranked 84 p4p, 219 weight class). The Maan 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, The Maan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Watanabe !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Maan.
Watanabe is looking to clinch.
Maan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Watanabe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maan, pushing him back against the cage.
Maan stalling the fight.
Maan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like The Maan has been cut.
Watanabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Maan gets an underhook and turns Watanabe into the cage.
Maan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maan slowing the pace effectively.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Maan blocks it.
Maan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watanabe up against the cage.
Maan misses with the head strike.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maan lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maan.
Maan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maan's face.
Watanabe working Maan over with knees to the body.
Maan is breathing heavily.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe has Maan pressed against the cage.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe working Maan over with knees to the body.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Maan blocks with his arms.
Maan avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Maan blocks it.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan letting Watanabe take a breather here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watanabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Maan won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Watanabe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe blocks a body shot from Maan.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Maan is blocking nicely.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maan is trying to break the clinch but Watanabe has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maan has had enough of the clinch but Watanabe keeps him there for the moment.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maan avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Maan blocks it.
Maan managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Maan stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Maan throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Maan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watanabe forces Maan back against the cage and clinches.
Akira Watanabe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watanabe blocking some punches.
Maan stalling the fight.
Maan trying to stall but Watanabe improves his position.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Maan's ribcage.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Maan avoids the damage to the body.
Maan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Maan won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Maan blocks with his arms.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maan.
Maan avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe is looking to control Maan's arms but Maan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watanabe has his back to the cage.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maan is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan has a couple of punches blocked by Watanabe .
Maan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maan blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe stalling in the clinch but Maan improves position.
Maan can't break the clinch.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Maan avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maan's face.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maan blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maan's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Maan's ribcage.
Watanabe stalls.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Maan is blocking nicely.
Watanabe trying to stall but Maan improves his position.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Maan avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan working hard to break the clinch.
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maan blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Maan.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Maan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Watanabe up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maan.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maan manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Maan's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Watanabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maan scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maan.
Maan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watanabe tries to clinch
and Maan counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Maan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe is looking to clinch but Maan is avoiding it.
Watanabe tries to clinch there but Maan circles away.
Maan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Watanabe moves into the clinch.
Maan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watanabe as Maan tries to tie him up.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maan blocks it with crossed arms.
Maan misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Maan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maan dips to his left and cracks Watanabe with an uppercut!
A left lands for Maan.
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Maan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watanabe tries to clinch but Maan moves out of range.
Watanabe closes the distance and pushes Maan back into the cage.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maan.
Stalling in the clinch from Maan.
A frustrated look appears on Maan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maan avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Maan is pushing Watanabe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maan tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Maan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maan is defending well for now.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Maan avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to stall.
Maan lands a hook that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Maan is blocking nicely.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Maan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Maan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maan managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Maan misses with a punch on the inside.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maan avoiding damage.
Maan tries to stall but Watanabe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maan is leaning against Watanabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Maan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maan.
Watanabe 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maan.
Maan letting Watanabe take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maan lands a body shot.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maan.
Maan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Maan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Maan.
Maan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watanabe 's head.
Watanabe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Maan.
Maan digs a good hook to Watanabe 's body.
Maan stuns Watanabe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watanabe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Maan circles away.
Watanabe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watanabe momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watanabe has closed the distance and engaged Maan in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maan.
Maan tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Maan managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
A body shot lands from Maan.
Maan scores with a shot to the side of Watanabe 's head.
A short uppercut from Maan.
Maan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Maan can't find room to land a body shot as Watanabe controls the action.
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Maan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Maan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Watanabe !
Akira Watanabe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Fleming (ranked 949 p4p, 2194 weight class) and Pete Price (ranked 143 p4p, 350 weight class). Fleming comes to the cage accompanied by Killa Cam - Cam'Ron. Pete Price will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cam Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Price!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fleming looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Price misses the jab.
Price displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fleming.
Fleming shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Price's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming is working Price over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fleming in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Price controlling the position.
Fleming trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Fleming scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fleming postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
Fleming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fleming throws a strike but Price rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleming is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming controlling Price's posture.
Price is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Price pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fleming is keeping the position for now.
Fleming wants to hit a sweep here but Price passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fleming there!
Price is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fleming can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fleming sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fleming does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fleming desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fleming trying to control here.
Price works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fleming flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fleming is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fleming is in a horrible position here. Price smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming wants to control but Price is having none of it.
Fleming is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Price is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Price pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Price controlling the position easily from mount.
Fleming wants to hold on but Price pushes him away.
Fleming is trying desperately to improve position.
Price can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fleming is looking to escape.
Price takes Fleming's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Fleming is in trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Fleming trying to control but not successfully.
Price has the hooks in. Fleming is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Price passes his arm under Fleming's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Fleming taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pete Price!
A very excited looking Pete Price made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 507 p4p, 1114 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 87 p4p, 171 weight class). McIntyre has chosen Gallantry as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntyre looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
McIntyre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIntyre.
Petrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
McIntyre throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Petrov is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov works the jab nicely.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McIntyre misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but McIntyre moved out of range.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but McIntyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McIntyre only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Petrov throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov walks into a jab.
Petrov throws a body punch but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
McIntyre throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
I was talking to Petrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McIntyre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
McIntyre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but McIntyre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov wants to stall.
McIntyre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by McIntyre.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McIntyre.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
McIntyre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Methodios McIntyre has been cut.
Petrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McIntyre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McIntyre follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McIntyre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but McIntyre moved out of range.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov stuns McIntyre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McIntyre just misses with a punch to the body.
McIntyre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick lands for McIntyre.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but McIntyre ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on McIntyre's shoulder, as McIntyre tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrov lands a jab.
Petrov stuns McIntyre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice cross by Petrov.
McIntyre slips under a jab.
McIntyre ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as McIntyre blocks the leg kick.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McIntyre looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
McIntyre tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Petrov lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre tries to land a body kick
and Petrov counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrov.
McIntyre throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
A big right from McIntyre misses.
McIntyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
McIntyre is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
McIntyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Petrov slips a straight right by McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
McIntyre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
McIntyre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov looks to land a body kick but McIntyre moved away.
Petrov takes a swing at McIntyre's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McIntyre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McIntyre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Petrov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McIntyre - the referee stops the clock and Petrov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McIntyre. Petrov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McIntyre throws a big shot that misses.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McIntyre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by McIntyre. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Petrov tries to land a body kick
and McIntyre counters with a straight right hand.
McIntyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
McIntyre throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McIntyre ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McIntyre can do to turn this around?
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McIntyre throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a thumping low kick.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. McIntyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
McIntyre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Petrov finds it's way round the side to connect with McIntyre's head.
McIntyre looks to clinch
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but McIntyre manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by McIntyre.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ivan Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
McIntyre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIntyre tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a thumping low kick.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
McIntyre misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McIntyre throws a right hand that misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov misses with a hook. McIntyre ducked under it nicely.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
McIntyre is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from McIntyre.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and McIntyre counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McIntyre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but McIntyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McIntyre lands a nice looking body kick.
McIntyre looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McIntyre misses with a right hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.
Petrov wants to slow McIntyre down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by McIntyre.
McIntyre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McIntyre misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov digs a good body shot into McIntyre's ribs.
Nice defenses there by McIntyre.
McIntyre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.
A swing and a miss from McIntyre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov slips a jab from McIntyre.
Petrov looks for the body kick but McIntyre saw that one coming.
McIntyre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
McIntyre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
McIntyre throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McIntyre thows a body kick. Petrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but McIntyre moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov scores with a hook.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov connects with a jab.
McIntyre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and McIntyre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and McIntyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
McIntyre throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ivan Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov thows a leg kick but McIntyre checks it
and McIntyre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McIntyre misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
McIntyre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrov if he has to take too many more of those.
Petrov swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
McIntyre dips to his left and cracks Petrov with an uppercut!
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
McIntyre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McIntyre tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but McIntyre seems unphased.
McIntyre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McIntyre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
McIntyre moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
A leg kick checked by McIntyre.
McIntyre flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrov takes a swing at McIntyre's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McIntyre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A right-left combo lands from McIntyre.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Petrov.
McIntyre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov misses the jab.
McIntyre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by McIntyre.
A slow jab from McIntyre misses its intended target.
Petrov slips a jab from McIntyre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from McIntyre is predictable there
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body
and McIntyre counters with a nice body kick.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McIntyre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov scores with the left hand. McIntyre knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McIntyre with a jab.
McIntyre slips under a jab from Petrov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. McIntyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McIntyre throws a head kick that misses.
McIntyre misses with a straight right.
McIntyre stuns Petrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McIntyre.
McIntyre takes one to the chin there.
Petrov drops his hands momentarily and McIntyre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
McIntyre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of McIntyre's head but McIntyre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McIntyre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and McIntyre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and McIntyre counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov takes one on the button.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McIntyre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIntyre throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov throws a hook but McIntyre blocks it.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
McIntyre thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from McIntyre misses the target.
McIntyre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and McIntyre settles back down.
McIntyre blocks a jab.
McIntyre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Nice defenses there by McIntyre.
McIntyre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIntyre.
McIntyre feints a counter leg kick.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of McIntyre's head but McIntyre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but McIntyre is just out of range.
Petrov digs a good body shot into McIntyre's ribs.
McIntyre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McIntyre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
McIntyre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McIntyre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
Petrov cracks McIntyre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Petrov tests McIntyre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McIntyre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McIntyre shapes to counter with a head kick.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McIntyre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIntyre darts in and clinches Petrov up against the cage.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McIntyre backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
Petrov taking a breather.
McIntyre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McIntyre lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
McIntyre tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov working aggressively here.
McIntyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov had his way with Methodios McIntyre in that round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McIntyre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but McIntyre is just out of range.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but McIntyre moved out of range.
McIntyre looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
McIntyre tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McIntyre lunges at Petrov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petrov's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses McIntyre's sensitive parts.
McIntyre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrov throws a quick counter kick to the body but McIntyre avoids it.
Petrov clobbers McIntyre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McIntyre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McIntyre was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but McIntyre ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick from McIntyre.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McIntyre slips a straight right by Petrov.
McIntyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Methodios McIntyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by McIntyre.
McIntyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov works McIntyre's body with a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McIntyre.
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!
McIntyre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from McIntyre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McIntyre throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McIntyre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. McIntyre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McIntyre connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! McIntyre slams his shin into Petrov's torso.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
McIntyre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McIntyre.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
A leg kick checked by McIntyre.
McIntyre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McIntyre to counter with a crisp jab.
McIntyre throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McIntyre slips under a jab.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McIntyre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McIntyre.
McIntyre tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from McIntyre misses the target.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIntyre.
Petrov throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrov, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Petrov!
Ivan Petrov retains his light heavyweight title!
Ivan Petrov decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 280 p4p, 908 weight class) and Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 42 p4p, 108 weight class). Handerson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is America - A Horse With No Name. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Handerson scores with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Handerson.
Handerson dives in and grabs Inhanamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Inhanamoto pushes down on Handerson's head and hops out.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Handerson blocks it.
Handerson tries to counter with a takedown but Inhanamoto is quick to defend against it.
Inhanamoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Handerson finds it's way round the side to connect with Inhanamoto's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Inhanamoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Dave Handerson has been cut.
Inhanamoto misses with a body punch
and Handerson counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handerson throws a strike aimed at the side of Inhanamoto's head but Inhanamoto avoids it well.
We've been hearing that Handerson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Handerson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Handerson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Inhanamoto works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto is not content to let Handerson control the position.
Handerson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inhanamoto taking some punishment here, with Handerson in his half guard.
Handerson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Handerson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Inhanamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Handerson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Handerson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Inhanamoto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Handerson.
Handerson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handerson.
Handerson thows a huge punch but Inhanamoto dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handerson connects with a nice short shot to Inhanamoto's temple.
Handerson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Handerson is keen to just control but Inhanamoto is a slippery customer.
Handerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inhanamoto defending well though.
Inhanamoto 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.
Handerson trying to control from half guard but Inhanamoto is working away.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Handerson is trying to control the action in half guard but Inhanamoto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inhanamoto wants to control but Handerson is keeping busy.
Handerson thows a huge punch but Inhanamoto dodges it nicely.
Handerson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Handerson there.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Handerson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Handerson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Handerson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Inhanamoto sees it coming and defends easily.
Handerson slips a nice elbow through Inhanamoto's hands, connecting with Inhanamoto's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson throwing shots but Inhanamoto is blocking nicely.
Handerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inhanamoto defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Inhanamoto is staying active underneath Handerson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Inhanamoto trying to control but Handerson postures up.
Handerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Inhanamoto's head.
Handerson thows a huge punch but Inhanamoto dodges it nicely.
Inhanamoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Handerson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Handerson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Handerson throws a right hand that misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Handerson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inhanamoto.
Nice sprawl there from Inhanamoto as Handerson shoots in.
Handerson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inhanamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson throws a hook to the side of Inhanamoto's head but Inhanamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
Handerson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Handerson throws an overhand right that lands on Inhanamoto's shoulder, as Inhanamoto tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson throws a jab when Inhanamoto was well out of range.
Inhanamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handerson.
Handerson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inhanamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Handerson.
Inhanamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handerson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inhanamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Handerson.
Handerson throws a body shot but no joy.
Handerson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Inhanamoto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Handerson is in Inhanamoto's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Inhanamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Handerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Handerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handerson trying to control but Inhanamoto is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inhanamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Handerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Inhanamoto keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing.
Handerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Handerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Inhanamoto has wrist control.
Handerson stands and throws Inhanamoto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Handerson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Inhanamoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Inhanamoto to see if he's OK.
The strikes coming from Handerson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Inhanamoto taking a bit of punishment here - Handerson scoring with strikes.
Handerson advances to mount.
Handerson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Handerson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Inhanamoto is on top in guard.
Handerson has his foot on Inhanamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Inhanamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Inhanamoto is continuing to stall.
Handerson looking to control.
Handerson wants to hit a sweep here but Inhanamoto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Handerson there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inhanamoto tries to control but Handerson wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Handerson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Handerson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Inhanamoto tries to avoid it but Handerson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Inhanamoto to the ground. Inhanamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circling - Inhanamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handerson lands with a nice body punch.
Handerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
Handerson misses with a lunging right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Handerson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto throws a shot from downtown. Handerson moves away and avoids it.
Ryu Inhanamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Handerson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Handerson blocks it.
Handerson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Handerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inhanamoto misses with a right hand
and Handerson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Inhanamoto!
Handerson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Handerson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Handerson working the head with strikes.
Handerson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Handerson is chipping away with strikes.
Handerson misses with the ground and pound.
Handerson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Handerson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handerson staying calm.
Inhanamoto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Handerson.
Handerson is putting a hurting on Inhanamoto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Handerson tries to score with some ground and pound. Inhanamoto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Inhanamoto wants to control but Handerson postures up.
The ground and pound from Handerson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dave Handerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Handerson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson trying to control the action but Inhanamoto is working from the bottom.
Handerson working the strikes but Inhanamoto uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Inhanamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Handerson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Handerson tries to pass to full mount but Inhanamoto defends it.
Handerson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Handerson wants to control but Inhanamoto is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is really struggling to control Inhanamoto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Handerson shoots in and drives through. Inhanamoto sprawls well.
Inhanamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handerson.
Handerson misses with an uppercut
and Inhanamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Handerson blocks a jab.
Handerson tries to counter with a takedown but Inhanamoto is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson shoots in for a takedown but Inhanamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Handerson scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Inhanamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handerson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Handerson shoots in but no luck this time.
Inhanamoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Handerson connects with a right hand. Inhanamoto shakes it off.
Handerson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handerson staying out of range there.
Handerson feinted with a counter takedown.
Handerson with a poor takedown
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto lands with a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Inhanamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Handerson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inhanamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Inhanamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handerson moves away.
Inhanamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handerson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inhanamoto swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Handerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inhanamoto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Inhanamoto looks to land a right hand but Handerson moved out of range.
Handerson attempts a counter takedown but Inhanamoto avoids it well and moves away.
Handerson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Handerson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryu Inhanamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with a straight right.
Handerson slips under a jab from Inhanamoto.
Handerson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Handerson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inhanamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Inhanamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inhanamoto misses the jab.
Inhanamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inhanamoto throws out a loose jab but Handerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a shot from downtown. Handerson moves away and avoids it.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Handerson blocks it.
Handerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Inhanamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Inhanamoto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Handerson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Inhanamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Handerson shoots and misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Handerson thinking.
Inhanamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Handerson blocks a jab.
Handerson takes one to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Handerson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Inhanamoto lands a right hand from hell, dropping Handerson. Inhanamoto pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Inhanamoto!
Ryu Inhanamoto is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ryu Inhanamoto 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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