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MMAHKI 65 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Hernandez (ranked 5195 p4p, 5233 weight class) and Juan Carlos Fuentes (ranked 514 p4p, 516 weight class). Juan Carlos Fuentes 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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Carlos Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Fuentes throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Fuentes throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuentes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hernandez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Fuentes down.
Fuentes blocks a leg kick.
Fuentes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fuentes avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Fuentes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuentes.
A low kick lands for Hernandez.
A left lands for Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuentes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuentes! But no joy.
Hernandez slips a jab from Fuentes.
Hernandez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hernandez sprawling to the canvas! Hernandez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fuentes finish him?!
Hernandez tries a low kick but Fuentes avoids it.
Hernandez throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Fuentes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Fuentes.
Fuentes has closed the distance and engaged Hernandez in a clinch.
Hernandez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuentes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fuentes lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuentes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuentes working aggressively here.
Fuentes prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Fuentes scores with a shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hernandez is looking to control Fuentes's arms but Fuentes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hernandez has his back to the cage.
Fuentes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernandez's elbow.
Fuentes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fuentes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hernandez or not.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Fuentes scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuentes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
Fuentes lands a left hand.
Hernandez trying to stall but Fuentes improves his position.
Fuentes lands an uppercut.
Fuentes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hernandez takes a shot to the head.
 Hernandez is rocked!
Fuentes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuentes presses Hernandez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fuentes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Hernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a right hand.
Fuentes dips a shoulder and cracks Hernandez with a mighty uppercut! Hernandez falls back against the cage and Fuentes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hernandez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fuentes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos Fuentes!
A relieved looking Juan Carlos Fuentes 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 2556 p4p, 24177 weight class) and Pollos Hermanos (ranked 333 p4p, 558 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pollos Hermanos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia digs a good body shot into Hermanos's ribs.
Hermanos rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermanos.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia slowing the pace effectively.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermanos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hermanos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hermanos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcia is looking to control Hermanos's arms but Hermanos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garcia tries to stall but Hermanos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Hermanos blocking some punches.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermanos.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Hermanos blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Hermanos prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Hermanos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garcia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hermanos can turn it around.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia avoiding damage as Hermanos throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
Garcia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermanos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia avoiding damage as Hermanos throws knees to the body.
Hermanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermanos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanos controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hermanos as Garcia tries to tie him up.
Hermanos prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermanos's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
A left hand lands to the body for Garcia.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hermanos blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Hermanos lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hermanos looks winded!
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia is trying to stall.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia tries a body shot but Hermanos blocks it.
Hermanos misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia avoiding damage as Hermanos throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pollos Hermanos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Hermanos's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Hermanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia takes a swing at Hermanos's ribcage but misses.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hermanos moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermanos lands a shoulder strike.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermanos.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Hermanos missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Hermanos.
Garcia is looking to control Hermanos's arms but Hermanos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermanos.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Hermanos.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Garcia.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Hermanos.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Hermanos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia wants to stall.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Hermanos backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hermanos.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries a body shot but Hermanos blocks it.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Hermanos gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Hermanos.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Hermanos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanos blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hermanos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Hermanos improves position.
Hermanos tries to stall but Garcia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermanos's elbow.
Hermanos effectively controlling the action here.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hermanos has managed to clinch.
Hermanos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermanos trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pollos Hermanos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hermanos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia avoiding damage as Hermanos throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Garcia.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Hermanos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Garcia trying to stall but Hermanos improves his position.
Garcia can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia looking to stall.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hermanos backwards.
Hermanos misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia is looking to control Hermanos's arms but Hermanos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hermanos on the inside.
Hermanos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Hermanos misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia tries a body shot but Hermanos blocks it.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia tries a body shot but Hermanos blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hermanos landing knees to the head.
Hermanos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermanos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia tries a body shot but Hermanos blocks it.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Hermanos avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia presses Hermanos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermanos's elbow.
Garcia slows down the pace here.
Hermanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Hermanos controls the action.
A hook to the body from Garcia.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia taking a breather.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermanos's elbow.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanos controls his hands.
Hermanos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garcia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hermanos backwards.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Hermanos trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia avoiding damage as Hermanos throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as Hermanos tries to tie him up.
Hermanos letting Garcia take a breather here.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Hermanos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hermanos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garcia's brow.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Hermanos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pollos Hermanos.
I think Hermanos 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pollos Hermanos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wild Eri (ranked 1952 p4p, 4381 weight class) and Ispa Hunt (ranked 240 p4p, 478 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wild Eri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Eri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Eri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eri lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body
and Eri counters with a body kick.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eri quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eri scores with a push kick.
Eri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt thinks about the counter body kick.
Eri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but Eri avoids it.
It appears Eri was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wild Eri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eri 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 10:9
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wild Eri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karate King (ranked 2929 p4p, 3649 weight class) and Ijin Yu (ranked 379 p4p, 446 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karate King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijin Yu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King blocks a jab.
Yu throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Yu's shoulder, as Yu tries to avoid the shot.
Yu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Yu stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yu jabs at King's body.
Yu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yu cracks King with a good jab.
A cross from Yu lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yu works King's body with a nice hook.
Yu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yu misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from King misses.
Yu throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from King misses.
Ijin Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu misses with the combination.
Yu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Yu misses its intended target.
Jab by Yu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu lands with an overhand left.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Yu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yu lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from King misses.
King scores with a hook.
Yu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Yu's head back.
Yu looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Yu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Yu.
Yu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from King.
Yu lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
King is rocked!
King leaves his chin hanging out and Yu seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! King crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ijin Yu!
After the fight, Ijin Yu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sickwat Dan (ranked 2908 p4p, 1809 weight class) and Kieth Stokes (ranked 366 p4p, 240 weight class). Kieth Stokes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieth Stokes!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stokes.
Dan shoots in but no luck this time.
Stokes misses with a straight left.
Dan has a takedown stuffed.
And Stokes tries to counter it with a takedown but Dan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stokes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dan as he avoids it easily.
Dan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stokes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sickwat Dan . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stokes lands a jab to Dan 's midsection.
Stokes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stokes stuffs the takedown attempt from Dan . Dan gets slowly back to his feet.
Stokes feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes throws a hook to the side of Dan 's head but Dan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kieth Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes throws out a powerful jab.
No luck for Dan with that takedown attempt.
Dan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dan feinted with a counter takedown.
Dan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stokes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan shoots in and bounces Stokes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dan 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.
Stokes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stokes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dan wants to free his trapped foot but Stokes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stokes is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes wants to get back to full guard but Dan has passed into side control.
Dan lands a nice forearm strike.
Stokes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Stokes is trying desperately to improve position.
Dan is landing with some decent strikes but Stokes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dan dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stokes is working to get back to half guard.
Dan avoids the attempt from Stokes to control.
Dan working Stokes over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stokes taking shots to the head.
Stokes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Stokes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dan working the ground and pound effectively.
Stokes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dan raining down shots from the mount!
Stokes is looking to improve his position but Dan isn't that keen on the idea.
Stokes is still trying to improve position.
Dan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan drops a big elbow. That's hurt Stokes! More shots from Dan and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sickwat Dan !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 996 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 138 p4p, 356 weight class). Kruczek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born To Raise Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dionizy Kruczek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruczek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Kruczek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Kruczek.
Kruczek'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.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruczek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruczek slowing the pace effectively.
Kruczek is trying to force a seperation but Cruz has the dominant position.
Cruz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Kruczek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kruczek is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Kruczek tries for a takedown but Cruz manages to get underhooks.
Kruczek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Kruczek tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruczek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruczek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruczek's elbow.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruczek tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kruczek tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruczek prevents a body shot from Cruz.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Kruczek wants to stall.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kruczek.
Kruczek wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Kruczek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruczek misses with a body punch.
Kruczek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kruczek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jacinto Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dionizy Kruczek.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Kruczek misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kruczek manages to circle out of the way.
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!
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Kruczek looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Jacinto Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Kruczek scores with a decent looking hook.
Kruczek swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Kruczek dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Kruczek's head and hops out.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a low kick but Kruczek moves out of range easily.
Kruczek scores with a nice head shot.
Kruczek misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz tries to work over Kruczek's front leg with a kick but Kruczek checks it.
Kruczek lands a jab.
A jab from Kruczek misses.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
A jab from Kruczek misses.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Kruczek misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruczek.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Kruczek in a clinch.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruczek controls his hands.
Kruczek lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruczek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Kruczek controls the action.
Kruczek misses with a punch to the body.
Kruczek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz lands a body punch.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kruczek blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Kruczek tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruczek is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruz is defending well.
Kruczek can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kruczek lands a body shot.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Kruczek lands a body punch.
Kruczek prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruczek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruczek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kruczek is out of range.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Kruczek keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Kruczek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruczek was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Dionizy Kruczek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruczek cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kruczek scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Kruczek lands with a good body shot.
Kruczek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
Kruczek just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruczek throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruczek throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruczek can do to turn this around?
Kruczek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Kruczek lands.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruczek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruczek works the jab nicely.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruczek throws out the jab.
Cruz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dionizy Kruczek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kruczek.
Cruz feints and then cracks Kruczek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kruczek down.
Kruczek shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Kruczek misses.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruczek misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Kruczek feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Kruczek misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruczek tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kruczek on the inside.
Kruczek breaks the clinch.
Kruczek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruz. Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruczek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Kruczek's front leg but catches the back leg as Kruczek tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kruczek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruczek.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz is looking to slow Kruczek down with leg kicks.
Kruczek swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Kruczek misses with a takedown
and Cruz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jacinto Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dionizy Kruczek.
Kruczek blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kruczek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz digs a right hand into Kruczek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruczek's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruczek. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Kruczek.
Jacinto Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruczek lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Kruczek.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Kruczek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruczek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Kruczek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruczek doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz tries to clinch
and Kruczek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz catches Kruczek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruczek misses the target.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kruczek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruczek throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Kruczek.
Kruczek shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Kruczek tries to get set, Cruz tries to push him back and clinch up but Kruczek manages to avoid the attempt.
Kruczek looking to score a takedown here. Cruz is defending well but Kruczek drives through and ends up in Cruz's guard.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kruczek trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz trying to control the position.
Kruczek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Kruczek has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kruczek trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dionizy Kruczek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kruczek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz rushes Kruczek and presses him up against the cage.
Kruczek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kruczek tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Kruczek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kruczek is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruczek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Kruczek in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Kruczek's ribcage. Kruczek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruczek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruczek blocking some punches.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Kruczek's ribcage. Kruczek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz digs a right hand into Kruczek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruczek's gas tank.
Kruczek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruczek's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz pushes Kruczek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruczek is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Kruczek.
Cruz tries to work over Kruczek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruczek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruczek slowing the pace effectively.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruczek controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Cruz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cruz tries to work over Kruczek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kruczek.
Kruczek can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Kruczek blocking some punches.
Kruczek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruczek's elbow.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruczek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Kruczek controls the action.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Kruczek has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
A frustrated look appears on Kruczek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruczek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz lands a right hand.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruczek controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kruczek backwards.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Kruczek.
Kruczek misses with a body punch.
Cruz cracks Kruczek with a nice body shot.
Kruczek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz presses Kruczek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz is leaning against Kruczek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cruz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz lands a body punch.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Kruczek blocks a body shot from Cruz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruczek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruczek tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Kruczek back against the cage.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kruczek backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruczek controls his hands.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Kruczek.
Cruz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruz cracks Kruczek with a nice body shot.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Kruczek's head.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kruczek prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Kruczek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacinto Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacinto Cruz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Masterson (ranked 1638 p4p, 4136 weight class) and Aeson Beckley (ranked 151 p4p, 339 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aeson Beckley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson with a poor takedown
and Beckley counters with a nice uppercut.
Masterson with a poor takedown
and Beckley counters with a stiff right hand.
Masterson fails with the takedown
and Beckley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Masterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson misses with a takedown
and Beckley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beckley pushes Masterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Masterson tries to pull guard but Beckley won't allow it.
Masterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beckley walks away with a smile on his face. Masterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterson misses with a takedown attempt
and Beckley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beckley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Masterson is breathing heavily.
Masterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beckley counters with a big right hand! Oh Masterson is in trouble here! Beckley follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aeson Beckley!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxen Christ (ranked 1265 p4p, 2926 weight class) and Roel Kreshnik (ranked 121 p4p, 246 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roel Kreshnik!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreshnik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Christ takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kreshnik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kreshnik throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kreshnik to counter with a crisp jab.
Kreshnik lands with a good body shot.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kreshnik moves away.
Kreshnik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreshnik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Kreshnik. Beautiful body shot.
Kreshnik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreshnik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christ lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kreshnik missing with a left hand there. Christ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kreshnik just manages to avoid it.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreshnik.
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Kreshnik misses its intended target.
Kreshnik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kreshnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kreshnik.
It looked like Christ wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roel Kreshnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreshnik throws a hook to the side of Christ's head but Christ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christ cracks Kreshnik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kreshnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Kreshnik throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kreshnik connects with a right hand. Christ shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreshnik throws a big shot that misses.
Kreshnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kreshnik cracks Christ with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kreshnik misses with an uppercut
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Kreshnik misses the body punch
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Kreshnik misses with a left hand
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Kreshnik misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut
and Kreshnik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kreshnik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Christ had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kreshnik throws a poor cross that misses
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreshnik jabs Christ to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
Kreshnik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kreshnik throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kreshnik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Kreshnik misses.
Christ was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kreshnik lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik throws a good cross that connects.
Kreshnik ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Kreshnik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreshnik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreshnik.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Kreshnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Kreshnik throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ tries to bum rush Kreshnik with a series of wild strikes but Kreshnik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kreshnik! But no joy.
Kreshnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roel Kreshnik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kreshnik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christ under the eye.
Roel Kreshnik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kreshnik scores with a nice right hand.
Kreshnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Kreshnik connects with a body shot that sends Christ's belly button to the back.
Kreshnik misses with an uppercut.
Christ half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kreshnik lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.
Christ throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Christ might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Kreshnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ throwing a counter right hand but Kreshnik manages to avoid it.
Kreshnik looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Kreshnik tries to move into range but Christ moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christ motions for Kreshnik to come forward. Christ throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreshnik misses with an uppercut.
Kreshnik just misses with a punch to the body.
Kreshnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kreshnik slips under a jab.
Kreshnik scores with a jab.
Christ has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kreshnik finds it's way round the side to connect with Christ's head.
Christ throws a lazy right hand but Kreshnik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kreshnik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Kreshnik lands.
Kreshnik takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ tried to counter with a leg kick but Kreshnik avoided it.
Christ throws a push kick but Kreshnik slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
A big left from Kreshnik misses.
Kreshnik throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Kreshnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kreshnik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ defending well as Kreshnik loads up on a big left hand.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Kreshnik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christ.
Christ throws a hook but Kreshnik avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Christ.
A jab from Kreshnik misses.
It looked like Christ wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Kreshnik misses the body punch
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kreshnik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Christ throws a nice looking combination but Kreshnik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Kreshnik.
Kreshnik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christ misses with a leg kick
and Kreshnik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ throws a lazy head kick
and Kreshnik counters with a stiff right hand.
Kreshnik throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Christ cracks Kreshnik with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreshnik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kreshnik jabs Christ to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Kreshnik misses
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kreshnik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roel Kreshnik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kreshnik throws an off balance right hand
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kreshnik.
Christ looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Kreshnik misses.
Kreshnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kreshnik loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Christ went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kreshnik looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Christ is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Kreshnik as he connects with a hook.
Kreshnik connects with a body shot that sends Christ's belly button to the back.
Christ takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ slips a jab from Kreshnik.
Christ tried to counter with a leg kick but Kreshnik avoided it.
Kreshnik blocks a jab.
Christ walks into a jab.
Kreshnik scores with a nice head shot.
Kreshnik misses the jab.
Kreshnik scores with a nice strike.
Christ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kreshnik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Christ has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kreshnik finds it's way round the side to connect with Christ's head.
Roel Kreshnik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
Kreshnik throws a hook to the side of Christ's head but Christ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christ looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kreshnik throws a sloppy body shot
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kreshnik 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.
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!
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kreshnik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Christ tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christ swings for the body but Kreshnik moves out of range.
Kreshnik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Kreshnik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Kreshnik ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Kreshnik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christ lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Christ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Kreshnik.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kreshnik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kreshnik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kreshnik throws the left hand but Christ avoids the punch easily.
Kreshnik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ slips under a jab.
Jaxen Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kreshnik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christ misses with a hook.
Kreshnik misses with a straight right.
Kreshnik slips under a jab from Christ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christ takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kreshnik's corner calls for a 1-2. Kreshnik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kreshnik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roel Kreshnik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kreshnik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roel Kreshnik!
A very excited looking Roel Kreshnik 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akahoshi Hisashi (ranked 1564 p4p, 2051 weight class) and Albert Hofmann (ranked 210 p4p, 267 weight class). Hisashi comes to the cage accompanied by Feng Shui. Hofmann has chosen Primer 55 - Dose as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akahoshi Hisashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hofmann!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisashi moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Hisashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hofmann misses with a combination
and Hisashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hofmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hisashi instigates a clinch.
Hofmann blocks an uppercut.
Hofmann tries to pull guard but Hisashi won't allow it.
Hofmann ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hofmann no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hofmann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hisashi 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.
Hisashi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofmann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Hofmann there.
Hisashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hisashi misses the target.
A cross from Hofmann lands.
Hisashi misses with a looping left.
Hisashi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hisashi lands with a nice combination. Hofmann backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Albert Hofmann has been cut.
Hisashi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hofmanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hisashi throws a right hand that misses
and Hofmann counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hofmann.
Hisashi keeping moving, preventing Hofmann from controlling successfully.
Hofmann stops Hisashi from standing up.
Hofmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Hisashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hofmann won't allow Hisashi to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hisashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hofmann breaks from the clinch.
Hofmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hisashi.
Hisashi throws a sloppy head kick and Hofmann moves out of range easily.
Hisashi misses with a straight left.
Hofmann connects with a body shot.
Akahoshi Hisashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hisashi throws a hook to the side of Hofmann's head but Hofmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hisashi tries to clinch
and Hofmann counters with a nice uppercut.
Hisashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hofmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hisashi misses.
Hofmann moves away from the strike by Hisashi.
Hofmann loads up on a big right hand but Hisashi slips the punch.
Hisashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Hisashi.
A head kick misses from Hisashi.
Hisashi works the jab nicely.
Akahoshi Hisashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Hisashi misses.
Hofmann misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hisashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hisashi tries to clinch up.
Hofmann tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hisashi throws a right hand that misses
and Hofmann counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hisashi!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hisashi pushes Hofmann away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hofmann gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Hofmann's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hisashi pushes Hofmann away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hofmann gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hofmann is looking to take a break and control but Hisashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hofmann advances to mount.
Hofmann lands a heavy elbow.
You get the feeling that Hisashi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hofmann has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hisashi's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Akahoshi Hisashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Hofmann's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hisashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hofmann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hisashi throws a lazy right hand but Hofmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hofmann with the counter takedown but Hisashi avoids it easily.
Hofmann fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hisashi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hofmann slips under a jab.
Hofmann tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Hisashi misses.
Hisashi misses with an uppercut
and Hofmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hisashi with a nice cross.
Hofmann takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofmann takes a swing at Hisashi's ribcage but misses.
Hofmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hofmann drops his hands momentarily and Hisashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi misses with a looping left.
Hofmann shoots in and drives through. Hisashi sprawls well.
Hisashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hisashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Hisashi misses the target.
Hofmann takes the fight into the clinch.
Hofmann is working Hisashi over against the cage.
Hisashi misses with a knee to the head.
Hofmann has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hisashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hofmann drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hisashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akahoshi Hisashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Hofmann.
Hofmann turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann prevents Hisashi from escaping the position.
Hisashi is not content to let Hofmann control the position.
Hisashi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hofmann lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hofmann lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hisashi down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hisashi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Albert Hofmann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hisashi bucks up and tries to throw Hofmann off but instead Hofmann has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi manages to escape to his feet.
Hisashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hofmann uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hisashi misses with a straight right.
Hofmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hisashi catches Hofmann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hisashi misses with an uppercut
and Hofmann counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Hofmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hisashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hisashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Hisashi.
Hofmann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hisashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hisashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hofmann throws a looping overhand right but Hisashi ducks down to avoid it.
Hisashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hofmann tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hisashi tries to clinch up.
Hisashi throws a head kick but Hofmann moves out of range.
Hofmann misses with a right hand
and Hofmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hofmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hisashi throws out the jab.
Hisashi throws a head kick that misses
and Hofmann counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hisashi!
Hofmann is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hisashi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akahoshi Hisashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Hofmann's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hofmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hofmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hisashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hofmann will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hisashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Hofmann off the cage and back into range.
Hisashi looks to land a left hand but Hofmann moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Hofmann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hisashi looks to clinch
and Hisashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hisashi cracks Hofmann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hofmann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hisashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hofmann.
Hisashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hisashi wants to clinch up but Hofmann keeps it at a distance.
Hisashi connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hisashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hofmann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hisashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hisashi misses with an uppercut.
Hofmann misses with a straight right.
Hisashi misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Hofmann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hisashi throws a looping overhand right but Hofmann ducks down to avoid it.
Hofmann gets the takedown into side control.
Hisashi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hisashi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hofmann controlling the position easily from mount.
Hofmann working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hofmann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hisashi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hisashi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hofmann cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hisashi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hofmann breaks from Hisashi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hofmann working the ground and pound effectively.
Hofmann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hofmann lands with some strikes.
Albert Hofmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hisashi is rocked!
Hofmann unloading with bombs!
Oh Hisashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hofmann trying to control but Hisashi is having none of it.
Hofmann connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hofmann postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hisashi out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hofmann goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Albert Hofmann!
A victorious Albert Hofmann thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dax Ryan (ranked 1961 p4p, 1304 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 257 p4p, 170 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dax Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan forces Karokaro back against the cage and clinches.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Karokaro manages to break the clinch.
Ryan misses with a hook
and Karokaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karokaro cracks Ryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Karokaro in a clinch.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Ryan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Ryan slows down the pace here.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karokaro is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Karokaro wants to break free but Ryan has control.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Karokaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karokaro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karokaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karokaro breaks from the clinch.
Ryan clinches.
Karokaro has had enough of the clinch but Ryan keeps him there for the moment.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan pushes Karokaro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karokaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
Ryan is working for takedown but Karokaro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karokaro is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Ryan to work.
Karokaro manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Karokaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karokaro as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dax Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karokaro misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ryan tries to clinch but Karokaro moves out of range.
As Ryan backs off Karokaro throws a huge counter combo but Ryan manages to avoid it all.
Ryan misses with a takedown
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan shoots in but Karokaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Karokaro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karokaro is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ryan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Karokaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Karokaro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryan has time to react.
Karokaro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ryan pushes Karokaro up against the cage in a clinch.
Karokaro is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karokaro tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan leaning against his opponent.
Ryan stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karokaro.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karokaro is trying to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ryan is trying to stall.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Ryan stalling in the clinch.
Karokaro has had enough of the clinch but Ryan keeps him there for the moment.
Karokaro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryan up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karokaro.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Ryan tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dax Ryan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
and Karokaro counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karokaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karokaro is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karokaro can pounce on him.
Ryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karokaro can pounce on him.
Ryan looks to clinch
and Karokaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan rushes Karokaro and presses him up against the cage.
Dax Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karokaro wants to break free but Ryan has control.
Karokaro breaks the clinch.
Ryan throws a jab when Karokaro was well out of range.
Ryan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for Ryan.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberto Karokaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Ryan coming out on top.
Ryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karokaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan tries to clinch but Karokaro moves away
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karokaro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karokaro connects with a jab.
A nice combination there by Karokaro.
A jab from Ryan does it's job there.
Ryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Karokaro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dax Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karokaro tries to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling the position.
Ryan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Ryan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karokaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryan won't allow it.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Karokaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Karokaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karokaro, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Karokaro controls the action.
Ryan leaning against his opponent.
Karokaro blocking some punches.
Karokaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karokaro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan jumps guard and drags Karokaro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Karokaro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karokaro scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Karokaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karokaro makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Karokaro connects with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan tries to clinch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Karokaro unleashes a big counter combination but Ryan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ryan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Karokaro bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan prevents Karokaro from breaking the clinch.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan works on Karokaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Karokaro blocks a body shot from Ryan.
A short right from Ryan.
Karokaro tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karokaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karokaro manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ryan showed some decent athleticism there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Karokaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Karokaro dips to his left and cracks Ryan with an uppercut!
Ryan scores with a punch to the head.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karokaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan moves into range and clinches up with Karokaro.
Ryan has Karokaro pressed against the cage, preventing Karokaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karokaro tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karokaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan slows down the pace here.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Karokaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan stalling against the cage.
Ryan effectively controlling the action here.
Ryan pushes Karokaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karokaro being controlled against the cage.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ryan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dax Ryan.
Ryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karokaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karokaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karokaro wants it to stay on the feet.
Ryan shoots and misses
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan tries for a takedown but Karokaro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dax Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Karokaro circles away.
Ryan tries to clinch but Karokaro moves away
and Karokaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karokaro defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Karokaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
Ryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan moves to clinch but Karokaro breaks away
and Karokaro counters with a three punch combo that has Ryan backing up. Ryan nods at Karokaro to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karokaro is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karokaro thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
Karokaro is trying to break free.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Karokaro tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Karokaro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karokaro effectively controlling the action here.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Karokaro.
Ryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karokaro's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro wants to break free but Ryan has control.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Karokaro's head.
Karokaro blocks an uppercut.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Ryan wants a takedown but no success here.
Karokaro is trying to push Ryan away but Ryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karokaro tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karokaro pushes Ryan off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ryan.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Karokaro.
I think Karokaro 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Karokaro!
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