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WFC Tokyo 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Salt (ranked 2731 p4p, 3884 weight class) and Justin Edwards (ranked 336 p4p, 448 weight class). Edwards has chosen "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. as his entrance music. Justin Edwards is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Salt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salt is defended easily by Edwards.
Salt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edwards but Edwards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edwards scores with a body shot.
Salt drives through with a takedown into Edwards's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Salt stays in close to Edwards's body and controls the position.
Salt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Edwards for as long as he can get away with.
Salt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edwards is keeping the position for now.
Salt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Salt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salt continues to stall.
Further stalling from Salt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Salt.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Edwards is trying to get back to full guard.
Salt slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edwards defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Salt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edwards but Edwards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edwards goes for a double leg but Salt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salt continues to drive forward.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Salt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salt moves to back control.
Salt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Salt dominated that round.
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.
Salt shoots in but Edwards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edwards but Edwards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Edwards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salt somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Salt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Edwards to the mat! Edwards manages to get full guard.
Salt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Edwards can't keep his opponent in guard - Salt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Salt passes to side control.
Salt works to advance to full mount. Edwards defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salt looking to control and managing it successfully.
More hug and hope from Salt.
Edwards is trying to escape the mount.
Salt controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Salt is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salt avoids the attempt from Edwards to control.
Salt controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salt continues to hold on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Salt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Salt darts in looking for a takedown but Edwards gets double underhooks and turns Salt into the cage.
Edwards is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Salt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Edwards after a bit of a struggle.
Salt is trying to trip Edwards. He has hold of a leg but Edwards is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Salt persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Salt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salt is looking to advance position but Edwards won't allow it.
Salt passes to side control.
A lull in the action here as Salt stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Salt works to advance to full mount. Edwards defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Salt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salt controlling from mount.
Salt moves to take his opponent's back.
Salt controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryce Salt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards trying to control the hands but Salt breaks the grip.
Salt has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce Salt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryce Salt!
Bryce Salt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Sparrow (ranked 2737 p4p, 3281 weight class) and Killer Kid (ranked 177 p4p, 200 weight class). Kid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Machine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killer Kid!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid tries to clinch but Sparrow is having none of it.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparrow looks to land a left hand but Kid moved out of range nicely.
Kid slips under a jab.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
Noah Sparrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kid has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sparrow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kid slips under a jab from Sparrow.
Sparrow seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sparrow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sparrow misses with a hook
and Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Kid.
Kid throws out a counter right but Sparrow avoids it with no problem.
Kid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sparrow connects with a single shot there.
 Kid is rocked!
Sparrow fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Kid out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Noah Sparrow!
A relieved looking Noah Sparrow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rio Gracie (ranked 1580 p4p, 4064 weight class) and Mark Jackson (ranked 215 p4p, 486 weight class). Rio Gracie 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Jackson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gracie staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Gracie controlling the position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Gracie moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Further stalling from Gracie.
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
Jackson has given up his back - I dont know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Gracie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Gracie is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Jackson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Jackson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
I would not like to be Jackson right now.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Jackson is staying busy.
Gracie controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Gracie pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gracie.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie moves to the back.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Gracie has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jackson's body.
Gracie is not going to allow Jackson to sit and survive in this position.
Gracie has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jackson's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gracie wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Good control from Gracie.
Jackson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gracie controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
Gracie is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jackson for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie continues to hold on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Gracie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Jackson just trying to survive but Gracie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Jackson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jackson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to escape the position.
Jackson trying to get back to his feet but Gracie is in full control for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gracie controlling the positon.
Gracie is hanging on to Jackson's back as he tries to escape.
Gracie biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling well, preventing Jackson from escaping the position.
Gracie is riding his opponent, not letting Jackson buck him off.
Gracie is not going to allow Jackson to sit and survive in this position.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Gracie keeps control of the position easily here as Jackson tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Jackson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gracie slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gracie avoiding Jackson 's attempts to control his hands.
Gracie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jackson doesn't escape.
Mark Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rio Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rio Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Rio Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khadem Abdul Karim (ranked 1147 p4p, 2028 weight class) and Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 195 p4p, 325 weight class). Abdul Karim comes to the cage accompanied by Window (Where The Sea Falls Forever) - Jucifer. Bon Hwa has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khadem Abdul Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kil Bon Hwa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon Hwa tries to move into range but Abdul Karim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Kil Bon Hwa has been cut.
Abdul Karim drops Bon Hwa with a naaaaasty hook - Bon Hwa is in real trouble here! Abdul Karim dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khadem Abdul Karim!
Khadem Abdul Karim thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bill Jr (ranked 781 p4p, 1439 weight class) and World Peace (ranked 64 p4p, 99 weight class). Peace has chosen Crazy as his entrance music. World Peace is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Dan Bill Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, World Peace!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Bill Jr.
Bill Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlier Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Bill Jr catches Peace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peace takes a swing at Bill Jr's ribcage but misses.
Peace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bill Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peace is rocked!
Bill Jr drops Peace with a big left hand! Peace is injured, injured bad! Bill Jr jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Bill Jr!
Dan Bill Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Field (ranked 750 p4p, 583 weight class) and Aiko San (ranked 106 p4p, 87 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Field might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eastbound and Down. Field has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Aiko San 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Field!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiko San!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
San tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Field was well out of range. Poor timing from San.
Field misses with a body shot.
Field throws a hook but San avoids it easily.
San has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Field is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Field swings for the body but San moves out of range.
San doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Field has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
San moves into range and clinches up with Field.
Field goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Field misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San blocks a body shot from Field.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San working aggressively here.
Field misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from San fails to land.
Field breaks the clinch.
San changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Field is breathing heavily.
San takes the fight into the clinch.
San lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San lands a right hand.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Field.
Field misses with some punches.
San lands a right hand that snaps the head of Field backwards.
San misses with some punches.
San lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Field backwards.
Field blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San lands with a light punch inside.
San fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
San working aggressively here.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
Field blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Field.
Field doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San lands with a light punch inside.
Field struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
San lands with a short punch from the clinch.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San lands with a short head shot on the inside.
San misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San lands with a light punch inside.
Field misses with some punches.
San working aggressively here.
San misses with the head strike.
Field drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Field blocks an uppercut.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Field backwards.
Field swings wildly with an uppercut but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from San fails to land.
San lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Field backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Field fails to land.
San prevents a body shot from Field.
Field struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
San misses with the head strike.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Field tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Field.
San lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Field backwards.
San makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Field doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by San.
Field blocking some punches.
San working aggressively here.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Field.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from San fails to land.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Field.
Field's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by San.
San misses with the combination.
San throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
San with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San throws a series of punches but Field moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Field misses its target.
Field's hands are dropping dangerously low here and San connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Field scrambles back to his feet.
Field scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
San punching from the bottom.
Field missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
San tries to get to full guard but Field has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Field connects with a nice short shot to San's temple.
San throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Field blocks the strikes from San.
San punching from the bottom.
San wants to get back to full guard.
Field blocks the strikes from San.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
San tries to get to full guard but Field has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if San can do anything to dispel that myth.
Field blocks the strikes from San.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiko San dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Field takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
San scores with a body shot.
Field avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
San ducks under a wild hook from Field.
San lands with a nice body punch.
San has Field up against the cage in a clinch.
Field blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Field.
Field misses with a hook to the ribs.
Field escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
San connects with a body shot that sends Field's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Field gets tackled into the cage by San. San maintains the clinch.
Field blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Field misses with a short punch on the inside.
San working aggressively here.
San lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Field.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San lands with a right to the head.
San makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
San pushes Field back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Field fails to land.
Field fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, San scores with a nice short uppercut.
San has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Field struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
Field has a couple of punches blocked by San.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Field.
San misses with some punches.
Field jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as San walks away with a smile on his face. Field gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
San lands a hook that stumbles Field back into the cage. San follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Field to the canvas! San pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Field has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aiko San!
Aiko San is the new lightweight champion!
The defeated Roger Field had this to say: 'Yeehaw'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Gray (ranked 24347 p4p, 1747 weight class) and Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 615 p4p, 233 weight class). Slammy Neckbreaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slammy Neckbreaker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neckbreaker tries to sprawl but Gray drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neckbreaker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gray is trying to work for a kimura but Neckbreaker is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray seems to be looking for submissions.
Neckbreaker wants to get back to full guard.
Gray is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Neckbreaker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neckbreaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gray is trying to work for a kimura but Neckbreaker is defending well.
Gray seems to be working for a kimura but Neckbreaker defends the submission attempt.
Neckbreaker is trying to maintain the position but Gray is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray is working for a submission of some sort.
We've been hearing good reports from Gray's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gray seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neckbreaker trying to hold on to Gray's head to control him but Gray postures up.
Gray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gray is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neckbreaker is defending against the submission attempts here by Gray.
Gray is trying to work for a kimura but Neckbreaker is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neckbreaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gray seems to be looking for submissions.
Gray is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Neckbreaker sees it coming and defends easily.
Gray is working for a submission of some sort.
Gray is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Neckbreaker is just riding it out for now. Gray eventually gives up the hold.
Gray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to pass to mount but Neckbreaker is defending the position.
Gray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Neckbreaker defends it well.
Gray is looking for a kimura but Neckbreaker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gray to get the leverage.
Gray is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Neckbreaker sees it coming and defends easily.
Gray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gray is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gray is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Neckbreaker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gray.
Neckbreaker preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker trying to hold on to Gray's head to control him but Gray postures up.
Gray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Neckbreaker defends it well.
Gray is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gray is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gray is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Neckbreaker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gray.
Gray is looking to advance position but Neckbreaker won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Gray dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neckbreaker as he avoids it easily.
Gray shoots in looking for a takedown but Neckbreaker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neckbreaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Gray with that takedown attempt.
Gray shoots in for a double leg but Neckbreaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And Neckbreaker tries to counter it with a takedown but Gray pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gray shoots for a takedown but Neckbreaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gray dives in and grabs Neckbreaker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neckbreaker pushes down on Gray's head and hops out.
Neckbreaker cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neckbreaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Neckbreaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Neckbreaker avoids it really well and circles away.
Good shot there by Neckbreaker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neckbreaker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Neckbreaker. Beautiful body shot.
Neckbreaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neckbreaker wants it to stay on the feet.
Neckbreaker misses with a two punch combination.
Gray feinted with a counter takedown.
Neckbreaker scores with a punch to the head.
Neckbreaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Neckbreaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Neckbreaker avoids it really well and circles away.
Neckbreaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gray looking to score a takedown here. Neckbreaker is defending well but Gray drives through and ends up in Neckbreaker's guard.
Gray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gray drops back looking for a leg! Neckbreaker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neckbreaker manages to kick Gray off! Gray jumps back into Neckbreaker's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gray is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neckbreaker is trying to control the position but Gray postures up.
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!
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Neckbreaker is retaining full guard.
Gray is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Neckbreaker is retaining full guard.
Gray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neckbreaker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gray is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gray is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neckbreaker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gray drops back looking for a leg! Neckbreaker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neckbreaker manages to kick Gray off! Gray jumps back into Neckbreaker's guard.
Gray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gray drops back looking for a leg! Neckbreaker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neckbreaker manages to kick Gray off! Gray jumps back into Neckbreaker's guard.
Kobe Gray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Neckbreaker is retaining full guard.
Gray drops back looking for a leg! Neckbreaker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neckbreaker manages to kick Gray off! Gray jumps back into Neckbreaker's guard.
Neckbreaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gray advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gray tries for a kimura but Neckbreaker is defending well.
Gray tries for a kimura but Neckbreaker is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slammy Neckbreaker 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.
Neckbreaker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neckbreaker swivels and escapes.
Neckbreaker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gray.
Neckbreaker lands a jab to the nose.
Kobe Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neckbreaker slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray shoots for a takedown but Neckbreaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Neckbreaker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neckbreaker works the jab nicely.
Neckbreaker connects with a crisp jab.
Neckbreaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gray.
Neckbreaker lands with a good body shot.
Gray shoots in and drives through. Neckbreaker sprawls well.
Gray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neckbreaker connects with a looping right hand.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neckbreaker as he avoids it easily.
Neckbreaker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gray has his takedown stuffed
and Neckbreaker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neckbreaker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gray is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Neckbreaker pulls his head out easily.
Neckbreaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray actively working from the bottom here.
Gray looking for submissions off his back.
Neckbreaker prevents Gray from improving his position.
Neckbreaker content to control rather than advance.
Gray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray looking for submissions off his back.
Gray looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking for submissions off his back.
Gray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gray wants to get back to full guard.
Gray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gray gets back to full guard.
Neckbreaker is sitting in close to Gray's body. Gray has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Neckbreaker is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Neckbreaker is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gray.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kobe Gray!
Kobe Gray retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Kobe Gray 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dolph (ranked 595 p4p, 930 weight class) and Dredd Tatum (ranked 32 p4p, 54 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Dolph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dredd Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Dolph misses.
Tatum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dolph fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dolph has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Tatum tries to clinch but Dolph is having none of it.
Tatum has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ivan Dolph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dolph.
Dolph lands a big right hand that sends Tatum crashing to the mat! Dolph stays standing though and waves Tatum back to his feet!
Tatum is rocked!
It looks like Dredd Tatum has been cut.
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!
Dolph shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Tatum takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Dolph sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Tatum bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dolph!
Ivan Dolph retains his super heavyweight title!
Ivan Dolph decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 324 p4p, 725 weight class) and Mbape Smooth (ranked 43 p4p, 102 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mbape Smooth!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta throws a lazy right hand but Smooth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
Smooth is looking to clinch but Rauta is avoiding it.
Rauta catches Smooth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Mbape Smooth has been cut.
Rauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smooth slips under a jab from Rauta.
Jab by Rauta.
Smooth tries to clinch but Rauta moves out of range.
Smooth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rauta.
Rauta misses with a hook. Smooth ducked under it nicely.
Smooth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
Smooth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smooth wants to clinch up but Rauta keeps it at a distance.
Smooth tries to move into range but Rauta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Smooth.
Smooth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smooth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
A little jabbing left from Smooth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smooth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smooth is looking to clinch but Rauta is avoiding it.
Smooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rauta lands a nice shot that snaps Smooth's head back.
That has opened up Mbape Smooth's cut even more.
Smooth moves into range and clinches up with Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Smooth.
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
A short right from Rauta.
Rauta working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smooth.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Smooth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
Smooth working aggressively here.
Smooth blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smooth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rauta.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
I was talking to Rauta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Smooth fails to land.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smooth lands with a light punch inside.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Smooth.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta lands a left hand.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth lands a hook that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta misses with some punches.
A short left from Rauta.
Rauta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smooth backwards.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Smooth working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smooth.
A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
A short uppercut from Rauta.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Smooth.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smooth throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smooth lands a shoulder strike.
Smooth misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Smooth takes a shot to the head.
Rauta working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Smooth fails to land.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Smooth uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Smooth.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Rauta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mbape Smooth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rauta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smooth staying out of range there.
Smooth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smooth tries to clinch there but Rauta circles away.
Rauta misses with an uppercut. Smooth saw that one coming.
Smooth tries to clinch but Rauta moves out of range.
A jab from Rauta misses.
Smooth tries to clinch there but Rauta circles away.
Rauta throws a hook to the side of Smooth's head but Smooth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smooth! But no joy.
Smooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
Rauta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Rauta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Smooth.
Smooth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rauta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
Rauta lands with a right hand.
Rauta throws a hook but Smooth avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smooth moves away from the strike by Rauta.
Smooth moves in looking to clinch but Rauta pushes him off.
Rauta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smooth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rauta lands with a right hand.
Smooth tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smooth wants to clinch up but Rauta keeps it at a distance.
Rauta swats away the attempt to clinch by Smooth.
Nyrkki Rauta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Smooth's shoulder, as Smooth tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smooth! But no joy.
Smooth slips under a jab.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Smooth.
Smooth tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Smooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smooth moves away from the strike by Rauta.
Rauta throws a lazy right hand but Smooth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smooth tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Smooth wants to clinch up but Rauta keeps it at a distance.
Rauta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rauta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smooth tries to clinch but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta looks to land a right hand but Smooth moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Smooth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Smooth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rauta throws a looping overhand right but Smooth ducks down to avoid it.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smooth.
Rauta looks to land a right hand but Smooth moved out of range.
Smooth tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Smooth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Rauta misses.
Smooth tries to clinch up.
Rauta throws the left hand but Smooth avoids the punch easily.
Smooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Rauta misses.
Rauta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Rauta misses.
Rauta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rauta throws a lazy right hand but Smooth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smooth clinches.
Smooth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Smooth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Nyrkki Rauta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
Rauta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smooth can do to turn this around?
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smooth.
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smooth.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Smooth working aggressively here.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Smooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta lands a hook that snaps the head of Smooth backwards.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Smooth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Smooth.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
Rauta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Rauta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mbape Smooth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rauta, as that shot connected.
Smooth moves out of range as Rauta strikes.
Smooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smooth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smooth wants to clinch.
Rauta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smooth wants to clinch up but Rauta keeps it at a distance.
Smooth slips under a jab from Rauta.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smooth! But no joy.
Rauta looks to throw the jab but Smooth is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smooth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smooth tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Smooth tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Rauta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smooth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smooth tries to clinch up.
Smooth moves in looking to clinch but Rauta pushes him off.
Rauta is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Rauta.
Smooth closes the distance and pushes Rauta back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smooth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Smooth lands with a left to the head.
Smooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smooth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
Smooth blocks an uppercut.
Smooth lands with a right to the head.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Smooth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smooth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Smooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smooths head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smooth.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Smooth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Smooth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rauta.
Rauta lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smooth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rauta on the inside.
Smooth lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Smooth blocks an uppercut.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Rauta.
Smooth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Smooth throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Rauta on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smooth throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
Smooth blocking some punches.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mbape Smooth just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mbape Smooth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smooth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
Smooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rauta is looking to counter punch.
Rauta misses with an uppercut. Smooth saw that one coming.
Smooth slips under a jab from Rauta.
Smooth darts in and clinches Rauta up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rauta.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Smooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Smooth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth lands with a light punch inside.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smooth.
Smooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smooth blocks an uppercut.
Smooth blocks an uppercut.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Smooth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Smooth.
Smooth lands a left hand.
Smooth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smooth backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smooth.
Smooth misses with some punches.
A short left from Rauta.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Smooth fails to land.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smooth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smooth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smooth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rautas head.
Smooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smooth lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta pushes Smooth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Smooth.
Smooth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smooth.
Smooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smooth pushes Rauta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smooth blocking some punches.
Rauta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Smooth working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Smooth fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Smooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Smooth lands with a light punch inside.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smooth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mbape Smooth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mbape Smooth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Smooth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rauta looks to throw the jab but Smooth is out of range.
Rauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smooth.
Rauta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smooth moves in looking to clinch but Rauta pushes him off.
Smooth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smooth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauta throws out the jab.
Rauta keeps the fight on the outside.
Rauta throws the left hand but Smooth avoids the punch easily.
Smooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rauta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smooth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smooth working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
Smooth throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Smooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Rauta.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
A head punch on the inside from Smooth fails to land.
A short left from Rauta.
Smooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Smooth throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth working aggressively here.
Smooth blocks an uppercut.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rauta scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Smooth blocking some punches.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Smooth has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
Smooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
A short right from Smooth on the inside.
Smooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Smooth.
Smooth gets through Rauta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rauta scores with a shot to the side of Smooth's head.
Rauta lands a hook that snaps the head of Smooth backwards.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
Rauta misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smooth.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
Smooth misses with some punches.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth lands with a short shot to the head.
Smooth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Smooth misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Smooth fails to land.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smooth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Smooth.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nyrkki Rauta.
I think Rauta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Nyrkki Rauta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Russian (ranked 483 p4p, 262 weight class) and Stinky Stonk (ranked 70 p4p, 38 weight class). Big Russian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stinky Stonk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stonk lands a jab.
Russian tries to clinch but Stonk moves out of range.
Stonk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stonk cracks Russian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stonk.
Stonk cracks Russian with an uppercut from hell and Russian crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Stonk's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
 Russian is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stonk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oh Russian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russian seems to have got his legs back now.
Stonk stands and throws Russian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stonk tries to advance to mount but Russian denies him.
Russian wants to get back to his feet.
Russian is letting Stonk control him for a moment.
Russian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Russian tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Stonk 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.
Stonk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stonk advances to mount.
Stonk controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Russian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
More stalling from Stonk.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russian tries to buck Stonk off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonk controlling his opponent.
Stonk fails to advance to Russian's back.
Stonk controlling the position easily from mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Stonk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonk moves to take his opponent's back.
Russian trying to get back to his feet but Stonk is in full control for now.
Stonk is riding his opponent, not letting Russian buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stonk is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stinky Stonk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Russian wants to clinch.
Russian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice straight punches there by Stonk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stonk.
Russian moves in looking to clinch but Stonk pushes him off.
And Stonk tries to counter it with a takedown but Russian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stonk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stonk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russian tries to clinch but Stonk moves out of range.
Russian moves in looking to clinch but Stonk pushes him off.
Russian is looking to clinch but Stonk is avoiding it.
Stonk cracks Russian on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Russian falls backwards against the cage. Stonk follows up with more strikes that drop Russian to his knees. Stonk keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Russian! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stinky Stonk!
Stinky Stonk is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Stinky Stonk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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