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SYN 1009 Troll vs Fin III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 2135 p4p, 973 weight class) and Philip Marcus (ranked 183 p4p, 94 weight class). Bjj Catch Wrestler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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22 - 24 - 0 |
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148
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World class boxer
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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 22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck for Catch Wrestler with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marcus! But no joy.
Catch Wrestler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marcus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown but Marcus shows good takedown defense.
Marcus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marcus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Catch Wrestler has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Catch Wrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catch Wrestler is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Marcus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Catch Wrestler misses with a wild combination.
Catch Wrestler 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.
Marcus misses with a hook. Catch Wrestler ducked under it nicely.
Catch Wrestler tries to counter with a takedown but Marcus is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler moves forwards but Marcus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bjj Catch Wrestler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch but Marcus is having none of it.
Marcus 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.
Marcus throws a big shot that misses.
Catch Wrestler goes for a double leg but Marcus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marcus continues to drive forward.
Catch Wrestler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Catch Wrestler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Marcus breaks the clinch.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch there but Marcus circles away.
Marcus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Catch Wrestler loads up on a big right hand but Marcus slips the punch.
Catch Wrestler moves to clinch but Marcus breaks away
enabling Marcus to counter with a crisp jab.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marcus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Catch Wrestler looks to clinch
and Marcus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Catch Wrestler moves in looking to clinch but Marcus pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Catch Wrestler. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catch Wrestler lands a right hook to the body.
Catch Wrestler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
Marcus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marcus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus throws a hook but Catch Wrestler avoids it easily.
Marcus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Catch Wrestler.
Marcus throws a head kick that half lands.
Marcus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marcus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Catch Wrestler dives in for a single leg takedown but Marcus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marcus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marcus stalling in the clinch.
Marcus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Catch Wrestler with a poor takedown
and Marcus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler wants to clinch
and Marcus counters with a nice right hand that sends Catch Wrestler toppling to the canvas! Catch Wrestler scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marcus finish him?!
 Catch Wrestler is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch up
and Marcus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Catch Wrestler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Catch Wrestler moves in looking to clinch but Marcus pushes him off.
Catch Wrestler seems to have got his legs back now.
Catch Wrestler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marcus back to the cage. Catch Wrestler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Catch Wrestler just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus slips under a jab.
Marcus throws a right and a left that Catch Wrestler avoids nicely.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Marcus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Catch Wrestler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Catch Wrestler avoids the head kick by Marcus.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marcus as he avoids it easily.
Marcus shapes to counter with a head kick.
Catch Wrestler rushes Marcus and presses him up against the cage.
Marcus breaks from the clinch.
Catch Wrestler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marcus is looking for a sweep. Catch Wrestler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcus keeping control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Catch Wrestler.
Marcus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Catch Wrestler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Catch Wrestler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marcus is just riding it out for now. Catch Wrestler eventually gives up the hold.
Marcus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marcus wants to get back to his feet.
Catch Wrestler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcus wants to improve his position but Catch Wrestler is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler is looking to take a break and control but Marcus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Catch Wrestler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marcus defends it well.
Catch Wrestler is trying to control the action in half guard but Marcus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Catch Wrestler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marcus defending well though.
Marcus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marcus wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Catch Wrestler closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marcus breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Catch Wrestler with that takedown attempt.
Marcus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Catch Wrestler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marcus pinned against the cage. Marcus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Catch Wrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Catch Wrestler dives in for a single leg takedown but Marcus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Catch Wrestler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarcus.
Marcus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Catch Wrestler feints and as Marcus raises his hands in defense, Catch Wrestler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marcus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Marcus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marcus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marcus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Marcus is working from the bottom.
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 Bjj Catch Wrestler will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marcus but Marcus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Catch Wrestler has time to react.
Catch Wrestler has a takedown stuffed.
Marcus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marcus wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Catch Wrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus misses with a head kick.
Marcus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Catch Wrestler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcus counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Catch Wrestler! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Philip Marcus!
A relieved looking Philip Marcus 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 1000 p4p, 1170 weight class) and Oscar De La Weirdo (ranked 97 p4p, 108 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vadim Golovkin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vadim Golovkin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 39 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Weirdo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin feints and then cracks De La Weirdo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De La Weirdo down.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golovkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De La Weirdo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Golovkin tries to clinch but De La Weirdo moves out of range.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by De La Weirdo.
The fighters circling - De La Weirdo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golovkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Weirdo throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from De La Weirdo. Golovkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
De La Weirdo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Golovkin tries to clinch but De La Weirdo is having none of it.
Golovkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Golovkin moves into range and clinches up with De La Weirdo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin lands a left hand.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De La Weirdo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Golovkin scores with a jab. De La Weirdo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Golovkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De La Weirdo walks into a jab.
De La Weirdo throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin counters with an outside leg kick.
Golovkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De La Weirdo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De La Weirdo loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Golovkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Golovkin throws a lazy uppercut
and De La Weirdo counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Weirdo looks for the body kick but Golovkin saw that one coming.
De La Weirdo lands with a cross.
Golovkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De La Weirdo on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
De La Weirdo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Golovkin wants to clinch.
A cross from Golovkin lands.
De La Weirdo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Golovkin scores with a jab.
Golovkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De La Weirdo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De La Weirdo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin thuds a left hand into De La Weirdo's body.
De La Weirdo throws a head kick that misses.
De La Weirdo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De La Weirdo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Golovkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles De La Weirdo. De La Weirdo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Golovkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Golovkin darts in and clinches De La Weirdo up against the cage.
Golovkin scores with a shot to the side of De La Weirdo's head.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike.
De La Weirdo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Weirdo digs a right hand underneath Golovkin's ribcage. Golovkin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Weirdo wants to break free but Golovkin has control.
Golovkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De La Weirdos head.
Golovkin prevents De La Weirdo from breaking the clinch.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo blocking some punches.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Golovkin misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Golovkin.
A nice left hand lands by De La Weirdo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovkin.
De La Weirdo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De La Weirdo misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Golovkin tries to clinch but De La Weirdo moves out of range.
Golovkin lands a nice shot that snaps De La Weirdo's head back.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the head.
Golovkin lands with an overhand left.
De La Weirdo moves away from the strike by Golovkin.
Golovkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Weirdo.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Golovkin forces De La Weirdo back against the cage and clinches.
Golovkin lands a hook that snaps the head of De La Weirdo backwards.
Golovkin lands a body punch.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De La Weirdo breaks the clinch.
De La Weirdo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the head.
Good leg kick by Golovkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Weirdo fails to land with a series of punches.
Golovkin lands a nice looking body shot.
De La Weirdo loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Golovkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin lands an overhand right.
Vadim Golovkin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but De La Weirdo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Golovkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Golovkin defending well as De La Weirdo loads up on a big left hand.
De La Weirdo throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin jabs De La Weirdo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo keeps the fight on the outside.
De La Weirdo jabs Golovkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the head.
Golovkin is looking to clinch.
Golovkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De La Weirdo throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo tries to keep at a distance but Golovkin has taken the fight into the clinch.
De La Weirdo is trying to break the clinch but Golovkin has him pressed against the cage.
Golovkin breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Golovkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. De La Weirdo doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Golovkin.
Golovkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Golovkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De La Weirdo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Golovkin.
De La Weirdo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin moves out of range as De La Weirdo throws a body kick.
De La Weirdo throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
De La Weirdo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin lands a jab to De La Weirdo's midsection.
Golovkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by De La Weirdo.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Golovkin lands a jab to the head.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Weirdo scores with a jab. Golovkin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Golovkin closes the distance looking to clinch
and De La Weirdo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De La Weirdo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDe La Weirdo.
A low kick from Golovkin is predictable there
and Golovkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Weirdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo moves into range and connects with a jab.
De La Weirdo misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
De La Weirdo gets tackled into the cage by Golovkin. Golovkin maintains the clinch.
De La Weirdo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from De La Weirdo fails to land.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but De La Weirdo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
Golovkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Weirdo can do to turn this around?
Golovkin with a nice cross.
De La Weirdo misses with the body kick
and De La Weirdo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De La Weirdo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De La Weirdo lands with a hook. Golovkin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Golovkin tries to clinch but De La Weirdo is having none of it.
Golovkin throws a shot to the body.
Golovkin scores with the left hand. De La Weirdo knows he should have avoided that one.
Golovkin thows a leg kick but De La Weirdo checks it
and De La Weirdo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Weirdo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Golovkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
De La Weirdo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Golovkin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De La Weirdo finds it's way round the side to connect with Golovkin's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De La Weirdo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Golovkin connects with a single shot there.
Golovkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Golovkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses De La Weirdo's sensitive parts.
De La Weirdo needs to keep his hands up - Golovkin had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Golovkin.
Golovkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De La Weirdo on the side of the head.
Golovkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De La Weirdo. That did some damage!
Golovkin misses with a low kick.
Golovkin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De La Weirdo misses the jab.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of De La Weirdo's head but De La Weirdo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Weirdo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin with the inside leg kick.
De La Weirdo throws a body kick that misses.
De La Weirdo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut
letting De La Weirdo counter with a right hand.
Golovkin lands a jab to the head.
Golovkin tries to clinch there but De La Weirdo circles away.
De La Weirdo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De La Weirdo looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but De La Weirdo moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. De La Weirdo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De La Weirdo drops his hands momentarily and Golovkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Golovkin moves into the clinch.
Golovkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin avoids the elbow strike from De La Weirdo, against the cage.
De La Weirdo misses with a short punch on the inside.
De La Weirdo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo misses with a left hand
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
De La Weirdo thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
De La Weirdo slips a straight right by Golovkin.
De La Weirdo throws the kick towards the body but Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! De La Weirdo slams his shin into Golovkin's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De La Weirdo finds it's way round the side to connect with Golovkin's head.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De La Weirdo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Golovkin lands with a right hand.
Golovkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De La Weirdo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Golovkin doesn't manage to clinch there - De La Weirdo circles away.
Golovkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De La Weirdo is out of range.
Oscar De La Weirdo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De La Weirdo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golovkin.
Golovkin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Golovkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De La Weirdo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Golovkin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Golovkin!
An out of breath Vadim Golovkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Tavares (ranked 702 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Salyn Sarethi (ranked 97 p4p, 216 weight class). Sarethi has chosen Blue Ice as his entrance music. Salyn Sarethi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares looks to throw the jab but Sarethi is out of range.
A big right from Tavares misses.
Sarethi cracks Tavares with an open hand slap.
 It looks like Manny Tavares has been cut.
Sarethi throws a big shot that misses.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Sarethi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarethi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sarethi throws the kick towards the body but Tavares avoids it.
Sarethi connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Sarethi throws a lazy uppercut
and Tavares counters with a stiff right hand.
Sarethi avoids a kick to the body.
Tavares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tavares misses with a hook. Sarethi ducked under it nicely.
Tavares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Sarethi throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Tavares misses
and Sarethi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Sarethi moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sarethi! But no joy.
Tavares connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarethi stuns Tavares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tavares dodges the punch combination from Sarethi.
Sarethi checks a low kick from Tavares.
Sarethi throws a lazy uppercut
and Tavares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tavares jabs Sarethi right on the nose. Sarethi blinks but takes it well.
Sarethi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sarethi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarethi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sarethi misses with a hook. Tavares ducked under it nicely.
Sarethi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares works over Sarethi's head and body with a nice combination.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarethi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tavares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Sarethi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sarethi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Tavares.
Manny Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarethi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Sarethi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Tavares backs off Sarethi throws a huge counter combo but Tavares manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Sarethi misses.
Sarethi misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares misses with a looping right.
Sarethi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sarethi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sarethi works the jab nicely.
A left lands for Tavares.
Sarethi misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Sarethi moved out of range.
Sarethi throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sarethi scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.
A little jabbing left from Sarethi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sarethi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tavares throws an off balance right hand
and Sarethi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarethi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tavares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarethi throws out the jab.
A low kick from Tavares misses
and Sarethi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Sarethi's front leg but catches the back leg as Sarethi tries to avoid it.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares loads up on a big right hand but Sarethi slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarethi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sarethi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a sloppy body shot
and Sarethi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarethi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Sarethi throws out a powerful jab.
Sarethi 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.
Tavares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sarethi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Sarethi moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Tavares throws a body punch but Sarethi moves out of range.
Sarethi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tavares. Tavares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tavares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarethi throws a lazy uppercut
and Tavares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tavares misses with a hook. Sarethi ducked under it nicely.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Salyn Sarethi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Tavares's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tavares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sarethi has time to react.
Tavares misses with a looping left.
Sarethi connects with a crisp jab.
Tavares throws an off balance right hand
and Sarethi counters with a body kick that stops Tavares in his tracks momentarily.
Tavares lands a glancing blow to the side of Sarethi's head.
Tavares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tavares swings for the body but Sarethi moves out of range.
A low kick from Tavares is predictable there
and Sarethi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarethi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut
and Tavares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarethi misses with an uppercut
and Sarethi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Sarethi misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tavares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sarethi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sarethi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tavares misses with an uppercut
and Sarethi counters with a left to the body.
Good leg kick by Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Sarethi off balance momentarily.
Sarethi misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavares misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.
Sarethi throws out a counter right but Tavares avoids it with no problem.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarethi connects with a body shot.
Sarethi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Sarethi moved out of range nicely.
Sarethi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarethi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sarethi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sarethi lands a nice shot that snaps Tavares's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarethi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi throws a hook but Tavares blocks it.
Sarethi misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarethi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Sarethi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sarethi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Sarethi misses with a looping left.
Sarethi missing with a left hand there. Tavares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarethi misses the target.
Manny Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tavares throws a series of punches but Sarethi avoids them all with ease.
Tavares misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Sarethi.
Manny Tavares's cut is getting worse.
Tavares misses with a looping left.
Sarethi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sarethi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarethi misses with a leg kick
and Tavares counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tavares moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavares misses with an uppercut. Sarethi saw that one coming.
Sarethi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Sarethi with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Tavares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarethi lands a head shot.
Jab from Tavares.
Sarethi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sarethi.
Tavares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarethi misses the target.
Sarethi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
Tavares throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarethi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarethi connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut.
Tavares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tavares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 Sarethi is rocked!
Tavares cracks a nice hook into Sarethi's ribs.
Sarethi is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavares finish him?
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarethi is just out of range.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarethi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sarethi slips under a jab.
Sarethi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavares scores with a counter punch that sends Sarethi to the canvas! Tavares smells blood - he's punishing Sarethi with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sarethi has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Tavares!
A victorious Manny Tavares 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Gustafsson (ranked 1069 p4p, 1438 weight class) and Joel Miller (ranked 171 p4p, 227 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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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 35 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Miller lands.
It looks like Simon Gustafsson has been cut.
Gustafsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Miller to the mat! Miller manages to get full guard.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gustafsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gustafsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson throws an elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustafsson's guard. Nice move by Miller!
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Gustafsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gustafsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gustafsson 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.
Gustafsson looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Gustafsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miller defends it easily.
Gustafsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gustafsson keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustafsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gustafsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gustafsson is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Miller rolls with it to try and escape but Gustafsson cranks on the arm and Miller is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 241 p4p, 645 weight class) and Julius Lew (ranked 28 p4p, 86 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Bajafondo. 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 43 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Lew off the cage and back into range.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Lew fakes the leg kick and cracks Benedetti in the body.
Benedetti throws a wild body kick that Lew sees coming a mile off.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Lew counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benedetti's knee momentarily.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lew throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lew staying out of range there.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lew tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Lew.
Lew cracks Benedetti with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lew has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Benedetti to stand back up!
Lew catches Benedetti with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Benedetti forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julius Lew!
Our winner, Julius Lew, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kodiyak Redd (ranked 542 p4p, 1118 weight class) and Robbie Hall (ranked 26 p4p, 47 weight class). Hall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andy Shauf: The Magician kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodiyak Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Robbie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Redd lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Redd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hall was covering up waiting for the punch and Redd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall working for a triangle but Redd defends it easily.
Redd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Redd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Redd from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hall's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redd trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Redd defends it easily.
Redd stands up over Hall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Redd tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Hall working for a triangle but Redd defends it easily.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Redd from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall has his foot on Redd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Redd works his way back into a safe position though.
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Redd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Redd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Redd from controlling successfully.
Redd lands a couple of elbows.
Hall working for a triangle but Redd defends it easily.
Redd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working for a triangle but Redd defends it easily.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Redd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Redd trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Redd pushing down on Hall's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hall throws his legs up looking for a submission but Redd uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd cracks Hall with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Redd scores with punches from side control.
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Redd is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Redd controlling the position from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kodiyak Redd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Redd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Redd throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Redd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hall wants to control but Redd is keeping him busy.
Redd is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
Hall is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Redd is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robbie Hall!
Robbie Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Duvernay (ranked 172 p4p, 409 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 16 p4p, 34 weight class). Duvernay comes to the cage accompanied by Le Vent Nous Portera. Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music. Atticus Finch told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Duvernay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvernay throws a leg kick but Finch moved away.
Duvernay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finch scores with a jab to the head.
Finch jabs Duvernay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Finch.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Finch throws a jab when Duvernay was well out of range.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at Duvernay's knee but Duvernay avoids it well.
Finch lands a head shot.
Duvernay gets a clinch.
I was talking to Duvernay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duvernay.
Duvernay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Duvernay.
Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Duvernay.
Duvernay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finch staying out of range there.
Duvernay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duvernay counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duvernay.
Finch misses with a hook
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duvernay misses with a leg kick.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Duvernay checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Duvernay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finch's head.
Duvernay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duvernay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duvernay is looking to land body kicks.
Duvernay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duvernay wants to land a leg kick but Finch is out of range.
A jab from Duvernay misses.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Finch. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay lands a really nice looking cross but Finch seems unphased.
Finch 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.
Duvernay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duvernay checks a low kick from Finch.
Duvernay lands an overhand right.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Finch scores with a nice head shot.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duvernay finds it's way round the side to connect with Finch's head.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Duvernay moves his leg out of the way.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch digs a good body shot into Duvernay's ribs.
Duvernay throws a push kick but Finch slaps the foot to one side.
Finch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Duvernay moved out of range.
Duvernay is looking to counter punch.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duvernay missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvernay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duvernay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay checks the leg kick.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Duvernay counters with an inside leg kick.
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Duvernay moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch misses the jab.
Duvernay with a nice calf kick.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but Finch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finch 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.
Duvernay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Duvernay slips a straight right by Finch.
Duvernay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finch is out of range and Duvernay settles back down.
Finch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duvernay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Finch lands with an uppercut that bounces Duvernay off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duvernay.
Finch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvernay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Finch lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duvernay blocks a jab.
Duvernay walks into a stiff left hand from Finch.
Duvernay thumps Finch with a low kick.
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
Duvernay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duvernay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finch's sensitive parts.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay slips a straight right by Finch.
A jab from Duvernay misses.
Finch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy left from Duvernay finds it's target.
Duvernay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finch tries a low kick but Duvernay avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Finch.
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 Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duvernay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duvernay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duvernay counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Duvernay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch throws the left hand but Duvernay avoids the punch easily.
Duvernay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duvernay misses with a body shot.
Finch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duvernay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Finch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duvernay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duvernay with a body shot.
Finch lands a nice hook to Duvernay's body. Duvernay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch throws a counter combo.
Jab from Finch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and Duvernay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Duvernay saw that one coming.
Duvernay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finch is out of range and Duvernay settles back down.
Finch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Finch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch punishes Duvernay's body with a nice straight punch.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duvernay avoids the body shot from Finch.
A low kick lands for Duvernay.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duvernay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch walks into a left hand.
Duvernay feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down.
Evan Duvernay is winning the standup battle so far.
Duvernay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Duvernay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Duvernay is out of range.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvernay.
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvernay moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay misses with a kick to the body.
Duvernay walks into a straight right hand from Finch.
An inside leg kick lands from Duvernay.
Finch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duvernay scores with a leg kick.
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Finch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Duvernay slips the punch.
Finch tries to land a leg kick but Duvernay saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Finch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
Finch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duvernay.
Duvernay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duvernay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finch is out of range.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duvernay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and Duvernay counters with a nice leg kick.
Duvernay is looking to land body kicks.
Duvernay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duvernay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duvernay tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Finch blocks the leg kick.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Duvernay tests Finch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duvernay checks a low kick from Finch.
Duvernay feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Duvernay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finch checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch misses with a lunging right hand
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Finch blocks the low kick.
Duvernay missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvernay was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
Duvernay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finch moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Finch manages to avoid it.
Duvernay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duvernay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay moves away from the strike by Finch.
Duvernay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duvernay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duvernay throws a low kick but Finch avoids it.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Duvernay throws a big shot that misses.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay is looking to counter with a body kick.
Finch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Finch backs away, Duvernay returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Finch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
Finch connects with the punch.
Duvernay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finch, pushing him back against the cage.
Duvernay lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duvernay.
Finch swings wildly with an uppercut but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Finch fails to land.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finch.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay misses with some punches.
Duvernay scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
A head punch on the inside from Duvernay fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay struggles to land a body shot inside as Finch controls his hands.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Duvernay slips a jab from Finch.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Duvernay tries a low kick but Finch avoids it.
Finch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvernay cracks Finch with a good jab.
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Finch walks into a straight right hand from Duvernay.
Finch checks a leg kick.
Duvernay checks a leg kick.
Duvernay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duvernay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duvernay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finch throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
Duvernay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the head.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
Duvernay cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Duvernay lands.
Evan Duvernay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch moves out of range of the leg kick from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duvernay.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
Duvernay wants to clinch.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Finch manages to avoid it.
Duvernay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvernay was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
A swing and a miss from Duvernay.
Finch throws a leg kick but Duvernay moved away.
Duvernay feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down.
Nice uppercut lands for Duvernay. That snapped Finch's head back.
Duvernay scoring well with a low kick there.
Duvernay with the inside leg kick.
Finch throws a leg kick but Duvernay checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Finch misses.
Duvernay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duvernay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duvernay.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duvernay lands a head shot.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finch lands a jab to Duvernay's midsection.
That kick from Duvernay tenderised Finch's leg. Finch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finch.
Duvernay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duvernay.
Duvernay tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay looks to throw the jab but Finch is out of range.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
Duvernay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch lands a front kick.
Duvernay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
Duvernay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Finch moves out of range.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Duvernay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Duvernay counters with a nice uppercut.
Finch throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
Finch ducks right into an uppercut from Duvernay.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Duvernay counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atticus Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch thows a leg kick but Duvernay checks it
and Duvernay counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Duvernay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duvernay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Duvernay!
Our winner, Evan Duvernay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 92 p4p, 433 weight class) and Glover Levangasti (ranked 13 p4p, 62 weight class). Olsen comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Glover Levangasti 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 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Glover Levangasti!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen looks to throw the jab but Levangasti is out of range.
Olsen misses with a hook.
Olsen throws a hook but Levangasti avoids it easily.
Olsen misses with an uppercut. Levangasti saw that one coming.
Levangasti moves out of range of the strikes.
Levangasti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Levangasti moves out of range of the strikes.
Levangasti avoids the head kick by Olsen.
Levangasti feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levangasti ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a right hand
and Levangasti counters with a shoot takedown. Olsen fights it but they end up in guard.
Levangasti trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen has Levangasti pulled in close to control his posture.
Levangasti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Levangasti throwing strikes from guard but Olsen blocks nicely.
Olsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Olsen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Levangasti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Levangasti wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Olsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Olsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Levangasti feints the counter takedown.
Olsen throws a leg kick
and Levangasti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Levangasti wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Levangasti scoring with punches to the head and body.
Olsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Levangasti on the ground.
Levangasti trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levangasti landing some decent shots from guard.
Levangasti connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levangasti postures up and lands a big shot to Olsen's brow.
Levangasti wants to pass the guard but Olsen is keeping the position.
Olsen has momentary wrist control but Levangasti slips an elbow through the middle.
Levangasti throwing strikes from guard but Olsen blocks nicely.
Olsen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Olsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Levangasti from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Olsen.
It looks like Glover Levangasti has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Olsen misses with a leg kick
and Levangasti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Olsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Levangasti.
Levangasti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Levangasti is in close to Olsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Olsen is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsen preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Kjetil Olsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glover Levangasti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Olsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Levangasti feints the counter takedown.
Levangasti slips a straight right by Olsen.
Levangasti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Olsen throws a nice looking combination but Levangasti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Olsen lands a jab.
Olsen misses with a leg kick.
Levangasti feints the counter takedown.
Olsen throws a hook but Levangasti avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Olsen.
Levangasti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olsen throws the left hand but Levangasti avoids the punch easily.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olsen drops Levangasti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Levangasti looks back up at him and smiles so Olsen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That has opened up Glover Levangasti's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen throws an overhand right that lands on Levangasti's shoulder, as Levangasti tries to avoid the shot.
Levangasti feints the counter takedown.
Olsen throws a jab when Levangasti was well out of range.
Levangasti avoids the head kick by Olsen.
Levangasti feints the counter takedown.
Olsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Levangasti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Levangasti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Levangasti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olsen.
Levangasti feints the counter takedown.
Olsen misses with a lunging right hand
so Levangasti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Levangasti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Levangasti wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Levangasti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levangasti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Levangasti is one step ahead there.
Olsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glover Levangasti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levangasti won't allow Olsen to sweep him here.
Levangasti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Levangasti remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Olsen taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is looking for a sweep.
Olsen holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Olsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Levangasti can do to turn this around?
Olsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Levangasti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Levangasti working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Olsen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Olsen is rocked!
Olsen struggling a bit here.
Oh Olsen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olsen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Levangasti lands a huge shot from side control! Olsen is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Glover Levangasti!
A relieved looking Glover Levangasti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Kjetil Olsen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Owie!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 143 p4p, 169 weight class) and Darsin Bleak (ranked 21 p4p, 28 weight class). Bleak has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 35 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graves pinned against the cage. Graves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good shot there by Bleak.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Bleak moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bleak.
Graves swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bleak dives in and scores a takedown into Graves's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
Graves is working hard here to advance position.
Graves looking to control.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graves is trying to keep Bleak in close.
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but Graves is retaining full guard.
Bleak throws a sloppy strike and Graves has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Bleak is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Graves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ernest Graves!
Ernest Graves 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 20 p4p, 56 weight class) and Torhte Finlayson (ranked 2 p4p, 2 weight class). Finlayson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Torhte Finlayson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 37 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finlayson works Trollslayer's body with a nice hook.
Trollslayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Trollslayer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Finlayson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Finlayson!
Finlayson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finlayson controlling from the top position.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Let's hope that Finlayson 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.
That's two 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.
Trollslayer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Trollslayer tries to strike from the bottom.
Finlayson advances position into side control!
Finlayson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Trollslayer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Finlayson.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Trollslayer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Finlayson thuds his right hand into Trollslayer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Finlayson.
Trollslayer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trollslayer ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Finlayson dodges it nicely.
Finlayson is looking for a sweep. Trollslayer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finlayson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Finlayson has wrist control.
Finlayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Finlayson pulls Trollslayer in to control the position.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trollslayer being controlled here, momentarily.
Trollslayer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finlayson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Finlayson has wrist control.
Finlayson has his hands on Trollslayer's head, controlling the position.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trollslayer tries to free his leg and advance position but Finlayson is retaining full guard.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Finlayson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Finlayson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trollslayer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Finlayson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four 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.
Trollslayer punching from the bottom - just letting Finlayson know he's still in a fight.
Finlayson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Trollslayer tries to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finlayson content to stall in guard here.
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 Balin Trollslayer will probably get the nod.
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.
Finlayson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trollslayer. Trollslayer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Trollslayer ducked under it nicely.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finlayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trollslayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Finlayson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Finlayson!
Trollslayer being controlled here, momentarily.
Trollslayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Trollslayer trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trollslayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Trollslayer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Finlayson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trollslayer is keeping the position for now.
Finlayson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer striking off his back but it's not causing Finlayson any problems.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Finlayson postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Trollslayer ducks down to avoid it.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Trollslayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Trollslayer.
Finlayson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Finlayson throws a hook but Trollslayer avoids it easily.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Finlayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trollslayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finlayson lands with a good body shot.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trollslayer moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Trollslayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torhte Finlayson really dominated that round.
That's time! Trollslayer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trollslayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson lands a jab to Trollslayer's midsection.
Trollslayer moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Finlayson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trollslayer counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer landing strikes.
Trollslayer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Finlayson parries the strikes from Trollslayer easily there. Trollslayer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Finlayson to escape.
Trollslayer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer working the ground and pound but Finlayson is defending the strikes.
Trollslayer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Trollslayer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Finlayson is avoiding damage well.
Trollslayer working the strikes but Finlayson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Trollslayer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finlayson defending well though.
Trollslayer trying to mount his opponent but Finlayson defends it.
Trollslayer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trollslayer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Finlayson dodges it nicely.
Trollslayer with the ground and pound but Finlayson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Finlayson trying to control but Trollslayer is working from the bottom.
Finlayson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Trollslayer is striking off his back. Finlayson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Finlayson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Finlayson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Trollslayer.
Finlayson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trollslayer!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Finlayson is thwarting Trollslayer's attempts to control the position.
Finlayson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Finlayson is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer had his way with Torhte Finlayson in that round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
That's time! Trollslayer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Trollslayer moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finlayson 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.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Finlayson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trollslayer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finlayson sprawls and moves away.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson throws out a powerful jab.
Finlayson lands with an overhand left.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trollslayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trollslayer moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Trollslayer ducked under it nicely.
Finlayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Trollslayer slips the punch.
Finlayson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trollslayer on the side of the head.
A big right from Finlayson misses.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Trollslayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trollslayer.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Trollslayer moved out of range.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Trollslayer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trollslayer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Finlayson blocks nicely.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Finlayson looking for a sweep. Not yet Finlayson, not yet.
Finlayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finlayson holds on and takes a little breather.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Finlayson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Finlayson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torhte Finlayson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finlayson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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