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SYN 1027 DeMinaur vs Takahashi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 1287 p4p, 2842 weight class) and Salyn Sarethi (ranked 166 p4p, 328 weight class). Brandstatter comes to the cage accompanied by The Maestro. Sarethi has chosen Blue Ice as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sarethi tries to land a leg kick but Brandstatter saw it coming and moves away.
Sarethi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarethi. That's going to slow Brandstatter down.
Sarethi looks to land a combination but Brandstatter avoids it well.
Brandstatter scores with a nice head shot.
Brandstatter lands a jab to the head.
Sarethi throws a big shot that misses.
Brandstatter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarethi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brandstatter misses with a hook
and Sarethi counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarethi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That kick from Brandstatter tenderised Sarethi's leg. Sarethi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarethi slips under a jab.
Sarethi staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
Brandstatter connects with a body shot that sends Sarethi's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that misses
and Sarethi counters with a straight right hand.
Sarethi throws a front kick aimed at Brandstatter's knee but Brandstatter avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarethi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarethi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandstatter tries to clinch but Sarethi moves out of range.
Brandstatter throws a push kick but Sarethi slaps the foot to one side.
Brandstatter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick from Brandstatter lands but Sarethi takes it in his stride.
Brandstatter closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarethi.
Sarethi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandstatter backwards.
Sarethi blocking some punches.
Sarethi has a couple of punches blocked by Brandstatter.
Sarethi misses with some punches.
Brandstatter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brandstatter - that landed with a thud.
Brandstatter trying to control the position but instead, Sarethi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brandstatter into the cage.
Brandstatter misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarethi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarethi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with the head strike.
Sarethi misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brandstatter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarethi misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandstatter blocks a body shot from Sarethi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarethi.
Brandstatter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage.
Brandstatter blocks an uppercut.
Brandstatter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarethi.
A short right from Brandstatter.
Sarethi misses with the head strike.
Brandstatter breaks the clinch.
Sarethi dips to his left and cracks Brandstatter with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sarethi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarethi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandstatter defending well as Sarethi loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarethi swinging wildly here.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sarethi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brandstatter scores with a jab.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sarethi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandstatter. That's going to slow Sarethi down.
Brandstatter is looking to clinch.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarethi was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandstatter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarethi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandstatter.
Sarethi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Brandstatter catches Sarethi right on the button with a cross.
Brandstatter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brandstatter dodges the punch combination from Sarethi.
Sarethi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brandstatter throws a low kick, looking for Sarethi's leg but Sarethi calmly moves out of range.
Sarethi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarethi throws a series of punches but Brandstatter moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter loads up on a big right hand but Sarethi slips the punch.
Brandstatter tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Brandstatter.
Sarethi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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 Wolfgang Brandstatter 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.
Sarethi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandstatter.
Sarethi defending well as Brandstatter loads up on a big left hand.
Sarethi misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter moves into range and clinches up with Sarethi.
Brandstatter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sarethi backwards.
Sarethi lands with a short shot to the head.
Sarethi tries to work over Brandstatter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarethi throws a head punch that misses.
Brandstatter tries to work over Sarethi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarethi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarethi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brandstatter looking to slow down the pace here.
Sarethi swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarethi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Sarethi.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brandstatter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sarethi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Sarethi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brandstatter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandstatter jabs Sarethi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sarethi scores with a body shot.
Sarethi throws a series of punches but Brandstatter avoids them all with ease.
Brandstatter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sarethi just manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter misses with a leg kick.
Sarethi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sarethi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brandstatter to score with a decent uppercut.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter is looking to clinch.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses.
Brandstatter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sarethi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandstatter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarethi's sensitive parts.
Brandstatter moves out of range as Sarethi throws a body kick.
Brandstatter tests Sarethi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter cracks Sarethi with a good jab.
Salyn Sarethi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarethi checks a low kick from Brandstatter.
A big left from Sarethi misses.
Sarethi needs to keep his hands up - Brandstatter had a free shot at his head there.
Sarethi misses the shot to the body.
Sarethi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarethi lands a right hook to the body.
Brandstatter clinches.
Brandstatter working aggressively here.
Brandstatter stalling in the clinch but Sarethi improves position.
Brandstatter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarethi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandstatter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sarethi.
Brandstatter tried to score with a low kick but Sarethi checks it.
A big right from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter cracks a nice hook into Sarethi's ribs.
Sarethi tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarethi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot
and Sarethi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarethi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brandstatter avoids a kick to the body.
Brandstatter misses with a body kick.
Brandstatter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarethi's sensitive parts.
Sarethi throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandstatter connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandstatter works the jab nicely.
Brandstatter misses with an uppercut.
Sarethi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brandstatter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sarethi counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Sarethi.
Brandstatter cracks Sarethi with a good jab.
Sarethi moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sarethi counters with a three punch combo that has Brandstatter backing up. Brandstatter nods at Sarethi to acknowledge the strikes.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarethi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sarethi throws the left hand but Brandstatter avoids the punch easily.
Sarethi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brandstatter blocks a jab.
Sarethi punishes Brandstatter's body with a nice straight punch.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarethi throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter is looking to clinch.
Sarethi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandstatter circles away quickly and effectively.
Sarethi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brandstatter throws the kick towards the body but Sarethi avoids it.
Sarethi misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter cracks Sarethi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandstatter. Sarethi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarethi staying out of range there.
Brandstatter wants to slow Sarethi down by chopping away at his legs.
Sarethi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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 Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brandstatter drives through and clinches with Sarethi against the cage.
Sarethi struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandstatter controls his hands.
Sarethi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi throws a head punch that misses.
Brandstatter misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandstatter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarethi.
Brandstatter lands an uppercut.
Sarethi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandstatter or not.
Sarethi tries to throw a body punch but Brandstatter avoids it by throwing Sarethi back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sarethi fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter lands a nice uppercut.
Brandstatter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sarethi tries to work over Brandstatter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brandstatter prevents a body shot from Sarethi.
Sarethi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brandstatters head.
Brandstatter takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandstatter.
A head punch on the inside from Sarethi fails to land.
Sarethi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandstatter controls his hands.
Brandstatter is trying to maintain a safe position but Sarethi gets an underhook and turns Brandstatter into the cage.
Sarethi pushes Brandstatter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarethi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brandstatter manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandstatter.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Brandstatter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sarethi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Brandstatter takes a swing at Sarethi's ribcage but misses.
Sarethi throws a looping overhand right but Brandstatter ducks down to avoid it.
Sarethi throws a body kick that misses
and Brandstatter counters with a straight right hand.
Brandstatter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarethi misses with a wild body shot.
Sarethi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brandstatter finds it's way round the side to connect with Sarethi's head.
Sarethi tries to land a body kick
letting Brandstatter counter with a right hand.
Sarethi tries to work over Brandstatter's front leg with a kick but Brandstatter checks it.
Brandstatter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sarethi is able to avoid easily.
Sarethi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sarethi blocks a head kick by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Sarethi was well out of range.
Sarethi throws a counter combo.
Brandstatter wants to slow Sarethi down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the body.
Sarethi moves forwards but Brandstatter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarethi throws a nice looking combination but Brandstatter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Sarethi was well out of range.
Sarethi checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sarethi scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Wolfgang Brandstatter has been cut.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the side of Sarethi's head but Sarethi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Sarethi sees it coming and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sarethi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salyn Sarethi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarethi throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandstatter.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandstatter defending well as Sarethi loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter avoids the body shot from Sarethi.
A punch combination from Sarethi misses.
Sarethi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter rushes Sarethi and presses him up against the cage.
Sarethi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Sarethi - that landed with a thud.
Brandstatter blocking some punches.
Sarethi lands with a light punch inside.
Brandstatter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi tries a body shot but Brandstatter blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter has had enough of the clinch but Sarethi keeps him there for the moment.
Sarethi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandstatter tries a body shot but Sarethi blocks it.
Brandstatter blocking some punches.
Brandstatter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandstatter blocking some punches.
Sarethi lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarethi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolfgang Brandstatter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brandstatter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandstatter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brandstatter thumps Sarethi with a low kick.
Sarethi looks to land a combination but Brandstatter avoids it well.
Brandstatter lands a jab to the nose.
Brandstatter thuds his shin into the meat of Sarethi's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Brandstatter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandstatter 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Brandstatter!
After the fight, Wolfgang Brandstatter was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 990 p4p, 1904 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 84 p4p, 160 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin thumps King with a low kick.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
King is looking to counter punch.
King ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
A punch lands to the side of Gavin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Gavin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gavin tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gavin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
King lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
A thudding body kick lands there by King!
A low kick from Gavin is predictable there
and Gavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Gavin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Gavin throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King lands with a nice body punch.
James King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin moves away from the strike by King.
Gavin tries a low kick but King avoids it.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gavin on the side of the head.
King misses with a body shot.
Gavin cracks King with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
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!
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Gavin.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King connects with a body shot that sends Gavin's belly button to the back.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to land body kicks.
Gavin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King throws a low kick but Gavin moves out of range easily.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gavin misses with a two punch combination.
King is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
King looks to land a combination but Gavin avoids it well.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from King.
King misses with a body shot
and Gavin counters with a slapping leg kick.
King lands an overhand right.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but King checks it well.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Gavin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and King is able to avoid easily.
King goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body kick from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gavin slips a straight right by King.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gavin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin walks into a straight right hand from King.
A left lands for King.
Nice uppercut lands for Gavin. That snapped King's head back.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King lands an overhand right.
Gavin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Gavin misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from King does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King works the jab nicely.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
A jab from Gavin finds it's way through King's defenses.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Gavin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gavin's head.
We've been told by King's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gavin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by King.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gavin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King scores with a jab. Gavin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
King checks a leg kick.
Gavin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Gavin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King lands a head kick. Gavin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
King misses with a body shot.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin throws a low kick but King moves out of range easily.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot by Gavin.
Gavin tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Gavin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King slips a jab from Gavin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Gavin finds it's target.
King throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gavin misses the target.
King lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King checks the leg kick.
King feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
We've been informed that Gavin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gavin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin 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.
Gavin tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King moves away from the strike by Gavin.
King defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gavin 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.
Gavin throws a right and a left that both miss.
King missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gavin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James King is winning the standup battle so far.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Gavin misses the target.
Gavin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gavin - just one landing.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavin can do to turn this around?
King throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
King scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
A left lands for King.
King slips under a jab from Gavin.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Gavin counters with a straight right hand.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King scores with a body shot.
King misses with a looping left.
Gavin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King works Gavin's body with a nice hook.
Gavin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes one to the side of the head.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Gavin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King walks into a jab.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gavin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, King has got the better of the exchanges.
Gavin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by King.
Gavin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from King.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King connects with a single shot there.
King scores with a jab. Gavin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Gavin is predictable there
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Gavin 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
King lands an overhand right.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by King.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King throws a hook but Gavin avoids it easily.
King jabs Gavin right on the nose. Gavin blinks but takes it well.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
Gavin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
King tests Gavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Gavin.
Nice cross by King.
King lands a nice hook to Gavin's body. Gavin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gavin throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
King moves away from the strike by Gavin.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gavin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gavin.
Gavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
King looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gavin misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
Gavin throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from King misses.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Gavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gavin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King misses with a straight right.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King checks a low kick from Gavin.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gavin thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a body kick that stops Gavin in his tracks momentarily.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King connects with a body shot.
James King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gavin.
Gavin takes one to the side of the head.
King staying out of range there.
King throws a good cross that connects.
King lands an overhand right.
A jab from King does it's job there.
King throws a head kick but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin throws a leg kick but King checks it.
Gavin cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Gavin misses.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Gavin tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it.
King misses with a looping right.
Gavin throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gavin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a hook but King blocks it.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin lands the left hand.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gavin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King throws a push kick but Gavin slaps the foot to one side.
Gavin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tommy Gavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King throws a head kick but Gavin moves out of range.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot lands for King.
Gavin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Gavin misses.
King cracks Gavin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Gavin misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King delivers a nice body kick.
King lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
A jab from King does it's job there.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a body kick.
King scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
James King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James King!
James King really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HELLBENT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 529 p4p, 897 weight class) and Jørgen Thrane (ranked 80 p4p, 144 weight class). Palmotic comes to the cage accompanied by One day I'll be king. Hrvoje Palmotic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jørgen Thrane's chin.
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jørgen Thrane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmotic swings for the body but Thrane moves out of range.
Thrane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick lands for Thrane.
Palmotic slips under a jab.
Palmotic swings widly with a right hand
and Thrane counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrane takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Palmotic finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrane jabs Palmotic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palmotic throws a front kick aimed at Thrane's knee but Thrane avoids it well.
It seemed like Thrane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palmotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrane moves away.
Thrane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Palmotic with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palmotic lands with a hook. Thrane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thrane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Palmotic moves out of range as Thrane strikes.
Palmotic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thrane just manages to avoid it.
Palmotic throws a sloppy head kick and Thrane moves out of range easily.
Palmotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmotic.
Thrane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a low kick but Thrane avoids it.
Palmotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrane is just out of range.
Palmotic jabs Thrane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Palmotic misses the target.
Thrane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palmotic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thrane counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palmotic.
Thrane throws a counter combo.
Palmotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrane moves away.
Palmotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrane moves away.
A cross from Palmotic lands.
Thrane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thrane at a distance.
Palmotic is looking to wear down Thrane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Palmotic.
Thrane flicks out a counter leg kick but Palmotic steps away.
A left lands for Thrane.
Palmotic throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thrane scores with a decent looking hook.
We've been told by Palmotic's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Palmotic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrane.
Palmotic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thrane moves forwards but Palmotic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thrane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thrane misses with a right hand
and Palmotic counters with a low kick, right behind Thrane 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrane misses with a right hand
and Palmotic counters with a thumping low kick.
Thrane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmotic finds it's way round the side to connect with Thrane's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Palmotic. Thrane shrugs it off though.
Palmotic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thrane throws a body kick that misses
and Palmotic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Palmotic misses with a right hand
and Palmotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Palmotic's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Palmotic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palmotic lands a jab to the nose.
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 Hrvoje Palmotic 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.
Palmotic scoring well with a low kick there.
Palmotic digs a good body shot into Thrane's ribs.
Thrane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Thrane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thrane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Palmotic misses.
Palmotic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palmotic sends Thrane crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Palmotic is motioning to the referee to let Thrane up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Thrane is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmotic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thrane is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmotic finish him?
Palmotic throws a body punch but Thrane moves out of range.
Thrane seems to have recovered his senses.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrane blocks the body kick.
Thrane throws a big counter head kick but Palmotic avoids it with no problem.
Palmotic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrane can do to turn this around?
Palmotic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thrane connects with a solid leg kick.
Thrane misses with a two punch combination.
Palmotic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmotic lands with a good body shot.
Palmotic connects with a body shot that sends Thrane's belly button to the back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Thrane might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Palmotic has got the better of the exchanges.
Thrane ducks under a wild hook from Palmotic.
Palmotic swings widly with a right hand
and Thrane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thrane misses with a right hand
and Palmotic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Thrane misses.
Palmotic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Palmotic as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmotic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrane.
Palmotic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrane counters with a nice body kick.
Palmotic thows a leg kick but Thrane checks it
and Thrane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrane takes one to the chin there.
A low kick lands for Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a leg kick
and Thrane counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrane.
Palmotic throws a shot from downtown. Thrane moves away and avoids it.
Palmotic swings for the body but Thrane moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thrane 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.
Palmotic tries to land a front kick but Thrane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Palmotic does it's job there.
Palmotic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmotic throws a leg kick but Thrane moved away.
Palmotic checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thrane checks a leg kick.
Thrane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palmotic throws a lazy uppercut
letting Thrane counter with a right hand.
Palmotic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Palmotic avoids the body shot from Thrane.
As Thrane looks to move away, Palmotic throws a big counter combo but Thrane just gets out of the way.
Hrvoje Palmotic is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Thrane.
Palmotic backing away here, and Thrane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hrvoje Palmotic dominated that second round.
That's time! Palmotic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Palmotic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thrane on the side of the head.
Hrvoje Palmotic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thrane slips under a jab from Palmotic.
Palmotic is looking to slow Thrane down with leg kicks.
Palmotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmotic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thrane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palmotic is out of range.
Thrane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrane throws a leg kick
and Palmotic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice straight punches there by Palmotic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrane with the inside leg kick.
Thrane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palmotic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab, jab by Palmotic - just one landing.
Thrane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmotic.
Thrane misses the jab.
Thrane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thrane blocks a head kick by Palmotic.
Thrane just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrane keeps Palmotic at a distance using the push kick.
Jørgen Thrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thrane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick from Palmotic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
Thrane throws a solid leg kick but Palmotic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thrane.
Palmotic misses the shot to the body.
Palmotic looks to land a right hand but Thrane moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrane throws a right hand that misses
and Palmotic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrane throws a sloppy head kick
and Palmotic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Thrane.
Palmotic lunges at Thrane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thrane's hand.
Palmotic misses the jab.
It seemed like Thrane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palmotic scores with a shot to the body.
Thrane throws a poor cross that misses
and Palmotic counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrane connects with a high kick.
Thrane misses the body punch
and Palmotic counters with an outside leg kick.
Thrane tries to move into range but Palmotic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic works the jab nicely.
Thrane 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.
Palmotic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thrane throws a hook to the side of Palmotic's head but Palmotic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palmotic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Palmotic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thrane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palmotic 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 Thrane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palmotic connects with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Thrane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hrvoje Palmotic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Palmotic 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hrvoje Palmotic!
A victorious Hrvoje Palmotic 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 Dan Dinklage (ranked 739 p4p, 765 weight class) and Lion Tiger (ranked 123 p4p, 125 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tiger's choice of entrance music: Alok - Hear Me Tonight. Lion Tiger 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Tiger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dinklage looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger tries a quick counter leg kick but Dinklage is wise to it.
Dinklage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tiger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dinklage misses with a hook
and Tiger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dinklage misses the shot to the body.
Dinklage misses with a jab to the body
and Tiger counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dinklage! Tiger lets Dinklage back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Dinklage is rocked!
It looks like Dan Dinklage has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger slips a jab and a cross from Dinklage.
Oh Dinklage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiger lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dinklage - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tiger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lion Tiger!
A victorious Lion Tiger 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 120 p4p, 566 weight class) and Mangas Coloradas (ranked 16 p4p, 79 weight class). Seran's entrance music is Sound of Silence - Disturbed. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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14 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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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 31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Seran, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seran tries to score with a low kick but Coloradas moves his leg out of the way.
Seran shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Seran was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coloradas bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Coloradas throws a looping overhand right but Seran ducks down to avoid it.
Seran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coloradas throws out a counter right but Seran avoids it with no problem.
Coloradas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Coloradas slips a jab and a cross from Seran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coloradas is out of range and Seran settles back down.
Coloradas unleashes a big counter combination but Seran bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Coloradas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seran tries to counter with a takedown but Coloradas is quick to defend against it.
Coloradas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coloradas tries a low kick but Seran avoids it.
Coloradas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
Coloradas closes the distance and clinches.
Coloradas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coloradas can't find room to land a body shot as Seran controls the action.
Coloradas is looking to break free of the clinch but Seran has double underhooks.
I was talking to Seran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seran tries a body shot but Coloradas blocks it.
Seran gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Coloradas is looking to improve his position.
Seran seems to be working for a kimura but Coloradas defends the submission attempt.
Seran is working for a kimura but Coloradas is defending it quite comfortably.
Coloradas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran throws a leg kick but Coloradas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coloradas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Coloradas.
Coloradas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coloradas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seran can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Seran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coloradas throws the left hand but Seran avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Seran.
Seran catches Coloradas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Coloradas throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Seran.
Coloradas scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Olyn Seran has been cut.
Coloradas connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Coloradas misses.
Seran throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Coloradas tenderised Seran's leg. Seran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coloradas misses with a double jab.
Seran throws a leg kick but Coloradas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coloradas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seran with a body shot.
Seran moves out of range as Coloradas strikes.
Seran drops down looking for a counter takedown but Coloradas sprawls and moves away.
Coloradas loads up on a big right hand but Seran slips the punch.
Seran keeps the fight on the outside.
Coloradas checks a low kick from Seran.
Seran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coloradas but Coloradas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seran motions for Coloradas to come forward. Seran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seran connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Seran as he checks the leg kick.
Coloradas 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seran moves out of range of the strikes.
Seran moves out of range of the leg kick from Coloradas.
Coloradas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seran looks to score with a jab to the body but Coloradas is just out of range.
Coloradas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coloradas.
Seran appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Seran with a nice calf kick.
Seran misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Seran.
A slow jab from Coloradas misses its intended target.
Coloradas throws a right hand that Seran ducks under and follows up with a left that Seran also avoids with ease.
Seran feints and then cracks Coloradas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coloradas down.
Coloradas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coloradas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seran appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seran.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mangas Coloradas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Olyn Seran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seran looks to land a body kick but Coloradas moved away.
Coloradas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coloradas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seran.
Coloradas scores with a hook to the body. Seran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coloradas misses with a low kick.
Seran appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Seran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coloradas can pounce on him.
Seran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coloradas misses with a looping left.
Coloradas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seran throws a head kick but Coloradas moves out of range.
Seran thumps Coloradas with a low kick.
Seran shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Seran showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seran is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coloradas sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran trying to pass the guard but Coloradas defending well.
Seran looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seran is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Coloradas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Seran is working away from the top position though.
Coloradas makes his way to full guard, as Seran worked for a kimura.
Seran postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Coloradas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Seran, into his guard.
Mangas Coloradas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coloradas is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Seran has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Coloradas is looking to defend but Seran has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Coloradas! Seran pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Coloradas taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Olyn Seran!
An out of breath Olyn Seran 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Susi (ranked 186 p4p, 451 weight class) and Devonte Pinks (ranked 31 p4p, 71 weight class). Pinks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HUMBLE.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
210
17 - 6 - 1 |
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31
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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 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Pinks!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Susi misses the target.
Susi throws a solid leg kick but Pinks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Susi.
Pinks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pinks 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.
Susi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinks was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
Pinks shapes to counter with a head kick.
Susi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinks counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pinks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinks throws out a counter right but Susi avoids it with no problem.
Susi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinks flicks out a counter leg kick but Susi steps away.
Susi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi misses with a right hand
letting Pinks counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kaarlo Susi has been cut.
Susi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Susi throws an overhand right that lands on Pinks's shoulder, as Pinks tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi misses with a left hand
and Pinks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Susi thinking.
Pinks avoids the body shot from Susi.
Pinks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pinks ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Pinks moves out of range of the strikes.
Susi throws a head kick that misses
and Pinks counters with a left to the body.
Susi is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Susi is predictable there
enabling Pinks to counter with a crisp jab.
Susi throws a right hand that misses
and Pinks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pinks slips under a jab from Susi.
Kaarlo Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Pinks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws a leg kick
and Pinks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Susi! Pinks lets Susi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Susi loads up on a big right hand but Pinks slips the punch.
Susi misses with a leg kick
and Pinks counters with a body kick.
Susi throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Susi's knee momentarily.
Susi tries a head kick but it misses.
Susi throws a leg kick
and Pinks counters with a right hand to the body.
Susi throws a head kick that misses
and Pinks counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Susi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Susi! Pinks lets Susi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pinks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Susi.
Susi throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinks counters with a nice right hand that sends Susi toppling to the canvas! Susi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pinks finish him?!
Susi is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Susi throws a leg kick
and Pinks counters with a huge left! Susi is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pinks isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Susi from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pinks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devonte Pinks!
Devonte Pinks 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 Jerry Short (ranked 300 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Robbie Hall (ranked 14 p4p, 38 weight class). Short comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Hall has chosen Andy Shauf: The Magician as his entrance music. Robbie Hall will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Robbie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Short persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall with the counter takedown but Short avoids it easily.
Short looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hall!
Short taking a breather here.
Short is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Short's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Hall tries to roll over but Short keeps him under control.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Short is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hall is just riding it out for now. Short eventually gives up the hold.
Short is trying to control. Hall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Short pulls his head out easily.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall tries to roll over but Short keeps him under control.
Hall looking for subs from the bottom but Short mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short has hold of Hall's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hall manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Short wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Hall is trying desperately to improve position.
Short scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Short tries to control but Hall wriggling away.
Hall is trying to reverse the position but instead Short has taken his back - oops!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can Hall hold on?! Short is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Short is hanging on to Hall's back as he tries to escape.
Hall manages to reverse the position and now he's in Short's guard. Nice work there by Hall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Short is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Short working for submissions but it's allowed Hall to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short wants to get back to full guard.
Short looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Short actively working from the bottom here.
Hall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Short trying to control but Hall postures up.
Short is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four 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.
Hall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Short doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hall.
Short looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Short 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.
Short fails with the takedown.
Short dives in and scores a takedown into Hall's guard.
Short tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Short postures up and lands a big shot to Hall's brow.
Hall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Short might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Short drops back looking for a leg! Hall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hall manages to kick Short off! Short jumps back into Hall's guard.
Short is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hall is looking for a triangle but Short pushes his legs off easily.
Short trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking for a triangle here. Short is fighting it but it looks tight! Hall pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Short is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Robbie Hall!
Robbie Hall tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randleman (ranked 45 p4p, 121 weight class) and Duck Dodgers (ranked 7 p4p, 21 weight class). Randleman's entrance music is Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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17 - 6 - 1 |
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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 39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duck Dodgers!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randleman misses with the body kick
and Dodgers counters with a thumping low kick.
Dodgers misses with a lunging right hand
and Randleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dodgers thinking.
Randleman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Randleman thuds his shin into the meat of Dodgers's side.
Randleman feints and then cracks Dodgers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dodgers down.
Dodgers misses with a hook
and Randleman 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.
Randleman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dodgers.
Randleman throws a hook but Dodgers avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodgers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Randleman. Randleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Randleman throws a head kick that misses
and Dodgers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dodgers misses with a body punch.
Randleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randleman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Randleman catches Dodgers right on the button with a cross.
 It looks like Duck Dodgers has been cut.
Dodgers drops his hands momentarily and Randleman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Dodgers misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Randleman. That's going to slow Dodgers down.
Dodgers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Dodgers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Randleman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Randleman.
Dodgers throws a shot to the body.
Dodgers ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Dodgers throws out a counter right but Randleman avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers cracks a nice hook into Randleman's ribs.
Dodgers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Randleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Randleman clobbers Dodgers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some wild striking there from Randleman.
Dodgers misses with a body shot
enabling Randleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Dodgers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman throws a lazy uppercut
and Dodgers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dodgers.
Randleman misses with a looping left.
Randleman throws a shot from downtown. Dodgers moves away and avoids it.
Dodgers connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Dodgers.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Randleman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duck Dodgers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Randleman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dodgers gets a clinch.
Dodgers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Randleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randy Randleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randleman misses with a hook. Dodgers ducked under it nicely.
Randleman drops his hands momentarily and Dodgers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodgers 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.
Randleman throws a push kick but Dodgers slaps the foot to one side.
Randleman moves out of range of the leg kick from Dodgers.
Randleman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman digs a good body shot into Dodgers's ribs.
A jab from Dodgers misses.
Randleman throws a good cross that connects.
Randleman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dodgers in his tracks.
Randleman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Randleman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Randleman throws a body punch but Dodgers moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman throws a hook but Dodgers avoids it easily.
Dodgers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Randleman. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Randleman lands a big right hand that sends Dodgers crashing to the mat! Randleman stays standing though and waves Dodgers back to his feet!
Dodgers is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Randleman 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.
Dodgers is still on wobbly legs! Can Randleman finish him?
Randleman throws a shot from downtown. Dodgers moves away and avoids it.
Dodgers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dodgers seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers throws a leg kick which misses Randleman's front leg but catches the back leg as Randleman tries to avoid it.
Dodgers ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Dodgers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Randleman.
Randleman throws a hook to the side of Dodgers's head but Dodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dodgers tries a quick counter leg kick but Randleman is wise to it.
Randleman lands with an uppercut that bounces Dodgers off the cage and back into range.
Randleman misses with a low kick.
Randleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman punishes Dodgers's body with a nice straight punch.
Randleman misses with a hook.
Dodgers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Randleman.
Dodgers misses with a low kick.
Randleman throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Randleman misses
and Dodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Randleman misses with a low kick.
Randleman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duck Dodgers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Randleman misses the target.
Dodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Randleman slips under a jab from Dodgers.
Randleman wants to land a leg kick but Dodgers is out of range.
Randleman misses with an uppercut
and Dodgers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dodgers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Randy Randleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Randleman misses with a left hand
and Dodgers counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman cracks Dodgers with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Randleman has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dodgers to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randleman misses with a hook
and Dodgers moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dodgerss head.
Randleman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dodgers pushes Randleman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randleman.
Dodgers stalls.
Randleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Randleman scores with a shoulder strike.
Dodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randleman is trying to break the clinch but Dodgers has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dodgers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dodgers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Randleman or not.
Randleman wants to break free but Dodgers has control.
Randleman has a couple of punches blocked by Dodgers.
Dodgers jumps guard and drags Randleman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Randleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dodgers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dodgers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randleman is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman is fighting to break Dodgers's control of his arms but Dodgers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Randleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dodgers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dodgers looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
It looked like Randleman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dodgers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Randleman throws a leg kick which misses Dodgers's front leg but catches the back leg as Dodgers tries to avoid it.
Randy Randleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dodgers. That's going to slow Randleman down.
Randleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dodgers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randleman.
A counter left hand to the body from Randleman misses its target.
Randleman avoids the head kick by Dodgers.
Randleman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dodgers throws a leg kick
and Randleman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dodgers's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randy Randleman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Randleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Randleman!
Randy Randleman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 27 p4p, 63 weight class) and Torhte Finlayson (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Finlayson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov throws a right hand that Finlayson ducks under and follows up with a left that Finlayson also avoids with ease.
Finlayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finlayson 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.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Vinogradov saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Vinogradov.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finlayson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson throws a head punch that misses.
Finlayson keeps control of Vinogradov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vinogradov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that Finlayson avoids nicely.
Vinogradov misses with a straight right.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Vinogradov misses with a takedown
and Finlayson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finlayson.
Vinogradov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finlayson lands a body punch.
Vinogradov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finlayson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab lands there for Vinogradov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinogradov.
A jab lands there for Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finlayson sprawls and moves away.
Vinogradov jabs Finlayson right on the nose. Finlayson blinks but takes it well.
Finlayson gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov tries to throw a body punch but Finlayson avoids it by throwing Vinogradov back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vinogradov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Vinogradov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinogradov prevents a body shot from Finlayson.
Vinogradov blocks a body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson works on Vinogradov's body with a couple of short punches.
Finlayson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vinogradov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vinogradov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinogradov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finlayson swings for the body but Vinogradov moves out of range.
As Finlayson looks to move away, Vinogradov throws a big counter combo but Finlayson just gets out of the way.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Vinogradov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finlayson pinned against the cage. Finlayson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vinogradov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Vinogradov does no damage.
Vinogradov shoots in looking for a takedown but Finlayson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vinogradov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson dodges the punch combination from Vinogradov.
Finlayson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finlayson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vinogradov rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinogradov lands a lovely overhand right.
Vinogradov fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinogradov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vinogradov misses with a hook. Finlayson ducked under it nicely.
Vinogradov stuns Finlayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finlayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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 Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Vinogradov.
Decent striking displayed by Vinogradov there.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Vinogradov slips a straight right by Finlayson.
It looked like Vinogradov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov misses with a double jab.
Finlayson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finlayson is looking to clinch.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinogradov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Vinogradov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Finlayson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finlayson.
Finlayson tries to throw a body punch but Vinogradov avoids it by throwing Finlayson back against the cage.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson pushes Vinogradov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Finlayson tries a body shot but Vinogradov blocks it.
Finlayson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinogradov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson keeps control of Vinogradov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinogradov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vinogradov is trying to drag Finlayson to the mat but Finlayson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vinogradov breaks the clinch.
Vinogradov digs a good body shot into Finlayson's ribs.
Vinogradov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Sergey Vinogradov is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinogradov lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finlayson tries to clinch up.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vinogradov walks into a stiff left hand from Finlayson.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinogradov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vinogradov working away.
Vinogradov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Finlayson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson holding on.
Vinogradov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Finlayson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vinogradov but great work by Finlayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinogradov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Finlayson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Vinogradov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vinogradov is trying to control but can't.
Finlayson prevents Vinogradov from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Torhte Finlayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov'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.
Finlayson stuffs the takedown.
Vinogradov throws a low kick but Finlayson moves out of range easily.
Finlayson wants to counter with a clinch but Vinogradov pushes him away.
Vinogradov moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinogradov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vinogradov with a body shot.
Finlayson scores with a hook to the body. Vinogradov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinogradov misses the target.
Finlayson throws out a counter right but Vinogradov avoids it with no problem.
Finlayson connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vinogradov lands with an uppercut that bounces Finlayson off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Vinogradov misses.
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinogradov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson clobbers Vinogradov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson connects with a crisp jab.
Finlayson cracks Vinogradov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Vinogradov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Finlayson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Vinogradov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 18 p4p, 2 weight class) and Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class). De Minaur comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy . Ryoto Takahashi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rod De Minaur's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
De Minaur walks into a straight right hand from Takahashi.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a low kick as Takahashi jumps back.
Takahashi lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Minaur.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Takahashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Takahashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Minaur scores with a sloppy right hand. Takahashi should have avoided that one.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Takahashi's shoulder, as Takahashi tries to avoid the shot.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range and De Minaur settles back down.
Takahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahashi.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Takahashi counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
Takahashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Minaur circles away quickly and effectively.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takahashi momentarily.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahashi.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi blocks a low kick nicely.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi 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.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
De Minaur throws a quick counter head kick but Takahashi was just out of range.
Takahashi throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Minaur lands a head shot.
Takahashi tests De Minaur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Takahashi.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick from Takahashi.
Takahashi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Takahashi keeps De Minaur at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
De Minaur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Takahashi didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Takahashi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takahashi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as De Minaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Takahashi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Minaur on the side of the head.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takahashi thuds his right hand into De Minaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takahashi moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Takahashi thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a body shot.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
Takahashi digs a good body shot into De Minaur's ribs.
De Minaur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahashi can pounce on him.
De Minaur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takahashi tries to land a front kick but De Minaur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takahashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Minaur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takahashi misses with a hook.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Takahashi's knee but Takahashi avoids it well.
Takahashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Minaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takahashi. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands an overhand right.
Takahashi throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Takahashi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Takahashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Takahashi misses the target.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Takahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur throws a front kick aimed at Takahashi's knee but Takahashi avoids it well.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
Takahashi scores with a spinning back kick!
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takahashi! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Minaur will feel that in the morning.
A leg kick checked by Takahashi.
Takahashi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Minaur blocks it well.
Takahashi scores with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Takahashi's shoulder, as Takahashi tries to avoid the shot.
De Minaur connects with a single shot there.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good work by Takahashi as he checks the leg kick.
And Takahashi responds with a good body kick, but De Minaur manages to step out the way in time.
De Minaur lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
Takahashi misses the jab.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Takahashi misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takahashi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
Takahashi throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
Some wild striking there from Takahashi.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
letting Takahashi counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Takahashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Takahashi lands a glancing blow to the side of De Minaur's head.
De Minaur throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Takahashi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Some bone on bone action there as Takahashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Takahashi responds with a good body kick, but De Minaur manages to step out the way in time.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Takahashi.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur lands a jab to the nose.
De Minaur with a nice cross.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Takahashi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Minaur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi is looking to score with low kicks.
De Minaur throws a solid leg kick but Takahashi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Minaur.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takahashi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi 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.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takahashi checks a leg kick.
Takahashi feints a counter leg kick.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takahashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Takahashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Minaur doesn't seem phased though.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takahashi scores with a nice strike.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Takahashi checks a leg kick nicely.
Takahashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takahashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takahashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
Takahashi misses with a double jab.
Takahashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Takahashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a hook
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Takahashi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Minaur misses the jab.
Takahashi wants to slow De Minaur down by chopping away at his legs.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Minaur defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Takahashi really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takahashi looks to land a body kick but De Minaur moved away.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Takahashi's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takahashi is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takahashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
De Minaur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takahashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Takahashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur jabs Takahashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Takahashi.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takahashi on the side of the head.
Takahashi throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Takahashi didn't see that one coming.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur slips a straight right by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takahashi scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takahashi.
Takahashi blocks a head kick by De Minaur.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
Takahashi defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur thows a leg kick but Takahashi checks it
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takahashi counters with a nice leg kick.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Nice body punch from Takahashi.
Nice uppercut lands for Takahashi. That snapped De Minaur's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a head kick.
De Minaur throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
Takahashi thinks about the counter body kick.
De Minaur throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Takahashi throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Takahashi dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Takahashi.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Minaur scoring well with a low kick there.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
Takahashi throws a leg kick which misses De Minaur's front leg but catches the back leg as De Minaur tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Takahashi moved out of range.
Takahashi slips a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takahashi keeps De Minaur at a distance using the push kick.
Takahashi defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur misses with a body kick.
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Takahashi misses.
An attempted straight right counter from De Minaur misses the target.
Takahashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takahashi throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Rod De Minaur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi checks a leg kick.
De Minaur avoids the head kick by Takahashi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
De Minaur throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahashi.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick.
Takahashi checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Crunch! De Minaur slams his shin into Takahashi's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi looks for the body kick but De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with a body kick that stops De Minaur in his tracks momentarily.
De Minaur will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi slips under a jab.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
Takahashi tries to land a leg kick but De Minaur saw it coming and moves away.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Takahashi just manages to avoid it.
Takahashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takahashi throws a hook to the side of De Minaur's head but De Minaur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crunch! Takahashi slams his shin into De Minaur's torso.
De Minaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takahashi counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Takahashi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takahashi lands with an overhand left.
Takahashi throws the kick towards the body but De Minaur avoids it.
Takahashi connects with the punch.
Takahashi throws the left hand but De Minaur avoids the punch easily.
Takahashi scores with a jab. De Minaur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur works the jab nicely.
It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
A head kick by De Minaur misses
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi slips a jab from De Minaur.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryoto Takahashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takahashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi is the new lightweight champion!
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