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SYN 1046 De Minaur v Takahashi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 956 p4p, 2131 weight class) and David Dilbrandt (ranked 71 p4p, 153 weight class). Dilbrandt has chosen Rock the Dragon as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 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 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
King misses with a body kick.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
King jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dilbrandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Dilbrandt avoids the head kick by King.
King avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a straight right.
King misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt blocks a head kick by King.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dilbrandt eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King misses with a body kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
Dilbrandt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Dilbrandt's head.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Dilbrandt.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
King misses with a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Dilbrandt.
King cracks Dilbrandt with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dilbrandt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dilbrandt on the side of the head.
King checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
King looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Dilbrandt tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dilbrandt avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Dilbrandt is working King over against the cage.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Dilbrandt avoids the damage to the body.
Dilbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt slips a straight right by King.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King keeps Dilbrandt at a distance using the push kick.
Dilbrandt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Dilbrandt misses
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
Dilbrandt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
David Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King throws a push kick but Dilbrandt slaps the foot to one side.
Dilbrandt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dilbrandt pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilbrandt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilbrandt.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilbrandt lands with a light punch inside.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dilbrandt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Dilbrandt digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King misses with a body punch.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King dips to his left and cracks Dilbrandt with an uppercut!
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King scores with a push kick.
Dilbrandt fails with an attempt to clinch.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King lands a nice hook to Dilbrandt's body. Dilbrandt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
King throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilbrandt can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Dilbrandt misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Dilbrandt blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King moves out of range as Dilbrandt throws a body kick.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Dilbrandt throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dilbrandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Dilbrandt throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King keeps Dilbrandt at a distance using the push kick.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Dilbrandt misses.
King is looking to counter punch.
Dilbrandt punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Dilbrandt wants to slow King down by chopping away at his legs.
James King is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
King tries a low kick but Dilbrandt avoids it.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
King slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
King blocks the body kick.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dilbrandt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from King.
Dilbrandt works King's body with a nice hook.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt blocks a head kick by King.
Dilbrandt dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King blocks the body kick.
King half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt connects with a nice looking jab.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Good shot there by King.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Dilbrandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Dilbrandt throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Dilbrandt only half commits.
Dilbrandt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King lands with a nice body kick.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dilbrandt throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dilbrandt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Dilbrandt. Beautiful body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with a two punch combination.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Dilbrandt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King scores with a body shot.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dilbrandt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but King moves out of range easily.
King lands a high kick!
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilbrandt moves away.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dilbrandt will feel that in the morning.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dilbrandt cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dilbrandt wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King dips to his left and cracks Dilbrandt with an uppercut!
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up.
Dilbrandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
King misses with a kick to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Dilbrandt in the body.
Dilbrandt connects with a solid leg kick.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Dilbrandt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dilbrandt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dilbrandt blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from King.
Dilbrandt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King scores with a head kick. Dilbrandt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
King avoids a kick to the body.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt 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.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King gets tackled into the cage by Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt maintains the clinch.
Dilbrandt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dilbrandt can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilbrandt.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
James King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilbrandt.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King has Dilbrandt pressed against the cage, preventing Dilbrandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Dilbrandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King digs a good hook to Dilbrandt's body.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Dilbrandt tries a quick counter leg kick but King is wise to it.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King cracks Dilbrandt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping right.
Dilbrandt lands a jab to the head.
Dilbrandt 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.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Dilbrandt blocks the low kick.
Dilbrandt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dilbrandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dilbrandt looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King throws a right and a left that Dilbrandt avoids nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt is looking to clinch.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Dilbrandt misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King misses with a body kick.
Dilbrandt throws a nice inside leg kick.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Dilbrandt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dilbrandt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice uppercut there from King.
Dilbrandt missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a spinning back kick!
King connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
A left lands for Dilbrandt.
King digs a good body shot into Dilbrandt's ribs.
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 James King.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James King!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James King waved his t-shirt featuring HELLBENT's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 427 p4p, 2468 weight class) and Adam Shalashaska (ranked 17 p4p, 119 weight class). Khalil Burnett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shalashaska throws a body shot but no joy.
Shalashaska tries to clinch there but Burnett circles away.
Burnett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shalashaska clinches up against the cage.
Burnett digs a right hand into Shalashaska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shalashaska's gas tank.
Burnett avoids a wild elbow strike from Shalashaska.
Burnett pushes Shalashaska back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shalashaska drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shalashaska can't get the takedown.
Shalashaska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
Shalashaska lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
Burnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shalashaska is working for takedown but Burnett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Khalil Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Shalashaska.
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalashaska controls his hands.
Shalashaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Shalashaska.
Burnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalashaska goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burnett prevents it.
Burnett scores with a shot to the side of Shalashaska's head.
Burnett presses Shalashaska against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burnett gets underhooks to prevent Shalashaska's takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Burnett.
Shalashaska looks winded!
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Burnett.
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett pushes Shalashaska back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burnett scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Burnett.
Burnett lands a right hand.
A short right from Burnett.
A right hand to the body from Burnett.
Shalashaska struggles to land a body shot inside as Burnett controls his hands.
Burnett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shalashaska or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shalashaska backwards.
Nice body punch from Burnett - that landed with a thud.
Burnett digs a right hand underneath Shalashaska's ribcage. Shalashaska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands with a short shot to the head.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett scores with a hook to the body.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shalashaska takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burnett is working Shalashaska over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Burnett as the two fighters clinch.
Shalashaska's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Burnett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burnett works on Shalashaska's body with a couple of short punches.
Burnett digs a right hand underneath Shalashaska's ribcage. Shalashaska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burnett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shalashaska or not.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Shalashaska avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Burnett tries to work over Shalashaska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Burnett.
Burnett lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burnett lands a shoulder strike.
Burnett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burnett is leaning against Shalashaska and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Burnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Burnett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Burnett.
Shalashaska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett scores with a hook to the body.
Burnett presses Shalashaska against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Burnett.
Burnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Burnett.
Burnett lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Burnett.
Burnett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shalashaska backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Burnett.
 Shalashaska is rocked!
A short right from Burnett on the inside.
Shalashaska is still on wobbly legs! Can Burnett finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Burnett.
A body shot lands from Burnett.
Burnett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Shalashaska backwards.
Burnett lands with a right to the head.
Shalashaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burnett lands a body shot.
Burnett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burnett drops Shalashaska onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Shalashaska is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Burnett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burnett lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Burnett.
Burnett drops Shalashaska onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Shalashaska is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Burnett creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Shalashaska out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalil Burnett!
In defeat, Adam Shalashaska stepped up to the mic, saying 'You're pretty good.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bethania Valverde (ranked 848 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Brendon Carrillo-Moreno (ranked 63 p4p, 98 weight class). Valverde comes to the cage accompanied by LLAMAME YA. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendon Carrillo-Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Valverde lands but Carrillo-Moreno takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Carrillo-Moreno misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carrillo-Moreno.
Valverde throws a shot to the body.
Valverde throws a shot from downtown. Carrillo-Moreno moves away and avoids it.
Valverde throws a sloppy head kick and Carrillo-Moreno moves out of range easily.
Carrillo-Moreno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Valverde.
Valverde lands a head kick. Carrillo-Moreno smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Valverde scores with a head kick.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots for a takedown but Valverde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valverde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carrillo-Moreno is looking for a kimura here.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valverde keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control from half guard but Valverde is working away.
Valverde manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Carrillo-Moreno keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to drag Valverde to the mat but Valverde just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bethania Valverde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendon Carrillo-Moreno.
Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carrillo-Moreno throws a jab but it's blocked by Valverde.
Carrillo-Moreno with a poor takedown
enabling Valverde to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valverde just misses with a punch to the body.
Valverde connects with a body shot that sends Carrillo-Moreno's belly button to the back.
Valverde connects with a right hand. Carrillo-Moreno shakes it off.
Carrillo-Moreno misses with a leg kick
and Valverde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valverde explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carrillo-Moreno slips a jab from Valverde.
Valverde throws a head kick but Carrillo-Moreno moves out of range.
Valverde 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.
Brendon Carrillo-Moreno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valverde moves out of range of the strikes.
Carrillo-Moreno moves away from the strike by Valverde.
Carrillo-Moreno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carrillo-Moreno takes one to the side of the head.
Carrillo-Moreno throws a right and a left that Valverde avoids nicely.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in but Valverde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valverde misses with an uppercut.
Carrillo-Moreno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valverde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carrillo-Moreno is rocked!
Valverde throws a head kick but Carrillo-Moreno moves out of range.
Valverde takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carrillo-Moreno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valverde.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in for a takedown but Valverde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valverde misses with a straight left.
Carrillo-Moreno tries for a takedown but Valverde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valverde connects with the punch.
Carrillo-Moreno is still on wobbly legs! Can Valverde finish him?
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in for a takedown but Valverde shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Valverde wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carrillo-Moreno seems to have recovered his senses.
Valverde connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Carrillo-Moreno tumbling to the canvas! Valverde pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Carrillo-Moreno was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bethania Valverde!
During a confident post fight interview, Bethania Valverde thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 756 p4p, 325 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 59 p4p, 26 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 3, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Larsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hassan.
Hassan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Larsen momentarily.
A head kick misses from Hassan.
Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassan throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen blocks a head kick by Hassan.
Larsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Larsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hassan lands the left hand.
Larsen lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan misses with a low kick as Larsen jumps back.
Larsen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsen has time to react.
Hassan throws a body kick that misses
and Hassan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsen connects with a leg kick.
Hassan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsen.
Hassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hassan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
Hassan connects with a single shot there.
Hassan throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
Larsen scores with a jab. Hassan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hassan tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsen 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.
Larsen avoids the head kick by Hassan.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hassan was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Hassan misses with a hook
and Larsen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larsen. That's going to slow Hassan down.
Hassan moves out of range as Larsen strikes.
Hassan throws a low kick but Larsen moves out of range easily.
Larsen is looking to slow Hassan down with leg kicks.
Larsen throws a head kick that half lands.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hassan.
Hassan blocks a low kick nicely.
Hassan throws a hook to the side of Larsen's head but Larsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hassan throws a poor cross that misses
and Larsen counters with a good, hard body kick but Hassan shrugs it off.
Hassan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larsen. That did some damage!
Hassan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Hassan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Larsen misses with a hook. Hassan ducked under it nicely.
Larsen 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larsen.
Hassan throws a lazy right hand but Larsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut there from Larsen.
 Hassan is rocked!
Larsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Hassan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hassan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Larsen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hassan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Larsen!
A victorious Magnus Larsen 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 Sultanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 224 p4p, 240 weight class) and Olyn Seran (ranked 29 p4p, 34 weight class). Seran has chosen Sound of Silence - Disturbed as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Olyn Seran was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sultanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhtankhanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhtankhanov.
Seran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Akhtankhanov connects with a single shot there.
Seran throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Seran, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot
and Seran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akhtankhanov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Seran just manages to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov throws a body punch but Seran moves out of range.
Seran slips under a jab.
Seran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akhtankhanov.
Seran feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but Seran moved out of range.
Seran tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Seran checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran throws the kick towards the body but Akhtankhanov avoids it.
Seran digs a good body shot into Akhtankhanov's ribs.
Seran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Akhtankhanov is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick from Seran, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by Akhtankhanov.
Seran throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akhtankhanov takes a swing at Seran's ribcage but misses.
Akhtankhanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akhtankhanov lands with a straight right. Seran didn't see that one coming.
Akhtankhanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torcida MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Seran's head but Seran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akhtankhanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Seran shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran checks a leg kick.
Seran feints the counter takedown.
Akhtankhanov checks a low kick from Seran.
Akhtankhanov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seran tries to close the distance and clinch but Akhtankhanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akhtankhanov gets caught napping as Seran dives in and scores a takedown. Akhtankhanov manages to retain guard.
Seran tries to free his leg and advance position but Akhtankhanov is retaining full guard.
Seran keeps trying to improve his position.
Seran prevents Akhtankhanov from getting back to his feet.
Seran drops back, looking for a kneebar! Akhtankhanov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Akhtankhanov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Akhtankhanov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov trying to control the action but Seran is working from the bottom.
Seran is looking for a sweep.
Akhtankhanov tries to stand but Seran is controlling his head.
Seran prevents Akhtankhanov from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Seran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seran manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Seran works his way to full guard. Good work.
Seran looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Akhtankhanov passes into side control.
Seran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov 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.
Akhtankhanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akhtankhanov throws a good cross that connects.
Akhtankhanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seran can do to turn this around?
Seran goes for a double leg but Akhtankhanov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Akhtankhanov continues to drive forward.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy right hand but Seran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Seran finds it's way through Akhtankhanov's defenses.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the side of Seran's head but Seran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seran drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akhtankhanov defends it well.
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seran.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhtankhanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Seran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range of the body kick from Seran.
Seran cracks Akhtankhanov with a good jab.
Seran moves out of range of the leg kick from Akhtankhanov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Seran, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov swings for the body but Seran moves out of range.
Seran tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Akhtankhanov defends well and Seran ends up having to push Akhtankhanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Seran throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seran feints the counter takedown.
Seran throws a shot from downtown. Akhtankhanov moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Seran. That snapped Akhtankhanov's head back.
Akhtankhanov scores with a hook to the body. Seran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A leg kick checked by Seran.
Seran changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A lazy left from Akhtankhanov finds it's target.
Akhtankhanov checks a low kick from Seran.
Akhtankhanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seran feints the counter takedown.
Akhtankhanov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhtankhanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seran lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Akhtankhanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seran scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Akhtankhanov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Seran manages to mount him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seran jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Akhtankhanov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Akhtankhanov and Seran has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Seran tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Seran has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Olyn Seran has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seran tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Seran has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akhtankhanov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Seran is trying to get an arm triangle but Akhtankhanov is defending well.
Seran has an Americana. Akhtankhanov didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Seran is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Seran hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Olyn Seran!
After winning the bout, Olyn Seran thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 141 p4p, 550 weight class) and Kodiyak Redd (ranked 12 p4p, 22 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodiyak Redd!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trollslayer moves away.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trollslayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Redd is predictable there
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Redd won't be happy with that.
Trollslayer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Redd managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Trollslayer.
Redd taking a bit of punishment here - Trollslayer scoring with strikes.
Redd is rocked!
Trollslayer lands a strong strike to the head of Redd. That's dazed him! Trollslayer looking to finish here. Redd is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Trollslayer lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Narloch (ranked 95 p4p, 232 weight class) and Robbie Hall (ranked 5 p4p, 12 weight class). Hall has chosen Andy Shauf: The Magician as his entrance music. Leandro Narloch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Narloch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Robbie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Narloch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narloch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narloch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narloch throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Narloch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narloch tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narloch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narloch looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A lazy body kick from Narloch
and Hall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Narloch!
Hall trying to control the action but Narloch is working from the bottom.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Narloch can't do much from the bottom here.
Narloch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hall tries for a kimura but Narloch is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narloch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Narloch is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hall is controlling him well.
Narloch keeps Hall under control for a moment.
Narloch is trying to improve his position.
Narloch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Narloch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hall.
Narloch trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hall manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narloch wants to get back to his feet.
Hall quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hall but it's paid off an Narloch is forced to tap! Nice work by Hall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Hall!
Robbie Hall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 165 p4p, 120 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 27 p4p, 17 weight class). Kamara comes to the cage accompanied by BLIND SPOTS. Rolf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AVGN Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Rolf.
Rolf digs a good body shot into Kamara's ribs.
Rolf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Rolf wants to clinch.
Kamara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rolf scores with a jab to the jaw.
 It looks like Tagnarach Kamara has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara throws a body punch but Rolf moves out of range.
Rolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rolf closes the distance but Kamara moves to the side
and Kamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamara.
Rolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamara.
Rolf connects with a body shot.
Kamara throws a looping overhand right but Rolf ducks down to avoid it.
Rolf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rolf shoots in but no luck this time.
Kamara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rolf misses with the combination.
Kamara is looking for a counter combo.
A lazy left from Rolf finds it's target.
Rolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rolf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rolf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kamara throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tagnarach Kamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with a body shot.
Rolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kamara 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!
Kamara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kamara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rolf throws a lazy uppercut
and Rolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Jakob Rolf's cut even more.
Kamara looks to land a right hand but Rolf moved out of range.
Rolf misses with a jab to the body
and Kamara counters with a three punch combo that has Rolf backing up. Rolf nods at Kamara to acknowledge the strikes.
Rolf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamara.
Kamara throws a hook to the side of Rolf's head but Rolf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rolf misses with a takedown attempt - Kamara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kamara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rolf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamara scrambles back to his feet.
Jakob Rolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamara throws the left hand but Rolf avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamara misses the target.
Rolf scores with a shot to the body.
Rolf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kamara misses with a punch on the inside.
Rolf scores with a shoulder strike.
Rolf throws a head punch that misses.
Kamara lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolf won't want to take too many of those.
Kamara lands with a right to the head.
Rolf lands a hook that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Rolf tries a body shot but Kamara blocks it.
Kamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rolf's elbow.
Rolf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kamara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rolf changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kamara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tagnarach Kamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Rolf.
Rolf scores with a jab. Kamara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf cracks a nice hook into Kamara's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rolf.
It looked like Kamara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rolf misses with a takedown attempt - Kamara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A solid body kick from Kamara.
Nice defenses there by Kamara.
Rolf with a nice cross.
Rolf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kamara. Rolf shrugs it off though.
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 Tagnarach Kamara will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rolf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kamara throws a hook to the side of Rolf's head but Rolf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamara is just out of range.
Rolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rolf scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kamara misses with a straight right.
Rolf lands a glancing blow to the side of Kamara's head.
Rolf shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolf.
Rolf shoots in and drives through. Kamara sprawls well.
Kamara lands a big uppercut and Rolf crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rolf looks OK. Kamara waves Rolf back to his feet!
Rolf is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamara throws a pinpoint strike between Rolf's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Rolf crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Kamara scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tagnarach Kamara!
After winning the bout, Tagnarach Kamara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jakob Rolf was interviewed post fight and said 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 31 p4p, 185 weight class) and Torhte Finlayson (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Finlayson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Torhte Finlayson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sergey Vinogradov's chin.
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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 30 - 14 - 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 48 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Finlayson enables Vinogradov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Finlayson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Finlayson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vinogradov manages to get himself to full guard.
Vinogradov working for a triangle but Finlayson defends it easily.
Vinogradov has his foot on Finlayson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finlayson works his way back into a safe position though.
Finlayson controlling from the top position.
Vinogradov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Finlayson defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson pushes down on Vinogradov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Finlayson is thwarting Vinogradov's attempts to control the position.
Vinogradov manages to get to full guard.
Vinogradov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Finlayson defends well.
Finlayson content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Finlayson looking to pass the guard.
Finlayson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Finlayson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Finlayson looking to pass the guard.
Finlayson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Finlayson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Finlayson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vinogradov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finlayson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vinogradov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finlayson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vinogradov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Finlayson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov is looking for a kimura here.
Finlayson trying to control but Vinogradov postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vinogradov seems to be working for a kimura but Finlayson defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinogradov is trying to get an arm triangle but Finlayson is defending well.
Vinogradov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vinogradov trying to control the position but Finlayson is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov is trying to get an arm triangle but Finlayson is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinogradov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finlayson, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vinogradov wants to control but Finlayson is keeping him busy.
Sergey Vinogradov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vinogradov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Vinogradov swings around for an armbar but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vinogradov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finlayson defends it easily.
Finlayson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vinogradov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Finlayson is aware though and is defending well.
Vinogradov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Finlayson preventing the sweep.
Vinogradov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vinogradov is looking for a triangle here but Finlayson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vinogradov can't do much from the bottom here.
Vinogradov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Finlayson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vinogradov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Finlayson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vinogradov struggling a bit here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vinogradov tries to buck Finlayson off but Finlayson is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Vinogradov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Vinogradov misses the target.
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 Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vinogradov swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinogradov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Vinogradov with a nice cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vinogradov is defended easily by Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vinogradov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finlayson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Vinogradov misses.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinogradov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson takes the fight into the clinch.
Finlayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinogradov controls his hands.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinogradov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finlayson.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finlayson working aggressively here.
Finlayson misses with a body punch.
Finlayson lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finlayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Finlayson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Finlayson.
Finlayson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinogradov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Finlayson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Finlayson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finlayson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vinogradovs head.
Finlayson can't find room to land a body shot as Vinogradov controls the action.
Finlayson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finlayson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinogradov blocking some punches.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the side of Vinogradov's head.
A body shot lands from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a body punch.
Finlayson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
Finlayson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinogradov controls his hands.
Finlayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finlayson.
A short left from Finlayson.
Vinogradov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finlayson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finlayson tries a body shot but Vinogradov blocks it.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson is leaning against Vinogradov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finlayson lands a left hand.
Finlayson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Finlayson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torhte Finlayson really dominated that round.
That's time! Vinogradov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Finlayson works Vinogradov's body with a nice hook.
Finlayson closes the distance and clinches.
Vinogradov is looking to control Finlayson's arms but Finlayson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vinogradov has his back to the cage.
Finlayson has a couple of punches blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finlayson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vinogradov prevents a body shot from Finlayson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finlayson lands a shoulder strike.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Finlayson lands with a light punch inside.
Finlayson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinogradov blocks an uppercut.
Finlayson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinogradov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finlayson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Vinogradov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov sets himself, and Finlayson steps forward looking for the clinch! Vinogradov avoids it this time.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson clinches.
Finlayson lands with a left to the head.
Finlayson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vinogradov.
Vinogradov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vinogradov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finlayson scores with a hook to the body.
Finlayson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinogradov lands a body shot.
Finlayson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinogradov is working for takedown but Finlayson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Finlayson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Finlayson is pressed up against the cage. Vinogradov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finlayson down to the mat. Finlayson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Vinogradov with a jab.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Vinogradov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinogradov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finlayson as he jumps to the side.
Vinogradov scores with a sloppy right hand. Finlayson should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finlayson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vinogradov sprawling to the canvas! Vinogradov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Finlayson finish him?!
Vinogradov is rocked!
It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinogradov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right that sends Vinogradov to the canvas! Finlayson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Torhte Finlayson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 7 p4p, 12 weight class) and Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). De Minaur comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy . Ryoto Takahashi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 37 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Takahashi misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with a nice body kick.
Takahashi clinches up with De Minaur and pushes him back against the cage.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Minaur smiles and moves away.
Takahashi is looking to chop away at De Minaur's legs.
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takahashi throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
A nice side step and Takahashi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Takahashi stuns De Minaur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takahashi looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi has closed the distance and engaged De Minaur in a clinch.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but De Minaur won't allow it.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Minaur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takahashi jumps guard but De Minaur turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rod De Minaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryoto Takahashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Minaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
De Minaur leaning against his opponent.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Minaur smiles and moves away.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Takahashi checks it.
Takahashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
De Minaur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like De Minaur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takahashi.
De Minaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takahashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
Takahashi throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Takahashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takahashi.
The fighters circling - Takahashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Takahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Takahashi throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Takahashi throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takahashi is able to avoid easily.
De Minaur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takahashi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Minaur.
Takahashi looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
Takahashi 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.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Minaur on the side of the head.
De Minaur throws a leg kick that misses.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
De Minaur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Takahashi scores with a hook to the body. De Minaur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takahashi - that will leave a mark!
Takahashi throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takahashi throws a poor cross that misses
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the body
and Takahashi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Takahashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.
Takahashi takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi fails to pull guard.
De Minaur gets through Takahashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but De Minaur holds him up against the cage and eventually Takahashi drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Minaur.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Minaur.
Takahashi jumps guard.
Takahashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Minaur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Minaur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryoto Takahashi 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.
Takahashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Takahashi.
Takahashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from De Minaur misses.
A good leg kick by Takahashi.
De Minaur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Takahashi.
De Minaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takahashi lands a head 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!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Minaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a good cross that connects.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Minaur.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Minaur. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi throws a lazy body kick
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takahashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takahashi throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
Takahashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Minaur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
Takahashi throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Takahashi tries to score with a low kick but De Minaur moves his leg out of the way.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
Takahashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Minaur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takahashi scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur lands with an uppercut that bounces Takahashi off the cage and back into range.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a nice kick to the body.
Takahashi throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
Takahashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi blocks a low kick nicely.
Takahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Minaur is looking to counter with a body kick.
De Minaur connects with a body shot that sends Takahashi's belly button to the back.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on De Minaur's shoulder, as De Minaur tries to avoid the shot.
Takahashi misses with a hook.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takahashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takahashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice cross by De Minaur.
De Minaur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahashi.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Takahashi lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
De Minaur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
De Minaur scores with a kick to the body.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takahashi 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Takahashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range and Takahashi settles back down.
Takahashi throws a head kick but De Minaur moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as De Minaur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takahashi doesn't seem phased though.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Minaur's head backwards.
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 Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Minaur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
De Minaur defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur checks a low kick from Takahashi.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi counters with a low kick, right behind De Minaur 's knee.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
Takahashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takahashi misses the body punch
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
Takahashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takahashi connects with the punch.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Minaur has time to react.
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 slips under a jab from De Minaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi throws a nice looking combination but De Minaur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Takahashi.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
De Minaur takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi takes one to the chin there.
De Minaur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takahashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Minaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a nice shot that snaps De Minaur's head back.
A shot to the body from Takahashi misses
and De Minaur counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur slips a straight right by Takahashi.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Minaur.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
A jab lands there for De Minaur.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
Takahashi throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur scores with a nice strike.
Takahashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Takahashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to clinch up.
Takahashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a low kick, right behind Takahashi 's knee.
De Minaur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takahashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
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 lands with a right hand.
Takahashi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takahashi.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Takahashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Minaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahashi.
Takahashi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Minaur throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi slips a jab from De Minaur.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur walks into a stiff left hand from Takahashi.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takahashi missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ryoto Takahashi just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takahashi lands the left hand.
De Minaur swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by De Minaur.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Takahashi scores with the left hand. De Minaur knows he should have avoided that one.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takahashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Minaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takahashi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Minaur lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
Takahashi throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Minaur connects with a jab.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Takahashi misses with a looping left.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Minaur, as that shot connected.
De Minaur misses with a hook.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur slips a jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with the body kick
and De Minaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur thumps Takahashi with a low kick.
De Minaur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takahashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by De Minaur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick.
Takahashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takahashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
A low kick from Takahashi is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Minaur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takahashi tries to score with a low kick but De Minaur moves his leg out of the way.
Takahashi scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takahashi.
De Minaur lands with a good body shot.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Minaur throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.
No joy there for De Minaur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takahashi. That did some damage!
Takahashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahashi.
Takahashi swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi looks to land a body kick but De Minaur moved away.
Takahashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Minaur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takahashi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Minaur scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Takahashi catches De Minaur right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takahashi connects with a right hand. De Minaur shakes it off.
Jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur cracks a nice hook into Takahashi's ribs.
Takahashi tries to clinch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Takahashi misses the jab.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Minaur throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
De Minaur lands with an overhand left.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
Takahashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takahashi checks it well.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Takahashi moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Takahashi's leg. Takahashi is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Minaur circles away quickly and effectively.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Takahashi misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a left to the body.
Takahashi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Minaur connects with a right hand. Takahashi shakes it off.
De Minaur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the head.
Takahashi thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with a nice leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi thuds his shin into the meat of De Minaur's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Takahashi.
De Minaur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takahashi on the side of the head.
De Minaur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Minaur's hands.
Takahashi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
Takahashi throws a jab when De Minaur was well out of range.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Takahashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takahashi throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi connects with a crisp jab.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Takahashi counters with a body kick.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takahashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takahashi's head backwards.
De Minaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Takahashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Takahashi tries to avoid it.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takahashi misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi takes one to the side of the head.
Takahashi throws a low kick, looking for De Minaur's leg but De Minaur calmly moves out of range.
De Minaur moves out of range as Takahashi throws a body kick.
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 Rod De Minaur.
I think De Minaur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Rod De Minaur stared into the camera and said 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.
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