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C281: Nakagawa vs Gunnarsson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walad Anubis (ranked 2400 p4p, 2024 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 276 p4p, 235 weight class). Anubis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hideaway. Vice has chosen Miami Vice Theme as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis closes the distance and pushes Vice back into the cage.
Anubis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anubis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anubis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Anubis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vice's head.
Vice tries to clinch there but Anubis circles away.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vice moves away.
Walad Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Anubis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anubis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Vice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
Anubis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Anubis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vice thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anubis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anubis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vice.
Vice stuns Anubis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vice misses with a hook. Anubis ducked under it nicely.
Anubis is looking for a counter combo.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anubis at a distance.
Anubis moves out of range as Vice strikes.
Vice defending well as Anubis loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Vice.
Anubis slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
Anubis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vice walks into a stiff left hand from Anubis.
Vice cracks Anubis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anubis fails to land with a series of punches.
Vice throws a nice looking combination but Anubis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anubis moves out of range as Vice strikes.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anubis!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice wants to clinch up but Anubis keeps it at a distance.
Vice takes one to the side of the head.
Vice misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Vice.
Anubis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anubis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anubis swats away the attempt to clinch by Vice.
Vice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Vice moves in looking to clinch but Anubis pushes him off.
A lazy left from Anubis finds it's target.
Anubis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vice.
Anubis staying out of range there.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
Vice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anubis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anubis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anubis swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Anubis.
A head kick misses from Vice.
Vice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vice misses with a head kick.
Vice scores with the left hand. Anubis knows he should have avoided that one.
Vice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vice throws a looping overhand right but Anubis ducks down to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Anubis.
Vice misses with a straight left.
Anubis throws a big counter combination but Vice scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vice throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis scores with a head kick. Vice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vice throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Vice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anubis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice throws a hook to the side of Anubis's head but Anubis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Anubis misses its target.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vice manages to avoid it.
Anubis closes the distance and clinches.
Anubis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vice is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anubis tries to break free but Vice pushes him back against the cage.
Anubis lands a right hand.
Anubis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
Anubis lands a body shot.
Anubis digs a right hand into Vice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vice's gas tank.
Vice looks winded!
Vice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anubis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anubis tries to throw a body punch but Vice avoids it by throwing Anubis back against the cage.
Anubis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis moves into the clinch successfully.
Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Anubis fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Vice misses
letting Anubis counter with a right hand.
Anubis lands a high kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Anubis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vice scores with a head kick.
Anubis throws a nice head kick!
Vice keeps the fight on the outside.
Vice throws a fast counter high kick but Anubis manages to duck under it in time.
Anubis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vice takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anubis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anubis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vice's head backwards.
Walad Anubis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Anubis.
Vice throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Vice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vice misses with a looping right.
Walad Anubis is winning the standup battle so far.
Anubis scoring well with a low kick there.
Vice misses with a looping right.
Vice loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Anubis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anubis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vice can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vice dodges the punch combination from Anubis.
Vice throws a shot from downtown. Anubis moves away and avoids it.
Anubis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anubis stuffs the takedown attempt from Vice. Vice gets slowly back to his feet.
Vice throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Vice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anubis with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vice. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis fails to land with a series of punches.
Vice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anubis's head.
Anubis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vice clinches with his opponent.
Anubis pushes Vice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anubis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two 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!
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anubis can't find room to land a body shot as Vice controls the action.
Anubis digs a right hand underneath Vice's ribcage. Vice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vice is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Anubis.
Still in the clinch, Anubis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Vice tries to keep at a distance but Anubis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vice trying to stall but Anubis improves his position.
Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Vice looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anubis!
Vice throws a jab but it's blocked by Anubis.
A big right from Vice misses.
Vice throws an overhand right that lands on Anubis's shoulder, as Anubis tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Anubis there.
Anubis throws a nice head kick!
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anubis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vice throws a head kick but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Vice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anubis throws a head kick that Vice semi-blocks.
Anubis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anubis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
Vice throws a looping overhand right but Anubis ducks down to avoid it.
Vice gets tackled into the cage by Anubis. Anubis maintains the clinch.
Vice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anubis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anubis throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vice.
Vice throws an overhand right that lands on Anubis's shoulder, as Anubis tries to avoid the shot.
Anubis tries to clinch but Vice moves away
and Vice counters with a nice uppercut.
Anubis lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Anubis.
Vice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anubis but Anubis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anubis closes the distance and clinches.
Anubis tries to work over Vice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anubis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Vice.
Anubis is looking to counter punch.
Anubis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anubis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anubis tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Anubis.
Vice loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Vice scores with a decent looking hook.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vice now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vice misses with a body shot.
Anubis scores with a shot to the body.
Anubis slips a straight right by Vice.
Anubis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Vice's belly button to the back.
Anubis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anubis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vice lands a slapping body shot.
Anubis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Anubis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Vice. Those never looked like landing.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vice.
Vice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anubis has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vice misses with an uppercut. Anubis saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Anubis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vice.
Anubis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anubis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vice, pushing him back against the cage.
Vice lands a left hand.
Vice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Vice controls his hands.
Anubis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anubis looks for the body kick but Vice saw that one coming.
Vice is looking for the big counter here.
Anubis wants to clinch up but Vice keeps it at a distance.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
Anubis tries a head kick but it misses.
Vice is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Anubis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anubis wants to clinch up but Vice keeps it at a distance.
Vice misses the shot to the body.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Vice throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Vice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anubis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Vice misses with a looping left.
Crunch! Anubis slams his shin into Vice's torso.
Anubis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anubis scores with a one two! Vice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vice keeps the fight on the outside.
Vice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anubis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anubis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vice fails to land.
Anubis breaks from the clinch.
Anubis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anubis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Anubis. Beautiful body shot.
Vice throws a combination. Anubis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anubis has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anubis has Vice pressed against the cage, preventing Vice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot in the inside from Vice.
Vice blocks a body shot from Anubis.
Anubis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anubis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vice's head.
Vice throws a head kick that misses.
Anubis takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anubis closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vice.
Vice throws a head punch that misses.
Anubis tries to break free but Vice pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vice.
A head punch on the inside from Anubis fails to land.
Anubis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vice.
Anubis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anubis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anubis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anubis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Anubis.
Vice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miami Vice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vice throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walad Anubis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anubis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walad Anubis!
During a confident post fight interview, Walad Anubis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between D.D Panda (ranked 1959 p4p, 1181 weight class) and Tory Hopkins (ranked 228 p4p, 152 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hopkins's choice of entrance music: Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tory Hopkins enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D.D Panda!
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, Tory Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda shoots and misses
and Hopkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Panda fails with the takedown.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Panda lands a lovely overhand right.
Panda tries to clinch up but Hopkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hopkins's waist but Hopkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Panda off to one side.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Panda rushes Hopkins and presses him up against the cage.
Hopkins wants to break free but Panda has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panda misses with a left hand
and Panda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like D.D Panda has been cut.
Panda has managed to clinch.
Hopkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Panda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hopkins defends it nicely.
Panda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hopkins defends it nicely.
Panda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda works Hopkins's body with a nice hook.
Hopkins gets caught napping as Panda dives in and scores a takedown. Hopkins manages to retain guard.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
Panda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Panda stopping the sweep attempt from Hopkins.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hopkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hopkins is controlling Panda's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Panda's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hopkins looking to pass the guard.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hopkins postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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 D.D Panda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Panda moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panda has a takedown stuffed.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Panda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hopkins smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda connects with a body shot that sends Hopkins's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda feints and as Hopkins raises his hands in defense, Panda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hopkins keeping full guard, as Panda tries to pass.
Hopkins wants to hit a sweep here but Panda passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hopkins there!
Panda controlling from mount.
Panda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda wants to take his opponent's back but Hopkins doesn't allow it.
Panda prevents Hopkins from getting the reversal.
Panda controlling from mount.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins reaches up to try and control the position but Panda seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hopkins rolls and tries to escape and now Panda has his back!
Panda gets his hands free as Hopkins looks to control.
Panda has good solid back control here.
Hopkins tries to roll but Panda sticks to his back.
Panda controls the action.
Panda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Panda.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Panda continues to hold on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
D.D Panda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Panda.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Tory Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decent striking displayed by Panda there.
Panda lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Panda clinches up with Hopkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Panda looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Panda catches Hopkins right on the button with a cross.
Panda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hopkins tries to avoid it but Panda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hopkins to the ground. Hopkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hopkins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Panda blocks it well.
Panda swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a good, hard body kick but Panda shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda clinches up against the cage.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panda throws a body shot but no joy.
D.D Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins stuffs the takedown.
Hopkins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panda misses with the combination.
Panda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda misses with the combination.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Panda throws a shot to the body.
Panda fails to land the takedown.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Panda stuns Hopkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Panda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Panda trying to pass the guard but Hopkins defending well.
Panda content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda wants to free his trapped foot but Hopkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
D.D Panda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Panda, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D.D Panda!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tino Takala (ranked 794 p4p, 773 weight class) and Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 106 p4p, 103 weight class). Gonzalez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Takala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Takala was well out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
Takala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takala blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Takala moved away.
Takala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
As Gonzalez backs away, Takala returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Takala defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Takala defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
Takala blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Takala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Takala's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Takala counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takala counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Takala swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Takala's head back.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Takala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a wild body kick that Takala sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Takala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Takala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Takala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Takala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Takala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takala is looking to counter punch.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Takala to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Takala's shoulder, as Takala tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Takala crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gonzalez - the referee stops the clock and Takala gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gonzalez. Takala manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Takala with an uppercut!
Takala slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
A counter left hand to the body from Takala misses its target.
Gonzalez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses
and Takala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takala defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but Takala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Takala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Takala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws the kick towards the body but Takala avoids it.
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takala is out of range.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and Takala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takala has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Takala avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez looks to throw a body kick
and Takala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Takala throws a big counter combination but Gonzalez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tino Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Takala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takala avoids a kick to the body.
Takala appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzalez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez jabs Takala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Takala moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
It looked like Takala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Takala counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takala.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
It looked like Takala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gonzalez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Gonzalez!
An out of breath Shaun Gonzalez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Aalto (ranked 894 p4p, 594 weight class) and Godefroy Courtial (ranked 72 p4p, 44 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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30 - 17 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courtial 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.
Courtial scores with a jab. Aalto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aalto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Courtial is looking to clinch.
Aalto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Courtial to the mat! Courtial manages to get full guard.
Courtial pulls Aalto in close to his closed guard and prevents Aalto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Aalto preventing the sweep.
Courtial trying to keep a closed guard but Aalto is proving a slippery customer.
Aalto stays in close to Courtial's body and controls the position.
Aalto wants to control from the top but Courtial keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aalto trying to control but Courtial is working from the bottom.
Aalto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial wants to sweep here but Aalto controlling him for the moment.
Aalto throws a big right hand that misses.
Aalto connects with a couple of short punches.
Aalto scoring with some ground and pound.
Courtial managing to control the position.
Courtial keeping full guard, as Aalto tries to pass.
Courtial trying to keep a closed guard but Aalto is proving a slippery customer.
Courtial looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aalto is one step ahead there.
Aalto trying to control the position from guard on top but Courtial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aalto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Courtial looking for a sweep. Not yet Courtial, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Courtial avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aalto trying to control but Courtial is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Courtial is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aalto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Courtial working a defensive guard here.
Aalto looking to pass the guard.
Courtial is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aalto tries to get to full guard but Courtial has control of the leg.
Courtial wants to pass to mount but Aalto is defending the position.
Courtial is taking a breather. Aalto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial is continuing to stall.
Aalto actively working from the bottom here.
Courtial is looking to take a break and control but Aalto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Courtial perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aalto is looking to control Courtial's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aalto avoid being mounted?
Aalto is looking to improve his position.
Courtial is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Aalto is looking for a sweep. Courtial is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Courtial moves nicely into side control.
Aalto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Courtial wants to pass to mount but Aalto is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Courtial is keen to just control but Aalto is a slippery customer.
Aalto is looking for a sweep. Courtial is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Courtial sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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 Michael Aalto will probably get the nod.
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.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Aalto shoots in but no luck this time.
Aalto moves out of range of the leg kick from Courtial.
Aalto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aalto fails to land the takedown.
Courtial tries to land a leg kick but Aalto saw it coming and moves away.
Aalto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Courtial throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aalto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Courtial throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aalto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aalto staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial cracks Aalto with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Aalto.
Aalto scores with a hook to the body. Courtial takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Courtial chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aalto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Courtial moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Courtial throws a shot from downtown. Aalto moves away and avoids it.
Courtial tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aalto is able to avoid easily.
Aalto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aalto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Nice jab there from Courtial.
Aalto looks for a takedown but Courtial sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Aalto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aalto misses with a body shot.
Courtial takes a swing at Aalto's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Courtial misses.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Aalto lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Courtial's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Courtial has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aalto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aalto checks a leg kick.
Aalto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Courtial cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Courtial throws a right hand that misses
and Aalto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Courtial clinches up against the cage.
Courtial pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Courtial with the inside leg kick.
Aalto cracks Courtial with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Courtial tenderised Aalto's leg. Aalto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Courtial misses the jab.
Courtial takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Courtial throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aalto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Courtial back to the cage. Aalto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Godefroy Courtial seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aalto shoots in for a takedown but Courtial shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Courtial.
Aalto works Courtial's body with a nice hook.
Courtial gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Courtial tries to work over Aalto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aalto tries to throw a body punch but Courtial avoids it by throwing Aalto back against the cage.
Aalto drags the fight down to the ground.
Courtial controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Courtial looking to pass the guard.
Courtial avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Courtial is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Courtial must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aalto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Courtial is one step ahead there.
Courtial trying to control but Aalto is working from the bottom.
Aalto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aalto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Courtial defends well.
Courtial lying in Aalto's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Aalto decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Courtial taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Aalto!
An out of breath Michael Aalto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 702 p4p, 430 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 96 p4p, 55 weight class). Haden comes to the cage accompanied by Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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16 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haden lands with a right hand.
Slaissi throws a leg kick
and Haden counters with a single leg into guard. Slaissi didn't expect that.
Haden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slaissi has Haden pulled in close to control his posture.
Haden 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slaissi is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Haden won't allow Slaissi to get back to his feet.
Slaissi keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slaissi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slaissi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Slaissi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slaissi throws out a counter right but Haden avoids it with no problem.
Slaissi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haden.
Haden closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haden lands in his opponent's guard.
Haden controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Haden being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Slaissi is looking to stand up but Haden isn't so interested in that idea.
Slaissi keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Slaissi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Slaissi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slaissi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slaissi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haden scores with a shot to the body.
Haden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haden misses with a wild body shot.
Slaissi throws a hook but Haden avoids it easily.
Haden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the body from Haden misses
and Slaissi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haden just misses with a punch to the body.
ZaDarius Haden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaissi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slaissi connects with an inside leg kick.
Slaissi 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.
Haden misses with a straight left.
Haden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slaissi.
Haden misses with a hook to the body
and Slaissi counters with a nice uppercut.
Haden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haden lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi throws a jab when Haden was well out of range.
Slaissi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slaissi staying out of range there.
Slaissi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Slaissi slaps away a takedown attempt from Haden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slaissi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haden.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slaissi defends well and Haden ends up having to push Slaissi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Slaissi counters with a body kick.
Slaissi has had enough of the clinch but Haden keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haden.
Haden throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slaissi manages to break the clinch.
Haden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slaissi pinned against the cage. Slaissi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.
Haden misses with an uppercut. Slaissi saw that one coming.
Slaissi throws out a counter right but Haden avoids it with no problem.
Slaissi misses with a left hand
letting Haden counter with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Haden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi lands a nice shot that snaps Haden's head back.
Haden looks to throw the jab but Slaissi is out of range.
Haden shoots in but Slaissi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZaDarius Haden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Haden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slaissi, as that shot connected.
Haden misses with a left hand
and Haden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slaissi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slaissi misses with a wild combination.
Slaissi scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi avoids the body shot from Haden.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Slaissi misses
and Haden counters with a takedown into side control.
Slaissi throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaissi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slaissi scores with a punch to the head.
Slaissi throws a body shot but no joy.
Haden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haden's hands.
Slaissi throws a body punch but Haden moves out of range.
Slaissi lands with an uppercut that bounces Haden off the cage and back into range.
Haden looks to land a left hand but Slaissi moved out of range nicely.
Slaissi throws a leg kick which misses Haden's front leg but catches the back leg as Haden tries to avoid it.
Haden throws a big shot that misses.
Slaissi moves out of range as Haden strikes.
Slaissi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slaissi looks to land a left hand but Haden moved out of range nicely.
Slaissi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haden.
Haden lands a jab to the head.
Haden misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi lands with a nice body punch.
Haden misses with a looping left.
Slaissi throws a big counter head kick but Haden avoids it with no problem.
Slaissi takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
Slaissi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haden.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haden.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slaissi counters with a stiff right hand.
Haden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slaissi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Slaissi lands an overhand right.
Haden misses with a body shot
and Haden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slaissi's guard.
Haden prevents Slaissi from getting back to his feet.
Haden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slaissi wants to sweep here but Haden controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi wants to get back to his feet but Haden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slaissi has his feet on Haden's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Slaissi looks to land a combination but Haden avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slaissi to the mat! Slaissi manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haden prevents Slaissi from getting back to his feet.
Slaissi keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Haden prevents Slaissi from getting back to his feet.
Slaissi seems keen to control Haden's posture.
Slaissi pushes Haden off and scrambles back to his feet.
Haden throws a body punch but Slaissi moves out of range.
Good shot there by Slaissi.
Slaissi slips a jab from Haden.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slaissi! But no joy.
Slaissi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Slaissi.
A good leg kick by Slaissi.
Slaissi scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaissi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slaissi. Haden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slaissi lands a slapping body shot.
Slaissi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haden.
Haden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slaissi stuns Haden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a shot to the body.
Haden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haden slips under a jab from Slaissi.
Haden throws a hook to the side of Slaissi's head but Slaissi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slaissi lands a nice shot that snaps Haden's head back.
Slaissi scores with a decent looking hook.
Slaissi cracks Haden with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Haden looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Slaissi finish him?
 Haden is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Haden.
Slaissi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Oh Haden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Slaissi misses.
Haden seems to have got his legs back now.
Slaissi lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Haden - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Slaissi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bimbo Slaissi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andor Seres (ranked 187 p4p, 232 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 27 p4p, 33 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Seres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avila gets tackled into the cage by Seres. Seres maintains the clinch.
Avila tries to work over Seres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avila trying to land knees to the body.
Avila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seres.
Seres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Avila misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Avila.
Seres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seres is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Avila.
Seres lands a nice uppercut.
Avila swings wildly with an uppercut but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avila lands a left hand.
Seres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avila backwards.
Avila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Avila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avila lands a nice uppercut.
Seres is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Avila to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seres tries to pull guard but Avila won't allow it.
Avila lands a body punch.
Seres is breathing heavily.
A short left from Avila.
Avila lands with a left to the head.
Avila blocking some punches.
Seres jumps guard.
Avila looking to pass the guard.
Avila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Avila slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Seres trying to keep a closed guard but Avila is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seres is proving hard to escape from.
Avila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Seres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Seres throws a lazy uppercut
and Avila counters with a straight right hand.
Seres takes a swing at Avila's ribcage but misses.
Julian Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres lands a jab to Avila's midsection.
Avila thuds his shin into the meat of Seres's side.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avila! But no joy.
Seres throws a leg kick
and Avila makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Seres really felt that one!
Avila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seres misses with a looping left.
Seres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avila.
Avila throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Avila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Avila fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Avila misses with a hook.
Seres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seres blocks a low kick nicely.
Avila throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seres.
Avila cracks Seres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seres throws a lazy uppercut
and Avila counters with a low kick, right behind Seres 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seres throws a leg kick
and Avila counters with a body kick that stops Seres in his tracks momentarily.
Avila slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seres. Avila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Avila throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Seres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avila. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seres scoring well with a low kick there.
Avila slips under a jab.
Seres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres throws a leg kick but Avila checks it.
Avila tries a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Avila looks to land a body kick but Seres moved away.
Seres misses with a looping left.
Seres throws a jab when Avila was well out of range.
Avila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Avila takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Avila misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Avila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seres moves out of range as Avila strikes.
Seres checks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seres or perhaps it was just good defense by Avila, which made it look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Avila.
Seres lands with a hook. Avila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Avila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seres was well out of range. Poor timing from Avila.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres throws a leg kick
enabling Avila to counter with a crisp jab.
Avila is looking to slow Seres down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avila. That's going to slow Seres down.
Avila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Avila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Julian Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Avila.
Seres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avila. Avila obviously looking to wear him down.
Seres is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seres throws a hook but Avila blocks it.
Avila takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Seres misses with a takedown attempt - Avila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Avila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Avila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seres misses with an uppercut. Avila saw that one coming.
Seres checks the leg kick.
Seres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Avila sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avila misses the shot to the body.
Avila's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seres under the eye.
Avila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Avila finds it's target.
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!
Avila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seres.
Avila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seres looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Avila trying to control but Seres postures up.
Seres controlling the action here.
Avila manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila controlling the position.
Seres not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Avila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avila trying to keep a closed guard but Seres is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avila. That's going to slow Seres down.
Avila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avila moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Avila takes one to the side of the head.
Avila misses with a body shot.
Seres moves out of range of the body kick from Avila.
Seres moves out of range of the body kick from Avila.
A jab lands there for Avila.
Avila lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Seres.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Avila takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seres tries to clinch but Avila is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Seres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Avila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avila feints and then cracks Seres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seres down.
Avila connects with a right hand. Seres shakes it off.
Avila lands with a cross.
Avila tries a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Avila moves out of range of the strikes.
Seres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres throws a body shot but no joy.
Avila missing with a left hand there. Seres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avila lands a jab to Seres's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avila scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seres avoids the body shot from Avila.
Seres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Avila throws out a powerful jab.
Avila takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Seres is looking to counter punch.
Avila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Avila throws a leg kick that misses.
Seres throws a leg kick but Avila checks it.
Avila moves away from the strike by Seres.
Avila connects with a leg kick.
Avila throws a solid leg kick but Seres takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Avila.
Seres slips under a jab from Avila.
Seres throws a leg kick which misses Avila's front leg but catches the back leg as Avila tries to avoid it.
Seres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Avila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seres tries to score a power double leg takedown but Avila sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Seres somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avila looks to throw a body kick
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avila.
A swing and a miss from Avila.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Avila.
Seres misses with a low kick.
Avila defending well as Seres loads up on a big left hand.
Avila jabs at Seres's body.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seres misses with a hook. Avila ducked under it nicely.
Avila feints a counter leg kick.
Seres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avila flicks out a counter leg kick but Seres steps away.
Seres misses with a hook
and Seres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seres wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Avila.
A low kick lands for Avila.
Avila scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Avila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Seres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Seres misses.
Avila throws out a leg kick but Seres moves out of range and Avila only half commits.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seres is defended easily by Avila.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seres has a takedown stuffed.
Avila doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Seres throws a right hand that misses
letting Avila counter with a right hand.
Avila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avila.
Seres throws out a leg kick but Avila moves out of range and Seres only half commits.
Seres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Avila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seres.
Avila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Avila throws a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avila but Avila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andor Seres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julian Avila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Avila looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Avila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Avila winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Avila!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ochoa (ranked 140 p4p, 221 weight class) and Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 19 p4p, 29 weight class). Ochoa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gang Signs by The Game. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skurwysynowski misses with a body punch
and Ochoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skurwysynowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ochoa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ochoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skurwysynowski.
Ochoa walks into a jab.
Skurwysynowski connects with the punch.
Skurwysynowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ochoa.
Ochoa looks to throw the jab but Skurwysynowski is out of range.
Skurwysynowski tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Ochoa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skurwysynowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skurwysynowski closes the distance and clinches.
Ochoa blocking some punches.
Skurwysynowski tries to throw a body punch but Ochoa avoids it by throwing Skurwysynowski back against the cage.
Skurwysynowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
I was talking to Ochoa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ochoa is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski - that landed with a thud.
Ochoa managing to block the knees to the body from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa avoiding damage as Skurwysynowski throws knees to the body.
Skurwysynowski lands a right hand.
Ochoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skurwysynowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skurwysynowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skurwysynowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ochoa's elbow.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Ochoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skurwysynowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skurwysynowski obliges.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski digs a right hand into Ochoa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ochoa's gas tank.
Ochoa avoiding damage as Skurwysynowski throws knees to the body.
Skurwysynowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski lands a left hand.
Skurwysynowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Ochoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ochoa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Skurwysynowski can turn it around.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Ochoa.
Skurwysynowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skurwysynowski tries to work over Ochoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skurwysynowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ochoa.
Skurwysynowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Ochoa avoids the damage to the body.
Ochoa can't find room to land a body shot as Skurwysynowski controls the action.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Skurwysynowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski pushes Ochoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa tries to throw a body punch but Skurwysynowski avoids it by throwing Ochoa back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skurwysynowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skurwysynowski.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shot to the side of Ochoa's head.
Skurwysynowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski landing knees to the head.
Skurwysynowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skurwysynowski can't find room to land a body shot as Ochoa controls the action.
Ochoa misses with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skurwysynowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skurwysynowski works on Ochoa's body with a couple of short punches.
Skurwysynowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ochoa takes a shot to the head.
Skurwysynowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
A body shot lands from Skurwysynowski.
A body shot lands from Skurwysynowski.
Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skurwysynowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands with a light punch inside.
Skurwysynowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Skurwysynowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skurwysynowski digs a right hand underneath Ochoa's ribcage. Ochoa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skurwysynowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Skurwysynowski on the inside.
Ochoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skurwysynowski's elbow.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shot to the side of Ochoa's head.
Skurwysynowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skurwysynowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ochoa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skurwysynowski.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A body shot lands from Skurwysynowski.
A right hook to the body lands for Skurwysynowski.
A short left from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skurwysynowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skurwysynowski crunches a lovely knee into Ochoa's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skurwysynowski obliges.
Skurwysynowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ochoa prevents a body shot from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skurwysynowski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skurwysynowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skurwysynowski misses with an uppercut
and Ochoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ochoa throws a poor cross that misses
and Skurwysynowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skurwysynowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skurwysynowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skurwysynowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skurwysynowski with a nice cross.
Ochoa tries to land a front kick but Skurwysynowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ochoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Skurwysynowski.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skurwysynowski misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Ochoa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski thumps Ochoa with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Skurwysynowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ochoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skurwysynowski manages to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa moves away from the strike by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Ochoa off the cage and back into range.
Ochoa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ochoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skurwysynowski manages to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Skurwysynowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skurwysynowski loads up on a big right hand but Ochoa slips the punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Skurwysynowski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Skurwysynowski lands a really nice looking cross but Ochoa seems unphased.
Skurwysynowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Ochoa throws a counter high kick but Skurwysynowski was just alert enough to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski throws a looping overhand right but Ochoa ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ochoa misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ochoa at a distance.
Skurwysynowski looks to land a right hand but Ochoa moved out of range.
Skurwysynowski scores with a hook to the body. Ochoa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Skurwysynowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ochoa.
A big left from Skurwysynowski misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ochoa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skurwysynowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skurwysynowski throws a head kick that misses.
Ochoa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skurwysynowski lands a jab.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook but Ochoa avoids it easily.
Skurwysynowski is looking to slow Ochoa down with leg kicks.
Ochoa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ochoa ducks right into an uppercut from Skurwysynowski.
Ochoa throws a leg kick
and Skurwysynowski counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski cracks Ochoa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ochoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ochoa throwing a counter right hand but Skurwysynowski manages to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski is looking to clinch but Ochoa is avoiding it.
Ochoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skurwysynowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Ochoa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ochoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skurwysynowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skurwysynowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ochoa counters with a straight right hand.
Skurwysynowski misses with a hook
and Ochoa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ochoa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skurwysynowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skurwysynowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochoa walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skurwysynowski looks to land a left hand but Ochoa moved out of range nicely.
And Ochoa counters with a quick kick to the body but Skurwysynowski blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski is looking to clinch but Ochoa is avoiding it.
Ochoa slips a jab from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ochoa throwing a counter right hand but Skurwysynowski manages to avoid it.
Ochoa blocks a jab.
A jab from Skurwysynowski misses.
Ochoa is looking to counter punch.
Skurwysynowski misses with a hook
and Ochoa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ochoa slips a jab from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ochoa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Skurwysynowski throws the left hand but Ochoa avoids the punch easily.
Ochoa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anthony Ochoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skurwysynowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skurwysynowski 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.
Ochoa throws a body kick that misses
and Skurwysynowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skurwysynowski avoids the head kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa moves out of range as Skurwysynowski strikes.
Skurwysynowski throws a right hand that misses
and Ochoa counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skurwysynowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ochoa's hands.
A big left from Skurwysynowski misses.
Ochoa looks to throw the jab but Skurwysynowski is out of range.
Ochoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skurwysynowski.
Ochoa misses with a looping right.
Skurwysynowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ochoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skurwysynowski.
Ochoa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ochoa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skurwysynowski lands a high kick!
Skurwysynowski keeps Ochoa at a distance using the push kick.
Ochoa needs to keep his hands up - Skurwysynowski had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Ochoa misses
letting Skurwysynowski counter with a right hand.
Ochoa throws an overhand right that lands on Skurwysynowski's shoulder, as Skurwysynowski tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Ochoa.
Skurwysynowski throws a looping overhand right but Ochoa ducks down to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skurwysynowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ochoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ochoa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa misses the jab.
Ochoa throws a big shot that misses.
Skurwysynowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ochoa moves away.
Skurwysynowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skurwysynowski lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skurwysynowski is looking to clinch but Ochoa is avoiding it.
Ochoa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skurwysynowski - that will leave a mark!
Skurwysynowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skurwysynowski tries to clinch but Ochoa is having none of it.
Ochoa throws a hook to the side of Skurwysynowski's head but Skurwysynowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ochoa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skurwysynowski lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski throws a body punch but Ochoa moves out of range.
Ochoa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ochoa throws a lazy right hand but Skurwysynowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skurwysynowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ochoa's sensitive parts.
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Skurwysynowski scores with a leg kick.
Ochoa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Skurwysynowski cracks Ochoa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ochoa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skurwysynowski.
Ochoa takes one to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski throws the left hand but Ochoa avoids the punch easily.
Skurwysynowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ochoa under the eye.
Skurwysynowski is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski misses with a looping left.
Skurwysynowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skurwysynowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Skurwysynowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skurwysynowski misses with a left hand
and Ochoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ochoa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skurwysynowski throws out a leg kick but Ochoa moves out of range and Skurwysynowski only half commits.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ochoa.
Skurwysynowski ducks right into an uppercut from Ochoa.
Skurwysynowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skurwysynowski misses with a looping right.
It looked like Ochoa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski throws a body punch but Ochoa moves out of range.
Ochoa tried to counter with a leg kick but Skurwysynowski avoided it.
Skurwysynowski ducks under a wild hook from Ochoa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Skurwysynowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skurwysynowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
Our winner, Vladimir Skurwysynowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 17 p4p, 159 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 5 p4p, 23 weight class). Kreischer comes to the cage accompanied by Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreischer misses with a jab to the body
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line lands with a good body shot.
Kreischer misses the body punch
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
Line scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kreischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
A jab from Kreischer does it's job there.
Kreischer misses with a hook.
Line feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kreischers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kreischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Line manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreischer punishes Line's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line avoids the body shot from Kreischer.
Kreischer throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Line throws a fast counter high kick but Kreischer manages to duck under it in time.
Kreischer rushes Line and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Line working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kreischer connects with a knee to the head.
Kreischer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line lands a right hand.
Kreischer looking to throw knees to the head but Line is blocking nicely.
Line misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Line.
Line pushes Kreischer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Kreischer.
A short left from Line.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kreischer obliges.
Line misses with a body punch.
Kreischer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Kreischer misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Line tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreischer's elbow.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Kreischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Kreischer crunches a lovely knee into Line's ribcage.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
A nice left hand lands by Kreischer.
Kreischer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kreischer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Line lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Line looks winded!
Kreischer lands a body punch.
Kreischer lands a good knee to the midsection. Line won't want to take too many of those.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer connects with a knee to the head.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kreischer.
Kreischer scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Gothic Line has been cut.
Kreischer lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Line blocks with his arms.
Kreischer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kreischer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Line in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kreischer connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer lands a shoulder strike.
Kreischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Kreischer works on Line's body with a couple of short punches.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line tries to throw a body punch but Kreischer avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
A short right from Kreischer.
Kreischer digs a right hand into Line's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Line's gas tank.
Kreischer cracks Line with a nice body shot.
Kreischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kreischer lands a knee to the head.
Kreischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kreischer pushes Line back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kreischer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Line is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a body punch.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer lands with a right to the head.
Kreischer working Line over with knees to the body.
Kreischer lands a right hand.
Kreischer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Line is still on wobbly legs! Can Kreischer finish him?
Kreischer gets through Line's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Line misses with the head strike.
Kreischer pushes Line back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kreischer blocks a body shot from Line.
Line seems to have recovered his senses.
Kreischer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Kreischer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Line in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kreischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Line has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kreischer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Line can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kreischer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kreischer misses with a punch to the body.
Kreischer lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kreischer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kreischer obliges.
Kreischer lands a knee to the body.
Kreischer scores with a hook to the body.
Kreischer landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Kreischer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gothic Line's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kreischer closes the distance and pushes Line back into the cage.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Line blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Kreischer.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kreischer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kreischer lands a body punch.
I was talking to Kreischer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Line blocks with his arms.
Kreischer is working Line over against the cage.
Kreischer scores a nice knee to the body.
Kreischer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kreischer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer lands a big knee to the head and Line goes down! Kreischer is looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big shot lands for Kreischer! That's hurt Line! Will he recover? Kreischer fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Albatross (ranked 1 p4p, 42 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Tax Payer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albatross cracks a nice hook into Tax Payer's ribs.
Tax Payer blocks a head kick by Albatross.
Tax Payer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Albatross with a body shot.
Tax Payer throws an off balance right hand
and Albatross counters with a nice uppercut.
Albatross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Albatross needs to keep his hands up - Tax Payer had a free shot at his head there.
Tax Payer misses with a hook
and Albatross counters with a nice right hand that sends Tax Payer toppling to the canvas! Tax Payer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Albatross finish him?!
Tax Payer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albatross swings widly with a right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a straight right hand.
Albatross digs a good body shot into Tax Payer's ribs.
Albatross throws a front kick aimed at Tax Payer's knee but Tax Payer avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Albatross.
Albatross throws a poor cross that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Albatross explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Albatross 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.
Albatross feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tax Payer sprawling to the canvas! Tax Payer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Albatross finish him?!
Tax Payer is still on wobbly legs! Can Albatross finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albatross cracks Tax Payer with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tax Payer seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Albatross.
Tax Payer throws a combination that misses
and Albatross counters with a leg kick.
Albatross lands a big right hand that sends Tax Payer crashing to the mat! Albatross stays standing though and waves Tax Payer back to his feet!
Tax Payer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Albatross throws a jab but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Albatross thumps Tax Payer with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross misses with a low kick as Tax Payer jumps back.
Good leg kick by Albatross.
Tax Payer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tax Payer throws a right hand that misses
and Albatross counters with a stiff right hand.
Albatross lands a big uppercut and Tax Payer crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tax Payer looks OK. Albatross waves Tax Payer back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tax Payer slips a straight right by Albatross.
Albatross knocks out Tax Payer with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Albatross before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Albatross picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Johnny Albatross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 2 p4p, 16 weight class) and Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Nakagawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Koto - CloZee. Gunnarsson has chosen Björk - Army Of Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakagawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson looks for the body kick but Nakagawa saw that one coming.
Nakagawa throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Nakagawa cracks Gunnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakagawa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gunnarsson's guard.
Nakagawa is sitting in close to Gunnarsson's body. Gunnarsson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nakagawa is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nakagawa is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gunnarsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
Gunnar Gunnarsson is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Gunnarsson 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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