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DMMA 317 Temidare vs Zahedi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Dlask (ranked 3174 p4p, 3662 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 325 p4p, 368 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominik Dlask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner tries to keep at a distance but Dlask has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've been hearing that Dlask has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dlask distracts Banner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dlask throws a big right hand that misses.
Dlask is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banner has momentary wrist control but Dlask slips an elbow through the middle.
Banner has momentary wrist control but Dlask slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dlask accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banner keeping full guard, as Dlask tries to pass.
Dlask scoring with some ground and pound.
Dlask throwing strikes from guard but Banner blocks nicely.
Banner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dlask defends it easily.
Dlask chips away with some ground and pound.
Dlask lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dlask throwing strikes but missing.
Dlask lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlask postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dlask chips away with some ground and pound.
 Banner is rocked!
Dlask lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banner is still in real trouble! Can Dlask finish him?
Dlask postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Banner covers up, he's hurt! Dlask keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Dlask and the ref steps in to end the fight! Dlask can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominik Dlask!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Chestner (ranked 2379 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 278 p4p, 303 weight class). Chestner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Bruiser. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marley's choice of entrance music: Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock. 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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Chestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestner shoots and misses
and Marley counters with a head kick that drops Chestner to the mat! Chestner scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Chestner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Chestner's shoulder, as Chestner tries to avoid the shot.
Marley fails to land with a series of punches.
Marley slips a straight right by Chestner.
Marley with the counter takedown but Chestner avoids it easily.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chestner was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chestner.
Marley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chestner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marley slips under a jab from Chestner.
Chestner digs a good hook to Marley's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley scoring well with a low kick there.
Marley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Chestner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marley walks into a left hand.
Marley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brad Chestner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley darts in and clinches Chestner up against the cage.
Marley manages to break the clinch.
Chestner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chestner scores with a decent looking hook.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chestner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a head kick but Chestner moves out of range.
Chestner misses the jab.
As Chestner backs off Marley throws a huge counter combo but Chestner manages to avoid it all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Chestner misses
and Marley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chestner slips under a jab from Marley.
Chestner walks into a stiff left hand from Marley.
It looks like Chestner has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chestner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chestner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chestner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Marley throws a leg kick
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chestner avoids the head kick by Marley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
Chestner slips under a jab.
Chestner misses with a lunging right hand
and Chestner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Chestner misses its intended target.
Chestner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chestner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley tries to improve position but can't.
Chestner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Marley!
Chestner looking to control but Marley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marley keeps trying to improve his position.
Chestner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marley is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to lock up and control but Chestner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Marley trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley is refusing to be controlled, as Chestner sits in half guard.
Marley manages to get to full guard.
Marley controls Chestner momentarily but Chestner frees himself.
Chestner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marley is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rakeem Marley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chestner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chestner scrambles back to his feet.
Chestner misses with an uppercut
and Marley moves into the clinch.
Marley working hard to break the clinch.
Marley trying to stall but Chestner improves his position.
A short right from Chestner on the inside.
Chestner misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Chestner.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
Chestner lands a slapping body shot.
Marley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chestner's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Chestner with that takedown attempt.
Rakeem Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley misses with a hook
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chestner goes for a double leg but Marley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marley continues to drive forward.
Chestner moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley prevents a body shot from Chestner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marley has had enough of the clinch but Chestner keeps him there for the moment.
Marley fails to pull guard.
Chestner presses Marley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Chestner as the two fighters clinch.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Chestner fails to land.
Chestner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley has Chestner pushed against the cage.
Marley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chestner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chestner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marleys head.
Chestner lands an uppercut.
Chestner has picked Marley up - he's going for a ride! Chestner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
Chestner trying to mount his opponent but Marley defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley trying to hold on to Chestner's head to control him but Chestner postures up.
Chestner is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marley is trying to stand back up but Chestner is controlling him
Brad Chestner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chestner wants to control but Marley is keeping him busy.
Chestner wants to work for an arm triangle but Marley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marley trying to hold on to Chestner's head to control him but Chestner postures up.
Chestner trying to mount his opponent but Marley defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chestner is working away from the top position though.
Chestner wants to free his trapped foot but Marley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chestner is working away from the top position though.
Chestner is looking for a kimura but Marley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chestner to get the leverage.
Chestner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marley actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marley actively working from the bottom here.
Marley trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chestner scores with a decent looking hook.
Marley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chestner counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
Chestner lands with a straight right. Marley didn't see that one coming.
Marley gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Marley tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Chestner is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Marley buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Marley!! Marley is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Chestner throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Chestner!
Brad Chestner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Rakeem Marley was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back better, jah bless'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Mills (ranked 1988 p4p, 2537 weight class) and Grizzley Adams (ranked 76 p4p, 129 weight class). Mills comes into the arena with Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grizzley Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mills looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mills explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mills has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Adams throws a looping overhand right but Mills ducks down to avoid it.
Adams dives in and grabs Mills's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mills can pounce on him.
Mills scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Grizzley Adams has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Mills wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Mills half committed to a counter leg kick.
Adams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mills trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mills seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mills is trying to keep Adams in close.
Mills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Adams working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Adams is in close to Mills's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mills trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Mills.
Adams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mills bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams working a defensive guard here.
Adams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mills throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mills stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams is trying to control the position but Mills postures up.
Mills wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Mills won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Mills trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Mills won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mills looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Mills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Adams misses with a straight right.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adams looks to land a combination but Mills avoids it well.
As Adams looks to move away, Mills throws a big counter combo but Adams just gets out of the way.
Adams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mills sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mills gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mills.
Adams tries to score a body lock takedown but Mills shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edward Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grizzley Adams.
Adams looks winded!
Mills's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mills closes the distance and clinches.
Mills escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mills tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mills sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adams somewhat.
Mills is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Mills on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mills lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Mills slams his shin into Adams's torso.
Mills lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mills.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Whack! Mills lands a heavy head kick that drops Adams. The ref tackles Mills to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Adams was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Edward Mills!
Edward Mills took some time post fight to say the following; 'Da Honest Consumption uf Pickles is good fur all! Long live da Pickles!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 1807 p4p, 1689 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 166 p4p, 160 weight class). 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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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 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahomes connects with a jab.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Mahomes with the inside leg kick.
Mahomes lands with a cross.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Mahomes's head but Mahomes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahomes throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
Mahomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Joshy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A bone on bone clash there as Joshy blocks the leg kick.
Joshy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahomes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joshy lands a jab to Mahomes's midsection.
Mahomes misses with a left hand
and Mahomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahomes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joshy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Joshy misses with a right hand
enabling Mahomes to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahomes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mahomes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshy moves away.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Joshy walks into a jab.
Joshy slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes stuns Joshy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes slips a straight right by Joshy.
A bone on bone clash there as Joshy blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Joshy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Joshy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Joshy checks the leg kick.
Mahomes swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Mahomes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mahomes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Joshy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahomes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joshy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mahomes.
Mahomes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Mahomes's shoulder, as Mahomes tries to avoid the shot.
Joshy tries to clinch up.
Mahomes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahomes connects with a body shot.
Mahomes tries to work over Joshy's front leg with a kick but Joshy checks it.
Mahomes avoids a kick to the body.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Joshy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahomes misses with a low kick.
Mahomes avoids the body shot from Joshy.
Joshy misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Joshy blocks the leg kick.
Joshy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahomes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Joshy.
Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
Nice straight punches there by Mahomes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mahomes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Joshy does no damage.
Mahomes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mahomes throws an off balance right hand
and Joshy counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mahomes counters with a straight right hand.
Mahomes throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Mahomes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joshy misses with a hook to the body
and Mahomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joshy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahomes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joshy lands a jab to Mahomes's midsection.
Joshy moves forwards but Mahomes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahomes.
Mahomes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Joshy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That kick from Mahomes tenderised Joshy's leg. Joshy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahomes darts in and clinches Joshy up against the cage.
Mahomes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshy controls his hands.
Mahomes pushes Joshy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes has a couple of punches blocked by Joshy.
Joshy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahomes's elbow.
Mahomes is leaning against Joshy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joshy presses Mahomes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joshy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahomess head.
Joshy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joshy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mahomes tries to work over Joshy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahomes has a couple of punches blocked by Joshy.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Mahomes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
Mahomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joshy lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes slows down the pace here.
Joshy is trying to pull guard but Mahomes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mahomes taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahomes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Joshy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
Mahomes misses with a hook. Joshy ducked under it nicely.
Joshy clinches up against the cage.
Mahomes misses with the head strike.
Mahomes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahomes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Joshy fails to land.
Joshy misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy lands with a left to the head.
Joshy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahomes blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahomes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahomes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mahomes tries to throw a body punch but Joshy avoids it by throwing Mahomes back against the cage.
Joshy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahomes.
Mahomes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joshy is keeping busy.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshy controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes lands a body shot.
Joshy misses with a knee to the head.
Mahomes blocks a body shot from Joshy.
Joshy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahomes backwards.
Joshy tries to throw a body punch but Mahomes avoids it by throwing Joshy back against the cage.
Joshy misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joshy.
Mahomes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joshy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahomes misses with some punches.
Joshy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Mahomes.
Mahomes blocking some punches.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshy controls his hands.
Joshy takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshy.
Joshy 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.
Joshy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahomes controls his hands.
A short right from Mahomes on the inside.
Mahomes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joshy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahomes backwards.
Mahomes works on Joshy's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Mahomes.
Mahomes lands with a left to the head.
Joshy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahomess head.
Mahomes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahomes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mahomes - that will leave a mark!
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Mahomes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mahomes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joshy just misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahomes moves away.
Mahomes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joshy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mahomes scrambles back to his feet.
Joshy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joshy throws a leg kick
and Mahomes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahomes missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahomes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes is looking to clinch.
Joshy misses the shot to the body.
Mahomes throws out a counter right but Joshy avoids it with no problem.
Joshy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahomes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joshy lands with a good body shot.
Joshy misses with an uppercut
and Mahomes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joshy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Joshy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joshy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mahomes manages to circle out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahomes misses the target.
A low kick from Mahomes is predictable there
and Joshy counters with a straight right hand.
Joshy swinging wildly here.
Mahomes throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
Mahomes closes the distance and clinches.
Mahomes digs a right hand underneath Joshy's ribcage. Joshy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joshy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshy scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Mahomes scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshy's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joshy.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joshy misses the shot to the body.
Mahomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joshy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a leg kick which misses Joshy's front leg but catches the back leg as Joshy tries to avoid it.
Joshy scores with the left hand. Mahomes knows he should have avoided that one.
Mahomes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joshy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Joshy misses the target.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahomes is just out of range.
Mahomes misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mahomes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joshy in his tracks.
Mahomes throws a hook but Joshy blocks it.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a kick to the body.
Joshy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mahomes digs a good body shot into Joshy's ribs.
Joshy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mahomes connects with the punch.
Joshy with a nice calf kick.
Mahomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joshy.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy staying out of range there.
Joshy moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick.
Joshy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Mahomes misses.
Joshy tests Mahomes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahomes in his tracks.
Mahomes misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick from Mahomes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes slips a jab from Joshy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut
and Joshy counters with a nice uppercut.
Joshy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahomes.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes looks to throw the jab but Joshy is out of range.
Mahomes wants to slow Joshy down by chopping away at his legs.
Mahomes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahomes misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes slips a straight right by Joshy.
Mahomes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahomes! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes wants to counter with a clinch but Joshy pushes him away.
Joshy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mahomes dodges the punch combination from Joshy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mahomes lands with a kick to the temple. Joshy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Joshy misses with a series of wild punches.
Joshy dodges the punch combination from Mahomes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Mahomes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahomes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Mahomes.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a series of punches but Mahomes moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mahomes.
Joshy feints a jab promting Mahomes to slip. Joshy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mahomes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joshy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mahomes moves out of range as Joshy throws a body kick.
Mahomes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joshy 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Joshy as he connects with a hook.
Mahomes throws a low kick but Joshy moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Joshy.
Mahomes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mahomes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Mahomes misses its intended target.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Joshy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joshy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahomes throws out the jab.
Mahomes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahomes lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joshy lands with a right hand.
Mahomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joshy.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joshy dips to his left and cracks Mahomes with an uppercut!
Mahomes scores with a nice strike.
Mahomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Mahomes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes throws a front kick aimed at Joshy's knee but Joshy avoids it well.
Mahomes tries to clinch but Joshy is having none of it.
Bam Bam Joshy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahomes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joshy on the side of the head.
Joshy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mahomes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mahomes 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Martins (ranked 1202 p4p, 2163 weight class) and Bobby Mercer (ranked 114 p4p, 191 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Monte Tiene Garabato. Mercer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins checks a leg kick.
Martins throws a counter high kick but Mercer was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Martins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martins avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Martins is looking to counter punch.
Mercer cracks Martins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercer throws a push kick but Martins slaps the foot to one side.
Martins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Mercer misses.
Mercer drops his hands momentarily and Martins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martins cracks Mercer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martins scores with a head kick. Mercer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer looks to land a left hand but Martins moved out of range nicely.
Mercer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mercer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mercer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Martins moves out of range.
Martins digs a good body shot into Mercer's ribs.
Martins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martins looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Martins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercer momentarily.
Martins throws a nice looking combination but Mercer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martins tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer tries a low kick but Martins avoids it.
Mercer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martins.
Martins throws a hook but Mercer blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercer.
Mercer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mercer misses with a combination
and Martins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mercer throws the kick towards the body but Martins avoids it.
Mercer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martins is looking to counter with a body kick.
Martins ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Bobby Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Mercer moves out of range of the body kick from Martins.
Martins moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Mercer blocks with his arms.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Martins.
A short right from Martins on the inside.
Mercer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
Martins gets a clinch.
Mercer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercer landing knees to the body.
Martins trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercer lands a body punch.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Martins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mercer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
Mercer crunches a lovely knee into Martins's ribcage.
Mercer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Diogo Martins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mercer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mercer lands a big head kick that sends Martins tumbling to the mat! Mercer takes a step backwards and waves Martins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martins throws a wild hook but Mercer just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Martins gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Mercer raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Mercer!
Post fight, Bobby Mercer took to the microphone: 'What a ride it's been Dynasty! I loved every minute here! This org is one of the best around & it's not going anywhere, anytime soon. Love you all! Glad I could end on a high note! Sorry Diogo, there's not gona be a rubber match.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jumba Smif (ranked 910 p4p, 942 weight class) and Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 74 p4p, 79 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhtankhanov misses with a double jab.
Smif clobbers Akhtankhanov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akhtankhanov staying out of range there.
Akhtankhanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Smif gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akhtankhanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Akhtankhanov throws a head punch that misses.
Akhtankhanov gets through Smif's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands with a light punch inside.
Smif misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akhtankhanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhtankhanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smif looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been told by Smif's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smif throws a leg kick but Akhtankhanov moved away.
A little jabbing left from Akhtankhanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akhtankhanov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smif tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smif takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smif goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Akhtankhanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. Smif was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smif walks into a jab.
Jab from Akhtankhanov.
Smif tried to score with a low kick but Akhtankhanov checks it.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Smif clinches.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhtankhanov throws a head punch that misses.
Akhtankhanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhtankhanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Akhtankhanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smif up against the cage.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Smif throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akhtankhanovs head.
Smif working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akhtankhanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smif.
Smif ducks under a wild hook from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Akhtankhanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akhtankhanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akhtankhanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smif.
Akhtankhanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smif throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Smif.
Akhtankhanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Smif throws a quick counter kick to the body but Akhtankhanov avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Akhtankhanov.
A punch combination from Akhtankhanov misses.
Smif ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a combination but Smif avoids it well.
As Akhtankhanov backs away, Smif returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Akhtankhanov punishes Smif's body with a nice straight punch.
Akhtankhanov moves into range and clinches up with Smif.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif cracks Akhtankhanov with a nice body shot.
Smif lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akhtankhanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhtankhanov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhtankhanov.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akhtankhanov.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
Smif throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akhtankhanovs head.
We've been informed that Akhtankhanov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smif blocking some punches.
Akhtankhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akhtankhanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Akhtankhanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smif misses with some punches.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akhtankhanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Smif controls his hands.
Akhtankhanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akhtankhanov breaks from the clinch.
Smif bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smif looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akhtankhanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smif scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akhtankhanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Akhtankhanov misses.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight right.
Smif attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smif scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smif with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akhtankhanov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab.
Akhtankhanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akhtankhanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akhtankhanov avoids the body shot from Smif.
Smif avoids a kick to the body.
Akhtankhanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smif scores with a shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping right.
Smif swings widly with a right hand
and Akhtankhanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a body kick but Smif moved away.
Akhtankhanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akhtankhanov throws the kick towards the body but Smif avoids it.
Smif turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smif. That's going to slow Akhtankhanov down.
Smif fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Akhtankhanov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Smif 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akhtankhanov.
Smif slips a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Smif has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akhtankhanov.
Smif throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Akhtankhanov on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhtankhanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akhtankhanov lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Smif there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook. Smif ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Smif misses the target.
Akhtankhanov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Akhtankhanov scores with a hook.
Smif lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Smif.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smif slips under a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Smif works the jab nicely.
Akhtankhanov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smif counters with a thumping low kick.
Akhtankhanov tests Smif's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akhtankhanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Akhtankhanov 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.
Smif misses with a straight left.
Jumba Smif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smif clinches with his opponent.
Smif throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smif tries to throw a body punch but Akhtankhanov avoids it by throwing Smif back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Akhtankhanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smif works on Akhtankhanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Smif goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Smif working aggressively here.
A short right from Smif on the inside.
Akhtankhanov lands an uppercut.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Smif.
Akhtankhanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Akhtankhanov.
A nice left hand lands by Smif.
Akhtankhanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smif digs a right hand underneath Akhtankhanov's ribcage. Akhtankhanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akhtankhanov lands with a light punch inside.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akhtankhanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akhtankhanov blocks an uppercut.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif scores with a hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Smif.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Smif.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range as Smif throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smif lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Akhtankhanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akhtankhanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smif misses with an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov tries a low kick but Smif avoids it.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Akhtankhanov misses with a wild body shot.
Smif lands with a straight right. Akhtankhanov didn't see that one coming.
Smif steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Smif ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smif connects with a jab.
Smif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut. Smif saw that one coming.
Akhtankhanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov takes one to the side of the head.
Smif throws a jab when Akhtankhanov was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jumba Smif will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Akhtankhanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smif scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smif fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akhtankhanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akhtankhanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smif throws a body kick that misses.
Akhtankhanov lands with a straight right. Smif didn't see that one coming.
Akhtankhanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Smif clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smif.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhtankhanov.
Jumba Smif has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akhtankhanov scores with a shot to the side of Smif's head.
Smif blocks a body shot from Akhtankhanov.
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!
Smif goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Smif.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif misses with some punches.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akhtankhanov pushes Smif back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smif gets tackled into the cage by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov maintains the clinch.
Akhtankhanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Smif gets an underhook and turns Akhtankhanov into the cage.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akhtankhanov blocks an uppercut.
Smif lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smif working aggressively here.
Smif tries to work over Akhtankhanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akhtankhanov blocking some punches.
Akhtankhanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smif connects with a jab.
Smif slips under a jab.
Smif moves out of range as Akhtankhanov throws a body kick.
Smif connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smif tries to clinch but Akhtankhanov is having none of it.
Akhtankhanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab to the nose.
Akhtankhanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif missing with a left hand there. Akhtankhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smif moves in looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov pushes him off.
Akhtankhanov misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov misses with a wild combination.
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smif lands with a straight right. Akhtankhanov didn't see that one coming.
Akhtankhanov scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smif throws a head kick but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
It seemed like Akhtankhanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smif throws a shot from downtown. Akhtankhanov moves away and avoids it.
Smif uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smif keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Smif blocks it.
Akhtankhanov moves forwards but Smif connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Akhtankhanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Akhtankhanov darts in and clinches Smif up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Smif won't allow it.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akhtankhanov ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Smif keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akhtankhanov.
A head kick misses from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smif looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Smif misses its intended target.
Smif dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov avoids the body shot from Smif.
Smif throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Smif misses.
Akhtankhanov with a nice calf kick.
Smif misses with a hook. Akhtankhanov ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akhtankhanov. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akhtankhanov tries to land a front kick but Smif steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akhtankhanov lands with a right hand.
Akhtankhanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Akhtankhanov throws a front kick that sends Smif stumbling back into the cage.
Smif checks a low kick from Akhtankhanov.
Smif tries to land a leg kick but Akhtankhanov saw it coming and moves away.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smif.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice hook to Smif's body. Smif takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akhtankhanov looks for the body kick but Smif saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Smif. That snapped Akhtankhanov's head back.
Akhtankhanov throws an overhand right that lands on Smif's shoulder, as Smif tries to avoid the shot.
Smif tried to counter with a leg kick but Akhtankhanov avoided it.
A head kick misses from Smif.
Akhtankhanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab to the nose.
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akhtankhanov thuds a left hand into Smif's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Akhtankhanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
A victorious Aslanbek Akhtankhanov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Ebe (ranked 807 p4p, 976 weight class) and Rob Ruthless (ranked 101 p4p, 128 weight class). Ruthless is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All for the Cash. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruthless's head backwards.
It looks like Rob Ruthless has been cut.
Ruthless is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ebe misses with a hook
and Ruthless counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ebe misses with a body shot
and Ruthless cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Ebe misses
and Ruthless counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ebe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ebe throws a shot from downtown. Ruthless moves away and avoids it.
Ruthless swings for the body but Ebe moves out of range.
Ruthless misses with a low kick.
Ruthless looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ebe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Ebe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ebe throws a head kick but Ruthless moves out of range.
Ruthless appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ebe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruthless has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruthless takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ebe walks into a jab.
Ruthless throws a nice looking combination but Ebe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ebe throws out a loose jab but Ruthless uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebe throws a right hand that misses
and Ruthless counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebe ducks under a wild hook from Ruthless.
Ruthless throws a hook to the side of Ebe's head but Ebe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruthless blocks a head kick by Ebe.
Ruthless looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruthless slips a straight right by Ebe.
A head kick misses from Ebe.
Ebe sizes up Ruthless with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruthless stalks Ebe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ebe's face. Ebe staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Isaac Ebe has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthless moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe misses with a left hand
and Ruthless counters with a nice body shot.
Ruthless pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ebe swings for the body but Ruthless moves out of range.
Ebe swings widly with a right hand
and Ruthless counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ebe thinking.
Ebe throws an off balance right hand
and Ruthless counters with a stiff right hand.
Ebe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruthless scores with a body shot.
Ebe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruthless counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Ruthless.
Ebe is breathing heavily.
Ebe misses with a looping right.
Ruthless looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Isaac Ebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebe throws a lazy head kick
and Ruthless counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruthless pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ebe throws a head kick that misses
and Ruthless counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruthless counters with a nice right hand that sends Ebe toppling to the canvas! Ebe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ruthless finish him?!
Ruthless punishes Ebe's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruthless.
 Ebe is rocked!
Ruthless cracks Ebe with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ruthless has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ebe to stand back up!
Oh Ebe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Ebe throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruthless counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruthless throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ebe seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruthless is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ebe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ebe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruthless counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ruthless sends Ebe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ruthless is motioning to the referee to let Ebe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ebe throws a head kick that misses
and Ruthless counters with a thumping low kick.
and Ruthless counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ebe! He's just covering up as Ruthless starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Ruthless!
Rob Ruthless seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 231 p4p, 237 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 30 p4p, 31 weight class). Ispa Perkele has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Galen Dall Jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele lunges at Dall Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dall Jr's hand.
Dall Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Perkele kicks off Dall Jr and gets to his feet.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Dall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dall Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkele wants to clinch up but Dall Jr keeps it at a distance.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dall Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall Jr manages to avoid it.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dall Jr at a distance.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick which misses Perkele's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkele tries to avoid it.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall Jr moves away.
Dall Jr throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dall Jr is able to avoid easily.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Dall Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele wants to slow Dall Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Dall Jr.
Perkele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perkele misses with a jab to the body
and Dall Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dall Jr won't allow Perkele to get back to his feet.
Perkele has Dall Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Perkele is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dall Jr is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele managing to control the position.
Perkele bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dall Jr's guard.
Dall Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Perkele sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Perkele gets to his feet. Dall Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dall Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele is looking to clinch but Dall Jr is avoiding it.
Dall Jr avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
A jab from Dall Jr misses.
Perkele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall Jr.
Perkele walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dall Jr throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Dall Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perkele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkele presses Dall Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Dall Jr misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perkele is defending well.
Dall Jr lands with a left to the head.
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!
Dall Jr lands an uppercut.
Dall Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Dall Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Dall Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Dall Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Dall Jr digs a right hand into Perkele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perkele's gas tank.
Dall Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele misses with an elbow strike.
Dall Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Dall Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dall Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Dall Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perkele after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galen Dall Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Perkele.
Dall Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dall Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Dall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele clinches.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Dall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Dall Jr.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
Dall Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dall Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall Jr's elbow.
Dall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dall Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Perkele manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dall Jr misses with the head strike.
Perkele prevents the takedown attempt.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dall Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dall Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Dall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkele has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dall Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perkele can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dall Jr - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dall Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Perkele gets through Dall Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dall Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Perkele is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dall Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Dall Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dall Jr blocks an uppercut.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkele stalling against the cage.
Dall Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perkele gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galen Dall Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dall Jr working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall Jr tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Dall Jr.
Perkele is stalling here.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dall Jr has picked Perkele up - he's going for a ride! Dall Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dall Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perkele gets back to full guard.
Dall Jr prevents Perkele from getting back to his feet.
Dall Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perkele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dall Jr preventing the sweep.
Dall Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dall Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Perkele wants to stand and escape but Dall Jr is having none of it.
Dall Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perkele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dall Jr won't allow Perkele to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
letting Dall Jr counter with a right hand.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall Jr.
Perkele tries to clinch up but Dall Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Dall Jr's shoulder, as Dall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Dall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall Jr swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele lands with a shot to the body.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall Jr throws out the jab.
Dall Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele throws a jab when Dall Jr was well out of range.
Perkele wants to land a leg kick but Dall Jr is out of range.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Galen Dall Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Perkele tries to clinch but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Perkele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perkele connects with a body shot.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Dall Jr moved away.
Perkele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dall Jr is able to avoid easily.
Dall Jr drives through with a takedown into Perkele's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dall Jr looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall Jr prevents Perkele from getting back to his feet.
Dall Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perkele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele seems keen to control Dall Jr's posture.
Perkele keeping full guard, as Dall Jr tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele seems keen to control Dall Jr's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Perkele manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dall Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perkele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dall Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dall Jr throws a front kick aimed at Perkele's knee but Perkele avoids it well.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Dall Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Dall Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a slapping body shot.
Perkele lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Dall Jr throws a counter high kick but Perkele was just alert enough to avoid it.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dall Jr thows a leg kick but Perkele checks it
letting Perkele counter with a right hand.
Perkele thuds his right hand into Dall Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good leg kick by Perkele.
Dall Jr clinches with his opponent.
Dall Jr digs a right hand underneath Perkele's ribcage. Perkele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dall Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Dall Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dall Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perkele is defending well.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
Dall Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Dall Jr.
Perkele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Dall Jr is working for takedown but Perkele is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dall Jr blocking some punches.
Galen Dall Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
Dall Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dall Jr digs a right hand underneath Perkele's ribcage. Perkele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Perkele tries a body shot but Dall Jr blocks it.
Dall Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Dall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Dall Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkeles head.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele presses Dall Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Perkele digs a right hand into Dall Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dall Jr's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
Dall Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Perkele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galen Dall Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall Jr controls his hands.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Dall Jr.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Dall Jr scores with a shot to the side of Perkele's head.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dall Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Perkele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dall Jr lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Perkele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perkele 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 195 p4p, 113 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 31 p4p, 21 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Okongwu's choice of entrance music: Show Stop - REASON. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lovanov misses.
Okongwu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okongwu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okongwu throws out a leg kick but Lovanov moves out of range and Okongwu only half commits.
Lovanov 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.
Okongwu wants to clinch
and Lovanov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Lovanov swings widly with a right hand
and Lovanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lovanov throws a right hand that misses
and Okongwu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lovanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Okongwu tries to clinch but Lovanov moves out of range.
Lovanov misses the jab.
Lovanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Okongwu counters with a leg kick.
Okongwu slips under a jab from Lovanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov throws a hook to the side of Okongwu's head but Okongwu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lovanov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Okongwu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lovanov needs to keep his hands up - Okongwu had a free shot at his head there.
Lovanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okongwu wants to clinch up but Lovanov keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Lovanov. Beautiful body shot.
No luck for Lovanov with that takedown attempt.
Lovanov throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Lovanov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lovanov.
Lovanov misses with a left hand
and Okongwu counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovanov digs a good hook to Okongwu's body.
Lovanov misses with a body kick.
A big right from Lovanov misses.
Lovanov throws a hook but Okongwu avoids it easily.
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!
Okongwu ducks under a wild hook from Lovanov.
Okongwu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lovanov with a body shot.
Lovanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okongwu sprawls well. Okongwu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lovanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Zahbit Lovanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovanov misses with a straight left.
Okongwu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lovanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okongwu moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu misses with a straight right.
Okongwu just misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu connects with a solid leg kick.
Lovanov misses with an uppercut
and Okongwu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lovanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okongwu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovanov.
Okongwu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lovanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lovanov throws out a loose jab but Okongwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovanov swings for the body but Okongwu moves out of range.
Okongwu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okongwu lands a jab to Lovanov's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Okongwu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okongwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovanov misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Okongwu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okongwu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okongwu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovanov.
Okongwu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okongwu is leaning against Lovanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lovanov is breathing heavily.
Lovanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovanov tries a body shot but Okongwu blocks it.
A hook to the body from Lovanov.
Lovanov can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Okongwu lands with a light punch inside.
Lovanov misses with some punches.
Lovanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lovanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauro Okongwu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mauro Okongwu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lovanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Okongwu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lovanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okongwu.
Okongwu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lovanov misses with a body shot.
Lovanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okongwu throws out the jab.
Okongwu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okongwu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lovanov.
Lovanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov misses the jab.
Lovanov misses with a takedown attempt - Okongwu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Okongwu has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okongwu lands with a left to the head.
Okongwu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lovanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okongwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okongwu.
Lovanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
Okongwu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lovanov fails to land.
Lovanov lands with a right to the head.
Okongwu lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okongwu lands an uppercut.
Lovanov misses with a body punch.
Lovanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Okongwu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovanov.
Lovanov blocks a body shot from Okongwu.
Okongwu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu misses with some punches.
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Okongwu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovanov blocking some punches.
Lovanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
Lovanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okongwu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lovanov can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Lovanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu tries to throw a body punch but Lovanov avoids it by throwing Okongwu back against the cage.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Okongwu tries to work over Lovanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovanov lands a left hand.
Okongwu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okongwu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lovanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lovanov or not.
A nice left hand lands by Okongwu.
A short left from Okongwu.
A head punch on the inside from Lovanov fails to land.
Okongwu pushes Lovanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okongwu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Okongwu.
Okongwu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okongwu pushes Lovanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lovanov misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.
Mauro Okongwu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okongwu gets through Lovanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Okongwu.
Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okongwu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as Lovanov controls the action.
Okongwu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okongwu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovanovs head.
Lovanov is rocked!
Okongwu lands a right hand.
Oh Lovanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okongwu gets through Lovanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu pushes Lovanov against the cage. Okongwu is working some dirty boxing. Okongwu pushes off with a quick right hook! Lovanov goes down! Lovanov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Okongwu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
Mauro Okongwu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adeboye Temidare (ranked 48 p4p, 85 weight class) and Danyaal Zahedi (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danyaal Zahedi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temidare throws a lazy uppercut
and Zahedi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Adeboye Temidare has been cut.
A head kick from Temidare lands but Zahedi takes it in his stride.
Temidare misses with a hook. Zahedi ducked under it nicely.
Zahedi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Temidare fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Zahedi misses.
Zahedi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Temidare throws a jab but it's blocked by Zahedi.
Temidare scores with a punch to the head.
Zahedi throws a hook but Temidare blocks it.
Zahedi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Temidare.
Temidare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Temidare's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zahedi moves out of range of the body kick from Temidare.
A little jabbing left from Zahedi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Temidare misses with a right hand
and Zahedi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zahedi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Temidare is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahedi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zahedi lands with a cross.
Zahedi lands a big uppercut and Temidare crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Temidare looks OK. Zahedi waves Temidare back to his feet!
Zahedi ducks right into an uppercut from Temidare.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Temidare moves out of range as Zahedi strikes.
Temidare misses with a body shot
and Zahedi counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Zahedi engages and cracks Temidare with a massive lead left hook - Temidare tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Zahedi is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danyaal Zahedi!
An out of breath Danyaal Zahedi 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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