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DMMA 318 Kuomanen vs Power PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loki Kvakkestad (ranked 1770 p4p, 2028 weight class) and Michael Fraiberg (ranked 234 p4p, 257 weight class). Kvakkestad comes to the cage accompanied by TÆL - Sprengstoff. Fraiberg has chosen It’s A Shameful Thing, Lobster Head (Too Many Limes) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loki Kvakkestad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Fraiberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fraiberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kvakkestad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fraiberg checks it well.
Kvakkestad feints and as Fraiberg raises his hands in defense, Kvakkestad changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvakkestad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kvakkestad won't allow Fraiberg to get back to his feet.
Fraiberg is looking to stand back up but Kvakkestad counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fraiberg.
Kvakkestad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kvakkestad working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvakkestad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fraiberg has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kvakkestad trying to control the action but Fraiberg is working from the bottom.
Kvakkestad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fraiberg tries to kick Kvakkestad off but Kvakkestad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvakkestad lands strikes from half guard.
Fraiberg is trying to stand back up but Kvakkestad is controlling him
Fraiberg is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Well, if Kvakkestad is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Kvakkestad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fraiberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fraiberg is looking to escape.
Kvakkestad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 Fraiberg is rocked!
Fraiberg is not content to let Kvakkestad control the position.
Kvakkestad is really struggling to control Fraiberg but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kvakkestad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fraiberg kicks Kvakkestad off and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Kvakkestad misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvakkestad misses with a wild combination.
Fraiberg replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kvakkestad blocks it well.
Fraiberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kvakkestad momentarily.
Good shot there by Kvakkestad.
Kvakkestad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cant Lose MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kvakkestad connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fraiberg looks to land a body kick but Kvakkestad moved away.
Kvakkestad throws a right hand that misses
enabling Fraiberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Fraiberg slips a jab from Kvakkestad.
Kvakkestad scores with a jab to the body.
Kvakkestad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fraiberg. Fraiberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kvakkestad coming out on top.
Fraiberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Kvakkestad finish him?
Kvakkestad wants to slow Fraiberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Fraiberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Fraiberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kvakkestad just misses with a punch to the body.
Fraiberg gets caught flat footed, as Kvakkestad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kvakkestad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kvakkestad trying to control but Fraiberg is working from the bottom.
Kvakkestad postures up and lands a big shot to Fraiberg's brow.
Fraiberg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fraiberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Kvakkestad takes a shot to the head.
Fraiberg misses with a body punch.
Fraiberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Kvakkestad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvakkestad lands a shot to the body.
Kvakkestad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fraiberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kvakkestad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fraiberg.
Kvakkestad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kvakkestad lands with a left to the head.
Fraiberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kvakkestad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kvakkestad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fraiberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Kvakkestad.
Fraiberg works on Kvakkestad's body with a couple of short punches.
Fraiberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Kvakkestad.
Kvakkestad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fraiberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg prevents a body shot from Kvakkestad.
Kvakkestad scores with a shoulder strike.
Fraiberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kvakkestad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fraiberg's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loki Kvakkestad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fraiberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Kvakkestad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fraiberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fraiberg flicks out a counter leg kick but Kvakkestad steps away.
Kvakkestad throws a looping overhand right but Fraiberg ducks down to avoid it.
Kvakkestad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fraiberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kvakkestad.
Kvakkestad misses with a takedown attempt
and Fraiberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kvakkestad lands with a nice body punch.
Kvakkestad throws a shot from downtown. Fraiberg moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvakkestad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fraiberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kvakkestad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fraiberg can do to turn this around?
Kvakkestad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvakkestad thuds a left hand into Fraiberg's body.
A right-left combo lands from Kvakkestad.
Michael Fraiberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kvakkestad cracks Fraiberg with a good jab.
Fraiberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Kvakkestad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fraiberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kvakkestad lands an overhand right.
Kvakkestad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fraiberg in his tracks.
Kvakkestad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fraiberg defends it nicely.
Fraiberg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loki Kvakkestad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kvakkestad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kvakkestad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Fraiberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fraiberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fraiberg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kvakkestad tries to land a front kick but Fraiberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fraiberg walks into a left hand.
A low kick from Kvakkestad is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fraiberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvakkestad throws a wild body kick that Fraiberg sees coming a mile off.
Kvakkestad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kvakkestad lands a jab to the head.
Kvakkestad throws a right hand that misses
and Fraiberg counters with a good, hard body kick but Kvakkestad shrugs it off.
Kvakkestad misses with a hook.
Kvakkestad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kvakkestad lands a jab to Fraiberg's midsection.
Kvakkestad misses with a body shot
and Fraiberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kvakkestad scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fraiberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kvakkestad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fraiberg moves away.
Kvakkestad lands a slapping body shot.
Kvakkestad ducks under a wild hook from Fraiberg.
Kvakkestad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fraiberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fraiberg gets caught flat footed, as Kvakkestad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fraiberg wants to get back to his feet but Kvakkestad passes into half guard.
Fraiberg is looking to escape.
Fraiberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kvakkestad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kvakkestad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Loki Kvakkestad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fraiberg is looking to escape.
Kvakkestad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fraiberg pushes Kvakkestad off looking to stand but Kvakkestad dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Kvakkestad there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loki Kvakkestad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kvakkestad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kvakkestad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fraiberg bucks up and tries to throw Kvakkestad off but instead Kvakkestad has got his back!
Michael Fraiberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fraiberg is covering up but some of the strikes from Kvakkestad are getting through and doing damage.
Fraiberg showing good submission defense here.
Fraiberg is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kvakkestad.
Fraiberg looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kvakkestad.
Fraiberg is trying to get back to his feet but Kvakkestad has full control of the position and if anything, Fraiberg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kvakkestad has Fraiberg flattened out and is raining down punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fraiberg is trying to get back to his feet but Kvakkestad has full control of the position and if anything, Fraiberg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kvakkestad lands shots to the head and Fraiberg turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loki Kvakkestad!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Loki Kvakkestad waved his t-shirt featuring 30th Century Beer Store's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 1697 p4p, 2287 weight class) and Dag Schotel (ranked 230 p4p, 283 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Schotel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cejka throws a hook but Schotel avoids it easily.
Schotel takes a swing at Cejka's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cejka misses the target.
Cejka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schotel.
Nice defenses there by Cejka.
Cejka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cejka slaps away a takedown attempt from Schotel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schotel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cejka connects with a body shot that sends Schotel's belly button to the back.
Cejka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cejka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schotel cracks Cejka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cejka with a nice cross.
The crowd cheers as Schotel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cejka doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cejka throws the left hand but Schotel avoids the punch easily.
Schotel throws a shot from downtown. Cejka moves away and avoids it.
Cejka misses with a body shot.
Schotel looks to throw the jab but Cejka is out of range.
Cejka throws a right hand that misses
and Schotel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cejka lands a glancing blow to the side of Schotel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schotel throws the left hand but Cejka avoids the punch easily.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejka throws a lazy right hand but Schotel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schotel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Cejka.
Schotel punishes Cejka's body with a nice straight punch.
Schotel looks to score with a jab to the body but Cejka is just out of range.
Cejka misses with a looping left.
Schotel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cestmir Cejka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cejka looks to throw the jab but Schotel is out of range.
Schotel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schotel defending well as Cejka loads up on a big left hand.
Cejka lands an overhand right.
Schotel catches Cejka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schotel throws a jab but it's blocked by Cejka.
A little feinted left hand from Cejka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cejka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schotel throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cejka defending well as Schotel loads up on a big left hand.
Cejka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schotel moves away.
Cejka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cejka misses with a left hand
and Schotel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cejka misses with a left hand
and Schotel counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejka moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schotel throws a hook but Cejka avoids it easily.
Schotel throws a lazy right hand but Cejka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cejka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cejka misses the jab.
Cejka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schotel misses with a body shot.
Cejka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cejka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 Cejka is rocked!
and Schotel counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cejka! He's just covering up as Schotel starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Schotel!
Our winner, Dag Schotel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Sakala (ranked 1549 p4p, 1718 weight class) and Joaquin Osuna (ranked 199 p4p, 220 weight class). Sakala comes to the cage accompanied by Pole Pole. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yannick Sakala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Osuna!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakala is just out of range.
Sakala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Osuna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakala throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Osuna looks to land a right hand but Sakala moved out of range.
Sakala connects with a looping right hand.
Sakala lands a front kick.
Osuna lunges at Sakala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakala's hand.
Sakala lands with a nice body punch.
Sakala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Osuna looks winded!
The fighters circling - Osuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakala slips under a jab from Osuna.
Osuna throws a jab when Sakala was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osuna avoids a kick to the body.
Osuna throws a right hand that misses
letting Sakala counter with a right hand.
Osuna moves out of range as Sakala strikes.
A solid body kick from Sakala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakala throws a leg kick which misses Osuna's front leg but catches the back leg as Osuna tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sakala - that will leave a mark!
Sakala clobbers Osuna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Osuna 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.
Sakala connects with a body shot.
Osuna walks into a jab.
Joaquin Osuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakala.
Sakala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sakala checks a leg kick.
Sakala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osuna.
Osuna lands a jab to the nose.
Sakala misses with a wild body shot.
Osuna lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Osuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakala lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sakala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Osuna has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sakala.
Sakala lands a head kick!
Osuna is rocked!
Osuna drops his hands momentarily. Sakala doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Osuna staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Osuna doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yannick Sakala!
Yannick Sakala got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
In defeat, Joaquin Osuna stepped up to the mic, saying ' Joaquin Osuna stubbed his toe getting out of the shower. After talking about his experience to an MMA radio show, the popular opinion is that he's a bit dim but in a loveable way.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ant Thrax (ranked 1537 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Pierre Ledoux (ranked 210 p4p, 141 weight class). Ant Thrax has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ant Thrax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledoux doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Thrax misses.
Thrax throws a looping overhand right but Ledoux ducks down to avoid it.
Thrax lands with a shot to the body.
Ledoux shoots in looking for a takedown but Thrax manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ledoux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thrax cracks Ledoux with a good jab.
 It looks like Pierre Ledoux has been cut.
Ledoux shoots in for a double leg but Thrax sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ant Thrax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Ledoux.
Ledoux tries to close the distance and clinch but Thrax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thrax connects with the punch.
Thrax throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrax connects with a right hand. Ledoux shakes it off.
Ledoux shoots and misses
and Thrax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ledoux wants to clinch up but Thrax keeps it at a distance.
Ledoux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thrax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ledoux rushes Thrax and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thrax manages to break the clinch.
Thrax misses with a body shot.
Ant Thrax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux moves in looking to clinch but Thrax pushes him off.
Thrax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrax is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheers as Thrax lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ledoux doesn't seem phased though.
Thrax connects with a jab.
Thrax throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ledoux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ledoux is rocked!
Ledoux takes one to the chin there.
Ledoux is still on wobbly legs! Can Thrax finish him?
Ledoux swings for the body but Thrax moves out of range.
Ledoux misses with an uppercut
and Thrax counters with a stiff right hand.
Ledoux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thrax cracks Ledoux with a good jab.
Thrax fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ledoux to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ledoux looks to clinch but Thrax throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ledoux taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ant Thrax!
An out of breath Ant Thrax thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lutalo Masamba (ranked 1311 p4p, 1655 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 169 p4p, 211 weight class). Masamba comes into the arena with Conversations (Skeler Remix) - Juice WRLD blaring out of the sound system. Lutalo Masamba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lutalo Masamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masamba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masamba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garrett takes a swing at Masamba's ribcage but misses.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Masamba.
Masamba moves out of range of the strikes.
Masamba darts in and clinches Garrett up against the cage.
Masamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett scores with a shot to the side of Masamba's head.
Masamba misses with some punches.
Masamba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masamba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masamba gets through Garrett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masamba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masamba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Masamba lands with a short shot to the head.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masamba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Masamba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garrett trying to stall but Masamba improves his position.
Masamba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masamba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masamba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett lands a shoulder strike.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Masamba controls his hands.
Masamba working aggressively here.
Masamba prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Masamba lands a left hand.
Masamba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masamba.
Garrett blocking some punches.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Masamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masamba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Garrett.
Masamba digs a right hand into Garrett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garrett's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Masamba.
Masamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Masamba.
Garrett working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Masamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masamba lands with a left to the head.
Garrett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garrett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masamba or not.
Masamba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Garrett.
Garrett lands a nice elbow.
Masamba scores with a shoulder strike.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Masamba controls the action.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Masamba avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Masamba blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett tries to work over Masamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masamba.
Masamba blocks an uppercut.
Masamba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masamba swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masamba scores with a shot to the side of Garrett's head.
Masamba lands a nice uppercut.
Garrett tries a body shot but Masamba blocks it.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masamba blocking some punches.
Masamba throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Garrett.
A nice left hand lands by Masamba.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garrett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Masamba.
Masamba blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masamba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garrett is trying to trip Masamba. He has hold of a leg but Masamba is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Garrett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Masamba pulls Garrett in close to prevent any damage.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masamba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Masamba taking a bit of punishment here - Garrett scoring with strikes.
Garrett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Masamba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masamba is trying to control Garrett's posture but Garrett avoids it.
Masamba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garrett winds up and cracks Masamba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masamba is defending against the submission attempts here by Garrett.
Masamba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Masamba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick by Masamba misses
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masamba pushes Garrett up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrett.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masamba's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garrett.
Masamba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Masamba controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masamba.
Masamba lands with a short shot to the head.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Masamba is pressed up against the cage. Garrett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masamba down to the mat. Masamba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garrett blocks a jab.
Masamba lands a really nice looking cross but Garrett seems unphased.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Masamba.
Masamba slips under a jab.
It looked like Masamba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Masamba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masamba throws a front kick that sends Garrett stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masamba.
Masamba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masamba working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Masamba misses with a punch on the inside.
Masamba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masamba misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Masamba controls his hands.
Masamba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Masamba.
Masamba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lutalo Masamba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masamba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Masamba.
Masamba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Masamba.
Masamba tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett throwing shots but Masamba is blocking nicely.
Masamba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrett can do to turn this around?
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Masamba's head.
Masamba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masamba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Masamba moves into full guard.
Masamba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Masamba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garrett won't allow Masamba to sweep him here.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Masamba has wrist control.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garrett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garrett is working Masamba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Masamba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garrett landing with the ground and pound.
Masamba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garrett landing with the ground and pound.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Masamba's head.
Garrett landing with the ground and pound.
Masamba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Masamba misses.
Masamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
It appears Masamba was looking to counter with a kick there.
Masamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Masamba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big left from Masamba misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Masamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masamba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Masamba looks to land a left hand but Garrett moved out of range nicely.
Masamba loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
Masamba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masamba cracks Garrett with a good jab.
Masamba scores with a nice right hand.
Masamba slips a jab from Garrett.
Masamba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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!
Masamba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garrett is out of range and Masamba settles back down.
Masamba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Masamba throws out a powerful jab.
Masamba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Masamba dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Masamba wants to clinch up but Garrett keeps it at a distance.
Masamba is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masamba moves away.
Masamba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garrett's head backwards.
Masamba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
Garrett clobbers Masamba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garrett tries to clinch but Masamba is having none of it.
Masamba throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masamba.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Masamba misses with an uppercut
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masamba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masamba gets a clinch.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masamba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masamba.
Masamba misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett is trying to drag Masamba to the mat but Masamba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masamba.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Masamba.
Garrett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masamba backwards.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Garrett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Masamba blocks an uppercut.
Garrett tries to work over Masamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masamba can't find room to land a body shot as Garrett controls the action.
Garrett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masamba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lutalo Masamba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Garrett.
A short right from Masamba on the inside.
Masamba throws a head punch that misses.
Masamba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masamba scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masamba lands with a right to the head.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masamba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masamba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masamba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masamba stops a takedown attempt from Garrett.
Masamba tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Masamba lands with a left to the head.
Garrett is rocked!
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Masamba finish him?
Masamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett seems to have recovered his senses.
Masamba has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
Garrett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garrett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masamba's elbow.
Garrett wants the takedown. Masamba is fighting it off but Garrett persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Masamba's guard against the cage.
Masamba has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Garrett is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Masamba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masamba scores with a shoulder strike.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Garrett lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Masamba fails to land.
Masamba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masamba lands with a left to the head.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masamba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Masamba misses with some punches.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrett tries to stall but Masamba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Masamba.
Masamba lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Garrett to his knees! Masamba keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lutalo Masamba!
A relieved looking Lutalo Masamba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Celestyn Kluz (ranked 1013 p4p, 1074 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 141 p4p, 148 weight class). Kluz comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Crozer and The Rels - Broken Out In Love. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Celestyn Kluz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluz dodges the punch combination from Bainbridge.
Kluz throwing a counter right hand but Bainbridge manages to avoid it.
Kluz defending well as Bainbridge loads up on a big left hand.
Bainbridge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Kluz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bainbridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kluz.
Bainbridge avoids a kick to the body.
Kluz backing away here, and Bainbridge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bainbridge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kluz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge clinches with his opponent.
Kluz breaks from the clinch.
Bainbridge misses with a lunging right hand
and Bainbridge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge misses with a kick to the body.
Bainbridge takes a swing at Kluz's ribcage but misses.
Bainbridge 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.
Kluz misses the shot to the body.
Bainbridge gets a clinch.
Bainbridge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bainbridge can't find room to land a body shot as Kluz controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge lands a nice uppercut.
Bainbridge tries to throw a body punch but Kluz avoids it by throwing Bainbridge back against the cage.
Kluz misses with a body punch.
Kluz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bainbridge throws a right and a left that Kluz avoids nicely.
Kluz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Kluz misses.
Bainbridge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bainbridge looks to land a combination but Kluz avoids it well.
Bainbridge fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bainbridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bainbridge moves out of range of the body kick from Kluz.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick and Kluz moves out of range easily.
Bainbridge goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bainbridge throws a chopping leg kick but Kluz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bainbridge throws a head kick but Kluz moves out of range.
Kluz connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bainbridge looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bainbridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bainbridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bainbridge misses with a head kick.
Kluz throwing a counter right hand but Bainbridge manages to avoid it.
Bainbridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kluz fakes the leg kick and cracks Bainbridge in the body.
Bainbridge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bainbridge scores with a nice strike.
Kluz ducks under a wild hook from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Kluz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kluz throws a looping overhand right but Bainbridge ducks down to avoid it.
Kluz throws a jab but it's blocked by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kluz's sensitive parts.
Bainbridge throws a hook to the side of Kluz's head but Kluz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bainbridge slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kluz manages to avoid it.
Kluz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Bainbridge.
Bartholomew Bainbridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bainbridge pushes Kluz up against the cage in a clinch.
Kluz tries a body shot but Bainbridge blocks it.
Kluz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kluz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bainbridge closes the distance and clinches.
Kluz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bainbridge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bainbridge swings wildly with an uppercut but Kluz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kluz has a couple of punches blocked by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge working aggressively here.
Kluz lands with a right to the head.
Kluz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kluz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bainbridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bainbridge misses with an uppercut
and Kluz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bainbridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bainbridge gets a clinch.
Kluz breaks from the clinch.
Bainbridge throws out a powerful jab.
Bainbridge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kluz.
A nice side step and Bainbridge releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kluz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kluz misses with a low kick.
Bainbridge tries to bum rush Kluz with a series of wild strikes but Kluz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bainbridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kluz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bainbridge throws a head kick but Kluz moves out of range.
Bainbridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bainbridge throws a nice looking combination but Kluz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Bainbridge dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kluz throws a hook but Bainbridge blocks it.
No joy there for Bainbridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bainbridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bainbridge pushes Kluz away with a front kick.
Bainbridge tries to clinch but Kluz moves out of range.
Bainbridge fakes the leg kick and cracks Kluz in the body.
Bainbridge tries to clinch but Kluz is having none of it.
Bainbridge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kluz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bainbridge's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kluz. Kluz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick and Kluz moves out of range easily.
Bainbridge wants to clinch up but Kluz keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kluz. Bainbridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz throws a lazy right hand but Bainbridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bainbridge misses with a head kick.
Kluz throws a counter high kick but Bainbridge was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bainbridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kluz.
Bainbridge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bainbridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kluz avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab by Kluz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kluz.
Kluz throws a sloppy head kick and Bainbridge moves out of range easily.
Bainbridge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kluz.
Kluz swings for the body but Bainbridge moves out of range.
Kluz misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kluz. Bainbridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bainbridge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kluz.
Bartholomew Bainbridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bainbridge 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 Kluz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kluz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bainbridge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bainbridge throws the left hand but Kluz avoids the punch easily.
Kluz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bainbridge just manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bainbridge. Kluz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kluz misses with an uppercut. Bainbridge saw that one coming.
Kluz missing with a left hand there. Bainbridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kluz looks to throw the jab but Bainbridge is out of range.
Bainbridge throws a series of punches but Kluz avoids them all with ease.
Kluz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bainbridge pushes Kluz up against the cage in a clinch.
Bainbridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kluz lands with a light punch inside.
Bartholomew Bainbridge seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bainbridge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kluz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bainbridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kluz lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluz lands a left and a right that sends Bainbridge crashing to the canvas! Kluz dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Bartholomew Bainbridge has been cut.
Kluz tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Kluz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kluz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bainbridge.
Kluz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bainbridge misses the shot to the body.
Kluz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bainbridge throws a head kick but Kluz moves out of range.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bainbridge tries a head kick but it misses.
Kluz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kluz misses with a straight right.
Kluz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge looks for the body kick but Kluz saw that one coming.
Bainbridge ducks under a wild hook from Kluz.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Kluz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kluz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bainbridge.
Kluz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bainbridge misses with a left hand
and Kluz counters with a stiff right hand.
Kluz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Bainbridge misses its intended target.
Kluz throwing a counter right hand but Bainbridge manages to avoid it.
Bainbridge swings for the body but Kluz moves out of range.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick
and Kluz counters with an outside leg kick.
Bainbridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kluz avoids the body shot from Bainbridge.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Celestyn Kluz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Bainbridge's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kluz with a hook.
Bainbridge just misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge throws a lazy head kick
and Kluz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bainbridge misses with a combination
and Kluz counters with a beautiful punch that sends Bainbridge to the canvas!
Bainbridge is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kluz forces his way into half guard.
Bainbridge is still in real trouble! Can Kluz finish him?
Kluz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bainbridge seems to have recovered his senses.
Kluz wants to pass the guard but Bainbridge is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bainbridge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kluz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bainbridge!
Kluz is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Kluz misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bainbridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kluz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kluz lands a body shot.
Bainbridge moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bainbridge.
Kluz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kluz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bainbridge fails to land.
Kluz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kluz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kluz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bainbridge.
Kluz can't find room to land a body shot as Bainbridge controls the action.
Kluz tries to break the clinch but Bainbridge is controlling the position.
Bainbridge swings wildly with an uppercut but Kluz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bainbridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bainbridge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bainbridge tries to work over Kluz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kluz breaks the clinch.
Bainbridge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bainbridge throws a sloppy head kick and Kluz moves out of range easily.
Bainbridge misses with a hook.
Kluz catches Bainbridge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bainbridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kluz dodges the punch combination from Bainbridge.
A little feinted left hand from Kluz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kluz.
A little jabbing left from Bainbridge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kluz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kluz avoids the head kick by Bainbridge.
It looked like Kluz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bainbridge looks for the body kick but Kluz saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bainbridge. Bainbridge obviously looking to wear him down.
Celestyn Kluz is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kluz cracks Bainbridge with a good jab.
Bainbridge misses with a body shot.
It appears Kluz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bainbridge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bainbridge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bainbridge ducks under a wild hook from Kluz.
Bainbridge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kluz dodges the punch combination from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge throws a wild body kick that Kluz sees coming a mile off.
Kluz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bainbridge just manages to avoid it.
Bainbridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Kluz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kluz missing with a left hand there. Bainbridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kluz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kluz misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Celestyn Kluz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kluz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Celestyn Kluz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucretinaus Olcinius (ranked 683 p4p, 1787 weight class) and Amri Mbeki (ranked 42 p4p, 102 weight class). Mbeki has chosen Intro as his entrance music. Amri Mbeki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucretinaus Olcinius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amri Mbeki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbeki throws a lazy uppercut
and Olcinius counters with a nice leg kick.
Mbeki 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.
Mbeki scores with a decent looking hook.
Olcinius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mbeki, pushing him back against the cage.
Olcinius has a couple of punches blocked by Mbeki.
Mbeki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Olcinius scores with a shot to the side of Mbeki's head.
Mbeki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mbeki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olcinius won't allow Mbeki to sweep him here.
Olcinius trying to control but Mbeki is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olcinius won't allow Mbeki to get back to his feet.
Olcinius wants to control from the top but Mbeki keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olcinius pushing down on Mbeki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mbeki tries to roll over but Olcinius keeps him under control.
Olcinius prevents Mbeki from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mbeki wants to improve his position but Olcinius is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Olcinius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olcinius ducks under a wild hook from Mbeki.
Mbeki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olcinius counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki swats away the attempt to clinch by Olcinius.
Olcinius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mbeki.
Mbeki throws a hook to the side of Olcinius's head but Olcinius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olcinius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Amri Mbeki has been cut.
Olcinius gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mbeki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Olcinius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mbeki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olcinius is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Olcinius holds on and takes a little breather.
Mbeki trying to control the position from guard on top but Olcinius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki stands up from Olcinius's guard - Mbeki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Olcinius moves into the clinch.
Olcinius misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Olcinius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mbeki pulls Olcinius into guard.
Mbeki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mbeki is trying to keep Olcinius in close.
Olcinius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki looking for a sweep. Not yet Mbeki, not yet.
Olcinius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mbeki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mbeki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Olcinius throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mbeki avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Amri Mbeki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amri Mbeki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mbeki drops his hands momentarily and Olcinius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mbeki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Olcinius lands with an uppercut that bounces Mbeki off the cage and back into range.
Olcinius scores with a push kick.
Olcinius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olcinius scores with a sloppy right hand. Mbeki should have avoided that one.
Olcinius scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbeki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olcinius but Olcinius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Olcinius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Olcinius slips under a jab from Mbeki.
Olcinius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mbekis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mbeki avoids the body shot from Olcinius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbeki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mbeki missing with a left hand there. Olcinius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olcinius ducks under a wild hook from Mbeki.
Olcinius thows a body kick. Mbeki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mbeki looks to land a left hand but Olcinius moved out of range nicely.
Olcinius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mbeki can do to turn this around?
Mbeki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mbeki misses with a hook
and Olcinius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olcinius tries to close the distance and clinch but Mbeki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lucretinaus Olcinius is winning the standup battle so far.
Mbeki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mbeki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mbeki throws a lazy uppercut
and Olcinius finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mbeki is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Olcinius.
Olcinius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olcinius explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Olcinius. Mbeki shrugs it off though.
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!
Olcinius lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olcinius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olcinius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Olcinius lands a really nice looking cross but Mbeki seems unphased.
Olcinius connects with a right hand. Mbeki shakes it off.
Mbeki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olcinius thuds a left hand into Mbeki's body.
Mbeki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Olcinius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mbeki misses with a left hand
and Olcinius counters with a nice body shot.
Olcinius rushes Mbeki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mbeki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Olcinius.
A right hook to the body lands for Olcinius.
Olcinius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mbeki blocks it with crossed arms.
Olcinius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olcinius works on Mbeki's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olcinius lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Olcinius.
Olcinius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mbeki backwards.
Knees to the body from Olcinius.
Mbeki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Olcinius - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Olcinius on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Olcinius.
Mbeki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mbeki is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Olcinius pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Mbeki is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Lucretinaus Olcinius!
A relieved looking Lucretinaus Olcinius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Boy Walton (ranked 333 p4p, 513 weight class) and Pete Tyler (ranked 45 p4p, 65 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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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Boy Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Walton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tyler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like John Boy Walton has been cut.
Tyler throws a body kick that misses.
Walton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton motions for Tyler to come forward. Walton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Tyler slams his shin into Walton's torso.
John Boy Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton is breathing heavily.
Tyler slips under a jab from Walton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyler.
Tyler stalling in the clinch.
Tyler pulls guard successfully.
Tyler wants to sweep here but Walton controlling him for the moment.
Tyler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tyler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walton has managed to get both his arms back between Tyler's legs - danger averted.
Walton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tyler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walton has managed to get both his arms back between Tyler's legs - danger averted.
Tyler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walton is one step ahead there.
Tyler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walton passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to improve his position.
Walton slows the pace down in half guard.
Tyler moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyler has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Walton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tyler.
Tyler wants to control but Walton postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walton has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tyler!
Walton gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Tyler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Boy Walton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyler lands a body shot.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Tyler follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyler.
Walton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyler checks a leg kick.
Tyler thuds his shin into the meat of Walton's side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A jab from Walton misses.
Tyler follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton misses with a looping right.
Walton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton cracks Tyler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Pete Tyler has been cut.
Walton tests Tyler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walton wants to clinch but Tyler slips to the side
and Tyler counters with a right hand that sends Walton tumbling to the canvas! Can Tyler finish him? He dives into Walton's guard looking to do just that!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler passes Walton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walton is in trouble now - Tyler has advanced to mount!
Walton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton is working hard here to advance position.
Tyler throws a strike there. Walton manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Walton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyler stopping the sweep attempt from Walton.
Walton keeping full guard, as Tyler tries to pass.
Tyler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walton's guard.
Tyler wants to pass to mount but Walton is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looking for a submission but Walton manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Tyler wants to pass the guard but Walton is keeping the position.
Tyler postures up.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses. Walton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyler's guard. Nice move by Walton!
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton preventing the sweep.
Tyler isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Walton stacks Tyler on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Walton!
Tyler is looking for a sweep.
Walton advances to full mount.
Pete Tyler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walton counters with a crisp one two that drops Tyler! Walton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tyler to his feet! Tyler is in big trouble!
John Boy Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Walton
and Tyler counters with a body kick.
Tyler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Walton misses the target.
A big head kick from Tyler and Walton is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton has Tyler pulled in close to control his posture.
Walton keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.
Tyler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walton managing to control the position.
Tyler is looking to work some ground and pound but Walton has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Walton is trying to control the position but Tyler postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tyler throws a front kick that sends Walton stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Walton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tyler.
BOOM! Tyler lands a beautiful left hook that drops Walton. Walton tries to recover but Tyler is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Walton lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Tyler!
A relieved looking Pete Tyler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
John Boy Walton was interviewed post fight and said 'Mr Pickles, I’m sorry I let you down my friend.
Its been fun. tonight I hang it up!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karjalainen (ranked 78 p4p, 138 weight class) and Ivan Petrov (ranked 13 p4p, 21 weight class). Petrov has chosen Черная Волга as his entrance music. Ivan Petrov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Karjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karjalainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Karjalainen circles away.
Karjalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petrov has managed to clinch.
Karjalainen misses with some punches.
Karjalainen blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karjalainen stalks Petrov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petrov's face. Petrov staggers backwards, shaken.
Petrov misses with a leg kick.
Karjalainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Karjalainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karjalainen throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Karl Karjalainen has been cut.
A jab from Karjalainen misses.
Good work by Karjalainen as he checks the leg kick.
Karjalainen throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Karjalainen gets tackled into the cage by Petrov. Petrov maintains the clinch.
Karjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov tries a body shot but Karjalainen blocks it.
Karjalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Karjalainen controls his hands.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karjalainen backwards.
Karjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrov.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Karjalainen.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Karjalainen tries to tie him up.
Our sources have told us that Karjalainen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Petrov tries to work over Karjalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karjalainen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karjalainen misses with an uppercut.
Petrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Petrov lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Karjalainen misses
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Karjalainen throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
Karjalainen scores with a head kick.
Karl Karjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov lands a nice hook to Karjalainen's body. Karjalainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karl Karjalainen's cut is getting worse.
Karjalainen throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karjalainen throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice right hand that sends Karjalainen toppling to the canvas! Karjalainen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Petrov finish him?!
Karjalainen is rocked!
Karjalainen misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a nice right hand that sends Karjalainen toppling to the canvas! Karjalainen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Petrov finish him?!
Oh Karjalainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karl Karjalainen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Petrov lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Petrov!
A relieved looking Ivan Petrov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 12 p4p, 128 weight class) and Polish Power (ranked 1 p4p, 11 weight class). Kuomanen comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey - One Shot. Power is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Xanadu by Ummet Ozcan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Polish Power!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power slips under a jab from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuomanen cracks Power with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Power - that will leave a mark!
Power misses the jab.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuomanen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Kuomanen slips the punch.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuomanen's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power throws out a loose jab but Kuomanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuomanen attempts a counter takedown but Power avoids it well and moves away.
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Power throws the left hand but Kuomanen avoids the punch easily.
Power throws a low kick but Kuomanen moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuomanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power looks to throw the jab but Kuomanen is out of range.
Polish Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuomanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
Power looks to land a left hand but Kuomanen moved out of range nicely.
Kuomanen scores with a takedown into Power's guard.
Power is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kuomanen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuomanen breaks the clinch.
Kuomanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kuomanen misses.
Kuomanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Power misses with the body kick
and Kuomanen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Power!
Power throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kuomanen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Power on his heels. He'll look to pass Power's guard now, I'm sure.
Kuomanen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Power avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuomanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuomanen trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuomanen trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Kuomanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
Kuomanen landing with the ground and pound.
Kuomanen trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Power looking to control.
Power has Kuomanen pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Kuomanen moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Kuomanen works the jab nicely.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Power.
Kuomanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuomanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Kuomanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Kuomanen off balance momentarily.
A jab from Power misses.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuomanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuomanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuomanen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Power sprawls and moves away.
Kuomanen scores with a jab. Power acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Polish Power 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.
Power lands with a right hand.
Power takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Polish Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuomanen is able to avoid easily.
Kuomanen throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Kuomanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Power! But no joy.
A jab from Power finds it's way through Kuomanen's defenses.
Kuomanen swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power throws an off balance right hand
and Kuomanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Power's guard.
Power keeping moving, preventing Kuomanen from controlling successfully.
Kuomanen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kuomanen is pushing down on Power's leg trying to pass to half guard. Power is fighting to maintain full guard but Kuomanen has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen throws a strike but Power avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kuomanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuomanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Power has wrist control.
Power is adopting a defensive guard.
Kuomanen looking to sit in guard and control but Power gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kuomanen trying to control the position.
Power has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kuomanen is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kuomanen trying to control the position.
Kuomanen has his foot on Power's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Power works his way back into a safe position though.
Power trying to control but Kuomanen is working from the bottom.
Kuomanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Power doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Power manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Power pushing down on Kuomanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kuomanen has a hand on Power's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Power takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Power prevents Kuomanen from getting the reversal.
Kuomanen is working hard here to advance position.
Polish Power has got the better of the ground game so far.
Power wants to control the pace but Kuomanen is squirming around nicely.
Kuomanen is desperately trying to improve his position but Power has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuomanen. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuomanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power takes a swing at Kuomanen's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuomanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Power thuds a left hand into Kuomanen's body.
Kuomanen throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power misses the body punch
and Kuomanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power wants to land a leg kick but Kuomanen is out of range.
Kuomanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Power throws a series of punches but Kuomanen avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Polish Power showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Power misses with a shot to the body
and Kuomanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuomanen misses the target.
Power counters with a body kick.
Kuomanen lands with an overhand left.
Kuomanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Power throws Kuomanen to one side and escapes!
Power throws a hook to the side of Kuomanen's head but Kuomanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuomanen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power lands a jab.
Power walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Polish Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Power moves away from the strike by Kuomanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuomanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuomanen moves away from the strike by Power.
Kuomanen shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Power lands with a nice body punch.
Power fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuomanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Power finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuomanen's head.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Kuomanen blocks a head kick by Power.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuomanen.
Power misses with a looping right.
Kuomanen feinted with a counter takedown.
Power throws a low kick, looking for Kuomanen's leg but Kuomanen calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen slips a jab from Power.
Power misses with a body kick.
Kuomanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
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!
Power looks for the body kick but Kuomanen saw that one coming.
Kuomanen attempts a counter takedown but Power avoids it well and moves away.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Kuomanen counters with a shoot takedown. Power fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuomanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Power keeping full guard, as Kuomanen tries to pass.
Kuomanen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kuomanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuomanen stays in close to Power's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power controls Kuomanen momentarily but Kuomanen frees himself.
Power avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kuomanen scores with a takedown into Power's guard.
Kuomanen postures up in Power's guard and throws a big left but Power blocks it.
Kuomanen throwing strikes but missing.
Kuomanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen throws an elbow that misses. Power uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuomanen's guard. Nice move by Power!
Kuomanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Power doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Power manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Power stopping the sweep attempt from Kuomanen.
Power wants to pass the guard but Kuomanen is keeping the position.
Power's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Power got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuomanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Power has managed to get both his arms back between Kuomanen's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Polish Power just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Power tried to score with a low kick but Kuomanen checks it.
Power keeps Kuomanen at a distance using the push kick.
Kuomanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power tries to move into range but Kuomanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuomanen avoids a kick to the body.
Kuomanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
Kuomanen attempts a counter takedown but Power avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Kuomanen tries to counter with a takedown but Power is quick to defend against it.
Power tries a low kick but Kuomanen avoids it.
Power throws the left hand but Kuomanen avoids the punch easily.
Kuomanen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Power drops his hands momentarily and Kuomanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Power tries a low kick but Kuomanen avoids it.
Kuomanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Kuomanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuomanen throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power thows a body kick. Kuomanen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Power lands a head shot.
Power with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Kuomanen down.
Power wants to land a leg kick but Kuomanen is out of range.
Kuomanen throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen lands a jab to Power's midsection.
Kuomanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
A slow jab from Kuomanen misses its intended target.
Power moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power misses with a straight left.
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Kuomanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looks like Kuomanen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice shot by Kuomanen.
Power slips under a jab from Kuomanen.
Power connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuomanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a right hand
and Kuomanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Power throws out a loose jab but Kuomanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power with a jab.
Kuomanen misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Power gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab lands there for Kuomanen.
Power misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Kuomanen.
Kuomanen avoids the body shot from Power.
Kuomanen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Crunch! Power slams his shin into Kuomanen's torso.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Power misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Kuomanen's shoulder, as Kuomanen tries to avoid the shot.
Kuomanen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kuomanen cracks Power with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuomanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Power throws a leg kick
and Kuomanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Power's guard.
Kuomanen wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Kuomanen throws an elbow that misses. Power uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuomanen's guard. Nice move by Power!
Power content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Polish Power dominated that fourth round.
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!
Power thows a leg kick but Kuomanen checks it
and Kuomanen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Power!
Kuomanen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Power manages to get back to half guard.
Power avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen passes to side control.
Kuomanen cracks Power with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power trying to remain calm as Kuomanen controls from the top position.
Kuomanen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kuomanen trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Kuomanen crashes against the mat.
Kuomanen throws a strike aimed at the side of Power's head but Power avoids it well.
Power stops Kuomanen from passing to mount.
The strikes coming from Kuomanen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kuomanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The strikes coming from Kuomanen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kuomanen trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
Ahjo Kuomanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuomanen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Power sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kuomanen tries to score with some ground and pound. Power controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kuomanen controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Kuomanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuomanen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuomanen throws out the jab.
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuomanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuomanen looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Power misses with a right hand
and Kuomanen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Power tries to kick Kuomanen off in order to stand up. Kuomanen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Power keeps working.
Kuomanen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuomanen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen controlling from side mount.
Kuomanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Power is defending well.
Power wants to control but Kuomanen postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahjo Kuomanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Power has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Polish Power!
Polish Power is the new super heavyweight champion!
Polish Power decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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