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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kang Dae Hyun (ranked 24283 p4p, 5305 weight class) and Angel Hernandez (ranked 272 p4p, 223 weight class). Kang Dae Hyun could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Angel Hernandez's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kang Dae Hyun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dae Hyun pushes Hernandez up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Dae Hyun lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Dae Hyun avoiding damage as Hernandez throws knees to the body.
Dae Hyun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hernandez stalling in the clinch but Dae Hyun improves position.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Dae Hyun blocks with his arms.
Hernandez slowing the pace effectively.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dae Hyun throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Dae Hyun just misses with a punch to the body.
Dae Hyun instigates a clinch.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Dae Hyun blocks with his arms.
Hernandez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Dae Hyun's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dae Hyun lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dae Hyun working aggressively here.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dae Hyun is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Dae Hyun as he checks the leg kick.
Hernandez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dae Hyun seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hernandez throws a hook but Dae Hyun avoids it easily.
As Hernandez tries to get set, Dae Hyun tries to push him back and clinch up but Hernandez manages to avoid the attempt.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hernandez!
Hernandez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez thumps Dae Hyun with a low kick.
Dae Hyun misses with a kick to the body.
Angel Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dae Hyun moves away.
Hernandez sizes up Dae Hyun with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a body kick that misses.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hernandez is looking to score with low kicks.
Dae Hyun quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hernandez tries to work over Dae Hyun's front leg with a kick but Dae Hyun checks it.
Dae Hyun tries to move into range but Hernandez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dae Hyun moves out of range of the body kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dae Hyun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hernandez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dae Hyun counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Hernandez.
A left lands for Hernandez.
Dae Hyun lands the left hand.
Hernandez throws a front kick aimed at Dae Hyun's knee but Dae Hyun avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez scores with a spinning back kick!
Crunch! Hernandez slams his shin into Dae Hyun's torso.
Hernandez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dae Hyun throwing a counter right hand but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Hernandez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Hernandez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hernandez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dae Hyun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Dae Hyun misses the target.
Dae Hyun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A leg kick checked by Dae Hyun.
A little feinted left hand from Dae Hyun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hernandez defending well as Dae Hyun loads up on a big left hand.
Dae Hyun pushes Hernandez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dae Hyun is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dae Hyun jumps guard but Hernandez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
Hernandez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hernandez obliges.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
Dae Hyun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dae Hyun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dae Hyun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dae Hyun gets through Hernandez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Dae Hyun blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dae Hyun.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dae Hyun working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Hernandez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hernandez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dae Hyun is able to avoid easily.
Hernandez tries to keep at a distance but Dae Hyun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dae Hyun scores with a shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dae Hyun.
Dae Hyun lands an uppercut.
Hernandez tries to land knees in the clinch but Dae Hyun avoids the damage to the body.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Dae Hyun throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Dae Hyun as he checks the leg kick.
Dae Hyun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hernandez throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dae Hyun checks a low kick from Hernandez.
A little feinted left hand from Dae Hyun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hernandez lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hernandez misses.
Dae Hyun is looking to counter the offense by Hernandez and move into the clinch.
Dae Hyun looks to land a right hand but Hernandez moved out of range.
Dae Hyun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hernandez's hands.
Dae Hyun connects with a right hand. Hernandez shakes it off.
Hernandez throws a push kick but Dae Hyun slaps the foot to one side.
Hernandez looks to land a body kick but Dae Hyun moved away.
Dae Hyun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dae Hyun throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
Dae Hyun slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Dae Hyun blocks the leg kick.
Hernandez is looking to slow Dae Hyun down with leg kicks.
Dae Hyun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dae Hyun.
Dae Hyun blocks the body kick.
Dae Hyun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hernandez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hernandez.
Dae Hyun closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dae Hyun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dae Hyun misses the jab.
Dae Hyun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to land a front kick but Dae Hyun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dae Hyun avoids a kick to the body.
Dae Hyun is looking to counter punch.
Hernandez misses with a kick to the body
and Dae Hyun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dae Hyun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hernandez throws a low kick but Dae Hyun moves out of range easily.
Dae Hyun swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dae Hyun throws a push kick but Hernandez slaps the foot to one side.
Hernandez digs a good hook to Dae Hyun's body.
Dae Hyun throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dae Hyun blocks a leg kick.
Dae Hyun half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big right from Dae Hyun misses.
Angel Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dae Hyun in his tracks.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Hernandez thows a leg kick but Dae Hyun checks it
and Dae Hyun counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hernandez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dae Hyun blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Dae Hyun working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dae Hyun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control the position but instead, Dae Hyun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hernandez into the cage.
Dae Hyun swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dae Hyun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dae Hyun blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dae Hyun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Dae Hyun misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dae Hyun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hernandez throws a front kick that sends Dae Hyun stumbling back into the cage.
Hernandez tries to land a front kick but Dae Hyun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dae Hyun avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Angel Hernandez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dae Hyun throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kang Dae Hyun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dae Hyun doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez connects with a leg kick.
Dae Hyun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dae Hyun throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dae Hyun blocks it well.
Hernandez connects with a crisp jab.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Dae Hyun counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hernandez lands with a cross.
Hernandez throws a low kick but Dae Hyun moves out of range easily.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Dae Hyun misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Dae Hyun moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Dae Hyun misses its target.
Hernandez throws a wild body kick that Dae Hyun sees coming a mile off.
Hernandez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A low kick from Hernandez misses
letting Dae Hyun counter with a right hand.
Hernandez feints and then cracks Dae Hyun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dae Hyun down.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Dae Hyun moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tests Dae Hyun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hernandez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hernandez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hernandez tries to land a leg kick but Dae Hyun saw it coming and moves away.
Hernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hernandez!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dae Hyun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hernandez can pounce on him.
Hernandez lands with a kick to the temple. Dae Hyun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body kick there by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a front kick aimed at Dae Hyun's knee but Dae Hyun avoids it well.
Dae Hyun takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Hernandez tenderised Dae Hyun's leg. Dae Hyun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dae Hyun blocks a low kick nicely.
Hernandez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Angel Hernandez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to land a body kick
and Dae Hyun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick
and Dae Hyun counters with a right hand that sends Hernandez tumbling to the canvas! Can Dae Hyun finish him? He dives into Hernandez's guard looking to do just that!
 Hernandez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dae Hyun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hernandez is still in real trouble! Can Dae Hyun finish him?
Dae Hyun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Hernandez controls Dae Hyun momentarily but Dae Hyun frees himself.
Hernandez trying to control the position here.
Hernandez controls Dae Hyun momentarily but Dae Hyun frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hernandez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Yelnats (ranked 3042 p4p, 5751 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 131 p4p, 238 weight class). Kanaani has chosen Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang as his entrance music. Mehdi Kanaani is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Yelnats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelnats defending well as Kanaani loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Yelnats tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mehdi Kanaani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanaani lands with a hook. Yelnats tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kanaani digs a good body shot into Yelnats's ribs.
Kanaani tests Yelnats's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yelnats looking to score a takedown here. Kanaani is defending well but Yelnats drives through and ends up in Kanaani's guard.
Yelnats won't allow Kanaani to sweep him here.
Kanaani wants to stand but Yelnats is controlling the position.
Yelnats stands and throws Kanaani's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yelnats is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kanaani's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yelnats throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kanaani is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yelnats connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Yelnats stalls from top position.
Kanaani is looking for a sweep.
Yelnats remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yelnats working the head with strikes.
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.
You can see the frustration on Kanaani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yelnats in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yelnats throws an elbow but Kanaani slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kanaani is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Yelnats are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Yelnats's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kanaani misses.
Kanaani on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kanaani gets caught flat footed, as Yelnats shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelnats not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kanaani is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yelnats engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Further stalling from Yelnats.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Yelnats stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanaani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kanaani walks into a left hand.
Kanaani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Yelnats 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.
Kanaani ducks right into an uppercut from Yelnats.
Kanaani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yelnats tried to counter with a leg kick but Kanaani avoided it.
Kanaani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yelnats is out of range.
Kanaani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yelnats finds it's way round the side to connect with Kanaani's head.
Kanaani swings widly with a right hand
and Yelnats counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Yelnats, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yelnats stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yelnats stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yelnats wants it to stay on the feet.
Yelnats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Kanaani - just one landing.
Yelnats misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yelnats has Kanaani up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yelnats stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelnats blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yelnats stalling in the clinch.
Yelnats pushes off an throws an elbow but Kanaani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanaani trying to stall but Yelnats improves his position.
Kanaani looking to stall.
Yelnats lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yelnats.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Yelnats on the inside.
Yelnats wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yelnats misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yelnats goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanaani tries to throw a body punch but Yelnats avoids it by throwing Kanaani back against the cage.
Yelnats's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kanaani is pressed up against the cage. Yelnats has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kanaani down to the mat. Kanaani avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yelnats bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kanaani throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yelnats misses with a takedown attempt - Kanaani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Yelnats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yelnats swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kanaani counters with a left and a right that stings Yelnats.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kanaani throws a poor cross that misses
and Yelnats counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yelnats throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanaani with a nice cross.
Yelnats is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanaani can do to turn this around?
Yelnats tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kanaani swivels and escapes.
Kanaani lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kanaani 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 Yelnats has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yelnats and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanaani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kanaani can't keep his opponent in guard - Yelnats advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanaani pushes Yelnats off looking to stand but Yelnats dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani is trying to get back to full guard.
Yelnats lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yelnats is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yelnats 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.
Yelnats sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kanaani defending well though.
Yelnats not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yelnats tries to pass to full mount but Kanaani defends it.
Yelnats sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yelnats working over Kanaani with some ground and pound. Kanaani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stanley Yelnats will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kanaani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yelnats counters with a single leg into guard. Kanaani didn't expect that.
Stanley Yelnats is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yelnats stops Kanaani from standing up.
Yelnats controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kanaani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yelnats stops Kanaani from standing up.
Yelnats seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelnats needs to keep his hands up - Kanaani had a free shot at his head there.
Yelnats throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kanaani was covering up waiting for the punch and Yelnats finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yelnats showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Yelnats is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Yelnats pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanaani is keeping the position for now.
Kanaani looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yelnats looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kanaani works the jab nicely.
Kanaani on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kanaani throws a right and a left that Yelnats avoids nicely.
Yelnats wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yelnats closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kanaani quickly recovers to half guard.
Yelnats controlling the pace.
Stanley Yelnats overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kanaani tries to get to full guard but Yelnats has control of the leg.
Yelnats trying to mount his opponent but Kanaani defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yelnats wants to free his trapped foot but Kanaani is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yelnats controlling the action here.
Mehdi Kanaani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanaani missing with punches from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Yelnats showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yelnats, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Yelnats!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xylon Kofel (ranked 3592 p4p, 2256 weight class) and Saad Sadiq (ranked 164 p4p, 85 weight class). Sadiq comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone - Slaughter And The Dogs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
200
5 - 9 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Saad Sadiq !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sadiq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sadiq . That did some damage!
Kofel stuffs the takedown.
Kofel works Sadiq 's body with a nice hook.
Kofel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kofel throws a low kick, looking for Sadiq 's leg but Sadiq calmly moves out of range.
Sadiq feints the counter takedown.
Kofel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kofel is looking to clinch.
Sadiq changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Kofel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel wants to clinch up but Sadiq keeps it at a distance.
Kofel moves into the clinch.
Sadiq wants a takedown.
A hook to the body from Sadiq .
Kofel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadiq misses with some punches.
Sadiq lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sadiq .
Kofel blocks a body shot from Sadiq .
Kofel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xylon Kofel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kofel enables Sadiq to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kofel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kofel looking for a guillotine here but Sadiq defends easily.
Sadiq is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sadiq accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel is trying to keep Sadiq in close.
Kofel wants to control the position but Sadiq says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kofel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kofel keeping moving, preventing Sadiq from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadiq postures up in Kofel's guard and throws a big left but Kofel blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadiq tries to free his leg and advance position but Kofel is retaining full guard.
Sadiq slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kofel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sadiq is looking to take a break and control but Kofel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sadiq thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sadiq throws a strike aimed at the side of Kofel's head but Kofel avoids it well.
Sadiq throws a strike aimed at the side of Kofel's head but Kofel avoids it well.
Sadiq misses with the ground and pound.
Kofel tries to improve position but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadiq shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kofel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Still in half guard, Sadiq seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saad Sadiq dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
That kick from Kofel tenderised Sadiq 's leg. Sadiq is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kofel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sadiq looks for a takedown but Kofel sprawls well.
Sadiq tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sadiq dives in for a single leg takedown but Kofel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kofel misses with a body punch
and Sadiq counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sadiq postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadiq working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kofel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadiq postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sadiq throws an elbow that misses. Kofel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sadiq 's guard. Nice move by Kofel!
Kofel wants to control from the top but Sadiq keeps moving.
Sadiq has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sadiq is controlling Kofel's posture.
That's two 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.
Kofel trying to control but Sadiq is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kofel throws a right hand that misses
so Sadiq counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Saad Sadiq has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kofel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sadiq is one step ahead there.
Sadiq works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadiq is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sadiq sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kofel defending well though.
Sadiq working the head and body with strikes.
Kofel trying to control here.
Kofel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sadiq works over Kofel with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sadiq slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kofel tries to bench press Sadiq off him but Sadiq keeps the position.
Sadiq lands a few punches from side control.
Kofel is looking for a sweep.
Kofel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sadiq 's best efforts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sadiq seems to be looking for submissions.
Kofel is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saad Sadiq 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! This is the final round!
Sadiq lands a nice looking body shot.
Sadiq staying out of range there.
Sadiq has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sadiq tries for a takedown but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kofel stuffs the takedown.
Kofel tests Sadiq 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kofel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sadiq connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kofel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sadiq 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kofel throws a poor cross that misses
and Sadiq counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kofel trying to control from the bottom.
Sadiq wants to pass the guard but Kofel is defending well.
Kofel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadiq is trying to control. Kofel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kofel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sadiq .
Sadiq uses his free foot to push down on Kofel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kofel.
Kofel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sadiq tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kofel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kofel wants to control but Sadiq is keeping busy.
Sadiq wants to control but Kofel is keeping him busy.
Kofel is doing well to control the position and prevent Sadiq from advancing to side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sadiq wants to pass the guard but Kofel is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel looks to land a left hand but Sadiq moved out of range nicely.
Kofel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Sadiq tries to counter it with a takedown but Kofel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kofel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xylon Kofel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kofel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Sadiq tries to counter it with a takedown but Kofel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sadiq loads up on a big right hand but Kofel slips the punch.
Kofel misses with a leg kick.
Sadiq tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kofel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sadiq checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Kofel misses.
Sadiq with the counter takedown but Kofel avoids it easily.
Sadiq slips under a jab.
Sadiq is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel misses the jab.
Sadiq changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sadiq tries to clinch but Kofel is having none of it.
Kofel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kofel throws a hook but Sadiq blocks it.
Sadiq stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kofel.
Kofel throws a looping overhand right but Sadiq ducks down to avoid it.
Xylon Kofel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kofel scores with a hook.
Kofel tries to land a leg kick but Sadiq saw it coming and moves away.
Sadiq drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kofel defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kofel misses with a right hand
enabling Sadiq to counter with a crisp jab.
Kofel throws a hook to the side of Sadiq 's head but Sadiq sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sadiq drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kofel defends it well.
Nice takedown defense from Kofel. No joy for Sadiq on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xylon Kofel.
I think Sadiq has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saad Sadiq !
Saad Sadiq spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Patryk (ranked 2318 p4p, 2503 weight class) and Taistelu Jaska (ranked 89 p4p, 97 weight class). Jaska has chosen Taistelu Jaska Theme from youtube as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31
230
8 - 10 - 0 |
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255
9 - 12 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good kicks
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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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Patryk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taistelu Jaska!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patryk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Patryk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Patryk decides to pull guard.
Patryk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaska's guard.
Patryk trying to control but Jaska is working from the bottom.
Patryk is really struggling to control Jaska but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jaska trying to keep a closed guard but Patryk is proving a slippery customer.
Patryk wants to pass the guard but Jaska is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patryk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patryk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaska keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Patryk content to stall in guard here.
Patryk tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaska is retaining full guard.
Patryk trying to control but Jaska is working from the bottom.
Patryk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Patryk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jaska napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jaska's face as Patryk controls the position.
Patryk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jaska sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jaska managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Patryk.
Jaska is looking to regain half guard here but Patryk keeps moving and retains side control.
Patryk in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jaska is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaska is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Patryk passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Patryk fails to move to back control.
Patryk landing punches.
Patryk throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jaska is squirming around, avoiding Patryk's attempts to control the action.
Patryk with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaska is squirming around, avoiding Patryk's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patryk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jaska looks a forlorn figure.
Jaska is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaska wants to control but Patryk is having none of it.
Patryk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Patryk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patryk shoots in and gets a takedown into Jaska's guard.
Jaska is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patryk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaska can do to turn this around?
Patryk looking to pass the guard.
Jaska wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaska keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Jaska looking for subs off his back but Patryk has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jaska manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk 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.
Patryk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jaska pulls Patryk in close to prevent any damage.
Patryk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patryk wants to control from the top but Jaska keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaska closes the distance and pushes Patryk back into the cage.
Jaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Patryk.
Jaska tries to stall but Patryk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jaska holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaska is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patryk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaska taking a breather.
Jaska trying to control the position but instead, Patryk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaska into the cage.
Jaska is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taistelu Jaska.
Patryk shoots for a takedown but Jaska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patryk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patryk lands in his opponent's guard.
Jaska keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Jaska has a closed guard, preventing Patryk from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patryk wants to control from the top but Jaska keeps moving.
Patryk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jaska is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Patryk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jaska rushes Patryk and presses him up against the cage.
Jaska pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaska is stalling here.
Patryk wants a takedown but no success here.
Jaska has a couple of punches blocked by Patryk.
Patryk manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaska clinches up against the cage.
Patryk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jaska uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Patryk is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk trying to control but Jaska is working from the bottom.
Jaska keeping full guard, as Patryk tries to pass.
Jaska keeping moving, preventing Patryk from controlling successfully.
Patryk throws a big right hand that misses.
Jaska can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patryk controls the pace.
Patryk is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaska has wrist control.
Patryk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patryk is pushing down on Jaska's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jaska is fighting to maintain full guard but Patryk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jaska tries to get to full guard but Patryk has control of the leg.
Patryk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patryk not doing much here.
Nice strikes from Patryk there.
Patryk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jaska sees it coming and defends easily.
Lukasz Patryk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Patryk in particular looking to stall.
Patryk postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jaska to stand up.
Lukasz Patryk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patryk scores with a takedown into Jaska's guard.
Patryk wants to control from the top but Jaska keeps moving.
Jaska has control of Patryk's left arm, preventing Patryk from doing any damage.
Patryk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patryk wants to stand but Jaska has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Patryk cracks Jaska with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patryk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Patryk cracks Jaska with a big right hand but Jaska just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Patryk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patryk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Patryk!
An out of breath Lukasz Patryk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Taistelu Jaska was interviewed post fight and said 'Well.. atleast I have h*es.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 2486 p4p, 3449 weight class) and Luis Naranja (ranked 157 p4p, 198 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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41
319
35 - 21 - 0 |
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27
278
9 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Naranja!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Pulkkinen as Naranja shoots in.
Naranja shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Naranja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulkkinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Naranja shoots and misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sepi Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Naranja.
Pulkkinen drops Naranja with a beautiful combination! Naranja stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pulkkinen is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Luis Naranja has been cut.
Naranja looks winded!
Naranja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pulkkinen defends well and Naranja ends up having to push Pulkkinen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pulkkinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Naranja glances at the clock... BAM! Pulkkinen nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Naranja crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Naranja is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sepi Pulkkinen!
Sepi Pulkkinen took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between D.D Panda (ranked 2565 p4p, 2442 weight class) and Takehiko Hidaka (ranked 99 p4p, 94 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D.D Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hidaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panda defending well as Hidaka loads up on a big left hand.
Panda fails to land with a series of punches.
Hidaka misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Hidaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hidaka.
Panda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hidaka steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hidaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Panda momentarily.
 It looks like D.D Panda has been cut.
Panda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Panda scores with a shot to the body.
Panda misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Hidaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hidaka throws a leg kick but Panda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
Panda shoots for a double leg takedown but Hidaka sprawls well. He's pushed Panda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hidaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Panda is out of range and Hidaka settles back down.
Hidaka misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hidaka thows a leg kick but Panda checks it
and Panda counters with a takedown into side control.
Panda working away.
Hidaka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hidaka seems a little lost for a moment, as Panda dominates the positioning.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hidaka prevents Panda from improving position.
Panda happy to just control the position for now.
Panda tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hidaka's legs.
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.
Panda controls the position from side control.
Panda trying to control the position but Hidaka is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Takehiko Hidaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hidaka cracks Panda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hidaka throws a big shot that misses.
Hidaka lands a head kick. Panda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hidaka looks to land a left hand but Panda moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Panda changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Takehiko Hidaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hidaka throws a body punch but Panda moves out of range.
Hidaka misses with a low kick.
Panda appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Panda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hidaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panda misses with a looping left.
Panda tries to clinch but Hidaka is having none of it.
Panda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hidaka circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hidaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Hidaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panda misses with a straight right.
Hidaka stuffs the takedown.
Hidaka throws a nice head kick!
Panda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hidaka defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda throws a hook but Hidaka blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hidaka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Panda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hidaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hidaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panda.
Panda appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Panda dodges the punch combination from Hidaka.
Hidaka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hidaka won't be happy with that.
Hidaka is looking to regain half guard here but Panda keeps moving and retains side control.
Panda controlling the position from side mount.
Hidaka tries to buck Panda off but Panda is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takehiko Hidaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda'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.
Hidaka connects with a single shot there.
Panda lands a slapping body shot.
Takehiko Hidaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hidaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hidaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panda.
Hidaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Hidaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Panda misses with a hook.
Panda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hidaka.
Panda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hidaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hidaka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Panda.
Panda checks a leg kick.
Panda attempts a counter takedown but Hidaka avoids it well and moves away.
Hidaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Panda moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda lands with a shot to the body.
Panda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hidaka avoids it really well and circles away.
Panda is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hidaka's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda avoids the body shot from Hidaka.
Panda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hidaka circles away.
Hidaka scores with a nice right hand.
Hidaka connects with a nice looking jab.
D.D Panda's cut is getting worse.
Hidaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Panda lands a glancing blow to the side of Hidaka's head.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hidaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hidaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Panda checks a leg kick.
Hidaka scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hidaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Hidaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panda feinted with a counter takedown.
Hidaka misses with an uppercut.
Panda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hidaka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Panda tries to clinch up but Hidaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Hidaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Panda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda goes for a double leg but Hidaka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hidaka continues to drive forward.
Hidaka is working Panda over against the cage.
Hidaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hidaka scores with a shot to the side of Panda's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hidaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panda leaning against his opponent.
Panda blocks an uppercut.
Panda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Hidaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panda stalling in the clinch but Hidaka improves position.
Hidaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Hidaka misses with a body punch.
Hidaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hidaka as Panda tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Panda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Panda taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by D.D Panda.
Horrible takedown attempt by Panda or perhaps it was just good defense by Hidaka, which made it look bad.
Hidaka jabs Panda right on the nose. Panda blinks but takes it well.
Hidaka dips to his left and cracks Panda with an uppercut!
Panda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hidaka.
Sloppy strikes from Hidaka. Those never looked like landing.
Hidaka misses with a right hand
and Panda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hidaka wants to get back to full guard.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Hidaka is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hidaka tries to get to full guard but Panda has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Hidaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hidaka lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Panda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hidaka ducks under a wild hook from Panda.
Hidaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Panda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Panda or perhaps it was just good defense by Hidaka, which made it look bad.
Hidaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Panda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hidaka throws a jab when Panda was well out of range.
Panda scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Panda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hidaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Panda.
Some wild striking there from Panda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Panda is looking to clinch.
Hidaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Panda ducks right into an uppercut from Hidaka.
Hidaka lands a slapping body shot.
Hidaka throws a looping overhand right but Panda ducks down to avoid it.
Hidaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hidaka throws a head kick that misses.
Panda feinted with a counter takedown.
Hidaka throws a nice looking combination but Panda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hidaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hidaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hidaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hidaka tries to throw a body punch but Panda avoids it by throwing Hidaka back against the cage.
Panda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hidaka walks away with a smile on his face. Panda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Hidaka misses.
Hidaka dips to his left and cracks Panda with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hidaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hidaka thuds his shin into the meat of Panda's side.
Hidaka looks to land a combination. Panda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hidaka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Panda shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hidaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hidaka throws a low kick, looking for Panda's leg but Panda calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panda shoots and misses
and Hidaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
D.D Panda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Panda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hidaka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hidaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Panda drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hidaka sprawls and moves away.
Hidaka wants to land a leg kick but Panda is out of range.
Panda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hidaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Panda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hidaka misses with a head kick.
Panda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hidaka is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hidaka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
D.D Panda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hidaka wants to sweep but no luck.
D.D Panda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panda with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takehiko Hidaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hidaka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takehiko Hidaka!
Takehiko Hidaka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sickwat Dan (ranked 1873 p4p, 2249 weight class) and Xue Fang (ranked 65 p4p, 148 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xue Fang!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang misses with a looping left.
Dan goes for a double leg but Fang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fang continues to drive forward.
Fang tries to throw a body punch but Dan avoids it by throwing Fang back against the cage.
Fang throws a head punch that misses.
Fang misses with the head strike.
Fang misses with a punch on the inside.
Fang misses with a punch on the inside.
Dan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fang pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dan with a poor takedown
and Fang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Sickwat Dan has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sickwat Dan . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fang enables Dan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dan throwing strikes from guard but Fang blocks nicely.
Dan tries to free his leg and advance position but Fang is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fang is keeping the position for now.
Dan trying to control but Fang is working from the bottom.
Dan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fang working a defensive guard but Dan manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fang looking for a sweep but Dan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fang is looking to get to half guard.
Dan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fang can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dan dominating with strikes here.
Fang working to try and regain half guard.
Fang tries to hold on but Dan pushes him away.
Dan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan unloads with some shots from mount but Fang bucks and avoids them well.
Dan lands with some strikes.
Dan trying to control but Fang is having none of it.
Dan unloads with some shots from mount but Fang bucks and avoids them well.
Dan controlling from the full mount.
Dan tries to control but Fang wriggling away.
Fang tries to hold on but Dan pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fang is squirming around, avoiding Dan 's attempts to control the action.
Dan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fang is working to get back to half guard.
Dan lands a nice shot to the head.
Dan trying to control but Fang is having none of it.
Dan with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fang is squirming around, avoiding Dan 's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sickwat Dan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sickwat Dan 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dan drives through and clinches with Fang against the cage.
Fang tries to work over Dan 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan shoots in looking for a takedown. Fang tries to sprawl out of it but Dan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fang connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Fang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fang throws a looping overhand right but Dan ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fang. Dan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dan shoots in for a takedown but Fang shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan tries to clinch up
and Fang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fang lands with a shot to the body.
Fang misses with a looping left.
Fang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fang wants to clinch.
It looked like Dan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Fang misses.
Dan shoots in looking for a takedown. Fang tries to sprawl out of it but Dan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sickwat Dan . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fang throws a body shot but no joy.
Fang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fang looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dan is looking to clinch but Fang is avoiding it.
Sickwat Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fang's waist but Fang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dan off to one side.
Fang stuffs the takedown attempt from Dan . Dan gets slowly back to his feet.
Fang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dan wants to clinch.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dan manages to avoid it.
Dan throws a big counter combination but Fang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Xue Fang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dan ducks under a wild hook from Fang.
Dan is looking to clinch.
Fang punishes Dan 's body with a nice straight punch.
Dan rushes Fang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dan s head.
Sickwat Dan 's cut is getting worse.
Fang swings wildly with an uppercut but Dan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dan has had enough of the clinch but Fang keeps him there for the moment.
Fang lands a hook that snaps the head of Dan backwards.
Fang lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fang throws a punch but it's blocked by Dan .
Fang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fang.
Fang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sickwat Dan 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dan blocks an uppercut.
Fang tries to throw a body punch but Dan avoids it by throwing Fang back against the cage.
Fang lands with a short shot to the head.
Dan 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Dan is rocked!
Dan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fang lands with a right to the head.
Oh Dan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fang lands a nice uppercut.
Fang throws a head punch that misses.
Fang dips a shoulder and cracks Dan with a mighty uppercut! Dan falls back against the cage and Fang unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fang screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xue Fang!
Xue Fang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 763 p4p, 624 weight class) and Carlton Smithers (ranked 28 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 27 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlton Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redcliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smithers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Redcliffe ducks under a wild hook from Smithers.
Smithers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redcliffe was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithers.
Redcliffe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smithers needs to keep his hands up - Redcliffe had a free shot at his head there.
Smithers swings widly with a right hand
enabling Redcliffe to counter with a crisp jab.
Smithers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redcliffe.
An attempted straight right counter from Redcliffe misses the target.
Redcliffe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redcliffe misses with a body kick.
Smithers throws a body punch but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Smithers tries to bum rush Redcliffe with a series of wild strikes but Redcliffe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smithers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smithers misses with an uppercut. Redcliffe saw that one coming.
Redcliffe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smithers moves forwards but Redcliffe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redcliffe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Redcliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
Smithers throws a lazy right hand but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Redcliffe.
Smithers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smithers misses with a left hand
and Redcliffe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redcliffe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smithers misses with a combination
and Redcliffe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redcliffe moves into the clinch.
Redcliffe stalling in the clinch.
Smithers has had enough of the clinch but Redcliffe keeps him there for the moment.
Smithers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Redcliffe on the inside.
Smithers is trying to break the clinch but Redcliffe has him pressed against the cage.
Smithers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Redcliffe has him pressed against the cage.
Smithers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redcliffe's elbow.
Smithers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Redcliffe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
Redcliffe lands an uppercut.
Smithers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smithers tries to work over Redcliffe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithers is trying to break free.
Redcliffe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Redcliffe lands with a short shot to the head.
Redcliffe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smithers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Redcliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
Redcliffe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Redcliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smithers manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
Smithers looks to throw the jab but Redcliffe is out of range.
Smithers throws a poor cross that misses
letting Redcliffe counter with a right hand.
Smithers throws a jab but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smithers just manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe digs a good hook to Smithers's body.
Smithers misses with a few strikes there.
Redcliffe swings for the body but Smithers moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick lands for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a head shot.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Redcliffe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smithers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smithers gets tackled into the cage by Redcliffe. Redcliffe maintains the clinch.
Redcliffe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe blocks an uppercut.
Redcliffe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe digs a right hand underneath Smithers's ribcage. Smithers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smithers misses with a body punch.
Redcliffe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smithers backwards.
Redcliffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Redcliffe scores a nice knee to the body.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Smithers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redcliffe's elbow.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smithers's elbow.
Redcliffe presses Smithers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Redcliffe pushes Smithers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smitherss head.
Smithers is looking to break free of the clinch but Redcliffe has double underhooks.
Redcliffe prevents Smithers from breaking the clinch.
Redcliffe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redcliffe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithers.
Smithers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smithers throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Redcliffe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithers.
Smithers is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redcliffe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithers misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Smithers has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Redcliffe blocking some punches.
Redcliffe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smithers can't find room to land a body shot as Redcliffe controls the action.
Smithers can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redcliffe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smithers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smithers misses with a series of wild punches.
Smithers misses with a series of wild punches.
Redcliffe lands a slapping body shot.
Redcliffe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smithers's head.
Smithers misses with a shot to the body
and Redcliffe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smithers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe thuds a left hand into Smithers's body.
Redcliffe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smithers. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smithers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Redcliffe is looking to wear down Smithers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redcliffe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smithers can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a jab to Smithers's midsection.
Smithers scores with a three punch combo!
Smithers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smithers thuds a left hand into Redcliffe's body.
Redcliffe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smithers! But no joy.
Smithers misses with a double jab
and Redcliffe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smithers thinking.
Jab from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a leg kick that knocks Smithers off balance momentarily.
Redcliffe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smithers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smithers misses with a hook. Redcliffe ducked under it nicely.
Redcliffe slips a jab from Smithers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smithers throws a head kick that misses.
Smithers walks into a jab.
Redcliffe misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smithers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Redcliffe - the referee stops the clock and Smithers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Redcliffe. Smithers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Redcliffe feints and then cracks Smithers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smithers down.
Smithers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithers missing with a left hand there. Redcliffe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smithers scores with a jab. Redcliffe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Smithers misses.
Smithers throws a lazy right hand but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smithers fails to land with a series of punches.
Smithers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smithers throws a right hand that misses
and Redcliffe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smithers's knee momentarily.
Smithers throws a shot from downtown. Redcliffe moves away and avoids it.
Smithers throws a shot from downtown. Redcliffe moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Redcliffe.
Smithers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redcliffe circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Redcliffe misses the target.
Redcliffe throws a body kick that misses.
Smithers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redcliffe.
Kwame Redcliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Redcliffe.
Smithers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Redcliffe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Redcliffe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Redcliffe counters with a solid body kick.
Smithers is breathing heavily.
Redcliffe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smithers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Redcliffe.
Smithers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redcliffe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smithers.
Smithers misses with a combination
and Redcliffe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Redcliffe - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Redcliffe.
Smithers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe dips to his left and cracks Smithers with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithers misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe misses with a wild body shot.
Redcliffe avoids the body shot from Smithers.
A counter left hand to the body from Redcliffe misses its target.
Smithers looks to land a right hand but Redcliffe moved out of range.
Smithers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smithers throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Redcliffe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smithers! But no joy.
Smithers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smithers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Redcliffe throws a head kick but Smithers moves out of range.
Redcliffe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smithers takes a swing at Redcliffe's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Smithers does no damage.
Smithers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smithers looks to land a combination. Redcliffe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kwame Redcliffe has been cut.
Redcliffe thumps Smithers with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Redcliffe's cut.
That's time! Redcliffe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Redcliffe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smithers throws a hook but Redcliffe blocks it.
Smithers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smithers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Redcliffe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redcliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Smithers is just out of range.
Redcliffe lands with a slapping head kick.
Smithers throws a jab when Redcliffe was well out of range.
Redcliffe closes the distance and pushes Smithers back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe prevents a body shot from Smithers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcliffe blocks an elbow strike from Smithers.
Redcliffe lands a shoulder strike.
Smithers misses with a body punch.
Smithers throws a head punch that misses.
Redcliffe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redcliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Redcliffe obliges.
Smithers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redcliffe lands with a left to the head.
Redcliffe tries to throw a body punch but Smithers avoids it by throwing Redcliffe back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redcliffe.
Smithers has a couple of punches blocked by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe pushes Smithers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redcliffe pushes Smithers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smithers throws a head punch that misses.
Redcliffe pushes Smithers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Redcliffe managing to block the knees to the body from Smithers.
Smithers can't find room to land a body shot as Redcliffe controls the action.
Smithers has a couple of punches blocked by Redcliffe.
Smithers misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smithers backwards.
Redcliffe lands with a right to the head.
Redcliffe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Redcliffe lands a body punch.
Smithers is trying to break the clinch but Redcliffe is controlling him.
Redcliffe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smithers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smithers throws a body shot but no joy.
Redcliffe lands a high kick!
Smithers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smithers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smithers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Redcliffe jabs Smithers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redcliffe tries a head kick but it misses.
Smithers throws a counter combo.
Smithers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redcliffe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redcliffe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smithers on the side of the head.
Redcliffe connects with a jab.
Redcliffe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Smithers misses.
Smithers misses the jab.
Redcliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smithers moves away.
Redcliffe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Redcliffe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smithers.
Smithers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smithers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redcliffe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smithers will feel that in the morning.
Redcliffe scores with a nice right hand.
Smithers keeps the fight on the outside.
Redcliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redcliffe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redcliffe sizes up Smithers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smithers throws a body kick that misses
and Redcliffe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carlton Smithers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redcliffe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smithers misses with the combination.
Smithers throws a body shot but no joy.
Smithers avoids the body shot from Redcliffe.
Smithers blocks a head kick by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a head kick. Smithers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smithers walks into a jab.
Smithers misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redcliffe connects with a crisp jab.
Redcliffe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Smithers.
Smithers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Redcliffe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redcliffe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Redcliffe!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ahearn (ranked 941 p4p, 85 weight class) and Takeda Shida (ranked 34 p4p, 6 weight class). 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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn tries to clinch but Shida moves out of range.
Ahearn throws a jab when Shida was well out of range.
Ahearn throws out a loose jab but Shida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Shida.
Ahearn scores with a shot to the body.
Ahearn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shida slips under a jab.
Shida misses with a hook
and Ahearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shida slips a straight right by Ahearn.
Shida moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Ahearn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shida doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida lands a slapping body shot.
Ahearn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Ahearn catches Shida right on the button with a cross.
Shida throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shida throws a sloppy body shot
and Ahearn counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahearn throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tobias Ahearn has been cut.
Ahearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Shida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahearn looks to throw the jab but Shida is out of range.
Shida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahearn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahearn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahearn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ahearn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shida, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Shida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shida misses with a body punch.
Shida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahearn misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shida.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahearn.
Shida blocking some punches.
Shida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahearn lands with a right to the head.
Ahearn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shida throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahearn.
Shida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahearn throws a head punch that misses.
Ahearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shida fails to land.
Ahearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Ahearn.
Shida tries a body shot but Ahearn blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ahearn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Shida.
Ahearn tries to work over Shida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahearn.
Shida blocking some punches.
Shida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shida misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Shida.
Shida can't find room to land a body shot as Ahearn controls the action.
Shida breaks from the clinch.
Shida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Shida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahearn momentarily.
Shida throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahearn.
Ahearn looks to land a left hand but Shida moved out of range nicely.
Ahearn throws a jab when Shida was well out of range.
We've been told by Ahearn's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tobias Ahearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida blocks a jab.
Ahearn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shida.
A big left from Ahearn misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahearn swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida slips a straight right by Ahearn.
Ahearn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shida misses with an uppercut.
Ahearn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shida throws a right and a left that Ahearn avoids nicely.
Ahearn throws a right hand that misses
and Ahearn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ahearn counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Ahearn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Ahearn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ahearn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shida. Shida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Ahearn moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Shida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahearn throws a jab but it's blocked by Shida.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Shida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahearn missing with a left hand there. Shida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tobias Ahearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahearn scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahearn.
Shida looks to land a right hand but Ahearn moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
Ahearn misses with a straight left.
Ahearn missing with a left hand there. Shida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shida! But no joy.
Shida walks into a straight right hand from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the body
letting Shida counter with a right hand.
Ahearn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ahearn tries to close the distance and clinch but Shida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahearn with a body shot.
Shida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahearn throws out the jab.
Ahearn misses the jab.
Ahearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shida can do to turn this around?
Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahearn ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shida ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Ahearn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shida slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
The fighters circling - Ahearn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahearn throws a hook but Shida blocks it.
Ahearn lands a really nice looking cross but Shida seems unphased.
Shida closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Ahearn out cold! Ahearn corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Takeda Shida!
Takeda Shida is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Takeda Shida 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 107 p4p, 181 weight class) and Arturo Vargas (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class). Kohinata Minoru Ii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arturo Vargas's chin.
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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 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kohinata Minoru Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas throws the left hand but Minoru Ii avoids the punch easily.
Vargas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
Minoru Ii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vargas has time to react.
Minoru Ii scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Vargas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Minoru Ii sprawling to the canvas! Minoru Ii rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vargas finish him?!
Minoru Ii is rocked!
It looks like Kohinata Minoru Ii has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minoru Ii misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Vargas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vargas. Minoru Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoru Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minoru Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Minoru Ii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vargas.
Vargas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minoru Ii.
A little jabbing left from Vargas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vargas just misses with a punch to the body.
Minoru Ii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vargas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Minoru Ii misses with a straight left.
Minoru Ii misses with a lunging right hand
and Vargas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vargas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii misses the jab.
Minoru Ii misses with a right hand
and Vargas counters with a nice right hand that sends Minoru Ii toppling to the canvas! Minoru Ii scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vargas finish him?!
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!
Minoru Ii throws a poor cross that misses
and Vargas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Minoru Ii, as that shot connected.
Minoru Ii throws a lazy right hand but Vargas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vargas tries to counter with a clinch but Minoru Ii shakes him off and moves away.
Vargas slips a straight right by Minoru Ii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minoru Ii. Vargas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minoru Ii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a hook. Minoru Ii ducked under it nicely.
Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Minoru Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minoru Ii throws a shot to the body.
Vargas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Minoru Ii lands a really nice looking cross but Vargas seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minoru Ii is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii throws a shot from downtown. Vargas moves away and avoids it.
Minoru Ii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Minoru Ii lands a lovely overhand right.
Minoru Ii jabs Vargas right on the nose. Vargas blinks but takes it well.
Minoru Ii misses with a combination
and Vargas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Minoru Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Vargas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kohinata Minoru Ii will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Minoru Ii lands the left hand.
Minoru Ii misses with a hook. Vargas ducked under it nicely.
Minoru Ii swings widly with a right hand
and Vargas counters with a stiff right hand.
Vargas staying out of range there.
Vargas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vargas slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minoru Ii misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Vargas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Minoru Ii misses the body punch
and Vargas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vargas misses with a left hand
and Minoru Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Arturo Vargas's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Minoru Ii misses the shot to the body.
Vargas ducks right into an uppercut from Minoru Ii.
Vargas misses with a hook
and Minoru Ii scores with a counter punch that sends Vargas to the canvas! Minoru Ii smells blood - he's punishing Vargas with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Vargas has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kohinata Minoru Ii!
During a confident post fight interview, Kohinata Minoru Ii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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