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DMMA 366 Kaengsaklek v Ekaku PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trage Tragedy (ranked 20900 p4p, 2426 weight class) and Kazhymukan Manaitpasov (ranked 517 p4p, 296 weight class). Tragedy comes to the cage accompanied by Bury Me In Southern Ground by Rebel Son. The key to victory for Trage Tragedy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tragedy looks to land a right hand but Manaitpasov moved out of range.
Tragedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manaitpasov throws out a powerful jab.
Tragedy scores with a nice body kick.
Tragedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tragedy avoids the body shot from Manaitpasov.
Sloppy strikes from Tragedy. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Manaitpasov misses its intended target.
No joy there for Tragedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manaitpasov checks a leg kick.
Tragedy misses with a combination
letting Manaitpasov counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Manaitpasov.
Tragedy misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Manaitpasov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tragedy looks for the body kick but Manaitpasov saw that one coming.
Trage Tragedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tragedy lands a head kick. Manaitpasov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manaitpasov connects with a looping right hand.
Manaitpasov lunges at Tragedy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tragedy's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manaitpasov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tragedy in his tracks.
Manaitpasov thuds a left hand into Tragedy's body.
Tragedy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manaitpasov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tragedy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tragedy loads up on a big right hand but Manaitpasov slips the punch.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manaitpasov dodges the punch combination from Tragedy.
Tragedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manaitpasov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tragedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Manaitpasov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Manaitpasov coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tragedy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tragedy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tragedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manaitpasov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov works Tragedy's body with a nice hook.
Manaitpasov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manaitpasov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Manaitpasov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tragedy tries to keep at a distance but Manaitpasov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tragedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manaitpasov lands a shoulder strike.
Manaitpasov scores with a shoulder strike.
Manaitpasov pushes Tragedy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tragedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manaitpasov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tragedy is breathing heavily.
Manaitpasov scores with a shot to the side of Tragedy's head.
Good body shot from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov lands with a short shot to the head.
Manaitpasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manaitpasov cracks Tragedy with an open hand slap.
 It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Manaitpasov lands with an overhand left.
Manaitpasov rushes Tragedy and presses him up against the cage.
Manaitpasov scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards.
Manaitpasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Manaitpasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manaitpasov connects with the punch.
Tragedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Manaitpasov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manaitpasov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tragedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Tragedy misses with a hook
and Manaitpasov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manaitpasov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manaitpasov clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Tragedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Manaitpasov counter with a right hand.
Manaitpasov scores with a punch to the head.
Manaitpasov punishes Tragedy's body with a nice straight punch.
Tragedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tragedy tried to score with a low kick but Manaitpasov checks it.
Manaitpasov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manaitpasov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Manaitpasov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manaitpasov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Manaitpasov as he connects with a hook.
Tragedy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Manaitpasov to counter with a crisp jab.
Tragedy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manaitpasov scores with the left hand. Tragedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Manaitpasov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manaitpasov scores with a hook to the body.
Manaitpasov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tragedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manaitpasov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Manaitpasov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manaitpasov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manaitpasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tragedy or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manaitpasov lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manaitpasov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manaitpasov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards.
Manaitpasov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manaitpasov lands with a left to the head.
Manaitpasov lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Manaitpasov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manaitpasov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Manaitpasov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tragedy misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manaitpasov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manaitpasov connects with a body shot.
Manaitpasov avoids a kick to the body.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manaitpasov checks a low kick from Tragedy.
Jab from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov scores with the left hand. Tragedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Tragedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manaitpasov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tragedy on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manaitpasov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manaitpasov lands the left hand.
 Tragedy is rocked!
Manaitpasov misses the body punch
and Tragedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trage Tragedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manaitpasov lands with a hook. Tragedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Tragedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking cross lands there for Manaitpasov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manaitpasov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manaitpasov lands with a hook. Tragedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manaitpasov with a hook.
Good shot there by Manaitpasov.
Tragedy 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.
Tragedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manaitpasov tests Tragedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tragedy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tragedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Manaitpasov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manaitpasov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tragedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Manaitpasov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tragedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Manaitpasov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manaitpasov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov lands with a shot to the body.
Manaitpasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manaitpasov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tragedy seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manaitpasov throws out a powerful jab.
Tragedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tragedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tragedy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manaitpasov lands a nice shot that snaps Tragedy's head back.
Tragedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manaitpasov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tragedy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manaitpasov's corner calls for a 1-2. Manaitpasov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Manaitpasov finds it's target.
A lazy left from Manaitpasov finds it's target.
Tragedy misses with a looping right.
Tragedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manaitpasov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manaitpasov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tragedy's hands.
Manaitpasov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov darts in and clinches Tragedy up against the cage.
A short right from Manaitpasov.
Tragedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tragedy misses with the head strike.
Manaitpasov is leaning against Tragedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manaitpasov lands with a left to the head.
Manaitpasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manaitpasov scores with a shot to the side of Tragedy's head.
Manaitpasov scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov lands with a short shot to the head.
Manaitpasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manaitpasov cracks Tragedy with a hook to the temple - Tragedy is on wobbly legs here! Manaitpasov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Tragedy falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Manaitpasov wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klayton King (ranked 2384 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 288 p4p, 339 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klayton King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from King misses.
P Cruz misses with a straight left.
P Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
P Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King throws out a loose jab but P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by P Cruz. P Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
King connects with a single shot there.
King throws the left hand but P Cruz avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
P Cruz darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
P Cruz blocking some punches.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
P Cruz moves into range and clinches up with King.
King misses with the head strike.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from P Cruz.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooh!!! P Cruz has knocked King down with a huge combo! P Cruz steps away and waves a wobbly King back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Klayton King has been cut.
P Cruz darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King missing with knees to the body.
P Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with the head strike.
P Cruz scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
P Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from P Cruz.
P Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
P Cruz clinches with his opponent.
P Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a straight right.
P Cruz throws a fast counter high kick but King manages to duck under it in time.
King is looking to slow P Cruz down with leg kicks.
P Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - P Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
King lands a jab to the nose.
P Cruz tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but P Cruz is just out of range.
P Cruz slips a jab and a cross from King.
King throws a looping overhand right but P Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from P Cruz.
King 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.
P Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
P Cruz has King up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz misses with the head strike.
P Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from P Cruz.
King has a couple of punches blocked by P Cruz.
P Cruz scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by P Cruz.
King throws a head punch that misses.
P Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if P Cruz can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and P Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by P Cruz as he connects with a hook.
King tries to keep at a distance but P Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
P Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that P Cruz semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
P Cruz rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from P Cruz.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by P Cruz.
P Cruz darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
P Cruz lands with a left to the head.
King working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King digs a right hand underneath P Cruz's ribcage. P Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
P Cruz throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
P Cruz drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo P Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klayton King's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King misses with a hook
and P Cruz counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
P Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
P Cruz misses with a looping right.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from P Cruz.
P Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
P Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
P Cruz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King misses with a hook
and P Cruz counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King is rocked!
P Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
P Cruz throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
P Cruz blocks a jab.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
P Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
P Cruz pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
P Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
P Cruz avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
P Cruz rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from P Cruz.
P Cruz slows down the pace here.
King misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by P Cruz.
P Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
P Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King avoiding damage as P Cruz throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
P Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with an uppercut.
King throws a shot from downtown. P Cruz moves away and avoids it.
P Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! P Cruz takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
P Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
P Cruz lands a big knee! That's hurt King! Oh, he's all over the place! P Cruz lands another knee that sends King to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo P Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Boy Walton (ranked 1652 p4p, 3207 weight class) and Joaquin Osuna (ranked 212 p4p, 350 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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262
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10 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Boy Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Osuna!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osuna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walton throws a body kick that misses
and Osuna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walton's knee momentarily.
Osuna slips a jab from Walton.
Osuna feints a counter leg kick.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Osuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton throws a body kick that misses.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walton throws a right hand that Osuna ducks under and follows up with a left that Osuna also avoids with ease.
Osuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walton.
Osuna clobbers Walton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Osuna pushes Walton up against the cage in a clinch.
Walton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Osuna's face.
Walton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Osuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osuna tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Walton misses with some punches.
Walton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Osuna lands a nice uppercut.
Walton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Walton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osuna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osuna trying to stall but Walton improves his position.
Walton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Osuna looks winded!
Osuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Walton.
Walton throws an elbow that misses.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
Osuna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Walton.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Osuna has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Osuna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Come on Walton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Osuna controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton leaning against his opponent.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Osuna controls his hands.
Walton taking a breather.
Walton taking a breather.
Osuna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osuna misses with some punches.
Osuna throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Walton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osuna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walton taking a breather.
Walton working aggressively here.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osuna slowing the pace effectively.
Walton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osuna can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton stalling in the clinch but Osuna improves position.
Osuna dodges an elbow strike from Walton.
Walton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Osuna controls his hands.
Osuna has Walton pushed against the cage.
Osuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton wants to stall.
Osuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osuna blocks an uppercut.
Walton lands a nice uppercut.
Osuna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Osuna misses with some punches.
Walton lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osuna takes an elbow to the temple.
Osuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Walton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Osuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osuna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walton or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton tries to work over Osuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osuna misses with the head strike.
Walton digs a right hand underneath Osuna's ribcage. Osuna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Osuna scores with a shot to the side of Walton's head.
Osuna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Osuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osuna working aggressively here.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 John Boy Walton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Osuna blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Osuna as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Osuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Walton misses the target.
Walton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osuna. Walton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osuna. Walton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Osuna.
Walton blocks a jab.
Osuna misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Osuna checks a low kick from Walton.
Osuna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Osuna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Walton can't find room to land a body shot as Osuna controls the action.
Osuna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walton misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton tries to work over Osuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Walton.
Osuna digs a right hand underneath Walton's ribcage. Walton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John Boy Walton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Osuna.
A short left from Osuna.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Osuna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Osuna misses with a body punch.
Walton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walton misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Walton working aggressively here.
Walton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Osuna can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Walton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walton is trying to maintain a safe position but Osuna gets an underhook and turns Walton into the cage.
Osuna tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osuna tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Osuna back against the cage.
Osuna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osuna blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osuna leaning against his opponent.
Osuna tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Nice body punch from Osuna - that landed with a thud.
Walton misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Osuna.
A nice right hand lands inside from Osuna.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Osuna.
Osuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton takes a shot to the head.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osuna's elbow.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Osuna.
Osuna is pushing Walton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osuna prevents a body shot from Walton.
Walton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walton blocking some punches.
Walton is looking to control Osuna's arms but Osuna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walton has his back to the cage.
Osuna misses with some punches.
Osuna pushes Walton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osuna.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Osuna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Osuna.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Osuna stalling the fight.
Walton gets through Osuna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Osuna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Osuna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton tries to work over Osuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osuna tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Osuna stalling in the clinch.
Osuna lands a shoulder strike.
Osuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton being controlled against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Osuna.
Walton misses with a knee to the head.
Osuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osuna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Osuna.
Walton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osuna can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Osuna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osuna manages to avoid it.
Walton scores with a nice strike.
Osuna clinches up with Walton and pushes him back against the cage.
Walton misses with a knee to the head.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osuna blocks an uppercut.
Osuna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
It looks like John Boy Walton has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Osuna.
Osuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton throws a head punch that misses.
Osuna blocks a body shot from Walton.
Osuna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Osuna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Walton looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Osuna controls his hands.
Walton misses with a knee to the head.
Walton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Osuna is stalling here.
Osuna slows down the pace here.
Osuna pushes Walton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osuna is struggling to control the position.
Walton is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osuna tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Osuna back against the cage.
Osuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Osuna.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osuna misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walton misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Osuna.
Osuna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton working aggressively here.
Osuna blocks the elbow strike.
Osuna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Osuna is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osuna is trying to maintain a safe position but Walton gets an underhook and turns Osuna into the cage.
Osuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Walton.
Walton pushes off an throws an elbow but Osuna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walton looking to throw knees to the head but Osuna is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Osuna to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Osuna.
Osuna lands a nice uppercut.
Osuna lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Osuna.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton tries to stall but Osuna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Osuna manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Osuna manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osuna takes a knee right on the jaw!
Osuna lands a right hand.
Walton misses with a knee to the head.
Osuna tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osuna blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton being controlled against the cage.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osuna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Osuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Osuna.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquin Osuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Osuna has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquin Osuna!
After winning the bout, Joaquin Osuna thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
John Boy Walton was interviewed post fight and said 'Mr Pickles, I’m sorry I let you down my friend.
Its been fun. tonight I hang it up!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 755 p4p, 1095 weight class) and Kotaro Asakura (ranked 56 p4p, 80 weight class). Asakura comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Venom by $ B kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kotaro Asakura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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49
130
52 - 48 - 0 |
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30
137
21 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
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, Kotaro Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Chugman throws a lazy uppercut
and Asakura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chugman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asakura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chugman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chugman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chugman throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Asakura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chugman misses with a shot to the body
and Asakura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman misses with an uppercut
enabling Asakura to counter with a crisp jab.
Chugman tries to clinch up
and Asakura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman throws a sloppy body shot
and Asakura counters with a nice right hand that sends Chugman toppling to the canvas! Chugman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Asakura finish him?!
Chugman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asakura is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chugman fails to land the takedown.
Asakura throws out a counter right but Chugman avoids it with no problem.
Asakura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Asakura counter with a right hand.
Asakura has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chugman wants to clinch
enabling Asakura to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Asakura stuffs the takedown attempt from Chugman. Chugman gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Asakura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chugman shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman looks to score with a jab to the body but Asakura is just out of range.
Asakura throws out a counter right but Chugman avoids it with no problem.
Chugman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Asakura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chugman looks to score with a jab to the body but Asakura is just out of range.
Chugman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Asakura sprawls well initially but Chugman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chugman wants to take a breather but Asakura is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is trying to get back to full guard.
Asakura trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Chugman manages to pass to mount!
Asakura tries to hold on but Chugman pushes him away.
Chugman trying to control but Asakura is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotaro Asakura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chugman moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
Chugman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chugman misses with a left hand
and Asakura counters with a nice body shot.
Chugman moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
Chugman moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman throws a right hand that misses
and Asakura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Asakura swats away the attempt to clinch by Chugman.
Asakura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman digs a good hook to Asakura's body.
Kotaro Asakura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chugman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Asakura swivels and escapes.
Chugman backing away here, and Asakura unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asakura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chugman fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Chugman throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chugman misses with a takedown
and Asakura counters with a solid body kick.
Chugman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Asakura counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chugman tries to clinch but Asakura is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Asakura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chugman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman tries to clinch
enabling Asakura to counter with a crisp jab.
Chugman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Asakura counters with a nice uppercut.
Chugman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Asakura counters with a nice leg kick.
Chugman swings for the body but Asakura moves out of range.
Asakura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chugman just misses with a punch to the body.
Chugman moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asakura's elbow.
Chugman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Asakura gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Asakura lands an elbow that stopped Chugman in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asakura as Chugman tries to tie him up.
Chugman takes a shot to the head.
Asakura breaks from the clinch.
Asakura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chugman.
Chugman backing away here, and Asakura unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chugman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Asakura counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chugman wants to clinch but Asakura slips to the side
and Asakura counters with a nice right hand that sends Chugman toppling to the canvas! Chugman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Asakura finish him?!
Chugman is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotaro Asakura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chugman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asakura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asakura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Asakura wants it to stay on the feet.
Chugman is looking to wear down Asakura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chugman shoots in looking for a takedown. Asakura tries to sprawl out of it but Chugman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Asakura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Asakura replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chugman blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
Asakura tries a quick counter leg kick but Chugman is wise to it.
Chugman wants to clinch.
Chugman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klaus Chugman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Chugman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Asakura looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Asakura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Asakura is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chugman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Asakura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Asakura holds on to Chugman around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Asakura is squirming around, avoiding Chugman's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Asakura is trying desperately to improve position.
Chugman lands a big shot there that rocks Asakura but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Asakura wants to try and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chugman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chugman wants to finish this one by submission but Asakura is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chugman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Chugman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Asakura 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotaro Asakura!
A very excited looking Kotaro Asakura made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Pervitin (ranked 1601 p4p, 993 weight class) and Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 185 p4p, 120 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
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30
202
17 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioni misses with a hook. Pervitin ducked under it nicely.
Pervitin throwing a counter right hand but Carioni manages to avoid it.
Pervitin dodges the punch combination from Carioni.
Pervitin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carioni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pervitin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carioni scrambles back to his feet.
Pervitin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carioni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carioni throws a body punch but Pervitin moves out of range.
Pervitin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
A telegraphed right hand from Carioni misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Pervitin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pervitin scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carioni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carioni misses with a hook.
Pervitin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carioni throws the left hand but Pervitin avoids the punch easily.
Carioni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pervitin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carioni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pervitin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin misses with a body shot.
Carioni misses with a jab to the body
and Pervitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervitin throws a hook but Carioni avoids it easily.
Carioni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pervitin 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.
Carioni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pervitin manages to avoid it.
Rodrigo Carioni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pervitin misses with a wild body shot.
Pervitin staying out of range there.
Pervitin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pervitin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carioni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pervitin was well out of range. Poor timing from Carioni.
Carioni connects with a nice looking jab.
Carioni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pervitin loads up on a big right hand but Carioni slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Carioni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carioni throws a body shot but no joy.
Carioni throws a shot from downtown. Pervitin moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin blocks a jab.
Carioni connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carioni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pervitin.
Pervitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carioni was well out of range. Poor timing from Pervitin.
Carioni misses with a looping left.
Pervitin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carioni tries a head kick but it misses.
Pervitin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
A slow jab from Carioni misses its intended target.
Pervitin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Carioni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pervitin.
Pervitin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carioni misses the shot to the body.
Carioni looks to land a combination but Pervitin avoids it well.
Carioni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pervitin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carioni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin lands a right hook to the body.
Carioni misses with a right hand
and Pervitin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pervitin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pervitin prevents Carioni from getting back to his feet.
Carioni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pervitin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pervitin lands a couple of elbows.
Pervitin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pervitin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Carioni dives on top into guard.
Pervitin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carioni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carioni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pervitin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carioni's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pervitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pervitin throws an elbow that misses. Carioni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pervitin's guard. Nice move by Carioni!
Pervitin wants to sweep but no luck.
Carioni wants to get up but he can't break Pervitin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pervitin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pervitin has his foot on Carioni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carioni works his way back into a safe position though.
Carioni gets to his feet. Pervitin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Carioni misses with a double jab
and Pervitin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodrigo Carioni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Carioni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pervitin blocks a jab.
Carioni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pervitin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carioni thinking.
Pervitin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carioni. That did some damage!
Pervitin shoots in looking for a takedown but Carioni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pervitin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carioni throws out a counter right but Pervitin avoids it with no problem.
Pervitin looks to land a right hand but Carioni moved out of range.
Carioni throws a right and a left that Pervitin avoids nicely.
Pervitin slips a jab from Carioni.
Pervitin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carioni just manages to avoid it.
Pervitin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carioni throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carioni misses with a wild body shot.
Pervitin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pervitin misses the body punch
and Carioni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carioni throws a right hand that misses
and Pervitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carioni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pervitin in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioni throws an off balance right hand
and Pervitin counters with a left to the body.
Pervitin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pervitin lands in his opponent's guard.
Pervitin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pervitin postures up in Carioni's guard and throws a big left but Carioni blocks it.
Pervitin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carioni wants to stand up but Pervitin is controlling him.
Pervitin forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Pervitin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin throwing shots but Carioni is blocking nicely.
Pervitin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pervitin working over Carioni with some ground and pound. Carioni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pervitin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carioni's head.
Carioni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pervitin.
Pervitin stops Carioni from getting back to his feet.
Pervitin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carioni defending well though.
Pervitin thows a huge punch but Carioni dodges it nicely.
Pervitin stops Carioni from getting back to his feet.
Carioni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pervitin is just content to waste time from the top position. Carioni takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carioni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Pervitin.
Carioni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carioni blocks a jab.
Carioni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carioni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pervitin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carioni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pervitin.
Carioni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Pervitin misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pervitin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carioni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pervitin.
Good shot there by Carioni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pervitin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pervitin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
and Pervitin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carioni throws a body punch but Pervitin moves out of range.
Pervitin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carioni sprawls and moves away.
Carioni looks to throw the jab but Pervitin is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pervitin.
Carioni throws out a loose jab but Pervitin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pervitin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Carioni avoids it.
Pervitin looks for the body kick but Carioni saw that one coming.
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 Mr Pervitin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Carioni'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Pervitin. That snapped Carioni's head back.
Carioni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pervitin misses with a right hand
letting Carioni counter with a right hand.
Carioni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carioni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Carioni as Pervitin shoots in.
Pervitin slips a jab and a cross from Carioni.
It looked like Pervitin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pervitin misses the body punch
and Carioni counters with a head kick that drops Pervitin to the mat! Pervitin scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pervitin is rocked!
It looks like Mr Pervitin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pervitin misses with an uppercut.
Oh Pervitin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Carioni misses
and Pervitin counters with a straight right hand.
Pervitin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carioni defends it nicely.
Pervitin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin ducks under a wild hook from Carioni.
Pervitin tries to move into range but Carioni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carioni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carioni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pervitin was well out of range. Poor timing from Carioni.
Carioni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pervitin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carioni scores with a hook to the body. Pervitin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carioni scores with a nice strike.
Pervitin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carioni has time to react.
Carioni misses with a straight right.
Pervitin shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carioni throws a body punch but Pervitin moves out of range.
Carioni throws a lazy right hand but Pervitin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carioni works Pervitin's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carioni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carioni misses the body punch
and Carioni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Carioni is rocked!
Carioni looks to throw the jab but Pervitin is out of range.
Pervitin walks into a straight right hand from Carioni.
A left lands for Carioni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carioni. Pervitin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carioni throws a jab when Pervitin was well out of range.
Carioni throws out a loose jab but Pervitin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioni looks to land a combination but Pervitin avoids it well.
Carioni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pervitin stuns Carioni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pervitin slips a jab from Carioni.
Carioni misses with a straight left.
Carioni throws a right hand that misses
and Pervitin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Rodrigo Carioni's cut even more.
Carioni throws a jab when Pervitin was well out of range.
Pervitin misses with a hook.
Pervitin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carioni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pervitin.
Pervitin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pervitin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pervitin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carioni to score with a decent uppercut.
Carioni throws an overhand right that lands on Pervitin's shoulder, as Pervitin tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Carioni misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioni fails to land with a series of punches.
Pervitin slips a straight right by Carioni.
Pervitin throws a body shot but no joy.
Carioni connects with a right hand. Pervitin shakes it off.
Pervitin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carioni as he jumps to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carioni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pervitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carioni.
A countering left hand to the body from Carioni misses.
Pervitin misses with an uppercut
and Carioni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carioni throws an overhand right that lands on Pervitin's shoulder, as Pervitin tries to avoid the shot.
Carioni throws a poor cross that misses
and Pervitin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Carioni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carioni 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Carioni!
Our winner, Rodrigo Carioni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Kyrylo (ranked 713 p4p, 683 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 94 p4p, 91 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Kyrylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svyatogor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Jerome Kyrylo has been cut.
Svyatogor misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as Svyatogor blocks the low kick.
Svyatogor throws out a counter right but Kyrylo avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Svyatogor 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 Kyrylo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kyrylo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Svyatogor misses with a body punch
and Kyrylo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kyrylo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Svyatogor lands a jab to Kyrylo's midsection.
Kyrylo drops Svyatogor with a beautiful combination! Svyatogor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kyrylo is looking for the KO!
Svyatogor is rocked!
It looks like Dimitri Svyatogor has been cut.
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!
Kyrylo throws an uppercut from hell that sends Svyatogor clean off his feet! He's out cold! Kyrylo stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Kyrylo!
Our winner, Jerome Kyrylo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 231 p4p, 982 weight class) and Okon Igwe (ranked 26 p4p, 96 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Okon Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a hook to the side of Igwe's head but Igwe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Igwe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Igwe.
Igwe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the cage.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Igwe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Igwe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Igwe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drake to keep the fight standing.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Okon Igwe.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Igwe jumps guard.
Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Igwe looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Drake has picked Igwe up and slammed him! Igwe can't keep hold of the triangle and Drake manages to pass to side control!
Igwe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Igwe is trying to control Drake's posture but Drake avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Igwe is trying to work for a sweep but Drake has mounted him!
Igwe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Igwe is still trying to improve position.
Igwe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drake avoids the attempt from Igwe to control.
Igwe 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.
Igwe keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Igwe has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Drake is thwarting Igwe's attempts to control the position.
Igwe tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.
Drake is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Igwe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igwe looking for submissions off his back.
Igwe tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Igwe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Igwe.
Igwe has an active guard here but Drake has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Igwe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Igwe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drake prevents Igwe from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake stalling.
Igwe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Igwe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Igwe moves away and avoids it.
Igwe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Igwe tries to clinch
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake throws out a loose jab but Igwe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igwe ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Igwe moves away and avoids it.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Igwe is looking to clinch.
Igwe fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Igwe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Igwe eats them both and turns towards Drake to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Okon Igwe has been cut.
Igwe slips under a jab.
Igwe rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Igwe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe successfully pulls guard.
Igwe working a defensive guard but Drake passes into half guard.
Igwe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Igwe wants to sweep but Drake has passed to side control!
Igwe is trying to get back to half guard.
Igwe sneaks back into half guard.
Igwe wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drake's back!
Drake breaks Igwe's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Drake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Igwe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drake has managed to get both his arms back between Igwe's legs - danger averted.
Igwe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drake passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Igwe tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Drake content to control rather than advance.
Igwe wants to control but Drake is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igwe moves into full guard.
Igwe working for a triangle but Drake defends it easily.
Igwe working a defensive guard here.
Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Igwe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Drake stays in close to Igwe's body and controls the position.
Drake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Igwe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drake has managed to get both his arms back between Igwe's legs - danger averted.
Igwe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Drake sitting in guard here, content to control.
Igwe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drake passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Igwe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dezmond Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Okon Igwe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Igwe.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Igwe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Igwe fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake presses Igwe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Igwe jumps guard but Drake stands there with Igwe around his waist. Igwe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igwe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Igwe is trying to pull guard but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Dezmond Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Okon Igwe.
Igwe is trying to pull guard but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Igwe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Igwe jumps guard but Drake stands there with Igwe around his waist. Igwe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Igwe prevents a body shot from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Igwe tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Igwe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Igwe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Igwe's ribcage. Igwe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Drake.
Drake lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Igwe backwards.
Drake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Igwe.
Drake working aggressively here.
Igwe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drake smiles and moves away.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Igwe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Igwe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igwe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Igwe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drake to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Igwe.
Igwe tries to clinch but Drake moves away
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Igwe looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Igwe thuds his right hand into Drake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Igwe moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Igwe staying out of range there.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake darts in and clinches Igwe up against the cage.
Drake lands with a short shot to the head.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Drake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Dezmond Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Igwe.
Igwe tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Igwe controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igwe tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Igwe tries to pull guard but Drake holds him up against the cage and eventually Igwe drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Drake.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Drake.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Drake on the inside.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Igwe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Igwe fails to pull 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!
Drake presses Igwe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Igwe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake lands with a right to the head.
Igwe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Igwe controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Drake.
Igwe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drake walks away with a smile on his face. Igwe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Igwe is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drake throws a body punch but Igwe moves out of range.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Igwe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Igwe tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake lands with a right hand.
Igwe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Igwe was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Igwe throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Okon Igwe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Igwe's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dezmond Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axton Burgess (ranked 59 p4p, 330 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 7 p4p, 40 weight class). Kostov has chosen Гио Пика - Буйно Голова as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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190
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axton Burgess!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kostov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burgess takes a step back to recover.
Kostov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kostov counters with a straight right hand.
Burgess throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burgess backing away here, and Kostov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov 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 one minute gone in the round.
Burgess throws an off balance right hand
and Kostov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kostov misses with a jab to the body
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostov scores with a jab to the body.
Burgess doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burgess slips a straight right by Kostov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good shot there by Burgess.
Burgess throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostov misses with a looping left.
Burgess half committed to a counter leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Burgess misses with a shot to the body
and Kostov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov looks to land a body kick but Burgess moved away.
Burgess is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kostov cracks a nice hook into Burgess's ribs.
Kostov misses with a looping left.
Burgess dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kostov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov ducks right into an uppercut from Burgess.
Kostov misses with a hook. Burgess ducked under it nicely.
Burgess appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burgess throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burgess takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A solid body kick from Kostov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
And Burgess counters with a quick kick to the body but Kostov blocks it.
Burgess throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kostov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kostov feints a counter leg kick.
Burgess misses with a shot to the body
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kostov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov misses with a low kick.
Burgess was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burgess closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgess takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burgess was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kostov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess swings widly with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostov takes a swing at Burgess's ribcage but misses.
Burgess misses with a leg kick
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burgess misses with a left hand
and Kostov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kostov misses with a body punch
and Burgess counters with a right hand to the body.
Kostov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a shot to the body
and Kostov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burgess lands with an uppercut that bounces Kostov off the cage and back into range.
Burgess keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kostov.
Kostov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess lands with a straight right. Kostov didn't see that one coming.
Burgess takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burgess lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kostov. That's going to slow Burgess down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgess on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kostov. Kostov obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Burgess rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kostov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kostov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgess.
Burgess connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kostov. Kostov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kostov thows a leg kick but Burgess checks it
and Burgess connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Kostov.
It looks like Burgess has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov checks the leg kick.
Kostov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burgess avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Burgess misses its target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burgess might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Burgess is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kostov.
Burgess checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burgess throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kostov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burgess.
Kostov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kostov misses with a kick to the body.
Burgess lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess lands a leg kick that knocks Kostov off balance momentarily.
Burgess misses with a lunging right hand
and Kostov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kostov lands a right hook to the body.
Kostov looks for the body kick but Burgess saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Burgess on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burgess throws a low kick but Kostov moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Kostov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a right hand
and Kostov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burgess lands with a straight right. Kostov didn't see that one coming.
Kostov misses with a kick to the body.
Burgess was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kostov misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Burgess on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Axton Burgess did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kostov with a nice calf kick.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
Burgess tried to counter with a leg kick but Kostov avoided it.
Burgess misses with a kick to the body
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
Pavel Kostov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Burgess wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a body shot.
Burgess looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kostov misses with a hook
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
Kostov misses with an uppercut. Burgess saw that one coming.
Burgess misses with a jab to the body
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kostov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a straight right.
Kostov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burgess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kostov.
A counter left hand to the body from Burgess misses its target.
A cross from Kostov lands.
Burgess connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov scores with a body shot.
Burgess swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kostov misses with the body kick
and Burgess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burgess misses with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burgess misses with a body punch
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with an uppercut
letting Kostov counter with a right hand.
Burgess misses with a body shot
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgess throws a body kick that misses
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgess tries to clinch but Kostov moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kostov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burgess.
Pavel Kostov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A low kick from Burgess misses
and Kostov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burgess's knee momentarily.
Kostov throws a body kick that misses
and Burgess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kostov throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess moves into the clinch successfully.
Burgess working aggressively here.
Burgess breaks from the clinch.
Kostov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burgess uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kostov.
Burgess is looking to counter punch.
Kostov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burgess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kostov.
Burgess looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burgess jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgess is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Burgess on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Burgess is predictable there
and Kostov counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kostov feints and then cracks Burgess's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burgess down.
Good leg kick by Kostov.
Burgess takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burgess attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess darts in and clinches Kostov up against the cage.
Burgess lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostov.
Burgess working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burgess.
Burgess breaks the clinch.
Burgess throws a wild body kick that Kostov sees coming a mile off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burgess misses with a body punch
and Kostov counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pavel Kostov.
I think Kostov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Kostov!
Pavel Kostov is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Pavel Kostov 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Natalia Pisswater (ranked 75 p4p, 187 weight class) and Ilari Rahamies (ranked 4 p4p, 13 weight class). Natalia Pisswater had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahamies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rahamies misses with a two punch combination.
Rahamies misses with a wild body shot.
Pisswater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pisswater gets a takedown into half guard.
Rahamies makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pisswater misses with a wild body shot.
Pisswater misses with a hook.
Rahamies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pisswater stalks Rahamies and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rahamies's face. Rahamies staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Pisswater looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
Pisswater rushes Rahamies and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pisswater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahamies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pisswater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pisswater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahamies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rahamies throws a hook but Pisswater blocks it.
Pisswater clinches.
Rahamies scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rahamies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahamies gets through Pisswater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pisswater has Rahamies pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pisswater pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rahamies tumbling to the mat - Pisswater dives into Rahamies's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pisswater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rahamies told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pisswater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pisswater won't allow Rahamies to get back to his feet.
Pisswater throwing strikes from guard but Rahamies blocks nicely.
Pisswater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rahamies is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pisswater'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.
Pisswater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahamies manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pisswater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rahamies looks to score with a jab to the body but Pisswater is just out of range.
Rahamies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pisswater.
Rahamies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pisswater.
Pisswater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pisswater shoots for a takedown but Rahamies saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natalia Pisswater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Rahamies. Those never looked like landing.
Rahamies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rahamies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pisswater.
Pisswater seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut.
Pisswater misses with a looping right.
Ilari Rahamies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rahamies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pisswater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Pisswater avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pisswater. Rahamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahamies doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rahamies lands a head shot.
Pisswater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahamies.
Rahamies connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater slips under a jab from Rahamies.
Pisswater lands a jab to Rahamies's midsection.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
Pisswater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahamies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rahamies moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pisswater is looking to wear down Rahamies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pisswater closes the distance and clinches.
Pisswater is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rahamies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Pisswater fails to land.
A short right from Rahamies.
Pisswater stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Pisswater fails to land.
Rahamies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pisswater's elbow.
Rahamies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rahamies throws a body punch but Pisswater moves out of range.
Natalia Pisswater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahamies gets caught napping as Pisswater dives in and scores a takedown. Rahamies manages to retain 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!
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pisswater manages to pass to side control.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater trying to mount his opponent but Rahamies defends it.
Pisswater seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pisswater is nestled in close to Rahamies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rahamies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pisswater scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pisswater missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pisswater is pressing down on Rahamies's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rahamies is holding on for now.
Ground and pound from Pisswater.
Pisswater prevents Rahamies from standing back up.
Pisswater 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.
Pisswater winds up and cracks Rahamies with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pisswater is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rahamies doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pisswater.
Pisswater is looking for a kimura here.
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 Natalia Pisswater will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Pisswater.
Pisswater misses the jab.
A jab from Rahamies misses.
Pisswater shoots in for a takedown but Rahamies shows good takedown defense.
Rahamies throws a head kick but Pisswater moves out of range.
Rahamies throws a sloppy head kick and Pisswater moves out of range easily.
Pisswater looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ilari Rahamies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahamies scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Rahamies.
Rahamies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pisswater shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rahamies is trying to defend but Pisswater finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rahamies keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pisswater wants to work for an arm triangle but Rahamies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rahamies is trying to stand.
Rahamies has hold of Pisswater's hands but Pisswater slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies is looking to escape.
Rahamies kicks Pisswater off and gets back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with a hook.
Rahamies takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pisswater slips a straight right by Rahamies.
Pisswater looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natalia Pisswater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pisswater tries to work over Rahamies's front leg with a kick but Rahamies checks it.
Pisswater misses with a looping right.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pisswater.
Rahamies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pisswater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Pisswater with that takedown attempt.
Rahamies connects with a looping right hand.
Pisswater checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pisswater slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pisswater has managed to clinch.
Pisswater working aggressively here.
Pisswater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
Pisswater is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pisswater tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rahamies smiles and moves away.
Rahamies misses with a low kick.
Pisswater takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rahamies scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rahamies throws a body punch but Pisswater moves out of range.
Rahamies connects with a solid leg kick.
Pisswater wants to clinch.
Rahamies cracks Pisswater with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rahamies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahamies throws out the jab.
Pisswater shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rahamies defends it nicely.
Rahamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pisswater throws a jab but it's blocked by Rahamies.
Pisswater throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rahamies.
Rahamies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pisswater forces Rahamies back against the cage and clinches.
Rahamies struggles to land a body shot inside as Pisswater controls his hands.
Pisswater manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rahamies stands and steps away. Pisswater gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rahamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pisswater.
Pisswater slips under a jab.
Rahamies misses with a straight left.
Rahamies avoids the body shot from Pisswater.
Rahamies feints a counter leg kick.
Rahamies walks into a stiff left hand from Pisswater.
Pisswater cracks Rahamies with an open hand slap.
Pisswater scores with a hook to the body. Rahamies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rahamies throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pisswater counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahamies works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pisswater.
Rahamies blocks a leg kick.
Rahamies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rahamies swats away the attempt to clinch by Pisswater.
Rahamies throws a series of punches but Pisswater avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Pisswater misses.
Pisswater looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
Rahamies misses with a body shot.
Pisswater blocks a leg kick.
Pisswater looks for a takedown but Rahamies sprawls well.
Rahamies throws out a counter right but Pisswater avoids it with no problem.
Pisswater getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pisswater slips a jab and a cross from Rahamies.
Pisswater walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pisswater moves in looking to clinch but Rahamies pushes him off.
Rahamies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pisswater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rahamies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahamies misses with a straight left.
Pisswater swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pisswater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahamies throws a looping overhand right but Pisswater ducks down to avoid it.
Pisswater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pisswater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahamies throws out the jab.
Pisswater is looking to counter punch.
Pisswater cracks a nice hook into Rahamies's ribs.
Rahamies misses with a low kick.
Pisswater attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pisswater ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pisswater misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Rahamies finds it's target.
Rahamies looks to land a right hand but Pisswater moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Pisswater checks it.
Pisswater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Pisswater misses.
Pisswater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahamies.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pisswater. Rahamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies has a couple of punches blocked by Pisswater.
Rahamies blocking some punches.
Pisswater keeps control of Rahamies as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pisswater throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pisswater.
Rahamies misses with some punches.
Pisswater stalling the fight.
Pisswater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pisswater working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Rahamies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rahamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahamies.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
Rahamies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Pisswater.
Pisswater keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rahamies's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Rahamies scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Pisswater.
A shot in the inside from Pisswater.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahamies has a couple of punches blocked by Pisswater.
Pisswater lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pisswater - that landed with a thud.
Rahamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies tries to work over Pisswater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
Pisswater makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pisswater fails to land.
Rahamies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pisswater's elbow.
Rahamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Pisswater.
Rahamies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pisswater creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rahamies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Pisswater as he connects with a hook.
Rahamies walks into a straight right hand from Pisswater.
Pisswater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Pisswater.
Pisswater scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rahamies doesn't seem bothered though.
Rahamies throws a body punch but Pisswater moves out of range.
Pisswater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rahamies as he avoids it easily.
Pisswater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rahamies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rahamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pisswater.
Rahamies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rahamies misses with a low kick as Pisswater jumps back.
Pisswater throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahamies scores with a jab to the head.
Rahamies with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pisswater to score with a decent uppercut.
Rahamies defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pisswater.
Rahamies misses the jab.
Rahamies connects with a jab.
Pisswater tries to clinch up but Rahamies circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahamies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pisswater moves out of range as Rahamies strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahamies moves away.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Pisswater motions for Rahamies to come forward. Pisswater throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pisswater uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rahamies has time to react.
Pisswater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahamies moves away.
A swing and a miss from Rahamies.
Pisswater shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pisswater showed some decent athleticism there.
Rahamies pushes Pisswater off and gets back to his feet.
Rahamies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pisswater moves away.
Pisswater walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rahamies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rahamies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pisswater.
Rahamies throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pisswater with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rahamies counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natalia Pisswater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rahamies is looking to score with low kicks.
Rahamies dips to his left and cracks Pisswater with an uppercut!
Pisswater is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Natalia Pisswater did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pisswater misses with a looping right.
Pisswater throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahamies lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rahamies.
Pisswater takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rahamies.
Rahamies scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pisswater in his tracks.
Pisswater closes the distance and clinches.
Pisswater can't find room to land a body shot as Rahamies controls the action.
Rahamies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pisswater blocks an uppercut.
Rahamies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pisswater fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rahamies misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pisswater to counter with a crisp jab.
Pisswater ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Pisswater with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pisswater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pisswater lands a hook that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rahamies breaks from the clinch.
Rahamies lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pisswater at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pisswater checks a leg kick.
Rahamies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pisswater manages to avoid it.
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Pisswater.
Pisswater throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rahamies throws a wild body kick that Pisswater sees coming a mile off.
Pisswater looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
Rahamies throws out a loose jab but Pisswater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pisswater darts in looking for a takedown but Rahamies gets double underhooks and turns Pisswater into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Natalia Pisswater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rahamies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rahamies prevents a body shot from Pisswater.
Rahamies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Rahamies.
Pisswater working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pisswater tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahamies's elbow.
Rahamies misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies blocks an uppercut.
Rahamies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rahamies throws a solid leg kick but Pisswater takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pisswater.
Pisswater drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rahamies has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pisswater is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pisswater lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rahamies is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pisswater presses Rahamies against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pisswater.
Pisswater lands with a short shot to the head.
Pisswater tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahamies's elbow.
Pisswater misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rahamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Pisswater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pisswater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahamies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rahamies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater lands a body shot.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pisswater.
A big left from Rahamies misses.
Rahamies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pisswater takes the fight into the clinch.
Pisswater lands a hook to the side of the head.
Natalia Pisswater has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Rahamies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pisswater lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rahamies gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pisswater.
Pisswater misses with some punches.
Pisswater struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahamies controls his hands.
Rahamies is trying to push Pisswater away but Pisswater has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pisswater is trying to pull guard but Rahamies turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rahamies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pisswater backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Pisswater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pisswater.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pisswater gets control of Rahamies's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pisswater will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pisswater pushes a forearm under Rahamies's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rahamies is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Natalia Pisswater!
Natalia Pisswater retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Natalia Pisswater thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 12 p4p, 252 weight class) and Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 3 p4p, 26 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Ekaku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Ekaku was not able to check.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Ekaku controls the action.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Ekaku lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Ekaku tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Ekaku.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekaku controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit cracks Ekaku with a nice body shot.
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Ekaku scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Ekaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Sitsongrit cracks Ekaku with a nice body shot.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Sitsongrit gets through Ekaku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit is leaning against Ekaku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ekaku looks winded!
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit is working Ekaku over against the cage.
Sitsongrit presses Ekaku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit gets through Ekaku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit is working Ekaku over against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekaku backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Ekaku takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works on Ekaku's body with a couple of short punches.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekaku.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushes Ekaku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit gets through Ekaku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ekaku can turn it around.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit pushes Ekaku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku is rocked!
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekaku is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Ekaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekaku backwards.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ekaku to his knees! Sitsongrit keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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