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DMMA 372 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kain Mack (ranked 2991 p4p, 5282 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 261 p4p, 362 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30 - 17 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack misses with a few strikes there.
Mack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perkele slips under a jab from Mack.
Perkele closes the distance and clinches.
Perkele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack throws an elbow but it misses.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Perkele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.
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!
Mack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mack lands a shot to the body.
Perkele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mack's elbow.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack misses with an elbow strike.
Perkele blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkele.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the cage.
Perkele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
Mack misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perkele.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Mack avoiding damage as Perkele throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Mack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Perkele scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Perkele.
A short right from Perkele.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mack lands a left hand.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Mack avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perkele's brow.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses.
Mack prevents a body shot from Perkele.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Mack tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mack lands an elbow inside that Perkele shrugs off.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Perkele.
Perkele avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Mack.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Mack working aggressively here.
Mack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Mack tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Perkele is struggling to control the position.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike from Mack.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Perkele will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perkele closes the distance and clinches.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack lands a shot to the body.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ispa Perkele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Perkele lands a hook that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack throws an elbow but it misses.
Perkele tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Mack on the inside.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mack.
Perkele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele lands a hook that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Mack tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele works on Mack's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike from Mack.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele lands a hook that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Perkele avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
A short body shot lands from Perkele as the two fighters clinch.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Perkele gets through Mack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele tries a body shot but Mack blocks it.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack walks into a stiff left hand from Perkele.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
We've been told by Mack's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Perkele lands a left and a right that send Mack crashing to the mat, dazed. Perkele thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Mack is rocked!
Mack throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Oh Mack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mack throws a push kick but Perkele slaps the foot to one side.
Mack scores with a body shot.
Perkele rushes Mack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Mack's ribcage. Mack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
Mack prevents a body shot from Perkele.
Perkele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike from Mack.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack seems to have got his legs back now.
Perkele struggles to land a body shot inside as Mack controls his hands.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Perkele lands a left hand.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
Mack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Perkele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mack misses with an elbow strike.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele is looking for a takedown.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mack.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkele avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the cage.
Mack scores with a hook to the body.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Mack's ribcage. Mack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele 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. This is the final round!
Mack swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Mack lands the left hand.
Mack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkele scores with a jab to the body.
Mack throws a good cross that connects.
Mack connects with a single shot there.
Perkele doesn't manage to clinch there - Mack circles away.
Mack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mack motions for Perkele to come forward. Mack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perkele closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkele.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Mack.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Perkele.
A shot in the inside from Perkele.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Perkele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perkele scores with a shot to the side of Mack's head.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perkele avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the cage.
Mack lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele pushes Mack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mack lands a body punch.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele trying to land knees to the body.
Perkele presses Mack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Perkele.
Perkele dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Perkele.
Perkele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Kain Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ispa Perkele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perkele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
A right hand to the body from Mack.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mack.
 It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Perkele blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Mack.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Mack avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack misses with an elbow strike.
Mack blocks a body shot from Perkele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Mack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ispa Perkele.
Well Perkele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mahomes (ranked 918 p4p, 1704 weight class) and Xylon Kofel (ranked 84 p4p, 156 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 25 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Kofel misses with a straight left.
A jab from Kofel misses.
Xylon Kofel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kofel checks a leg kick nicely.
We've been informed that Kofel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mahomes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kofel momentarily.
Kofel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
Kofel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Kofel with the counter takedown but Mahomes avoids it easily.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mahomes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes misses with a looping left.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahomes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes scores with a spinning back kick!
Mahomes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kofel throws a hook but Mahomes blocks it.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Kofel throws a chopping leg kick but Mahomes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mahomes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahomes misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel moves out of range of the body kick from Mahomes.
Mahomes checks a low kick from Kofel.
Mahomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahomes with a nice cross.
Mahomes thuds his right hand into Kofel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kofel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kofel looks to land a left hand but Mahomes moved out of range nicely.
Kofel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kofel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahomes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kofel.
Mahomes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahomes is just out of range.
Mahomes looks to land a left hand but Kofel moved out of range nicely.
Kofel throws the left hand but Mahomes avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Kofel throws a front kick that sends Mahomes stumbling back into the cage.
Mahomes throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
Kofel lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Kofel misses with an uppercut.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses the jab.
Kofel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Mahomes.
Mahomes missing with a left hand there. Kofel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Kofel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
Mahomes punishes Kofel's body with a nice straight punch.
Kofel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mahomes defends well and Kofel ends up having to push Mahomes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mahomes lands with a nice body punch.
Kofel misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes is looking to land body kicks.
Kofel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahomes can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Mahomes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good exchange - Kofel coming out on top.
Kofel connects with a right hand. Mahomes shakes it off.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Kofel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahomes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mahomes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahomes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahomes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahomes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kofel.
Mahomes moves away from the strike by Kofel.
Kofel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kofel.
Mahomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kofel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mahomes defends it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Kofel.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a leg kick that misses.
Kofel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kofel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patrick Mahomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kofel takes a swing at Mahomes's ribcage but misses.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes tries to score with a low kick but Kofel moves his leg out of the way.
Mahomes tried to score with a low kick but Kofel checks it.
Kofel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mahomes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kofel throws out a loose jab but Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kofel.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahomes 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 Kofel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kofel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kofel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Kofel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel blocks a leg kick.
Mahomes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kofel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kofel avoids the head kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes scores with a push kick.
Kofel moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick.
Kofel moves into range and clinches up with Mahomes.
Kofel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahomes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kofel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kofel misses with a looping right.
Kofel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Kofel blocks the low kick.
Mahomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kofel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kofel connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Kofel tenderised Mahomes's leg. Mahomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kofel punishes Mahomes's body with a nice straight punch.
Mahomes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kofel takes a step back to recover.
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 Patrick Mahomes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mahomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kofel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kofel connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kofel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kofel drives through and clinches with Mahomes against the cage.
Kofel tries to pull guard but Mahomes holds him up against the cage and eventually Kofel drops back down to his feet.
Kofel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahomes is stalling here.
Mahomes blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahomes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel breaks the clinch.
Mahomes with a hook.
Mahomes looks for the body kick but Kofel saw that one coming.
Kofel tries to land a leg kick but Mahomes saw it coming and moves away.
Kofel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kofel throws out a loose jab but Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mahomes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kofel avoids it.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Mahomes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahomes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kofel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patrick Mahomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Kofel.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kofel.
A combination from Kofel does no damage.
Kofel throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes throws a push kick but Kofel slaps the foot to one side.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Kofel.
Kofel blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kofel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Kofel.
Mahomes blocks a jab.
Kofel looks to land a left hand but Mahomes moved out of range nicely.
Kofel thuds a left hand into Mahomes's body.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Kofel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes wants to slow Kofel down by chopping away at his legs.
Mahomes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
Mahomes throws a nice looking combination but Kofel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kofel throws an overhand right that lands on Mahomes's shoulder, as Mahomes tries to avoid the shot.
Mahomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahomes lands a right hook to the body.
Kofel with a nice calf kick.
Kofel blocks a leg kick.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a straight right.
Mahomes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mahomes misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick.
Kofel throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
It appears Mahomes was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mahomes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kofel misses.
Mahomes misses with a wild combination.
Mahomes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
Mahomes lands a really nice looking cross but Kofel seems unphased.
Kofel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Kofel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahomes misses its target.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a hook.
Kofel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kofel connects with a body shot that sends Mahomes's belly button to the back.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Kofel scores with a nice strike.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes walks into a jab.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahomes wants to land a leg kick but Kofel is out of range.
Kofel throws a body punch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Kofel throws a hook but Mahomes blocks it.
Kofel cracks Mahomes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kofel throws an off balance right hand
and Mahomes counters with a nice body shot.
Kofel scores with a body shot.
Mahomes missing with a left hand there. Kofel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Kofel. Beautiful body shot.
Mahomes misses with a straight left.
Kofel throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Kofel coming out on top.
Mahomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kofel.
Mahomes tries to land a front kick but Kofel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mahomes looks for the body kick but Kofel saw that one coming.
Kofel avoids the head kick by Mahomes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes leaves Kofel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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 Patrick Mahomes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahomes lands with an overhand left.
Mahomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
Kofel throws a solid leg kick but Mahomes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kofel.
Kofel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahomes swats away the attempt to clinch by Kofel.
Kofel misses with an uppercut. Mahomes saw that one coming.
Kofel moves out of range of the body kick from Mahomes.
And Kofel tries to counter it with a takedown but Mahomes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mahomes misses with a hook.
Mahomes throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kofel lands an overhand right.
Mahomes misses with a body kick.
Kofel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kofel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahomes circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahomes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kofel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Kofel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mahomes defends it well.
Mahomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kofel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kofel with a nice calf kick.
Mahomes throws a low kick, looking for Kofel's leg but Kofel calmly moves out of range.
Kofel shoots in but no luck this time.
Mahomes slips under a jab.
Mahomes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Kofel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kofel.
Mahomes misses the jab.
Kofel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kofel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahomes. That did some damage!
Mahomes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kofel is able to avoid easily.
Mahomes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Kofel moved away.
Kofel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Kofel checks a low kick from Mahomes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kofel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahomes connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kofel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahomes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Kofel.
Mahomes lands a slapping body shot.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Kofel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Mahomes.
Kofel misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Kofel misses.
Kofel is looking to slow Mahomes down with leg kicks.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Kofel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kofel lands a nice hook to Mahomes's body. Mahomes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahomes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahomes throws a head kick but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes jabs Kofel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kofel checks it well.
Mahomes connects with a looping right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kofel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mahomes defends it well.
Kofel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahomes throws out a powerful jab.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Mahomes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kofel.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kofel.
Mahomes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick from Mahomes.
Kofel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kofel is looking to slow Mahomes down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahomes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kofel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a leg kick that misses.
Kofel clobbers Mahomes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel blocks a leg kick.
Kofel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Kofel blocks the leg kick.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mahomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahomes.
Kofel misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kofel.
Kofel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kofel checks a low kick from Mahomes.
Kofel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes misses with a low kick.
Kofel moves out of range of the strikes.
Xylon Kofel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kofel with a poor takedown
letting Mahomes counter with a right hand.
Patrick Mahomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xylon Kofel.
Mahomes defending well as Kofel loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Mahomes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahomes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 1060 p4p, 2112 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 99 p4p, 184 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Joshy's head but Joshy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joshy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Joshy misses.
Joshy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joshy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joshy throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant with a nice cross.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Joshy's head but Joshy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Joshy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Joshy finds it's way through Grant's defenses.
Grant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Joshy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Joshy digs a good body shot into Grant's ribs.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Joshy moved out of range.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joshy tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
And Joshy responds with a good body kick, but Grant manages to step out the way in time.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joshy.
Joshy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant leaning against his opponent.
Joshy misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Joshy.
Grant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joshy tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Joshy back against the cage.
Joshy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joshy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joshy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joshy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
Joshy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Joshy.
Joshy drags the fight down to the ground.
Joshy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joshy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Grant uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.
Grant stands up.
Grant lands a nice shot that snaps Joshy's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joshy.
Joshy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joshy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Joshy misses.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Grant lands with a straight right. Joshy didn't see that one coming.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Joshy is out of range.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshy checks a leg kick.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joshy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joshy swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Grant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joshy's head.
Joshy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bam Bam Joshy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grant staying out of range there.
Joshy misses with a body shot.
Joshy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Joshy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joshy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joshy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joshy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joshy tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joshy misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant throws a body punch but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joshy is able to avoid easily.
Grant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshy misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a looping right.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Joshy.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Joshy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Joshy down.
Joshy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grant motions for Joshy to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joshy throws a wild body kick that Grant sees coming a mile off.
Grant lands a slapping body shot.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Joshy counters with an inside leg kick.
Joshy throws a solid leg kick but Grant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joshy.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Grant instigates a clinch.
Joshy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grant stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joshy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Grant taking a breather.
Joshy lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Grant.
Joshy misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Joshy.
Joshy tries a knee to the head but Grant blocks it.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joshy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bam Bam Joshy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joshy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grant smiles and moves away.
Joshy misses with a head kick.
Joshy feints a jab promting Grant to slip. Joshy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joshy swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshy takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Grant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands with an overhand left.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Joshy moves away from the strike by Grant.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Joshy blocks the body kick.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joshy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Grant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Joshy counter with a right hand.
Joshy moves out of range of the strikes.
Joshy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Grant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Joshy.
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grant throws a body punch but Joshy moves out of range.
Grant throws a head kick but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joshy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Joshy misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Joshy misses with a low kick.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joshy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant blocks a head kick by Joshy.
Grant scores with a hook.
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 Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Grant coming out on top.
Joshy blocks a head kick by Grant.
A leg kick checked by Joshy.
Joshy looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant is looking to counter punch.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Nice cross by Joshy.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant catches Joshy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grant looks to land a left hand but Joshy moved out of range nicely.
Grant misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Grant misses the target.
Grant punishes Joshy's body with a nice straight punch.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joshy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joshy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joshy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy throws a good cross that connects.
Joshy avoids a kick to the body.
Grant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Joshy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grant in his tracks.
Joshy stuns Grant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grant takes a swing at Joshy's ribcage but misses.
Joshy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
A jab from Grant misses.
Grant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Grant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joshy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joshy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joshy's hands.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joshy.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joshy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant wants to slow Joshy down by chopping away at his legs.
Joshy throws a low kick but Grant moves out of range easily.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joshy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joshy.
Grant tried to score with a low kick but Joshy checks it.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joshy. That's going to slow Grant down.
Joshy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Grant catches Joshy right on the button with a cross.
Joshy throws a combination. Grant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joshy connects with a body shot that sends Grant's belly button to the back.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant misses with a hook. Joshy ducked under it nicely.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant slips a jab from Joshy.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joshy slips under a jab.
That kick from Joshy tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joshy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grant is looking to counter punch.
Grant thumps Joshy with a low kick.
Joshy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Joshy jabs at Grant's body.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joshy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Joshy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joshy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a head kick that Grant semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Joshy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grant throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
Joshy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grant cracks Joshy with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Joshy throws out a powerful jab.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grant.
Grant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
A big left from Joshy misses.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aubrey Grant.
I think Grant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
A relieved looking Aubrey Grant 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 Slash Shredder (ranked 984 p4p, 1164 weight class) and Cyril Cizek (ranked 93 p4p, 112 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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World class boxer
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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 27 - 18 - 4, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shredder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Shredder misses.
A jab from Shredder finds it's way through Cizek's defenses.
Cizek tries to land a front kick but Shredder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cizek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cizek tries to land a front kick but Shredder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shredder lands a body shot.
Cizek lands a head shot.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cizek misses the target.
Shredder has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Shredder.
Shredder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cizek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Shredder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder blocks a jab.
Shredder blocks a jab.
Cizek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
Cizek slips a straight right by Shredder.
Shredder moves out of range of the leg kick from Cizek.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cizek throws a jab when Shredder was well out of range.
Shredder with a hook.
Shredder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek dips to his left and cracks Shredder with an uppercut!
Cizek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cizek wants to land a leg kick but Shredder is out of range.
Shredder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cizek scores with a hook.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cizek.
Shredder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shredder slips a jab and a cross from Cizek.
Shredder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cizek.
Cizek is looking to land body kicks.
Shredder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cizek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cizek avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cizek misses with an uppercut. Shredder saw that one coming.
Cizek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shredder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shredder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cizek throws the kick towards the body but Shredder avoids it.
Shredder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cizek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Cizek.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cizek manages to avoid it.
Cizek throws a body punch but Shredder moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cizek looks to score with a jab to the body but Shredder is just out of range.
Shredder tests Cizek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cizek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shredder is out of range.
Shredder lands a lovely overhand right.
Cizek pushes Shredder away with a front kick.
Cizek throws a lazy right hand but Shredder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shredder blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Shredder lands a right hook to the body.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Cizek takes one to the chin there.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cizek.
Cizek throws a lazy right hand but Shredder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cizek moves away.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cizek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Shredder does it's job there.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Cizek is just out of range.
Cizek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cizek throws a big shot that misses.
Shredder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shredder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder lunges at Cizek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cizek's hand.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Shredder catches Cizek right on the button with a cross.
Cizek walks into a jab.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cizek ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder moves out of range as Cizek strikes.
Shredder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cizek.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shredder connects with a crisp jab.
Cizek needs to keep his hands up - Shredder had a free shot at his head there.
A clash of legs there as Shredder blocks the low kick.
Shredder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder lands with a nice body punch.
Shredder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cizek's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cizek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cizek on the side of the head.
Cizek sizes up Shredder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cizek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cizek in his tracks.
Shredder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shredder misses with a hook. Cizek ducked under it nicely.
Shredder thuds a left hand into Cizek's body.
Cizek throws out a loose jab but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Shredder misses.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cizek doesn't seem bothered though.
Cizek throws a series of punches but Shredder moves out of range.
Cizek throws the left hand but Shredder avoids the punch easily.
Shredder swings for the body but Cizek moves out of range.
Shredder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shredder connects with a right hand. Cizek shakes it off.
Shredder scores with a hook to the body. Cizek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cizek with a nice cross.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cizek looks to score with a jab to the body but Shredder is just out of range.
Cizek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cizek lands with a nice body kick.
Cizek lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shredder takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slash Shredder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cizek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shredder slips under a jab from Cizek.
Shredder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cizek.
A little feinted left hand from Shredder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cizek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
Cizek connects with a nice looking jab.
Cizek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shredder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slash Shredder is winning the standup battle so far.
Shredder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cizek counter with a right hand.
Shredder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cizek.
Cizek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder connects with a crisp jab.
Cizek thuds his shin into the meat of Shredder's side.
Cizek defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Cizek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cizek jabs at Shredder's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cizek. That's going to slow Shredder down.
Cizek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cizek works Shredder's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder blocks a jab.
Shredder throws out a loose jab but Cizek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cizek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Cizek flicks out a counter leg kick but Shredder steps away.
Cizek throws a hook but Shredder avoids it easily.
Shredder walks into a jab.
Cizek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cizek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cizek throws a big counter head kick but Shredder avoids it with no problem.
Cizek moves away from the strike by Shredder.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice uppercut lands for Shredder. That snapped Cizek's head back.
Cizek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
Cizek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cizek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Shredder.
Shredder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cizek.
Cizek looks to throw the jab but Shredder is out of range.
Cizek throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Cizek throws a hook but Shredder blocks it.
It looked like Shredder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cizek throws the left hand but Shredder avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cizek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cizek throws a shot from downtown. Shredder moves away and avoids it.
Shredder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cizek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shredder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cizek at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shredder.
Cizek throws a low kick but Shredder moves out of range easily.
Shredder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shredder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cizek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for Shredder.
Shredder takes a swing at Cizek's ribcage but misses.
Cizek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Shredder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cizek just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cizek just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Shredder slips a straight right by Cizek.
Cizek ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Cizek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shredder.
Shredder is looking to counter punch.
Shredder throws a body punch but Cizek moves out of range.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Cizek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Cizek's shoulder, as Cizek tries to avoid the shot.
Cizek slips under a jab from Shredder.
Cizek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder lands with an uppercut that bounces Cizek off the cage and back into range.
Cizek defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Cizek avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Shredder takes a swing at Cizek's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Cizek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cizek looks to land a left hand but Shredder moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Cizek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cizek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Shredder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cizek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shredder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Cizek might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shredder has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice body punch from Cizek.
Shredder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cizek slips under a jab from Shredder.
Shredder sizes up Cizek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cizek walks into a straight right hand from Shredder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Shredder catches Cizek right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder slips a straight right by Cizek.
Shredder lands a body shot.
Shredder punishes Cizek's body with a nice straight punch.
Cizek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cizek misses the jab.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cizek.
Cizek throws out a loose jab but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shredder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shredder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cizek counters with an outside leg kick.
Cizek throws a hook to the side of Shredder's head but Shredder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cizek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shredder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cizek throws a head kick that Shredder semi-blocks.
A swing and a miss from Cizek.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cizek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cizek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cizek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Cizek avoids the body shot from Shredder.
A little jabbing left from Cizek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cizek ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
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 Slash Shredder will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cizek avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Good standup being displayed there by Shredder as he connects with a hook.
Cizek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Shredder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shredder digs a good hook to Cizek's body.
Cizek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shredder.
Shredder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shredder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cizek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shredder takes a swing at Cizek's ribcage but misses.
Cizek looks to land a left hand but Shredder moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Cizek.
Shredder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cizek just misses with a punch to the body.
Cizek avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Cizek throws a jab but it's blocked by Shredder.
Cizek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shredder misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Cizek does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek looks to land a left hand but Shredder moved out of range nicely.
Cizek takes a swing at Shredder's ribcage but misses.
Shredder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cizek throws a leg kick but Shredder checks it.
Cizek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Cizek does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Shredder. That snapped Cizek's head back.
Shredder lands a body shot.
Shredder's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cizek under the eye.
Shredder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shredder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cizek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cizek tries a head kick but it misses.
Cizek throws a nice looking combination but Shredder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cizek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Shredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shredder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Cizek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cizek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cizek wants to land a leg kick but Shredder is out of range.
Cizek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shredder.
Cizek throws the left hand but Shredder avoids the punch easily.
Slash Shredder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cizek slips a straight right by Shredder.
Shredder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cizek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slow jab from Cizek misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Cizek misses its intended target.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Cizek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shredder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cizek can do to turn this around?
Cizek misses with an uppercut. Shredder saw that one coming.
Shredder scores with a jab to the head.
Cizek misses the shot to the body.
Cizek misses the shot to the body.
Cizek misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Cizek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cizek takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shredder.
Shredder tests Cizek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cizek moves out of range of the strikes.
Shredder scores with a decent looking hook.
Cizek misses the jab.
Shredder swings for the body but Cizek moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cizek.
Shredder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cizek missing with a left hand there. Shredder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cizek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shredder misses with a right hand
and Cizek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cizek misses the shot to the body.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cizek slips under a jab from Shredder.
Cizek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cizek walks into a jab.
Shredder connects with a looping right hand.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Cizek is out of range.
Shredder cracks Cizek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Cizek misses its intended target.
Cizek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Cizek moved out of range.
Cizek looks to land a right hand but Shredder moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cizek throws a body punch but Shredder moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cizek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shredder is able to avoid easily.
Cizek 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.
Cizek misses with a leg kick.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder sizes up Cizek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shredder misses with an uppercut.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Cizek throws a jab but it's blocked by Shredder.
Shredder misses the jab.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Cizek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shredder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Cizek.
Shredder connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cizek slips under a jab.
Shredder moves out of range of the strikes.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyril Cizek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shredder checks a low kick from Cizek.
Cizek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slash Shredder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shredder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slash Shredder!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 704 p4p, 750 weight class) and Odin Markkanen (ranked 70 p4p, 72 weight class). Pavlek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Markkanen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Pavlek lands a head shot.
Markkanen drives through with a takedown into Pavlek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Markkanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Pavlek has wrist control.
Pavlek wants to stand and escape but Markkanen is having none of it.
Markkanen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Markkanen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Markkanen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pavlek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markkanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markkanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Markkanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Pavlek has wrist control.
Markkanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pavlek wants to stand and escape but Markkanen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pavlek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Markkanen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pavlek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pavlek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markkanen prevents Pavlek from getting back to his feet.
Pavlek trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Markkanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Markkanen wants to control from the top but Pavlek keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Markkanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pavlek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markkanen swings for the body but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek looks to land a right hand but Markkanen moved out of range.
Markkanen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Markkanen misses with a straight left.
A cross from Markkanen lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek instigates a clinch.
Pavlek is pressed up against the cage. Markkanen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pavlek down to the mat. Pavlek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pavlek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markkanen.
Pavlek moves into the clinch successfully.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek misses with some punches.
Markkanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markkanen misses with an uppercut. Pavlek saw that one coming.
Pavlek throws a series of punches but Markkanen avoids them all with ease.
Markkanen cracks Pavlek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pavlek stuns Markkanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Markkanen throws a low kick but Pavlek moves out of range easily.
Markkanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markkanen. Pavlek does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a big shot that misses.
Markkanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pavlek at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Markkanen.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Markkanen misses.
A quick step to the side and Pavlek tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pavlek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pavlek throws out a powerful jab.
Markkanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pavlek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pavlek feints a jab promting Markkanen to slip. Pavlek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Markkanen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Markkanen scores with a four punch combination!
Jab from Markkanen.
Pavlek throws a hook to the side of Markkanen's head but Markkanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Markkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Pavlek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Markkanen works Pavlek's body with a nice hook.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markkanen manages to avoid it.
Markkanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavlek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Pavlek, right into the meat of the thigh.
Markkanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Pavlek should have avoided that one.
Markkanen thumps Pavlek with a low kick.
Pavlek moves out of range as Markkanen strikes.
Pavlek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Markkanen throws a right hand that misses
and Pavlek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Markkanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pavlek doesn't seem phased though.
Markkanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pavlek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a series of punches but Markkanen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markkanen misses with a low kick.
Pavlek scores with a punch to the head.
Pavlek slips a straight right by Markkanen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Markkanen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Markkanen tries for a takedown but Pavlek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Markkanen looks to land a left hand but Pavlek moved out of range nicely.
Markkanen misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pavlek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Markkanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pavlek scrambles back to his feet.
Pavlek scores with a nice right hand.
Markkanen throws a lazy right hand but Pavlek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pavlek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Markkanen defending well as Pavlek loads up on a big left hand.
Markkanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Pavlek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Markkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Markkanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavlek throws a looping overhand right but Markkanen ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek throws a right hand that Markkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Markkanen also avoids with ease.
Pavlek defending well as Markkanen loads up on a big left hand.
Markkanen misses the shot to the body.
Pavlek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Markkanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Markkanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Markkanen is predictable there
and Pavlek counters with a left and a right that stings Markkanen.
Pavlek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markkanen moves away.
Markkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pavlek tries to work over Markkanen's front leg with a kick but Markkanen checks it.
Pavlek lands a jab-cross combination.
Jakov Pavlek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markkanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Odin Markkanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavlek is looking to clinch.
Jakov Pavlek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pavlek fails to land with a series of punches.
Pavlek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pavlek misses with a head kick.
Markkanen closes the distance and clinches up with Pavlek, looking for a takedown. Markkanen pushes Pavlek against the cage but Pavlek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pavlek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jakov Pavlek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odin Markkanen.
A low kick from Markkanen is predictable there
and Pavlek counters with a left and a right that stings Markkanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Pavlek does no damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Markkanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Pavlek, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Markkanen.
Pavlek walks into a stiff left hand from Markkanen.
Pavlek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavlek misses with a body shot.
Markkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlek.
Markkanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlek throws out the jab.
Markkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pavlek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pavlek misses with a hook.
Pavlek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Markkanen misses.
Pavlek lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Markkanen takes a swing at Pavlek's ribcage but misses.
Pavlek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pavlek clinches up with Markkanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Markkanen pulls guard effortlessly.
Markkanen trying to keep a closed guard but Pavlek is proving a slippery customer.
Markkanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Pavlek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Markkanen on the ground.
Pavlek wanted to stand there but Markkanen had control of the position.
Pavlek postures up.
Markkanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markkanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pavlek defends well.
Markkanen has a closed guard, preventing Pavlek from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pavlek's guard.
Markkanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Markkanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pavlek has momentary wrist control but Markkanen slips an elbow through the middle.
Pavlek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pavlek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pavlek tries to get out of the position.
Markkanen landing with the ground and pound.
Markkanen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pavlek is looking to stand back up but Markkanen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pavlek.
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 Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pavlek moves in looking to clinch but Markkanen pushes him off.
Markkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Markkanen.
Pavlek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markkanen.
Markkanen scores with a nice head shot.
Markkanen blocks a jab.
Markkanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pavlek defending well as Markkanen loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Markkanen misses.
Markkanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markkanen connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown but Pavlek shows good takedown defense.
Markkanen cracks a nice hook into Pavlek's ribs.
Markkanen misses with a head kick.
Pavlek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Markkanen moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Pavlek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markkanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavlek was well out of range. Poor timing from Markkanen.
Odin Markkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Markkanen misses its intended target.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
Markkanen with the counter takedown but Pavlek avoids it easily.
Markkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Markkanen lands a jab to Pavlek's midsection.
Pavlek lands a glancing blow to the side of Markkanen's head.
Markkanen moves out of range of the body kick.
Markkanen misses with a straight left.
Pavlek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Markkanen throws a lazy right hand but Pavlek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pavlek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pavlek wants to clinch.
Markkanen jabs at Pavlek's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Markkanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pavlek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Markkanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pavlek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Markkanen throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Pavlek there.
Markkanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Markkanen throws a push kick but Pavlek slaps the foot to one side.
Markkanen scores with a shot to the body.
Markkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pavlek.
No joy there for Pavlek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Markkanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Markkanen throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Markkanen misses.
Pavlek walks into a jab.
Markkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlek manages to avoid it.
Pavlek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pavlek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Markkanen lands with a right hand.
Markkanen throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Pavlek.
Pavlek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markkanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Markkanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Markkanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pavlek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Markkanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Markkanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Markkanen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pavlek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Markkanen scrambles back to his feet.
Markkanen misses the shot to the body.
Pavlek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Markkanen cracks Pavlek with a good jab.
Pavlek staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Markkanen - just one landing.
Markkanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Pavlek should have avoided that one.
Pavlek tries to score with a low kick but Markkanen moves his leg out of the way.
Markkanen with the inside leg kick.
Markkanen throws a right and a left that Pavlek avoids nicely.
Pavlek cracks Markkanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pavlek lands a head kick!
Markkanen misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odin Markkanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Markkanen 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Markkanen!
After the fight, Odin Markkanen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Huang (ranked 253 p4p, 342 weight class) and Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 25 p4p, 36 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Huang moved out of range.
Huang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Huang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Huang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekaku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Ekaku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Huang catches Ekaku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Huang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang throws a big shot that misses.
Huang misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ekaku! But no joy.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Huang.
It seemed like Ekaku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ekaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ekaku misses with a kick to the body.
Huang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ekaku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Huang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huang throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ekaku's head.
Huang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ekaku gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huang misses with a looping left.
Ekaku flicks out a counter leg kick but Huang steps away.
Huang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Huang lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee Huang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku moves to clinch but Huang breaks away
and Huang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekaku jabs Huang right on the nose. Huang blinks but takes it well.
That kick from Huang tenderised Ekaku's leg. Ekaku is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a leg kick that misses.
Huang wants to land a leg kick but Ekaku is out of range.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Huang connects with an inside leg kick.
Huang throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Ekaku misses
and Huang counters with a nice body kick.
Ekaku misses the jab.
Huang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huang misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku throws out a counter right but Huang avoids it with no problem.
Huang throws a chopping leg kick but Ekaku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ekaku misses with a looping left.
Ekaku drops his hands momentarily and Huang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ekaku moves out of range as Huang strikes.
A head kick misses from Ekaku.
Huang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Huang scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ekaku slips a jab from Huang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Huang 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.
Ekaku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Huang throws a shot to the body.
Huang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Huang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ekaku jabs Huang right on the nose. Huang blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Huang scores with a hook.
Huang throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekaku counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ekaku's head backwards.
 Ekaku is rocked!
Huang knocks out Ekaku with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Huang before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Huang picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Huang!
Lee Huang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kip Stern (ranked 565 p4p, 347 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 76 p4p, 46 weight class). Stern comes to the cage accompanied by Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kip Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern looks for the body kick but Susi saw that one coming.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Susi.
Susi lands a really nice looking cross but Stern seems unphased.
Susi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Susi connects with an inside leg kick.
Susi throws an overhand right that lands on Stern's shoulder, as Stern tries to avoid the shot.
Stern is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stern there as he acknowledges the shot.
Susi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stern manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern tries to score with a low kick but Susi moves his leg out of the way.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Stern misses.
A jab from Stern does it's job there.
Stern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stern pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Susi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good work by Susi as he checks the leg kick.
Stern shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Susi pinned against the cage. Susi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws a right hand that misses
and Stern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stern scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Susi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stern throws a leg kick but Susi moved away.
Susi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stern looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stern connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
Stern lands a nice hook to Susi's body. Susi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stern takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern tests Susi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Susi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stern throws an off balance right hand
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.
Stern drives through with a takedown into Susi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stern looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stern has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stern postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stern accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stern working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stern throws a big elbow that misses.
Stern throwing strikes from guard but Susi blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stern is looking to work some ground and pound but Susi has wrist control.
Susi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stern throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Stern dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stern takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stern manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Susi on his heels. He'll look to pass Susi's guard now, I'm sure.
Stern is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?
Susi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stern controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stern loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stern wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
Stern throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Susi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Susi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stern is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Susi seems content to control.
Stern tries to roll over but Susi keeps him under control.
Stern has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Susi is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi prevents Stern from improving his position.
Stern is working hard here to advance position.
Stern wants to control but Susi is keeping busy.
Stern is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi trying to pass the guard but Stern defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stern.
Stern takes one to the side of the head.
Susi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stern throws a big shot that misses.
Susi throws a sloppy body shot
and Susi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Susi.
Susi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Susi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stern manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Susi.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stern feints and then cracks Susi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Susi down.
Stern throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Susi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stern throws a good cross that connects.
Susi misses with a hook
and Stern counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stern lands a nice looking body shot.
Susi misses with a body shot
and Susi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Stern dominated that second round.
That's time! Stern's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Susi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stern doesn't seem phased though.
Susi slips a straight right by Stern.
Susi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stern counters with a stiff right hand.
Stern throws a sloppy head kick and Susi moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Susi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Susi moves out of range as Stern strikes.
Stern has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Susi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stern.
Susi swings for the body but Stern moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Susi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stern.
Stern connects with a crisp jab.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
Stern jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Susi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stern scores with the left hand. Susi knows he should have avoided that one.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Susi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kaarlo Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Stern, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stern misses with a hook
and Susi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kip Stern is winning the standup battle so far.
Susi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Susi misses the shot to the body.
Susi moves forwards but Stern connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern misses with a lunging right hand
and Susi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stern digs a good body shot into Susi's ribs.
Stern misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern throws a low kick but it's checked well by Susi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Susi. Stern does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susi scores with a nice body kick.
Susi throws a leg kick
enabling Stern to counter with a crisp jab.
Stern scoring well with a low kick there.
Susi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stern tries to land a front kick but Susi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Susi throws a jab when Stern was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stern attempts a counter takedown but Susi avoids it well and moves away.
Stern lands a leg kick that knocks Susi off balance momentarily.
Susi scores with a jab. Stern acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Susi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stern plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stern was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susi throws a low kick, looking for Stern's leg but Stern calmly moves out of range.
Stern tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kip Stern showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stern 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Stern!
Our winner, Kip Stern, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 285 p4p, 916 weight class) and Daniel Belyaev (ranked 30 p4p, 83 weight class). Daniel Belyaev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakachi Tadageru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Belyaev!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belyaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Tadageru sprawls well. He's pushed Belyaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Belyaev has his takedown stuffed
and Tadageru counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Belyaev!
Tadageru lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tadageru lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Belyaev down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belyaev sneaks back into half guard.
Tadageru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belyaev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tadageru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Belyaev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zanshin MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tadageru preventing the sweep.
Tadageru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Belyaev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tadageru thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Belyaev won't allow Tadageru to sweep him here.
Belyaev trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tadageru manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tadageru has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru landing some decent shots from guard.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Belyaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru postures up and lands a big shot to Belyaev's brow.
Tadageru working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belyaev's head.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Tadageru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belyaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tadageru is one step ahead there.
Tadageru lands a couple of digs.
Belyaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tadageru's guard.
Belyaev is looking to pass into half guard but Tadageru pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tadageru is in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Belyaev has momentary wrist control but Tadageru slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tadageru's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tadageru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belyaev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tadageru postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tadageru trying to control but Belyaev is working from the bottom.
Belyaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tadageru tries to free his leg and advance position but Belyaev is retaining full guard.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Belyaev keeps moving.
Belyaev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tadageru sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belyaev's guard.
Tadageru content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Belyaev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tadageru is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belyaev wants to sweep here but Tadageru controlling him for the moment.
Tadageru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belyaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tadageru postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru advances position into side control!
Tadageru working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Belyaev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belyaev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tadageru landing a few strikes.
Belyaev tries to buck Tadageru off but Tadageru is having none of it.
Tadageru working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Belyaev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tadageru prevents Belyaev from improving his position.
Belyaev moves into full guard.
Belyaev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tadageru manages to get himself to full guard.
Tadageru utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belyaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belyaev postures up in Tadageru's guard and throws a big left but Tadageru blocks it.
Belyaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belyaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadageru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belyaev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tadageru is looking to regain half guard here but Belyaev keeps moving and retains side control.
Belyaev landing a few strikes.
Tadageru manages to work his way to half guard, despite Belyaev's best efforts.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to pass to mount.
Tadageru moves into full guard.
Tadageru wants to sweep here but Belyaev controlling him for the moment.
Tadageru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belyaev.
Belyaev stands up over Tadageru, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Belyaev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tadageru swivels and escapes.
Tadageru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belyaev feints and as Tadageru raises his hands in defense, Belyaev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belyaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tadageru lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tadageru trying to control but Belyaev is working from the bottom.
Tadageru distracts Belyaev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tadageru stands up over Belyaev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Belyaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tadageru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tadageru working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru is working Belyaev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belyaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tadageru is one step ahead there.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Belyaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belyaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Tadageru cracks Belyaev with a solid left hand.
Belyaev wants to sweep here but Tadageru controlling him for the moment.
Tadageru wants to pass the guard but Belyaev is keeping the position.
Tadageru works over Belyaev with some ground and pound from guard.
Belyaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tadageru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tadageru is in close to Belyaev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tadageru trying to control but Belyaev is working from the bottom.
Tadageru won't allow Belyaev to sweep him here.
Tadageru distracts Belyaev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tadageru preventing the sweep.
Tadageru has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Belyaev to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tadageru is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Belyaev pulls down on the head and he's put Tadageru to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Belyaev!
An out of breath Daniel Belyaev 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Bekzod (ranked 463 p4p, 365 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 63 p4p, 49 weight class). Bekzod comes to the cage accompanied by "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise. Rolf has chosen AVGN Theme Song as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekzod ducks right into an uppercut from Rolf.
Bekzod smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rolf pushes Bekzod up against the cage in a clinch.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bekzod tries to work over Rolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod blocks an uppercut.
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod working aggressively here.
Bekzod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
Rolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod misses with a body punch.
Rolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Bekzod.
Rolf blocking some punches.
Rolf is trying to drag Bekzod to the mat but Bekzod just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bekzod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bekzod stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bekzod swings wildly with an uppercut but Rolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Bekzod.
Rolf lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
A short left from Rolf.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike.
Bekzod tries a body shot but Rolf blocks it.
Rolf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rolf tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
Bekzod lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bekzod manages to break the clinch.
Rolf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bekzod.
Bekzod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bekzod. Rolf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rolf tries to counter with a clinch but Bekzod shakes him off and moves away.
Bekzod misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Rolf.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bekzod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Rolf.
Rolf walks into a jab.
Bekzod misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod tries to clinch up but Rolf circles away and keeps his distance.
Bekzod wants to clinch up but Rolf keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bekzod misses with an uppercut
and Rolf counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been told by Bekzod's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bekzod rushes Rolf and presses him up against the cage.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Rolf avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf.
A short left from Bekzod.
Rolf misses with a body punch.
Rolf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bekzod is breathing heavily.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bekzod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rolf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bekzod gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Azad Bekzod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Rolf.
Rolf lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rolf fails to land.
Rolf gets through Bekzod's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bekzod gets underhooks to prevent Rolf's takedown attempt.
Rolf tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf lands a nice shot to the body.
Rolf blocks an uppercut.
Bekzod misses with the head strike.
Bekzod misses with a punch on the inside.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Bekzod.
Bekzod prevents the takedown attempt.
Rolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bekzod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bekzod lands with a left to the head.
Bekzod throws a head punch that misses.
Bekzod lands a body punch.
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rolf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bekzod gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Rolf blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bekzod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rolf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bekzod is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rolf lands a hook that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
Bekzod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rolf.
Rolf has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bekzod avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolf blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Rolf lands a nice uppercut.
Rolf is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Rolf.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bekzod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bekzod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Rolf controls the action.
Bekzod lands a right hand.
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 Azad Bekzod 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.
Rolf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bekzod keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bekzod scores with a jab to the head.
Bekzod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bekzod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bekzod throws out a powerful jab.
Rolf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bekzod scores with a sloppy right hand. Rolf should have avoided that one.
Rolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rolf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bekzod looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rolf looks to throw the jab but Bekzod is out of range.
Bekzod has managed to clinch.
Rolf tries to work over Bekzod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rolf lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Bekzod on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Rolf avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Rolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Bekzod.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rolf can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
Rolf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Bekzod lands with a light punch inside.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rolf is breathing heavily.
Rolf works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bekzod pulls Rolf in close to prevent any damage.
Rolf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bekzod is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bekzod's guard.
Rolf is working for a kimura but Bekzod is defending it quite comfortably.
Rolf tries to pass to full mount but Bekzod defends it.
Bekzod is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rolf is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bekzod keeps working.
Rolf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bekzod defends it well.
Bekzod is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolf is working for a kimura but Bekzod is defending it quite comfortably.
Bekzod is not content to let Rolf control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rolf is looking for a kimura but Bekzod is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rolf to get the leverage.
Rolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bekzod keeps working.
Bekzod knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rolf on the ground.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolf misses with the combination.
Rolf looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jakob Rolf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jakob Rolf's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bekzod moves into range and clinches up with Rolf.
Rolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Bekzod.
Bekzod tries to work over Rolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rolf gets through Bekzod's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rolf fails to land.
Bekzod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bekzods head.
Bekzod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bekzod lands with a short shot to the head.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bekzod.
Rolf misses with a body punch.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rolf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bekzod.
Rolf tries a body shot but Bekzod blocks it.
Rolf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bekzod gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf tries to work over Bekzod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bekzod.
A hook to the body from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bekzod lands a body shot.
Bekzod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bekzod pushes Rolf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bekzod cracks Rolf with a nice body shot.
Bekzod pushes Rolf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rolf misses with some punches.
A short right from Bekzod on the inside.
Bekzod lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf.
Azad Bekzod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bekzod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bekzod pulls his leg out and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bekzod finds it's way round the side to connect with Rolf's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod connects with a looping right hand.
Bekzod thuds a left hand into Rolf's body.
Bekzod throws a lazy right hand but Rolf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bekzod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bekzod thuds his right hand into Rolf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bekzod keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bekzod was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolf.
A little feinted left hand from Bekzod on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bekzod connects with a body shot.
Bekzod lands with an uppercut that bounces Rolf off the cage and back into range.
Bekzod takes a swing at Rolf's ribcage but misses.
Bekzod scores with a jab. Rolf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rolf tests Bekzod's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bekzod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rolf throws out the jab.
Bekzod wants to clinch
and Rolf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with a body shot.
Bekzod misses with a low kick.
A big left from Rolf misses.
Bekzod lands with a good body shot.
Bekzod is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rolf.
Bekzod swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rolf.
Rolf loads up on a big right hand but Bekzod slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Bekzod.
Bekzod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolf manages to avoid it.
Bekzod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rolf throws a hook to the side of Bekzod's head but Bekzod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bekzod gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rolf to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rolf passes Bekzod's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod controlling the position for now.
Rolf trying to pass the guard but Bekzod defending well.
Rolf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bekzod is in trouble now - Rolf has advanced to mount!
Bekzod is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jakob Rolf's cut.
That's time! Bekzod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bekzod with a nice cross.
Rolf clinches up against the cage.
Rolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
Rolf lands a shoulder strike.
Rolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Bekzod.
Rolf can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.
Bekzod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bekzod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bekzod lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bekzod.
A short uppercut from Bekzod.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Rolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bekzod's elbow.
Bekzod prevents a body shot from Rolf.
Bekzod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf.
Rolf is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bekzod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bekzod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf has a couple of punches blocked by Bekzod.
Still in the clinch, Rolf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolf blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Rolf tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Rolf back against the cage.
Bekzod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bekzod lands a shot to the body.
Bekzod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rolf or not.
Bekzod lands a body punch.
Bekzod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rolf's elbow.
Bekzod lands a left hand.
Rolf takes a shot to the head.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Rolf controls the action.
Rolf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bekzod is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bekzod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bekzod.
Bekzod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rolf can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolf takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bekzod.
A short left from Bekzod.
Bekzod digs a right hand underneath Rolf's ribcage. Rolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bekzod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Rolf avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Bekzod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Rolf controls the action.
Rolf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike.
Bekzod lands a nice shot to the body.
Bekzod is working Rolf over against the cage.
Bekzod lands a body punch.
Bekzod scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bekzod.
Bekzod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bekzod lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bekzod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Rolf lands with a short shot to the head.
Bekzod lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bekzod lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bekzod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Bekzod - that landed with a thud.
Bekzod lands with a right to the head.
Rolf is rocked!
Bekzod lands with a short shot to the head.
Rolf is still on wobbly legs! Can Bekzod finish him?
Bekzod digs a right hand underneath Rolf's ribcage. Rolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bekzod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Bekzod digs a right hand underneath Rolf's ribcage. Rolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bekzod pushes Rolf against the cage. Bekzod is working some dirty boxing. Bekzod pushes off with a quick right hook! Rolf goes down! Rolf tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bekzod moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azad Bekzod!
During a confident post fight interview, Azad Bekzod thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jakob Rolf was interviewed post fight and said 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.
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