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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 2391 p4p, 2492 weight class) and Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 149 p4p, 152 weight class). Fukumitsu comes to the cage accompanied by help_urself. Gomi has chosen The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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16 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumitsu throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Gomi throws a counter combo.
Fukumitsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Fukumitsu with a jab.
Fukumitsu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukumitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukumitsu looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Fukumitsu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fukumitsu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gomi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fukumitsu lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomi moves out of range as Fukumitsu strikes.
Fukumitsu swings widly with a right hand
and Fukumitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukumitsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Gomi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fukumitsu lands with a straight right. Gomi didn't see that one coming.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukumitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Gomi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fukumitsu loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomi throws the left hand but Fukumitsu avoids the punch easily.
Gomi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fukumitsu swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Fukumitsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomi misses with a hook.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fukumitsu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fukumitsu lands the left hand.
Fukumitsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fukumitsu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut.
Fukumitsu throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Fukumitsu misses.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomi throws out a counter right but Fukumitsu avoids it with no problem.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fukumitsu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fukumitsu misses with a hook
and Gomi counters with a two punch combo.
Gomi defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fukumitsu back to the cage. Gomi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice defenses there by Gomi.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
Gomi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fukumitsu connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Fukumitsu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fukumitsu swings widly with a right hand
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukumitsu punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Gomi avoids it easily.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
Fukumitsu missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi throws a hook but Fukumitsu avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Gomi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomi.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that misses
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
A lazy left from Gomi finds it's target.
Fukumitsu loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi slips a jab from Fukumitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukumitsu lands a head shot.
A shot to the body from Gomi misses
and Fukumitsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukumitsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
Gomi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses with a left hand
and Gomi counters with a one-two to the body.
Good exchange - Gomi coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi misses with an uppercut
and Fukumitsu counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Gomi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Gomi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Gomi lands a two punch combo.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fukumitsu.
Gomi throws the left hand but Fukumitsu avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Fukumitsu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fukumitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Fukumitsu ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukumitsu moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukumitsu defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Fukumitsu ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi moves out of range as Fukumitsu strikes.
Hiroshi Gomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fukumitsu throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Fukumitsu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomi. Gomi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fukumitsu lands a jab to the nose.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomi slips a straight right by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut
and Gomi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that misses
and Gomi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fukumitsu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukumitsu throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Gomi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fukumitsu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomi momentarily.
Fukumitsu misses with a right hand
and Gomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gomi throws a body punch but Fukumitsu moves out of range.
Gomi slips under a jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomi throws a jab when Fukumitsu was well out of range.
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. Fukumitsu saw that one coming.
Gomi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fukumitsu to counter with a crisp jab.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi.
Fukumitsu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Fukumitsu misses.
Gomi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Gomi finds it's way through Fukumitsu's defenses.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fukumitsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Gomi.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Gomi throws a counter combo.
Gomi misses the jab.
Fukumitsu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gomi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fukumitsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fukumitsu throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Fukumitsu.
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!
Gomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukumitsu.
Gomi slips a jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Fukumitsu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fukumitsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu misses with a straight right.
Gomi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fukumitsu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukumitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukumitsu 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu 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. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fukumitsu, as that shot connected.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukumitsu throws an off balance right hand
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukumitsu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fukumitsu thinking.
Fukumitsu misses with a right hand
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Fukumitsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Fukumitsu misses its target.
Fukumitsu staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukumitsu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fukumitsu throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu misses with a double jab
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Fukumitsu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomi has time to react.
Fukumitsu defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fukumitsu misses with a hook
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut
and Gomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomi lands a nice looking body shot.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Gomi avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu misses with a left hand
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fukumitsu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fukumitsu misses with a combination
and Gomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fukumitsu thinking.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Fukumitsu moved out of range.
Gomi throws a body punch but Fukumitsu moves out of range.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
Fukumitsu connects with a looping right hand.
Fukumitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomi.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Gomi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fukumitsu cracks Gomi with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a hook but Fukumitsu avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Gomi avoids it easily.
Gomi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Fukumitsu's head but Fukumitsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that misses
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gomi.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukumitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukumitsu throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Fukumitsu misses with a body shot.
Gomi throws out a counter right but Fukumitsu avoids it with no problem.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Gomi moves out of range as Fukumitsu strikes.
Jab, jab by Fukumitsu - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
Fukumitsu defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukumitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Fukumitsu misses with a left hand
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Fukumitsu ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Fukumitsu looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Fukumitsu avoids nicely.
A big left from Fukumitsu misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Gomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gomi 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Gomi!
A victorious Hiroshi Gomi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cortez (ranked 1834 p4p, 2308 weight class) and Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 87 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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18 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vyr wants to get back to his feet but Cortez drags him back down.
Vyr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cortez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cortez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cortez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vyr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cortez.
Cortez 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.
Cortez prevents Vyr from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vyr bucks up and tries to throw Cortez off but instead Cortez has got his back!
Vyr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cortez is landing with strikes. Vyr can't take much more of this.
Cortez wants to control but Vyr is keeping busy.
Vyr fending off the submission attempt from Cortez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vyr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Cortez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vyr covering up well under a series of strikes from Cortez.
Vyr wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vyr is trapped and Cortez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Cortez is punishing Vyr with strikes - can he finish him?!
Cortez punishes Vyr with strikes from the back mount.
Vyr wants to get back to his feet.
Cortez cracks Vyr with a big right hand from the back mount! Vyr immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Cortez takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cortez!
Don Cortez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Smif (ranked 1082 p4p, 1483 weight class) and White Cole (ranked 145 p4p, 194 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265
16 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, White Cole!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif lands a jab to Cole's midsection.
Smif scores with a leg kick.
Smif falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole cracks Smif with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Will Smif has been cut.
We've been told by Smif's head coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smif bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
A big left from Smif misses.
Cole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smif steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole misses with a hook. Smif ducked under it nicely.
Smif swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smif connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole takes a swing at Smif's ribcage but misses.
Smif throws a combination. Cole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like White Cole has been cut.
Smif connects with an inside leg kick.
Cole has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Smif there.
Smif throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smif cracks Cole with a nice body shot.
Cole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole takes one on the button.
Smif throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smif lands with a shot to the body.
Smif throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Smif throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Smif misses
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Smif stuns Cole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif throws a poor cross that misses
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smif thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Donk. Smif catches Cole right on the button with a cross.
Smif throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
Smif throws a poor cross that misses
and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Smif misses with some punches.
Cole is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smif works Cole's body with a nice hook.
Smif misses with a right hand
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole blocks a jab.
Cole has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smif.
Smif uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cole has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smif.
Smif lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smif looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Smif misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a left to the body.
Cole throws a jab when Smif was well out of range.
Smif moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Smif is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Cole misses.
Smif moves out of range of the strikes.
Smif misses with an uppercut
and Smif takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smif fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smif scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smif misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
Smif looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole throws out a counter right but Smif avoids it with no problem.
Smif lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smif throws the left hand but Cole avoids the punch easily.
Will Smif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole swings for the body but Smif moves out of range.
Smif connects with a nice looking jab.
Smif lands an overhand right.
Smif pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Smif settles back down.
Smif takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smif's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smif scrambles back to his feet.
Smif misses the jab.
It seemed like Cole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smif misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
Cole tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smif motions for Cole to come forward. Smif throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cole blocks a head kick by Smif.
Smif throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif 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.
Will Smif dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cole misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cole.
Cole moves away from the strike by Smif.
Cole takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Smif connects with a body shot.
Smif throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Smif rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Smif misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Smif looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif jabs at Cole's body.
Smif avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Smif on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smif slips a jab from Cole.
Smif throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Will Smif is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Smif.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Smif.
Smif misses with a shot to the body
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smif swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smif pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Smif settles back down.
Smif connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smif looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
A low kick from Smif is predictable there
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smif connects with a crisp jab.
Smif throws a leg kick
and Cole counters by clinching up.
Cole pulls Smif into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole pulls Smif in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smif is aware though and is defending well.
Cole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smif is aware though and is defending well.
Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smif doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smif manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cole is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cole has an active guard here but Smif has managed to pass into half guard.
Smif tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cole is looking for a sweep. Smif is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cole is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Smif is tapping! Great win for Cole!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). White Cole!
A very excited looking White Cole made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Rahamies (ranked 471 p4p, 898 weight class) and Lars Kay (ranked 43 p4p, 72 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rahamies's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rahamies.
Kay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rahamies.
Rahamies scores with a nice body kick.
Rahamies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kay blocks a low kick nicely.
Kay drops his hands momentarily and Rahamies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kay moves out of range as Rahamies strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahamies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kay circles away quickly and effectively.
Kay is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kay blocks a head kick by Rahamies.
A jab from Rahamies does it's job there.
Rahamies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rahamies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kay missing with a left hand there. Rahamies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies thuds his right hand into Kay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahamies.
Rahamies feints and then cracks Kay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kay down.
Rahamies connects with a body shot that sends Kay's belly button to the back.
Kay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rahamies missing with a left hand there. Kay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahamies lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Kay coming out on top.
A slow jab from Rahamies misses its intended target.
Rahamies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rahamies ducks under a wild hook from Kay.
Rahamies slips a jab from Kay.
Kay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahamies. Rahamies obviously looking to wear him down.
Rahamies tries to score with a low kick but Kay moves his leg out of the way.
Rahamies throws a leg kick that misses.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ilari Rahamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Rahamies.
Rahamies thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kay with a hook.
Kay thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Rahamies on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kay throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Rahamies finds it's way through Kay's defenses.
Rahamies lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kay takes a step back to recover.
Kay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rahamies looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rahamies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rahamies scoring well with a low kick there.
Kay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rahamies counters with a good low kick that Kay was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies cracks Kay with a good jab.
Rahamies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kay slips a jab from Rahamies.
Kay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rahamies's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rahamies scrambles back to his feet.
Rahamies is looking to slow Kay down with leg kicks.
Kay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kay might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rahamies tries to move into range but Kay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rahamies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Kay.
A little feinted left hand from Rahamies on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilari Rahamies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rahamies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rahamies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rahamies throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahamies cracks Kay with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rahamies slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rahamies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kay throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Kay.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rahamies - that will leave a mark!
Kay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahamies.
The fighters circling - Kay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahamies is looking to chop away at Kay's legs.
Kay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rahamies defends it well.
Kay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies misses with a lunging right hand
and Kay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rahamies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet but Kay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay cracks Rahamies with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahamies.
Kay avoids the head kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies scores with a decent looking hook.
Rahamies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kay looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Rahamies wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rahamies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kay 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.
Kay drops his hands momentarily and Rahamies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kay gets a takedown into half guard.
Rahamies is trying to stand back up but Kay is controlling him
Kay winds up and cracks Rahamies with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet.
Kay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rahamies keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay wants to pass the guard but Rahamies is defending well.
Kay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet.
Kay is trying to control the action in half guard but Rahamies is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet.
Kay trying to pass the guard but Rahamies defending well.
Rahamies is trying to stand up here but Kay is controlling him well.
Rahamies makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rahamies drops his hands momentarily and Kay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahamies.
Kay slips under a jab from Rahamies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Kay tries to counter it with a takedown but Rahamies pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rahamies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rahamies looks to land a right hand but Kay moved out of range.
Rahamies misses with a hook.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kay moves out of range of the body kick.
Rahamies throws a series of punches but Kay moves out of range.
Rahamies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rahamies will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rahamies keeps Kay at a distance using the push kick.
Kay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rahamies throws a body punch but Kay moves out of range.
Rahamies throws a low kick but Kay moves out of range easily.
Rahamies connects with a jab.
Rahamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rahamies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Kay. Beautiful body shot.
Kay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahamies.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rahamies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rahamies avoids the body shot from Kay.
Rahamies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rahamies misses with a looping right.
Rahamies tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rahamies throws a leg kick which misses Kay's front leg but catches the back leg as Kay tries to avoid it.
Rahamies misses with a low kick.
Kay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rahamies defends it well.
Rahamies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahamies lands a lovely overhand right.
Rahamies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kay is out of range and Rahamies settles back down.
Kay is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rahamies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies thumps Kay with a low kick.
Rahamies's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kay under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahamies was well out of range. Poor timing from Kay.
Good shot there by Kay.
Ilari Rahamies is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Rahamies.
Kay throws a hook but Rahamies blocks it.
A low kick from Rahamies misses
so Kay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kay won't allow Rahamies to get back to his feet.
Kay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rahamies works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kay working some strikes from top position.
Rahamies has his feet on Kay's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rahamies throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahamies throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Kay.
Kay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rahamies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kay. That did some damage!
A nice combination there by Rahamies.
A left lands for Rahamies.
Kay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kay missing with a left hand there. Rahamies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahamies is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Rahamies catches Kay right on the button with a cross.
Rahamies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kay looks to throw the jab but Rahamies is out of range.
And Rahamies counters with a quick kick to the body but Kay blocks it.
Kay missing with a left hand there. Rahamies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Rahamies.
Jab, jab by Kay - just one landing.
Kay takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahamies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kay has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rahamies.
Kay misses with a takedown
and Rahamies counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rahamies throws a right hand that Kay ducks under and follows up with a left that Kay also avoids with ease.
Kay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rahamies but Rahamies pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahamies. That's going to slow Kay down.
Kay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rahamies misses with a leg kick.
Rahamies throws a jab when Kay was well out of range.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rahamies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lars Kay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kay tries to move into range but Rahamies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rahamies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kay.
Rahamies thuds his right hand into Kay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
A slow jab from Kay misses its intended target.
A jab from Rahamies finds it's way through Kay's defenses.
Rahamies on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rahamies connects with a leg kick.
Rahamies throws a head kick that misses.
Kay throws a hook to the side of Rahamies's head but Rahamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rahamies ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rahamies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kay.
Rahamies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kay's sensitive parts.
Rahamies looks to score with a jab to the body but Kay is just out of range.
Kay with the counter takedown but Rahamies avoids it easily.
Rahamies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jab from Kay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahamies. Kay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahamies tries to work over Kay's front leg with a kick but Kay checks it.
Kay is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Kay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kay misses with a hook.
Kay misses with a hook. Rahamies ducked under it nicely.
Rahamies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Kay checks it.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies clobbers Kay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rahamies throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Kay.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rahamies.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a hook but Kay blocks it.
Kay wants to clinch.
Kay looks to land a right hand but Rahamies moved out of range.
Rahamies swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
Rahamies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kay can do to turn this around?
Rahamies moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Rahamies coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Rahamies.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilari Rahamies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rahamies, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilari Rahamies!
An out of breath Ilari Rahamies thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Machine (ranked 688 p4p, 1905 weight class) and Leland Giles (ranked 86 p4p, 216 weight class). Machine's entrance music is Satan Is Real. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Alexis Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 26 - 2, fighting out of New York, Leland Giles!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Machine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Machine tries to clinch there but Giles circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machine.
Machine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machine thuds his right hand into Giles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Machine lands a big uppercut and Giles crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Giles looks OK. Machine waves Giles back to his feet!
 Giles is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giles gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Machine points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Giles wakes up just in time to hear Machine thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexis Machine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hogg (ranked 481 p4p, 352 weight class) and Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 62 p4p, 49 weight class). Hogg comes into the arena with Styx - Renegade blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovanov lands a jab to the head.
Lovanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovanov. Hogg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovanov swings for the body but Hogg moves out of range.
Hogg moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Hogg.
Lovanov misses with a looping right.
Hogg attempts a counter takedown but Lovanov avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lovanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hogg swings for the body but Lovanov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogg.
Lovanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogg slips under a jab from Lovanov.
Lovanov lands a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hogg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lovanov misses with a takedown
and Hogg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg stays in close to Lovanov's body and controls the position.
Hogg lands a couple of digs.
Lovanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Lovanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lovanov seems keen to control Hogg's posture.
Lovanov looking to control.
Lovanov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hogg haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hogg preventing the sweep.
Hogg lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hogg throwing strikes but missing.
Hogg trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogg 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.
Hogg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hogg trying to control but Lovanov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogg scoring with some ground and pound.
Hogg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lovanov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg wants to pass the guard but Lovanov is keeping the position.
Hogg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lovanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lovanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogg.
Hogg postures up.
Lovanov trying to strike off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hogg sizes up Lovanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lovanov scores with a shot to the body.
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 Johnny Hogg 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.
Lovanov slips under a jab from Hogg.
Lovanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovanov.
Hogg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lovanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogg.
Hogg scores with a jab.
Lovanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogg feinted with a counter takedown.
Hogg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hogg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zahbit Lovanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hogg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov is looking for a sweep. Hogg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hogg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hogg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lovanov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovanov can do to turn this around?
Hogg unloading with bombs!
Lovanov is squirming around, avoiding Hogg's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogg lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg working the ground and pound effectively.
Hogg avoids the attempt from Lovanov to control.
Lovanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnny Hogg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogg is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lovanov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
BOOM! Hogg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg with good strikes from the mount here!
Lovanov is trying desperately to improve position.
Lovanov tries to hold on but Hogg postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg trying to control but Lovanov is having none of it.
Lovanov gets back to half guard.
Lovanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hogg trying to mount his opponent but Lovanov defends it.
Lovanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lovanov keeping control of the position.
Hogg wants to control but Lovanov is keeping him busy.
Lovanov trying to control here.
Hogg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogg is trying to control the action in half guard but Lovanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lovanov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lovanov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hogg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hogg dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hogg misses with a takedown
and Lovanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovanov throws a body punch but Hogg moves out of range.
Lovanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hogg rather than just go for the knockout.
Lovanov loads up on a big right hand but Hogg slips the punch.
Hogg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hogg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lovanov slips a straight right by Hogg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogg misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lovanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Zahbit Lovanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovanov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hogg. Beautiful body shot.
Hogg shoots in and bounces Lovanov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hogg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hogg trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lovanov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov trying to keep a closed guard but Hogg is proving a slippery customer.
Hogg advances position into side control!
Lovanov is looking for a sweep.
Lovanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Hogg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lovanov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lovanov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hogg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zahbit Lovanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Hogg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lovanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hogg has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hogg looking to finish Lovanov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lovanov!
Hogg breaks from Lovanov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lovanov is looking to get to half guard.
Hogg lands a heavy elbow.
Hogg looking to control but Lovanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg with the ground and pound from mount.
Hogg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lovanov is looking to escape.
Lovanov tries to lock up and control but Hogg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lovanov regains half guard.
Hogg wants to control but Lovanov is keeping him busy.
Hogg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogg drops an elbow to the side of Lovanov's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg drops an elbow to the side of Lovanov's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hogg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hogg, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hogg!
Our winner, Johnny Hogg, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Khan (ranked 602 p4p, 237 weight class) and Lucretinaus Olcinius (ranked 36 p4p, 19 weight class). Olcinius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Test My Love (Skeler Remix) - Lithe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucretinaus Olcinius!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olcinius throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Olcinius moves away from the strike by Khan.
Olcinius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khan with a body shot.
Khan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olcinius, pushing him back against the cage.
Olcinius tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan 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.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Olcinius.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Olcinius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olcinius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olcinius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olcinius backwards.
Khan blocking some punches.
Olcinius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olcinius lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Olcinius.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olcinius lands a right hand.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Olcinius.
Olcinius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Olcinius controls the action.
Olcinius lands with a right to the head.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olcinius's elbow.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Olcinius.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Olcinius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Olcinius.
Olcinius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Olcinius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olcinius.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Olcinius.
Olcinius with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olcinius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olcinius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olcinius misses with a body punch.
Olcinius blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Olcinius.
Olcinius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Olcinius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Olcinius.
Khan misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Olcinius.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olcinius backwards.
Olcinius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Olcinius landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Olcinius.
Olcinius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Olcinius is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olcinius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Olcinius lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Olcinius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olcinius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Ghengis Khan's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Olcinius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Olcinius cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Olcinius scores a nice knee to the body.
Olcinius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khan's face.
 Khan is rocked!
Olcinius lands a big right hand that drops Khan! The killer instinct kicks in and Olcinius finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Olcinius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucretinaus Olcinius!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucretinaus Olcinius thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Worf Mogh (ranked 282 p4p, 310 weight class) and Phil Sprintin (ranked 24 p4p, 27 weight class). Mogh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - Use My Third Arm. Sprintin has chosen Disturbed - Bad Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Mogh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprintin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mogh in his tracks.
A low kick from Sprintin is predictable there
and Mogh counters with a takedown into side control.
Sprintin is not content to let Mogh control the position.
Sprintin is looking to regain half guard here but Mogh keeps moving and retains side control.
Mogh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sprintin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sprintin holding on.
Mogh throws an elbow but Sprintin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sprintin struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Mogh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mogh prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprintin is looking for a sweep.
Mogh 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.
Sprintin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mogh's best efforts.
Mogh prevents Sprintin from improving his position.
Sprintin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin is looking to improve his position.
Sprintin is still trying to improve position.
Mogh trying to pass the guard but Sprintin defending well.
Sprintin is trying to get back to full guard.
Mogh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mogh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sprintin wants to improve his position but Mogh is controlling well.
Mogh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sprintin trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sprintin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mogh jumps into side control!
Mogh staying calm.
Sprintin is looking to regain half guard here but Mogh keeps moving and retains side control.
Sprintin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mogh cracks Sprintin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sprintin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sprintin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sprintin is looking to improve his position but Mogh isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mogh looking to finish Sprintin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sprintin!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mogh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sprintin is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sprintin?
Sprintin is still in real trouble! Can Mogh finish him?
Sprintin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sprintin tries to roll over but Mogh keeps him under control.
Mogh lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sprintin! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mogh jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Worf Mogh!
Worf Mogh is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Worf Mogh 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Polish Power (ranked 28 p4p, 141 weight class) and Lenny King (ranked 2 p4p, 10 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Power might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Xanadu by Ummet Ozcan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Polish Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny King!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King sizes up Power with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
We've been informed that King 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.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Lenny King has been cut.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Lenny King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Power
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King throws a hook but Power blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Power throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
King looks winded!
Nice body kick from Power.
Power cracks King with an open hand slap.
Power misses with a kick to the body
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Power throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Power jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Power misses with an attempted mid kick.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Lenny King's cut even more.
Power moves out of range as King strikes.
Power thinks about countering with a body kick.
Power thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Power slams his shin into King's torso.
Power throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King tries to counter by closing the distance.
Power cracks King with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! King looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Power finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Power thuds a left hand into King's body.
Power thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
Power is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Power cracks King on the jaw with a powerful right hand and King falls backwards against the cage. Power follows up with more strikes that drop King to his knees. Power keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save King! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polish Power!
Polish Power retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Polish Power, 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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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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