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GAMMA#1135 Wusan v Raja PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Richarlison (ranked 605 p4p, 1012 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 91 p4p, 140 weight class). Klaus Von Alkum told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richarlison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richarlison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Alkum connects with a high kick.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richarlison misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Richarlison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Richarlison.
Richarlison just misses with a punch to the body.
Richarlison drops his hands momentarily and Von Alkum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richarlison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Von Alkum's sensitive parts.
Richarlison throws a low kick but Von Alkum moves out of range easily.
Von Alkum moves out of range of the strikes.
Richarlison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Alkum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Alkum slips a straight right by Richarlison.
Von Alkum with a nice calf kick.
Von Alkum needs to keep his hands up - Richarlison had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Richarlison misses
and Von Alkum counters with a right hand to the body.
Von Alkum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richarlison blocks a head kick by Von Alkum.
Richarlison throwing a counter right hand but Von Alkum manages to avoid it.
Von Alkum tries to clinch but Richarlison moves out of range.
Von Alkum 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.
Richarlison scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum moves out of range of the strikes.
Richarlison throws a leg kick but Von Alkum moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Richarlison misses the target.
Von Alkum defending well as Richarlison loads up on a big left hand.
Von Alkum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Richarlison throws a right hand that misses
and Von Alkum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Alkum throws a sloppy head kick and Richarlison moves out of range easily.
Richarlison slips a straight right by Von Alkum.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richarlison.
Richarlison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Alkum doesn't seem bothered though.
Von Alkum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richarlison is looking for a counter combo.
Von Alkum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richarlison.
Richarlison moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVon Alkum.
A lazy left from Richarlison finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Alkum. Richarlison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Alkum moves in looking to clinch but Richarlison pushes him off.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Alkum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richarlison.
Von Alkum feints a counter leg kick.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Alkum.
Richarlison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Richarlison misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Richarlison.
Von Alkum thuds his right hand into Richarlison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Alkum misses with a hook
and Richarlison counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Von Alkum, as that shot connected.
Richarlison slips under a jab.
Von Alkum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richarlison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richarlison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Von Alkum 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.
Von Alkum avoids the body shot from Richarlison.
A slow jab from Richarlison misses its intended target.
Von Alkum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richarlison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Alkum.
Richarlison throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Alkum.
Richarlison lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Richarlison.
Richarlison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Richarlison throws a leg kick which misses Von Alkum's front leg but catches the back leg as Von Alkum tries to avoid it.
Von Alkum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Alkum.
Richarlison moves away from the strike by Von Alkum.
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Von Alkum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Alkum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richarlison just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Alkum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richarlison.
Von Alkum catches Richarlison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richarlison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Von Alkum throws a sloppy head kick
and Richarlison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richarlison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Von Alkum's head backwards.
Von Alkum with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richarlison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richarlison throws a right hand that misses
and Von Alkum counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Alkum walks into a stiff left hand from Richarlison.
Von Alkum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Von Alkum staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Richarlison - just one landing.
Richarlison moves away from the strike by Von Alkum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richarlison blocks a leg kick.
Richarlison throws out a loose jab but Von Alkum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Alkum connects with a leg kick.
Von Alkum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Richarlison throws a lazy right hand but Von Alkum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Von Alkum.
Richarlison throws a good cross that connects.
Von Alkum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Von Alkum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Richarlison in his tracks.
Richarlison throws a combination. Von Alkum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Von Alkum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Von Alkum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richarlison. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Alkum raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Von Alkum tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Alkum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richarlison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Richarlison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richarlison fakes the leg kick and cracks Von Alkum in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Richarlison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Von Alkum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richarlison works Von Alkum's body with a nice hook.
Von Alkum lands a nice shot that snaps Richarlison's head back.
Von Alkum defending well as Richarlison loads up on a big left hand.
Von Alkum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Alkum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
Von Alkum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richarlison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Alkum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richarlison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richarlison lands with a hook. Von Alkum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
Richarlison connects with a solid leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Von Alkum as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richarlison.
Von Alkum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Von Alkum.
Richarlison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Von Alkum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Richarlison has got the better of the exchanges.
Von Alkum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Von Alkum.
Richarlison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Alkum. Von Alkum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum connects with a leg kick.
Richarlison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Alkum moves away.
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Von Alkum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
Richarlison throws a body kick that misses.
Von Alkum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 Richarlison is rocked!
A jab from Richarlison misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richarlison.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Alkum.
Von Alkum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richarlison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richarlison misses with an uppercut. Von Alkum saw that one coming.
Von Alkum lands a big head kick that sends Richarlison to the canvas! Von Alkum follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Von Alkum!
After winning the bout, Klaus Von Alkum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Li Citra (ranked 935 p4p, 1083 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 122 p4p, 144 weight class). Luca Li Citra 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Li Citra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson drops his hands momentarily and Li Citra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tomson throws a hook to the side of Li Citra's head but Li Citra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomson blocks a head kick by Li Citra.
Tomson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Li Citra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomson.
Tomson 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.
Li Citra throws a sloppy head kick and Tomson moves out of range easily.
Tomson throws a big shot that misses.
Li Citra misses with an uppercut
and Tomson counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Luca Li Citra has been cut.
Li Citra misses with a hook. Tomson ducked under it nicely.
Tomson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Li Citra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tomson scrambles back to his feet.
Tomson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li Citra throws a leg kick
and Tomson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tomson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li Citra misses with a right hand
and Tomson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li Citra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomson.
Li Citra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick from Li Citra lands but Tomson takes it in his stride.
Li Citra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Tomson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li Citra misses with an uppercut. Tomson saw that one coming.
Tomson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tomson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Li Citra defending well as Tomson loads up on a big left hand.
Tomson misses with a straight right.
Tomson missing with a left hand there. Li Citra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Li Citra misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomson counters with a nice body kick.
Li Citra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tomson digs a good body shot into Li Citra's ribs.
Li Citra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tomson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luca Li Citra's cut is getting worse.
Li Citra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li Citra misses with a straight right.
Li Citra scores with a shot to the body.
Li Citra tries to score with a low kick but Tomson moves his leg out of the way.
Li Citra backing away here, and Tomson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Li Citra misses with a body punch
and Tomson counters with a low kick, right behind Li Citra 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomson lands a big right hand that sends Li Citra crashing to the mat! Tomson stays standing though and waves Li Citra back to his feet!
Li Citra is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Li Citra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomson.
We've been told by Li Citra's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tomson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Li Citra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tomson staying out of range there.
Li Citra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 Tomson is rocked!
Li Citra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tomson is still on wobbly legs! Can Li Citra finish him?
Li Citra fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Tomson out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Luca Li Citra!
After winning the bout, Luca Li Citra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Posey (ranked 622 p4p, 662 weight class) and Khabib Ferguson (ranked 17 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Posey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khabib Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson moves forwards but Posey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Posey misses with the body kick
and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Buster Posey has been cut.
Posey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Posey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the body.
Posey throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Posey . That's going to slow Ferguson down.
Posey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Posey toppling to the canvas! Posey scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
Posey is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Posey misses with a leg kick
and Ferguson rattles Posey with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Posey tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Ferguson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Posey stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khabib Ferguson!
In his post fight interview, Khabib Ferguson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mansour (ranked 900 p4p, 736 weight class) and Hargol Svenkter (ranked 28 p4p, 21 weight class). Svenkter has chosen heavy bass test as his entrance music. Seth Mansour is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hargol Svenkter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansour takes a swing at Svenkter's ribcage but misses.
Mansour tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Svenkter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Seth Mansour has been cut.
Svenkter takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Hargol Svenkter has been cut.
Svenkter 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.
Mansour throws a wild body kick that Svenkter sees coming a mile off.
Svenkter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Svenkter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Svenkter walks into a straight right hand from Mansour.
Svenkter moves out of range of the strikes.
Seth Mansour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svenkter walks into a straight right hand from Mansour.
Mansour moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Svenkter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Svenkter tries to break free but Mansour pushes him back against the cage.
Svenkter manages to break the clinch.
Mansour moves out of range as Svenkter throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mansour misses the target.
A big left from Mansour misses.
Mansour moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenkter wants to break free but Mansour has control.
Mansour throws a head punch that misses.
Mansour has a couple of punches blocked by Svenkter.
Mansour has Svenkter pressed against the cage, preventing Svenkter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mansour looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mansour seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Svenkter is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Svenkter manages to break the clinch.
Mansour misses with a shot to the body
and Svenkter counters with a stiff right hand.
Mansour throws a poor cross that misses
and Svenkter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mansour looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mansour misses with a combination
and Svenkter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svenkter misses with a looping right.
Svenkter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mansour throws a quick counter kick to the body but Svenkter avoids it.
Mansour scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour tries to clinch up.
Svenkter defending well as Mansour loads up on a big left hand.
Mansour takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seth Mansour's cut is getting worse.
Svenkter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mansour.
Mansour misses with a left hand
and Svenkter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansour moves out of range of the strikes.
Svenkter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mansour.
A nice side step and Svenkter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mansour thuds his shin into the meat of Svenkter's side.
Svenkter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mansour doesn't manage to clinch there - Svenkter circles away.
Svenkter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mansours jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Svenkter.
Svenkter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Svenkter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mansour doesn't seem phased though.
Mansour is rocked!
Seth Mansour's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenkter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mansour misses with a body kick.
Svenkter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Svenkter misses.
Svenkter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mansour.
Mansour staying out of range there.
Mansour misses with a body kick.
Mansour tries to clinch but Svenkter moves out of range.
Svenkter looks to land a left hand but Mansour moved out of range nicely.
Mansour tried to counter with a leg kick but Svenkter avoided it.
Mansour's corner calls for a 1-2. Mansour obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mansour throws a lazy uppercut
and Svenkter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mansour tries to bum rush Svenkter with a series of wild strikes but Svenkter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mansour takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mansour is breathing heavily.
Mansour throws an off balance right hand
and Svenkter counters with a stiff right hand.
Mansour looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svenkter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mansour slips under a jab from Svenkter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansour walks straight into a right hand from Svenkter - that's dropped him! Svenkter jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mansour from any more punishment! Mansour complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hargol Svenkter!
Hargol Svenkter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bronte (ranked 284 p4p, 611 weight class) and Chris Kane (ranked 20 p4p, 37 weight class). Bronte comes to the cage accompanied by Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. 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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265
9 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kane!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronte fails with the takedown
and Kane counters with a nice body shot.
Bronte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Bronte misses.
Bronte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bronte wants to clinch
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronte misses with a double jab
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.
Kane throws a body punch but Bronte moves out of range.
Bronte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bronte moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Bronte lands a shot to the body.
Bronte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane breaks from the clinch.
Kane avoids the body shot from Bronte.
Kane flicks out a counter leg kick but Bronte steps away.
Kane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bronte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronte slips under a jab from Kane.
Kane swings for the body but Bronte moves out of range.
Bronte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kane backs up against the cage.
Kane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronte has a takedown stuffed.
Kane wants to counter the offense by Bronte and move into the clinch position.
Bronte throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Bronte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane feints the counter takedown.
Bronte shoots in looking for a takedown but Kane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bronte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronte throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte walks into a straight right hand from Kane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kane's waist but Kane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bronte off to one side.
Bronte throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.
Bronte wants to clinch.
Kane is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bronte darts in trying to clinch
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronte fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronte throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bronte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bronte throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Bronte swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kane misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bronte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Bronte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronte drives through and clinches with Kane against the cage.
Kane lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Bronte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronte. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bronte misses with a hook.
Kane drops his hands momentarily and Bronte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bronte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bronte backing away here, and Kane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bronte moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kane moves away from the strike by Bronte.
Kane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronte.
Bronte thuds his right hand into Kane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bronte tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kane to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronte 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.
Bronte throws out a powerful jab.
Bronte instigates a clinch.
Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bronte misses with a two punch combination.
Kane throws a hook but Bronte blocks it.
Bronte tries for a takedown but Kane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chris Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Bronte blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronte pushes Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
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 Bob Bronte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Bronte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bronte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kane as he avoids it easily.
Bronte misses with a right hand
and Kane counters with a straight right hand.
Bronte tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronte misses with an uppercut
and Kane counters with a takedown into side control.
Bronte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bronte is working hard here to advance position.
Bronte sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bronte is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronte is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kane jumps into side control!
Bronte is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
Bronte gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bronte wants to improve his position but Kane is controlling well.
Bronte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bronte.
Bronte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronte wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kane is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane decides to stand up.
Kane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kane stuffs the takedown.
Kane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bronte loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Bronte. That snapped Kane's head back.
Bronte throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bronte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob Bronte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kane slips a jab from Bronte.
Bronte has his takedown stuffed
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bronte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronte throws a right hand that misses
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronte.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronte. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bronte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bronte scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane digs a good hook to Bronte's body.
Bronte misses with an uppercut.
Kane gets tackled into the cage by Bronte. Bronte maintains the clinch.
Kane breaks from the clinch.
Bronte throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bronte sets himself, and Kane steps forward looking for the clinch! Bronte avoids it this time.
A jab lands there for Kane.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Bronte misses with a looping left.
Kane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bronte checks it well.
Bronte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kane sprawls and moves away.
Bronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Bronte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bronte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bronte misses with a wild combination.
Kane with the counter takedown but Bronte avoids it easily.
Kane has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bronte misses with a hook to the body
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronte misses with a left hand
and Kane counters with a good low kick that Bronte was not able to check.
Bronte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronte is rocked!
Bronte misses with a hook.
Bronte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kane misses.
Kane cracks Bronte with a left hook right on the temple and Bronte goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Kane lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Bronte is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Kane!
Chris Kane 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyay Thuta (ranked 737 p4p, 454 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 22 p4p, 11 weight class). Cross has chosen Folk Metal as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Pyay Thuta has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pyay Thuta seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Pyay Thuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuta throws a front kick that sends Cross stumbling back into the cage.
Thuta looks to land a right hand but Cross moved out of range.
We've been informed that Cross 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.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Thuta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thuta slips a jab from Cross.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cross throws out a counter right but Thuta avoids it with no problem.
Cross misses with a looping right.
Thuta lands a front kick.
Thuta looks to land a right hand but Cross moved out of range.
Thuta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thuta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
Nice defenses there by Cross.
Thuta scores with a jab to the head.
Thuta lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Cross misses.
Nice body kick there by Thuta.
Cross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Thuta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thuta misses with a double jab.
Cross looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries a low kick but Thuta avoids it.
Thuta slips under a jab.
Cross throws a hook to the side of Thuta's head but Thuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thuta.
Cross lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thuta throws out a loose jab but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thuta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cross.
Cross swings for the body but Thuta moves out of range.
Thuta scores with a decent looking hook.
Thuta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cross in his tracks.
Thuta scores with a nice head shot.
Cross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thuta's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross misses with a hook.
Thuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Thuta slips a straight right by Cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thuta.
Cross 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.
Thuta throws a hook but Cross blocks it.
Nice body punch from Thuta.
Thuta misses with a left hand
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been told by Thuta's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good leg kick by Thuta.
Thuta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Thuta.
Cross misses with a straight right.
Thuta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thuta connects with a right hand. Cross shakes it off.
Thuta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thuta lunges at Cross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cross's hand.
Thuta works the jab nicely.
A jab from Cross misses.
Pyay Thuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross connects with an inside leg kick.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Thuta scores with a jab to the head.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thuta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Thuta.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cross 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 Thuta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thuta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thuta throwing a counter right hand but Cross manages to avoid it.
Thuta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses the jab.
Cross lands a jab to the head.
Thuta takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Cross misses.
Thuta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cross wants to land a leg kick but Thuta is out of range.
Thuta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cross throws out the jab.
Thuta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick from Thuta.
Thuta scores with a jab.
A jab from Thuta does it's job there.
Thuta cracks Cross with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thuta has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cross to stand back up!
It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Thuta.
Cross is rocked!
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Thuta.
A good leg kick by Thuta.
Nice body punch from Thuta.
Cross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thuta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta scores with a jab to the body.
Thuta lands a big right hand that sends Cross crashing to the mat! Thuta stays standing though and waves Cross back to his feet!
Thuta loads up on a big right hand but Cross slips the punch.
Thuta cracks Cross with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thuta has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cross to stand back up!
Cross is still on wobbly legs! Can Thuta finish him?
Thuta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thuta closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cross! Thuta dives in looking to finish! Cross is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyay Thuta!
Pyay Thuta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jeremy Cross stepped up to the mic, saying 'BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 277 p4p, 283 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 27 p4p, 30 weight class). Van Hire has chosen Billy Joe ft. Koni-K | Le sacre de la tronçonneuse as his entrance music. Whealer Van Hire 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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kursiwa.
Kursiwa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Hire.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Hire! But no joy.
Liwa Kursiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire swats away the attempt to clinch by Kursiwa.
Van Hire clinches up with Kursiwa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kursiwa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Hire gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Van Hire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kursiwa blocking some punches.
Van Hire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kursiwa goes for a takedown attempt but Van Hire pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kursiwa shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Hire tries to sprawl out of it but Kursiwa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Hire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Van Hire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liwa Kursiwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Van Hire finds it's way through Kursiwa's defenses.
Van Hire looks to land a body kick but Kursiwa moved away.
Kursiwa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Hire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kursiwa, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Hire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Van Hire.
Van Hire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kursiwa manages to break the clinch.
Kursiwa lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa throws a front kick aimed at Van Hire's knee but Van Hire avoids it well.
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. Kursiwa moves away and avoids it.
Kursiwa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kursiwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Hire.
Van Hire has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kursiwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kursiwa is rocked!
Van Hire swinging wildly here.
Oh Kursiwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kursiwa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Hire as he avoids it easily.
Kursiwa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kursiwa is breathing heavily.
Van Hire lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Kursiwa head around and knocks him out cold! Van Hire hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Whealer Van Hire!
After the fight, Whealer Van Hire 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 538 p4p, 137 weight class) and Leon Smith (ranked 65 p4p, 21 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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29
210
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34
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19 - 9 - 1 |
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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Akutagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Leon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akutagawa with the inside leg kick.
Akutagawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Ryu Akutagawa has been cut.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akutagawa's head.
Smith 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.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Akutagawa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akutagawa throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leon Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith clobbers Akutagawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akutagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith lands a jab to Akutagawa's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith stuns Akutagawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Akutagawa moves out of range easily.
Akutagawa throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws out a counter right but Akutagawa avoids it with no problem.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akutagawa.
We've been told by Akutagawa's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akutagawa blocks a low kick nicely.
Akutagawa scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akutagawa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Akutagawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akutagawa with the inside leg kick.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akutagawa.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akutagawa. Akutagawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Akutagawa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Akutagawa throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a left 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!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Akutagawa.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Akutagawa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Akutagawa throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akutagawa scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith moves out of range as Akutagawa strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akutagawa.
Akutagawa throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Akutagawa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot lands for Akutagawa.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akutagawa is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akutagawa throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Akutagawa misses with a few strikes there.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akutagawa.
Akutagawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akutagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akutagawa's sensitive parts.
A jab from Akutagawa misses.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Akutagawa misses.
Akutagawa lands a two punch combo.
Akutagawa walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Akutagawa avoids it easily.
Akutagawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akutagawa is looking for a counter combo.
Akutagawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akutagawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akutagawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Akutagawa throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith with a jab.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Akutagawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Akutagawa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Akutagawa jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Akutagawa.
Smith swings for the body but Akutagawa moves out of range.
Akutagawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith misses with a low kick as Akutagawa jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akutagawa moves away.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akutagawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akutagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akutagawa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Akutagawa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smith is looking to chop away at Akutagawa's legs.
Akutagawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akutagawa throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Akutagawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
A jab from Akutagawa finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Akutagawa as he connects with a hook.
Smith throws a leg kick but Akutagawa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akutagawa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Akutagawa misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leon Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryu Akutagawa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akutagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Akutagawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akutagawa throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Akutagawa checks a leg kick.
Akutagawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akutagawa misses with a low kick.
Akutagawa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryu Akutagawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akutagawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Akutagawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Akutagawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akutagawa throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Nice cross by Akutagawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akutagawa.
A big right from Smith misses.
Akutagawa throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Akutagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
It looked like Akutagawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Akutagawa throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands with a hook. Akutagawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akutagawa slips under a jab.
Akutagawa throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Akutagawa scores with a jab.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akutagawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Akutagawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith swings for the body but Akutagawa moves out of range.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akutagawa has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akutagawa misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Akutagawa misses the target.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akutagawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryu Akutagawa's cut is getting worse.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Akutagawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akutagawa.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akutagawa. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akutagawa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akutagawa scrambles back to his feet.
Akutagawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leon Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Akutagawa slips the punch.
Akutagawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akutagawa misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith connects with a right hand. Akutagawa shakes it off.
Akutagawa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akutagawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith stalks Akutagawa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Akutagawa's face. Akutagawa staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
Akutagawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Akutagawa's head.
Ryu Akutagawa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akutagawa.
Akutagawa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akutagawa drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Akutagawa is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Akutagawa.
Smith is rocked!
Akutagawa throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akutagawa with a body shot.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Akutagawa finish him?
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Akutagawa throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Akutagawa slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa connects with a combination that backs up Smith into the cage. Akutagawa lands a flurry of punches that gets past Smith's guard. Smith is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Akutagawa bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Akutagawa!
Ryu Akutagawa 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 174 p4p, 208 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 26 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew slips under a jab.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rose 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.
Rose connects with a jab.
Matthew misses with a wild combination.
Matthew throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matthew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Rose misses the body punch
and Matthew counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Matthew to acknowledge the strikes.
Matthew walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matthew takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Matthew moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Matthew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Sloppy strikes from Matthew. Those never looked like landing.
Matthew throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Matthew.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Rose wants to clinch.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a straight right.
Matthew misses with an uppercut.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Matthew.
Nice defenses there by Matthew.
Matthew throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matthew sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matthew lands a two punch combo.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew misses with a hook.
Rose gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Rose.
Matthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthew.
Matthew lands a nice uppercut.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthew or not.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthew.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Matthew.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose lands a jab.
Rose lands the left hand.
A jab from Matthew misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.
Matthew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthew.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Matthew misses the shot to the body.
Matthew slips a jab from Rose.
Matthew is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthew. That's going to slow Rose down.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Rose.
Rose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthew.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matthew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matthew's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Matthew ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Matthew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthew circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Matthew is out of range.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthew.
Rose thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matthew if he has to take too many more of those.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew avoids the body shot from Rose.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
A big right from Matthew misses.
Rose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matthew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matthew finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Rose is looking to clinch but Matthew is avoiding it.
Matthew takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matthew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matthew fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose misses with a hook. Matthew ducked under it nicely.
Matthew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Matthew scoring well with a low kick there.
Matthew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose gets a clinch.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Rose.
Matthew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rose seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matthew can turn it around.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Matthew can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Matthew.
Matthew throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matthew's elbow.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Rose.
Matthew breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Matthew's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matthew duly obliges.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Matthew scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Matthew.
Matthew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose clobbers Matthew with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matthew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rose cracks Matthew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Matthew counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Matthew off the cage and back into range.
Matthew tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthew looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
Rose misses with a combination
and Matthew counters with a straight right hand.
Patrick Matthew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose thuds a left hand into Matthew's body.
Rose tries to clinch but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose throws a jab when Matthew was well out of range.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Matthew throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matthew 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.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
That kick from Matthew tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matthew lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Matthew staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
Matthew lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Matthew's shoulder, as Matthew tries to avoid the shot.
Matthew bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Matthew misses.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Matthew.
A quick step to the side and Rose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Rose misses.
Matthew dips to his left and cracks Rose with an uppercut!
Matthew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Matthew saw that one coming.
Matthew takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matthew swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Matthew with a nice calf kick.
Matthew drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice leg kick from Matthew, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose instigates a clinch.
Matthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Matthew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Matthew.
Matthew scores with a punch to the head.
Rose gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
Matthew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
Matthew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matthew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Matthew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthew.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Matthew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthew swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose tries to clinch up
and Matthew counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew misses with a hook.
A big right from Matthew misses.
Rose moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Matthew moved out of range.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Matthew counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Matthew.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew misses with a hook to the body
and Rose finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Matthew has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rose.
Rose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matthew.
Matthew looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
A jab from Rose misses.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose throws the left hand but Matthew avoids the punch easily.
Matthew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose slips a jab from Matthew.
Rose wants to clinch.
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!
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Matthew tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matthew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matthew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matthew avoids the body shot from Rose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A short left from Matthew.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Matthew's head.
A body shot lands from Rose.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matthew.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adrian Rose has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rose prevents a body shot from Matthew.
Rose pushes Matthew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthew prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose gets through Matthew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Matthew blocking some punches.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthew misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthew.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthew 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Matthew!
A very excited looking Patrick Matthew rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wusan Ritori (ranked 11 p4p, 118 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 2 p4p, 16 weight class). Ritori's entrance music is Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check. A fine choice. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wusan Ritori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khanna throws out a loose jab but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritori stuns Khanna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ritori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Ritori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanna.
Khanna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Ritori throws the kick towards the body but Khanna avoids it.
Khanna misses with a wild body shot.
Ritori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khanna just manages to avoid it.
Khanna tries to score with a low kick but Ritori moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Ritori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raja Khanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritori throws a poor cross that misses
and Khanna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ritori takes one to the chin there.
Ritori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ritori throws a poor cross that misses
and Khanna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khanna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ritori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna thumps Ritori with a low kick.
Ritori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khanna scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ritori throws a body shot but no joy.
Ritori wants to slow Khanna down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanna misses with a hook to the body
and Ritori counters with a nice uppercut.
Ritori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritori lands a nice looking body shot.
Khanna throws a leg kick which misses Ritori's front leg but catches the back leg as Ritori tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Khanna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ritori doesn't seem phased though.
Khanna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ritori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Ritori moves away and avoids it.
Ritori ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Ritori.
Ritori ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ritori checks it well.
Ritori misses with a wild body shot.
Khanna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ritori takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ritori drops his hands momentarily and Khanna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ritori throws out a loose jab but Khanna uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori misses with a hook
and Khanna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khanna throws a lazy right hand but Ritori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanna thuds a left hand into Ritori's body.
Khanna throws a right hand that misses
and Ritori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khanna misses with a body punch
and Ritori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khanna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It appears Ritori was looking to counter with a kick there.
Khanna moves out of range of the body kick.
Ritori moves out of range of the body kick from Khanna.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Ritori.
Khanna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ritori.
And Ritori counters with a quick kick to the body but Khanna blocks it.
Ritori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanna.
Khanna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khanna digs a good body shot into Ritori's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Khanna checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Khanna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ritori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ritori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khanna misses with a left hand
enabling Ritori to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ritori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Nice shot lands for Khanna.
Khanna throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ritori counter with a right hand.
Ritori throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Khanna to counter with a crisp jab.
Ritori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ritori throws a wild body kick that Khanna sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Khanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raja Khanna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khanna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ritori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Khanna. Beautiful body shot.
Ritori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanna.
Khanna throws a low kick, looking for Ritori's leg but Ritori calmly moves out of range.
Khanna throws a leg kick
and Ritori counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Khanna.
Ritori throws a head kick that misses.
Khanna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ritori counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ritori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanna moves away.
Ritori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Khanna, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori is looking to land body kicks.
Khanna scores with a shot to the body.
Khanna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ritori. Ritori obviously looking to wear him down.
Ritori throws the left hand but Khanna avoids the punch easily.
Khanna misses with an uppercut
and Ritori counters with a straight right hand.
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khanna's hands.
Ritori misses with the body kick
letting Khanna counter with a right hand.
Khanna misses the shot to the body.
Khanna scoring well with a low kick there.
Ritori throws a body shot but no joy.
Ritori avoids the body shot from Khanna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ritori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanna avoids the head kick by Ritori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khanna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ritori checks the leg kick.
Khanna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ritori counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khanna's knee momentarily.
Khanna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Raja Khanna's cut even more.
Khanna throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Ritori to counter with a crisp jab.
Ritori lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khanna at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ritori.
Ritori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna thows a left - swing and a miss!
It appears Ritori was looking to counter with a kick there.
Khanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritori was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanna.
A solid body kick from Ritori.
Khanna is breathing heavily.
Ritori throws a push kick but Khanna slaps the foot to one side.
Ritori connects with a nice looking jab.
Khanna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ritori misses with an uppercut. Khanna saw that one coming.
Khanna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khanna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khanna throws out a powerful jab.
Khanna avoids a kick to the body.
Ritori clobbers Khanna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The cut above Raja Khanna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Ritori throws a quick counter kick to the body but Khanna avoids it.
Khanna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ritori doesn't seem bothered though.
Khanna slips a jab from Ritori.
Khanna throws an off balance right hand
and Ritori counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritori looks to land a body kick but Khanna moved away.
Ritori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanna blocks the leg kick.
Khanna throws out a counter right but Ritori avoids it with no problem.
Ritori misses with a right hand
letting Khanna counter with a right hand.
Ritori misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Khanna misses
and Ritori counters with a low kick, right behind Khanna 's knee.
Ritori misses with a hook
and Khanna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wusan Ritori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ritori misses with a body punch
and Khanna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ritori thinking.
Khanna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanna throws a lazy body kick
letting Ritori counter with a right hand.
Khanna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanna takes a swing at Ritori's ribcage but misses.
Ritori tries to land a leg kick but Khanna saw it coming and moves away.
Khanna scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritori plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big left from Ritori misses.
Ritori takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Ritori saw that one coming.
Khanna scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Khanna.
Ritori checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Ritori
and Khanna counters with a straight right hand.
Ritori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khanna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khanna moves away from the strike by Ritori.
Khanna let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khanna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khanna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ritori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Ritori.
Ritori misses with an uppercut. Khanna saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ritori.
Ritori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritori was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanna.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritori moves away.
Ritori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanna blocks the leg kick.
Ritori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ritori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ritori.
Khanna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ritori slips a jab from Khanna.
Ritori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ritori.
Ritori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khanna on the side of the head.
Ritori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ritori swings for the body but Khanna moves out of range.
Ritori slips under a jab.
Ritori misses with a body shot.
Ritori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khanna momentarily.
Khanna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ritori just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna defending well as Ritori loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khanna misses with a low kick as Ritori jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Ritori.
A jab lands there for Khanna.
Ritori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khanna's sensitive parts.
Khanna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Ritori.
Khanna looks to throw the jab but Ritori is out of range.
Khanna misses the jab.
Khanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritori.
Ritori misses with a hook. Khanna ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Wusan Ritori did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ritori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
Ritori half committed to a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritori. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanna feints a counter leg kick.
Ritori moves forwards but Khanna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ritori misses with an uppercut. Khanna saw that one coming.
Khanna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanna misses with an uppercut
and Ritori counters with a stiff right hand.
Khanna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ritori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khanna's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Ritori saw that one coming.
Ritori moves out of range of the leg kick from Khanna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna misses the body punch
enabling Ritori to counter with a crisp jab.
Raja Khanna's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ritori throws a lazy right hand but Khanna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Khanna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Khanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ritori blocks a head kick by Khanna.
Ritori tried to counter with a leg kick but Khanna avoided it.
Ritori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khanna's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Khanna.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna misses with a body shot.
Ritori throwing a counter right hand but Khanna manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Khanna. Beautiful body shot.
Khanna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ritori's sensitive parts.
Ritori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khanna is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ritori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanna scores with a nice strike.
Ritori throws a hook but Khanna avoids it easily.
Ritori pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanna is out of range and Ritori settles back down.
Khanna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khanna thows a leg kick but Ritori checks it
and Khanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritori missing with a left hand there. Khanna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ritori misses the shot to the body.
Ritori ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Khanna is looking to slow Ritori down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khanna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ritori throws a low kick, looking for Khanna's leg but Khanna calmly moves out of range.
Khanna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ritori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khanna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Ritori does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Khanna misses
and Ritori counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good exchange - Khanna coming out on top.
Khanna scores with a sloppy right hand. Ritori should have avoided that one.
Ritori slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ritori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanna thows a body kick. Ritori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Khanna misses.
Ritori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ritori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
Khanna throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanna staying out of range there.
Khanna lands a jab-cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Khanna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ritori 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.
Khanna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khanna connects with a body shot that sends Ritori's belly button to the back.
Ritori lands a front kick.
Khanna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khanna throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna is looking to land body kicks.
Khanna misses with an uppercut
and Ritori counters with a stiff right hand.
Khanna misses the body punch
and Ritori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Khanna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khanna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori throws a poor cross that misses
and Ritori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khanna misses with a leg kick
and Ritori finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Khanna is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ritori throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Ritori misses with a hook.
Khanna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khanna connects with a looping right hand.
Ritori lands with a good body shot.
Ritori looks to throw a body kick
and Khanna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khanna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ritori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khanna is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ritori with a body shot.
Ritori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a hook.
Khanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritori is just out of range.
Ritori appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ritori slips under a jab.
Khanna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ritori.
Ritori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Ritori misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ritori.
Khanna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ritori's 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!
Khanna takes a swing at Ritori's ribcage but misses.
Khanna misses with a body shot
and Ritori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ritori.
Ritori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanna.
Ritori tests Khanna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raja Khanna's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wusan Ritori!
Wusan Ritori retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Wusan Ritori 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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