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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Machiels (ranked 2790 p4p, 1687 weight class) and White Goodman (ranked 271 p4p, 178 weight class). Machiels comes into the arena with Rampage Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Goodman has chosen Globo Gym America Corp. as his entrance music. White Goodman 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Machiels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, White Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goodman checks a leg kick.
Machiels misses with a straight left.
Machiels moves into the clinch.
Goodman lands a hook that snaps the head of Machiels backwards.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike.
Goodman tries to work over Machiels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Machiels holds on and takes a little breather.
Machiels working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Goodman has passed into half guard!
Machiels trying to control here.
Goodman lands strikes from half guard.
Goodman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman drops an elbow to the side of Machiels's head.
Goodman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Machiels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goodman prevents Machiels from improving his position.
Machiels keeping hold of Goodman's head, controlling as best he can.
Goodman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goodman is looking to advance position but Machiels won't allow it.
Machiels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Machiels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiels moves into full guard.
Machiels keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Goodman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machiels being controlled here, momentarily.
We've been hearing good reports from Machiels's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Machiels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Machiels looking to control.
Goodman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goodman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goodman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goodman is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goodman distracts Machiels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goodman with a nice head shot there.
Machiels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goodman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Machiels trying to keep a closed guard but Goodman is proving a slippery customer.
Machiels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goodman preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a couple of digs.
Machiels wants to sweep but no luck.
Machiels is working hard here to advance position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Goodman working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goodman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goodman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goodman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Goodman scoring with some ground and pound.
Goodman throwing strikes but missing.
Machiels wants to sweep here but Goodman controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machiels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goodman postures up and lands a big shot to Machiels's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
White Goodman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Machiels takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goodman tries to score a body lock takedown but Machiels shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Machiels tries to land a knee to the head but Goodman blocks with his arms.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machiels tries to stall but Goodman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goodman pulls guard.
Goodman looking for a guillotine here but Machiels defends easily.
Machiels trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machiels has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Goodman to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Machiels is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Goodman pulls down on the head and he's put Machiels to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). White Goodman!
White Goodman took some time post fight to say the following; 'Losing is a genetic disorder much like baldness or necrophilia and its only your fault if you don't hate yourself enough to do something about it! Join Globo Gym !! I need some private reflection time.
Im going to go rub one out with a slice of pizza.! Me'Shell Get the scooter!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joon Sang Hun (ranked 600 p4p, 701 weight class) and Luke Smith (ranked 57 p4p, 63 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joon Sang Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Smith!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Sang Hun.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a nice leg kick.
Sang Hun misses with a low kick.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith thuds a left hand into Sang Hun's body.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Sang Hun slips the punch.
Sang Hun throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Sang Hun.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Sang Hun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sang Hun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Sang Hun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sang Hun connects with an inside leg kick.
Luke Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sang Hun lands the left hand.
Sang Hun defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith misses with a hook
and Sang Hun counters with a thumping low kick.
Sang Hun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Smith swings for the body but Sang Hun moves out of range.
A left lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun blocks a jab.
Sang Hun feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sang Hun throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Nice shot by Sang Hun.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Sang Hun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sang Hun scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Sang Hun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Sang Hun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun with the inside leg kick.
Sang Hun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sang Hun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sang Hun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Sang Hun.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sang Hun slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Sang Hun moved out of range.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Sang Hun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sang Hun slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Sang Hun makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Sang Hun counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sang Hun can pounce on him.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sang Hun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith shapes to counter with a head kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Sang Hun counters with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Sang Hun counters with a straight right hand.
Sang Hun lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Sang Hun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sang Hun closes the distance and clinches.
Sang Hun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Sang Hun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sang Hun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Sang Hun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Nice shot by Smith.
Sang Hun lands with a nice body punch.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sang Hun.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sang Hun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Sang Hun half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Sang Hun.
Smith slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Sang Hun - just one landing.
Sang Hun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sang Hun throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Sang Hun only half commits.
Sang Hun keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Sang Hun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sang Hun digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Sang Hun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sang Hun lands a lovely overhand right.
Sang Hun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Sang Hun.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sang Hun lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sang Hun staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Sang Hun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Sang Hun misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sang Hun. Sang Hun obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Sang Hun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sang Hun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sang Hun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Joon Sang Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sang Hun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Sang Hun's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Sang Hun counters with a left to the body.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Sang Hun.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Decent striking displayed by Sang Hun there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sang Hun.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for Sang Hun.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sang Hun tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sang Hun cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sang Hun. That's going to slow Smith down.
Sang Hun scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Sang Hun throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Sang Hun counters with an outside leg kick.
Sang Hun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Sang Hun blocks a jab.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Sang Hun moved out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Sang Hun misses the target.
Sang Hun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sang Hun. Sang Hun obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun with a nice calf kick.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Sang Hun moved out of range nicely.
Sang Hun walks into a jab.
Sang Hun scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sang Hun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Sang Hun slips under a jab.
Sang Hun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sang Hun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sang Hun digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Sang Hun feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sang Hun clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sang Hun avoids the body shot from Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sang Hun.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sang Hun thumps Smith with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sang Hun throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Luke Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sang Hun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Sang Hun saw that one coming.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sang Hun was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Sang Hun slips a straight right by Smith.
Sang Hun lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Sang Hun's belly button to the back.
Sang Hun misses with the body kick
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Smith misses.
Sang Hun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sang Hun cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith throws a head kick but Sang Hun moves out of range.
Sang Hun half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Sang Hun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sang Hun. That's going to slow Smith down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sang Hun counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Sang Hun shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith misses with a hook
and Sang Hun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sang Hun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Sang Hun.
Smith misses with a hook
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sang Hun finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sang Hun counter with a right hand.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sang Hun manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sang Hun. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sang Hun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Sang Hun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Sang Hun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sang Hun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
letting Sang Hun counter with a right hand.
Smith 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sang Hun. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sang Hun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sang Hun misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a nice body shot.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Sang Hun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Sang Hun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Sang Hun moves away from the strike by Smith.
Sang Hun with the inside leg kick.
Sang Hun scores with a jab to the head.
Sang Hun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sang Hun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith avoids the body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun slips a jab from Smith.
A solid body kick from Sang Hun.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Sang Hun counters with an inside leg kick.
Sang Hun misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sang Hun throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Sang Hun clinches up against the cage.
Sang Hun lands a right hand.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sang Hun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Sang Hun is controlling the position.
Sang Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sang Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
Sang Hun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith blocking some punches.
Sang Hun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith prevents a body shot from Sang Hun.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Sang Hun avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sang Hun misses with the head strike.
Sang Hun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sang Hun.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joon Sang Hun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sang Hun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joon Sang Hun!
Joon Sang Hun 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Savisto (ranked 702 p4p, 1315 weight class) and Death Knell (ranked 92 p4p, 169 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Death Knell!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knell throws a looping overhand right but Savisto ducks down to avoid it.
Knell 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.
Knell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Savisto counters with a left to the body.
Savisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Death Knell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savisto swings widly with a right hand
and Knell counters with a nice uppercut.
Knell looks to throw the jab but Savisto is out of range.
A left and a right from Savisto both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Death Knell has been cut.
Savisto throws a combination that misses
and Knell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knell.
Savisto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knell lands with a right to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Savisto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savisto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Savisto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knell avoids it.
Knell taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Knell fails to land.
Knell lands with a short shot to the head.
Savisto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knell blocks it with crossed arms.
Savisto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Savisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knell pushes Savisto up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knell gets underhooks to prevent Savisto's takedown attempt.
Knell blocks a body shot from Savisto.
Knell blocks a body shot from Savisto.
Savisto lands with a light punch inside.
Savisto lands with a right to the head.
Knell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savisto is looking for a takedown.
Savisto has Knell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Savisto.
Savisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Knell avoids the damage to the body.
Savisto blocking some punches.
Knell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savisto's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knell tries to work over Savisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savisto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Savisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knell avoiding damage as Savisto throws knees to the body.
Savisto tries to work over Knell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savisto pushes Knell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savisto presses Knell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Savisto tries a body shot but Knell blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savisto's brow.
Knell struggles to land a body shot inside as Savisto controls his hands.
Knell pushes off an throws an elbow but Savisto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Savisto fails to land.
Savisto misses with some punches.
Savisto looking to throw knees to the head but Knell is blocking nicely.
Knell lands an uppercut.
Knell avoiding damage as Savisto throws knees to the body.
Savisto missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knell managing to block the knees to the body from Savisto.
Savisto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knell swings wildly with an uppercut but Savisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knell is leaning against Savisto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Savisto is breathing heavily.
Savisto goes for a takedown attempt but Knell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Savisto tries to keep at a distance but Knell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savisto has a couple of punches blocked by Knell.
Knell scores with a shot to the side of Savisto's head.
Knell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Knell fails to land.
Knell misses with a punch on the inside.
Knell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savisto backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knell.
Savisto tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savisto can't find room to land a body shot as Knell controls the action.
Knell misses with some punches.
Savisto tries for a takedown but Knell manages to get underhooks.
Savisto has a couple of punches blocked by Knell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knell avoiding damage as Savisto throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Savisto.
Knell misses with some punches.
Savisto lands with a left to the head.
Savisto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savisto blocking some punches.
Knell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knell can't find room to land a body shot as Savisto controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Death Knell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Death Knell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knell throws a hook to the side of Savisto's head but Savisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savisto needs to keep his hands up - Knell had a free shot at his head there.
Savisto moves into the clinch.
Knell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knell throws a head punch that misses.
Knell lands a left hand.
Knell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savisto backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Savisto as Knell tries to tie him up.
Knell misses with a punch on the inside.
Savisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knell misses with a punch on the inside.
Savisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savisto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Death Knell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knell swings wildly with an uppercut but Savisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knell misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savisto connects with a knee to the head.
Savisto tries a body shot but Knell blocks it.
Knell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savisto lands a hook that snaps the head of Knell backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knell.
 Savisto is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knell.
Oh Savisto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knell pushes off an throws an elbow but Savisto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knell.
Savisto seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Knell fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savisto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knell.
Knell misses with a body punch.
Savisto is trying to drag Knell to the mat but Knell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knell misses with some punches.
Knell throws a punch but it's blocked by Savisto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savisto tries to score a body lock takedown but Knell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savisto backwards.
Knell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knell misses with a punch to the body.
Savisto can't break the clinch.
Come on Knell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savisto has hold of one of Knell's legs. Knell is fighting the takedown attempt but Savisto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Knell working for a triangle but Savisto defends it easily.
Knell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savisto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Savisto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Knell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Savisto uses it to pass to side control.
Knell is looking to regain half guard here but Savisto keeps moving and retains side control.
Savisto scoring with punches and elbows.
Knell is looking for a sweep.
Knell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Savisto connects with a decent elbow.
 Knell is rocked!
Savisto cracks Knell with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Savisto immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Knell is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Savisto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasse Savisto!
A victorious Lasse Savisto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Daan (ranked 190 p4p, 514 weight class) and Radu Dracul (ranked 20 p4p, 62 weight class). Radu Dracul struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187
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36 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radu Dracul!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dracul shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Daan is looking to escape.
Dracul trying to control from half guard but Daan is working away.
Daan wants to get back to his feet.
Daan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dracul looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daan is fending him off so far but Dracul persists. Nope, Daan circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul shoots in for a takedown but Daan shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Dracul with that takedown attempt.
Levi Daan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radu Dracul.
Dracul shoots in but Daan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul darts in looking for a takedown but Daan gets double underhooks and turns Dracul into the cage.
Daan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Daan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NYC Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Dracul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daan but Daan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dracul shoots in for a double leg but Daan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dracul misses with a takedown attempt
and Daan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dracul misses with a takedown
and Daan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Levi Daan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dracul looks winded!
Nice shot lands for Daan.
Daan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Daan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dracul takes a step back to recover.
Dracul misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dracul.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul with a poor takedown
and Daan counters with a nice uppercut.
Daan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daan wants it to stay on the feet.
Dracul goes for a double leg but Daan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Daan continues to drive forward.
Daan throwing a counter right hand but Dracul manages to avoid it.
Daan clobbers Dracul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daan looks to land a combination. Dracul sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dracul dives in for a single leg takedown but Daan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Daan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daan scores with a hook to the body. Dracul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Radu Dracul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dracul shoots in but Daan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dracul moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dracul's sensitive parts.
Daan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dracul doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body punch from Daan.
Dracul doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Daan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Daan.
Daan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dracul in his tracks.
Dracul is rocked!
Dracul tries for a takedown but Daan circles away easily
and Daan counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Dracul badly! Daan follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Dracul out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Daan finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Levi Daan!
During a confident post fight interview, Levi Daan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between D.C. Benny (ranked 282 p4p, 370 weight class) and Seamus O Brien (ranked 43 p4p, 53 weight class). Benny comes into the arena with D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit blaring out of the sound system. O Brien comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! D.C. Benny 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benny throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Benny backing away here, and O Brien unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benny has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy in the buildup to the fight.
Benny blocks the body kick.
Benny lands a nice hook to O Brien's body. O Brien takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Benny.
Benny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Benny.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Brien scores with a head kick. Benny tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Benny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benny throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benny takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
O Brien let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Brien takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benny clobbers O Brien with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Benny does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Brien throws the left hand but Benny avoids the punch easily.
Benny throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benny's knee momentarily.
Benny lands a jab to O Brien's midsection.
Benny throws a poor cross that misses
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benny.
Benny thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benny throws a lazy uppercut
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benny.
Good shot there by O Brien.
O Brien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Benny.
Benny avoids the body shot from O Brien.
An attempted straight right counter from Benny misses the target.
Benny loads up on a big right hand but O Brien slips the punch.
Benny throws a hook to the side of O Brien's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benny misses with a body shot
and O Brien counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Benny misses the target.
Benny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benny misses with a hook
and O Brien makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Benny really felt that one!
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
Benny is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Benny.
Benny throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benny throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
O Brien keeps Benny at a distance using the push kick.
Benny looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
Benny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Brien checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Brien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benny throws a poor cross that misses
and O Brien counters with a thumping low kick.
Benny throws a lazy uppercut
and O Brien counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny swings widly with a right hand
and O Brien counters with a crisp right hand that drops Benny! O Brien lets Benny back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Benny is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien throws a low kick but Benny moves out of range easily.
Benny quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
O Brien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Brien can pounce on him.
Benny throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benny looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
Benny backing away here, and O Brien unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
O Brien scores with a sloppy right hand. Benny should have avoided that one.
Oh Benny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benny throws the left hand but O Brien avoids the punch easily.
Benny seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Benny.
Benny tries to keep at a distance but O Brien has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Brien cracks Benny with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Brien dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benny throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
Benny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benny lands a jab to the nose.
Benny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Benny misses the target.
Benny misses with a looping left.
O Brien looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
O Brien lands a big head kick that sends Benny tumbling to the mat! O Brien takes a step backwards and waves Benny back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benny cracks O Brien with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Benny.
Benny throws a jab but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Brien connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as O Brien blocks the low kick.
O Brien throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benny counters with a right hand to the body.
Benny takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Brien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benny misses with a hook
and O Brien counters with a crisp right hand that drops Benny! O Brien lets Benny back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
D.C. Benny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien throws a push kick but Benny slaps the foot to one side.
O Brien slips a straight right by Benny.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Benny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Brien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benny throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Benny misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Benny. That snapped O Brien's head back.
Benny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benny, as that shot connected.
Benny loads up on a big right hand but O Brien slips the punch.
O Brien flicks out a counter leg kick but Benny steps away.
Seamus O Brien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien lands a nice shot to the body.
O Brien cracks Benny with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Benny looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can O Brien finish him?
A swing and a miss from Benny.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
Benny connects with a nice looking jab.
Benny 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.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Benny.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Benny moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benny blocks the body kick.
Benny misses the jab.
Benny drops his hands momentarily and O Brien takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benny thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien feints a counter leg kick.
O Brien cracks Benny with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Benny looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can O Brien finish him?
Benny gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! O Brien gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus O Brien!
After the fight, Seamus O Brien 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 735 p4p, 333 weight class) and Billy Blank (ranked 98 p4p, 43 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 53 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank looks to land a left hand but Haggar moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blank.
Blank throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Blank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blank to score with a decent uppercut.
Haggar missing with a left hand there. Blank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blank throws out a counter right but Haggar avoids it with no problem.
Haggar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blank on his heels. He'll look to pass Blank's guard now, I'm sure.
Haggar forces his way into half guard.
Blank is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haggar prevents Blank from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar trying to control the action but Blank is working from the bottom.
Haggar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haggar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank is staying active underneath Haggar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blank is trying to get back to full guard.
Blank moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haggar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blank is keeping the position for now.
Haggar is in close to Blank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar trying to control but Blank is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at BLK ELITE MASTERS inform us that Blank has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Blank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Blank wants to sweep here but Haggar controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blank had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haggar defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar distracts Blank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haggar postures up and lands a big shot to Blank's brow.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but Blank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blank is pulling down on Haggar's head. It's preventing any offense from Haggar, at least for the moment.
Haggar passes Blank's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Haggar is looking to take a break and control but Blank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blank taking some punishment here, with Haggar in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blank actively working from the bottom here.
Blank is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blank is looking to control Haggar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blank avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Blank has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haggar is working away from the top position though.
Blank is looking for a sweep. Haggar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Haggar landing punches.
Haggar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blank hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Haggar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Haggar is landing with some decent strikes but Blank is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blank is rocked!
Haggar landing strikes from the mount.
Blank is still in real trouble! Can Haggar finish him?
Blank working to try and regain half guard.
Blank seems to have recovered his senses.
Haggar looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Blank covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
Billy Blank was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 371 p4p, 162 weight class) and Spider Monkey (ranked 43 p4p, 17 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey moves out of range of the body kick from Lew.
Lew attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lew connects with a nice looking jab.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
Lew is looking for a counter combo.
Lew misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Monkey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monkey walks into a straight right hand from Lew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew tries to clinch
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lew walks into a stiff left hand from Monkey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a leg kick.
Monkey jabs at Lew's body.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Lew misses with a low kick.
Monkey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monkey. Lew shrugs it off though.
Monkey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Monkey.
 It looks like Julius Lew has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Monkey, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey misses with a hook.
Lew has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monkey.
Lew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lew misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lew.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lew throws a good cross that connects.
Lew wants to clinch but Monkey slips to the side
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lew misses with a low kick as Monkey jumps back.
Monkey throws out a counter right but Lew avoids it with no problem.
Lew misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Lew misses.
A low kick from Monkey is predictable there
and Lew counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
Lew on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monkey. Monkey obviously looking to wear him down.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey pushes Lew away with a front kick.
Monkey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monkey throws a leg kick
and Lew counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lew throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Monkey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lew has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lew there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monkey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Monkey connects with a crisp jab.
Monkey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lew checks a low kick from Monkey.
Lew misses with a lunging right hand
and Monkey counters with a right hand to the body.
Lew takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monkey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Monkey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Lew's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lew throws a poor cross that misses
and Monkey counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lew! Monkey lets Lew back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lew misses with a left hand
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Lew's leg. Lew is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lew throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Lew misses with a hook.
Monkey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lew to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey scores with a hook.
Monkey cracks Lew with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lew looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Monkey finish him?
Lew is rocked!
Spider Monkey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lew throws a right hand that misses
and Monkey counters with an inside leg kick.
Oh Lew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monkey lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lew swings widly with a right hand
and Monkey counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spider Monkey!
A very excited looking Spider Monkey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 169 p4p, 297 weight class) and Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski (ranked 19 p4p, 36 weight class). Obaminator's entrance music is Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. A fine choice. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski has chosen Meet Fran as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator scores with a jab to the head.
Obaminator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski was well out of range. Poor timing from Obaminator.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves out of range of the body kick from Obaminator.
Obaminator takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Obaminator throws a poor cross that misses
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a push kick but Obaminator slaps the foot to one side.
Obaminator lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses
and Obaminator counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Obaminator misses
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Obaminator moves out of range as Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a body kick.
Obaminator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves away.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski catches Obaminator with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obaminator lands a body shot.
Obaminator connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obaminator.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Obaminator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski thinking.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to move into range but Obaminator moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Obaminator's corner calls for a 1-2. Obaminator obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses.
Obaminator pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obaminator connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's hands.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Obaminator moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obaminator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Obaminator is predictable there
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Obaminator circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obaminator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obaminator's corner calls for a 1-2. Obaminator obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Obaminator thuds a left hand into Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's body.
Obaminator misses with a lunging right hand
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obaminator scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obaminator. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Obaminator misses its intended target.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a body shot.
Obaminator looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Obaminator. Obaminator obviously looking to wear him down.
It looks like Obaminator has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator cracks a nice hook into Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's ribs.
Obaminator is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A good leg kick by Obaminator.
Obaminator takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a jab when Obaminator was well out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski cracks a nice hook into Obaminator's ribs.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Obaminator throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski to counter with a crisp jab.
Obaminator fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obaminator was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obaminator lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obaminator lands a glancing blow to the side of Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator scores with a jab to the jaw.
Obaminator looks to land a right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moved out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a poor cross that misses
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Obaminator jumps guard but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski stands there with Obaminator around his waist. Obaminator gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Obaminator tries a body shot but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks it.
Obaminator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obaminator lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is working Obaminator over against the cage.
Obaminator scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Obaminator.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obaminator is breathing heavily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obaminator is defending well for now.
Obaminator takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Obaminator has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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 Barack Obaminator will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is looking to score with low kicks.
Obaminator throwing a counter right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski manages to avoid it.
Obaminator buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Obaminator throws a leg kick but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moved away.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Obaminator misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Obaminator.
Nice jab there from Obaminator.
Barack Obaminator is winning the standup battle so far.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with the left hand. Obaminator knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator tries to work over Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's front leg with a kick but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski checks it.
Obaminator moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Obaminator throws a lazy right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids the head kick by Obaminator.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator throws out a loose jab but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obaminator lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski keeps Obaminator at a distance using the push kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a jab but it's blocked by Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a big shot that misses.
Obaminator swings for the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves out of range.
Barack Obaminator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski works Obaminator's body with a nice hook.
Obaminator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obaminator connects with a body shot that sends Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's belly button to the back.
Obaminator moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a body shot but no joy.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski ducks under a wild hook from Obaminator.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Obaminator misses.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Obaminator steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Obaminator was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Obaminator.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obaminator with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Obaminator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with a jab to the head.
Obaminator thows a leg kick but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski checks it
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Obaminator blocks the low kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obaminator moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a jab.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski punishes Obaminator's body with a nice straight punch.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids a kick to the body.
Obaminator misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a nice right hand that sends Obaminator toppling to the canvas! Obaminator scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski finish him?!
Obaminator is rocked!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh Obaminator is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a good knee to the midsection. Obaminator won't want to take too many of those.
Obaminator seems to have got his legs back now.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski dips a shoulder and cracks Obaminator with a mighty uppercut! Obaminator falls back against the cage and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski unloads with a barrage of strikes! Obaminator is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Barack Obaminator spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be black'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Presley Chai (ranked 7 p4p, 637 weight class) and Mabahong Tae (ranked 2 p4p, 77 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tae throws a right hand that misses
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Mabahong Tae has been cut.
Tae tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
A big left from Chai misses.
Tae swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Tae.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Tae ducks down to avoid it.
Tae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Tae lands a right hook to the body.
Tae lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Chai slips a jab from Tae.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tae throws out the jab.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tae.
Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Tae should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tae coming out on top.
Tae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tae closes the distance and pushes Chai back into the cage.
Tae is trying to force a seperation but Chai has the dominant position.
Chai cracks Tae with a nice body shot.
Tae has had enough of the clinch but Chai keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Tae misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Tae's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tae taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Tae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai pushes Tae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tae misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tae is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chai is keeping busy.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Chai gets through Tae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tae manages to break the clinch.
Tae misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Tae finds it's target.
Chai avoids the body shot from Tae.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae with a nice cross.
Tae looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Tae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Tae.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Tae takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chai is rocked!
Chai throws a hook but Tae avoids it easily.
Tae pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chai is out of range and Tae settles back down.
A jab from Tae finds it's way through Chai's defenses.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lazy left from Tae finds it's target.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Tae moved out of range nicely.
Tae lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tae closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Tae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Tae has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai gets through Tae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Tae.
Tae trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Chai is leaning against Tae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tae wants to break free but Chai has control.
Tae breaks from the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Tae has knocked Chai down with a huge combo! Tae steps away and waves a wobbly Chai back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Presley Chai has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Tae's shoulder, as Tae tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mabahong Tae dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tae misses with an uppercut.
Tae staying out of range there.
Tae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tae throws out the jab.
Tae misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mabahong Tae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tae throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Mabahong Tae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tae swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tae thinking.
Tae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Tae.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Tae. Tae maintains the clinch.
Tae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Tae just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Chai has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mabahong Tae!
Mabahong Tae is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Mabahong Tae 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shida (ranked 11 p4p, 30 weight class) and Howie Dewitt (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Dewitt has chosen Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howie Dewitt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Shida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Shida cracks Dewitt with a good jab.
Shida misses with a body shot
and Dewitt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shida breaks the clinch.
Dewitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shida can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida throws a low kick but Dewitt moves out of range easily.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Shida misses with an uppercut. Dewitt saw that one coming.
Dewitt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shida stuns Dewitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida loads up on a big right hand but Dewitt slips the punch.
Dewitt wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
Dewitt drops his hands momentarily and Shida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shida throws a head kick but Dewitt moves out of range.
Dewitt ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Shida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Shida finds it's target.
A slow jab from Shida misses its intended target.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Shida looks to land a left hand but Dewitt moved out of range nicely.
Dewitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dewitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Shida.
Dewitt wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
Shida throws a sloppy head kick
and Dewitt moves into the clinch.
Dewitt tries a body shot but Shida blocks it.
Dewitt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shida backwards.
Dewitt tries to work over Shida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dewitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dewitt lands with a left to the head.
Shida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shida successfully pulls guard.
Dewitt stands up and waves to Shida to follow him.
Dewitt slips a jab from Shida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Dewitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shida.
Shida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dewitt counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shida loads up on a big right hand but Dewitt slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Dewitt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Shida.
Shida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dewitt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dewitt can do to turn this around?
Shida cracks Dewitt with an open hand slap.
Shida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dewitt avoids the body shot from Shida.
Dewitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Dewitt.
Shida motions for Dewitt to come forward. Shida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shida. That's going to slow Dewitt down.
Dewitt blocks a head kick by Shida.
Dewitt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shida misses with a hook
and Dewitt counters with a body kick.
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shida throws a leg kick
and Dewitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shida misses with an uppercut. Dewitt saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dewitt misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dewitt.
Takeda Shida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shida throws a wild body kick that Dewitt sees coming a mile off.
Shida throws a hook to the side of Dewitt's head but Dewitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dewitt throws a head kick that misses
and Shida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a head kick.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the body from Dewitt misses
and Shida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dewitt counters with a straight right hand.
Dewitt dodges the punch combination from Shida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shida misses the jab.
Dewitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Dewitt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewitt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dewitt ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Dewitt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
Dewitt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shida walks into a straight right hand from Dewitt.
Shida swings for the body but Dewitt moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt scores with a shot to the body.
Shida throws the left hand but Dewitt avoids the punch easily.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Dewitt moves away and avoids it.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Dewitt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shida throws a series of punches but Dewitt avoids them all with ease.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Shida dodges the punch combination from Dewitt.
Shida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shida misses with a body shot.
Dewitt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shida misses with a looping left.
Dewitt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shida tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a series of wild punches.
Shida throws a wild body kick that Dewitt sees coming a mile off.
Shida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Dewitt.
It looked like Shida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shida misses with a hook.
Dewitt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shida throws a body punch but Dewitt moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shida, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shida. Dewitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takeda Shida is winning the standup battle so far.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dewitt moves away.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dewitt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dewitt lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dewitt slips a straight right by Shida.
Dewitt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dewitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Shida is just out of range.
Shida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dewitt throws a sloppy body shot
and Shida counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida punishes Dewitt's body with a nice straight punch.
Shida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Dewitt.
Shida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dewitt is looking for the big counter here.
Dewitt throws a shot to the body.
Dewitt blocks a jab.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Shida misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida scores with a head kick. Dewitt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shida misses with a looping left.
Dewitt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dewitt scrambles back to his feet.
Shida loads up on a big right hand but Dewitt slips the punch.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dewitt.
Shida misses with a straight left.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a looping left.
Dewitt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dewitt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dewitt slips under a jab from Shida.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shida throws a jab when Dewitt was well out of range.
Shida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dewitt throws a body kick that misses
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws out a loose jab but Dewitt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Dewitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dewitt needs to keep his hands up - Shida had a free shot at his head there.
Shida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dewitt under the eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewitt ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Dewitt throws a big counter head kick but Shida avoids it with no problem.
Dewitt throws a head kick but Shida moves out of range.
Shida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida had his way with Howie Dewitt in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shida throws a head kick but Dewitt moves out of range.
Howie Dewitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Dewitt responds with a good body kick, but Shida manages to step out the way in time.
Shida just misses with a punch to the body.
Dewitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida swings for the body but Dewitt moves out of range.
Dewitt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
Shida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Shida misses.
Dewitt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
Dewitt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shida.
Dewitt scores with a head kick.
Shida tries to bum rush Dewitt with a series of wild strikes but Dewitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Shida. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Dewitt as he checks the leg kick.
Dewitt throws out a counter right but Shida avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shida lands a nice shot to the body.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dewitt wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
A jab from Shida misses.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dewitt moves away.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dewitt.
Takeda Shida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Dewitt moves away and avoids it.
Dewitt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shida misses with a wild body shot.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Dewitt misses with a looping right.
Dewitt tries to land a body kick
and Dewitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt misses with a body shot.
It looked like Shida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dewitt tries to move into range but Shida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Shida.
Shida just misses with a punch to the body.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shida scores with a head kick. Dewitt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeda Shida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeda Shida!
Takeda Shida retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Takeda Shida thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Howie Dewitt spoke after the fight, saying 'That is NOT how you do it. I need time to think about my future.'.
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