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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pupuki Namasuzuki (ranked 33 p4p, 76 weight class) and Leif Leifsson (ranked 6 p4p, 13 weight class). Namasuzuki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stand By Me- Ben King. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pupuki Namasuzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leif Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namasuzuki throws a hook to the side of Leifsson's head but Leifsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leifsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leifsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leifsson checks a low kick from Namasuzuki.
Leifsson 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.
Namasuzuki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leifsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leifsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Namasuzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Leifsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Namasuzuki scores with a leg kick.
Leifsson leaves Namasuzuki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Leifsson misses.
Namasuzuki misses with a hook.
Leifsson throws out a counter right but Namasuzuki avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson missing with a left hand there. Namasuzuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leifsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Namasuzuki manages to avoid it.
Namasuzuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namasuzuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leifsson as he avoids it easily.
Leifsson has managed to clinch.
Namasuzuki misses with a body punch.
Namasuzuki misses with some punches.
Namasuzuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Namasuzuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leifsson lands a left hand.
Namasuzuki lands a nice uppercut.
Leifsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Namasuzuki backwards.
Leifsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Namasuzuki.
Leifsson tries to throw a body punch but Namasuzuki avoids it by throwing Leifsson back against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Namasuzuki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A shot in the inside from Namasuzuki.
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!
Namasuzuki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Namasuzuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leifsson cracks a nice hook into Namasuzuki's ribs.
Namasuzuki moves out of range as Leifsson strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki with the inside leg kick.
Leifsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Namasuzuki misses the shot to the body.
Namasuzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Namasuzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Namasuzuki moves forwards but Leifsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Namasuzuki misses with a body shot
and Leifsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Pupuki Namasuzuki has been cut.
Namasuzuki gets tackled into the cage by Leifsson. Leifsson maintains the clinch.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Namasuzuki misses with the head strike.
Leifsson lands an elbow inside that Namasuzuki shrugs off.
Namasuzuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leifsson breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson connects with a body shot.
Leifsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leifsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Namasuzuki.
Leifsson checks the leg kick.
Namasuzuki shoots in and gets a takedown into Leifsson's guard.
Leifsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Namasuzuki is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Namasuzuki trying to control but Leifsson is working from the bottom.
Leifsson is looking to stand up but Namasuzuki isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki postures up.
Namasuzuki trying to control but Leifsson is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leifsson pulls Namasuzuki in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Namasuzuki throws a low kick but Leifsson avoids it.
Namasuzuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leifsson.
Namasuzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Namasuzuki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leif Leifsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Namasuzuki wants to land a leg kick but Leifsson is out of range.
Leifsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Namasuzuki, pushing him back against the cage.
Namasuzuki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leifsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Namasuzuki misses with a straight left.
Leifsson swings for the body but Namasuzuki moves out of range.
Namasuzuki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Namasuzuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick from Namasuzuki misses.
Leifsson misses with a straight left.
Leifsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Despite the aggression on Leifsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leifsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leif Leifsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Namasuzuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leifsson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namasuzuki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab from Leifsson.
Namasuzuki is looking to slow Leifsson down with leg kicks.
Leif Leifsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Leifsson misses its intended target.
Leifsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Namasuzuki counters with a low kick, right behind Leifsson 's knee.
Namasuzuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Namasuzuki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leifsson. Namasuzuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Namasuzuki misses with a hook
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leifsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leifsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Namasuzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki tries to work over Leifsson's front leg with a kick but Leifsson checks it.
The fighters circling - Leifsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Namasuzuki. That's going to slow Leifsson down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namasuzuki connects with a jab.
Leifsson avoids a kick to the body.
Leifsson loads up on a big right hand but Namasuzuki slips the punch.
Namasuzuki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Namasuzuki throws a leg kick
letting Leifsson counter with a right hand.
Namasuzuki throws a right hand that misses
and Leifsson counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson gets caught flat footed, as Namasuzuki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Namasuzuki slips nicely into half guard.
Namasuzuki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leifsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki tries to pass to full mount but Leifsson defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leifsson trying to control but Namasuzuki postures up.
Namasuzuki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Leifsson!
Namasuzuki controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leifsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Namasuzuki controlling the position easily from mount.
Leifsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Namasuzuki moves to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pupuki Namasuzuki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Namasuzuki is having none of it.
Namasuzuki connects with the punch.
Leifsson lands with a nice body punch.
Namasuzuki throws a looping overhand right but Leifsson ducks down to avoid it.
Namasuzuki looks to throw the jab but Leifsson is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Leifsson.
Leifsson throws an off balance right hand
and Namasuzuki counters with a solid body kick.
Namasuzuki misses with a body shot
and Leifsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson with a hook.
Leifsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leifsson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson checks the leg kick.
Namasuzuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leifsson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leifsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Namasuzuki misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leifsson! But no joy.
Leifsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Namasuzuki.
Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut is getting worse.
Namasuzuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leifsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Namasuzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
Leifsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Leifsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Namasuzuki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leifsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Namasuzuki's head.
Pupuki Namasuzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Namasuzuki looks to throw the jab but Leifsson is out of range.
Namasuzuki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leifsson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Namasuzuki off and has taken his back!
Pupuki Namasuzuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
What can Namasuzuki do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Leifsson has good solid back control here.
Namasuzuki rolls, trying to escape but Leifsson keeps control of the position.
Leifsson not allowing Namasuzuki to control his hands.
Leifsson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leifsson is not going to allow Namasuzuki to sit and survive in this position.
Leifsson wants to control but Namasuzuki is keeping busy.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Namasuzuki wants to escape the position.
Leifsson avoiding Namasuzuki 's attempts to control his hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Leifsson controlling the positon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Leifsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Namasuzuki throws a shot from downtown. Leifsson moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Leifsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Namasuzuki misses with a low kick as Leifsson jumps back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Namasuzuki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leifsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leifsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leifsson.
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Namasuzuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Namasuzuki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Namasuzuki with a nice cross.
Leifsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Namasuzuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Namasuzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leifsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Namasuzuki.
Leifsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Namasuzuki lands a nice shot that snaps Leifsson's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with a hook. Namasuzuki ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Leifsson misses.
Namasuzuki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leifsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leifsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leifsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Namasuzuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leifsson blocks a leg kick.
Namasuzuki throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Namasuzuki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Namasuzuki throws a leg kick
and Leifsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Namasuzuki. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leifsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki tries to move into range but Leifsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Namasuzuki cracks a nice hook into Leifsson's ribs.
Namasuzuki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leifsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Leifsson misses the target.
Namasuzuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Namasuzuki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leifsson in his tracks.
Namasuzuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Leifsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namasuzuki scores with a jab to the head.
Leifsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Namasuzuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Namasuzuki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Namasuzuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki misses with a leg kick
letting Leifsson counter with a right hand.
Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Leifsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Namasuzuki misses with a body kick.
Namasuzuki has his takedown stuffed
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Namasuzuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leifsson on the side of the head.
Namasuzuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Namasuzuki takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.
Namasuzuki lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leifsson connects with the punch.
Namasuzuki goes for a double leg but Leifsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leifsson continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leifsson! But no joy.
Namasuzuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson digs a right hand underneath Namasuzuki's ribcage. Namasuzuki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leifsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Namasuzuki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namasuzuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Leifsson.
Leifsson tries to work over Namasuzuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Namasuzuki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leifsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leifsson.
A left hand lands to the body for Leifsson.
Namasuzuki takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Leifsson.
Namasuzuki is rocked!
Jeez, Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Leifsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Namasuzuki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Leifsson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Leifsson connects with a body shot that sends Namasuzuki's belly button to the back.
Leifsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Namasuzuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leifsson, as that shot connected.
Oh Namasuzuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leifsson circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Namasuzuki tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Leifsson wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leif Leifsson!
Leif Leifsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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