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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 2313 p4p, 2074 weight class) and Roger Andermatt (ranked 146 p4p, 126 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 33 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andermatt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Narz.
Andermatt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Narz misses with a straight right.
Narz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andermatt counters with a stiff right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Andermatt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Narz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Narz throws a low kick but Andermatt avoids it.
Narz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Andermatt is just out of range.
Andermatt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narz under the eye.
Narz throws a leg kick but Andermatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andermatt lands a leg kick and bounces 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!
Narz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andermatt.
Andermatt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andermatt.
Andermatt scores with a punch to the head.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Andermatt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andermatt misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt misses with a wild body shot.
Andermatt tries to score with a low kick but Narz moves his leg out of the way.
Narz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andermatt lands with a cross.
Andermatt connects with a solid leg kick.
Narz works Andermatt's body with a nice hook.
Narz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
Andermatt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Narz throws an overhand right that lands on Andermatt's shoulder, as Andermatt tries to avoid the shot.
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
Narz throws a right hand that Andermatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Andermatt also avoids with ease.
Andermatt misses with a wild body shot.
Narz throws a solid leg kick but Andermatt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narz.
Narz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Andermatt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Narz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andermatt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Narz's head.
Narz walks into a left hand.
Narz is rocked!
Narz throws a leg kick but Andermatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Narz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andermatt. Andermatt obviously looking to wear him down.
Narz instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Andermatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Narz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Narz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.
Narz lands a hook that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz tries to work over Andermatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andermatt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narz.
Andermatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andermatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Narz controls his hands.
Andermatt lands with a short shot to the head.
Narz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andermatts head.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Andermatt is trying to maintain a safe position but Narz gets an underhook and turns Andermatt into the cage.
Andermatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andermatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andermatt or not.
Andermatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andermatt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Narz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narz tries to work over Andermatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andermatt blocks an uppercut.
Narz blocking some punches.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Andermatt has Narz pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andermatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Narz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andermatt tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Andermatt back against the cage.
Andermatt lands an uppercut.
Narz blocks an uppercut.
Andermatt blocks a body shot from Narz.
Narz is trying to maintain a safe position but Andermatt gets an underhook and turns Narz into the cage.
Narz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andermatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andermatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narz pushes Andermatt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andermatt stalling in the clinch but Narz improves position.
Andermatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andermatt lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Narz.
Andermatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Andermatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Narz gets through Andermatt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Narz blocks a body shot from Andermatt.
Andermatt misses with some punches.
Andermatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Narz.
Nice body punch from Narz - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andermatt tries a body shot but Narz blocks it.
Andermatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roger Andermatt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Narz misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Andermatt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roger Andermatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andermatt avoids the body shot from Narz.
Narz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andermatt circles away quickly and effectively.
Andermatt lands with a nice body punch.
Narz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andermatt.
Andermatt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Narz is looking to clinch but Andermatt is avoiding it.
Andermatt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andermatt connects with a body shot that sends Narz's belly button to the back.
Narz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narz scores with a shot to the body.
Andermatt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andermatt moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andermatt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andermatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Narz swings widly with a right hand
and Andermatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Narz misses with a low kick.
Andermatt with the inside leg kick.
Narz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andermatt's hands.
Narz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt with the inside leg kick.
Narz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andermatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Narz.
Andermatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andermatt misses with a wild body shot.
Narz swings for the body but Andermatt moves out of range.
Andermatt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Narz's head.
Andermatt lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Andermatt finds it's way through Narz's defenses.
Narz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andermatt lands with an uppercut that bounces Narz off the cage and back into range.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Andermatt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narz misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Andermatt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Narz throws a shot to the body.
Andermatt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narz misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Andermatt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andermatt throws a sloppy head kick and Narz moves out of range easily.
Andermatt moves out of range as Narz throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Narz 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 Andermatt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andermatt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Narz is looking to wear down Andermatt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Andermatt takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Narz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andermatt is able to avoid easily.
Narz blocks the body kick.
Andermatt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andermatt! But no joy.
Narz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andermatt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andermatt misses with a straight right.
Narz connects with a solid leg kick.
Andermatt avoids the head kick by Narz.
Andermatt throws out a counter right but Narz avoids it with no problem.
Andermatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Narz doesn't seem bothered though.
Narz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andermatt is out of range and Narz settles back down.
Narz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andermatt is out of range.
Andermatt misses with a straight left.
Andermatt swings widly with a right hand
and Narz counters with a straight right hand.
Narz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Andermatt throws a leg kick but Narz moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz takes the fight into the clinch.
Narz prevents a body shot from Andermatt.
A short left from Narz.
Narz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Andermatt tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Andermatt back against the cage.
Andermatt trying to control the position but instead, Narz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andermatt into the cage.
Peter Narz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andermatt misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Narz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Narz.
Narz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Narz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt gets through Narz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Andermatt controls the action.
Narz tries to work over Andermatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Andermatt working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Andermatt.
Andermatt lands a left hand.
Narz takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Narz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Narz tries a body shot but Andermatt blocks it.
Andermatt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Andermatt.
Narz lands a shoulder strike.
Andermatt lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andermatt throws a head punch that misses.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Narz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Narz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narz slips a straight right by Andermatt.
Narz tries to counter by clinching up but Andermatt breaks away and moves out of range.
Narz tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Andermatt.
Narz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Andermatt misses with a body kick.
Narz lands a jab.
Andermatt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Narz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Narz drops his hands momentarily and Andermatt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andermatt throws a sloppy head kick and Narz moves out of range easily.
Narz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andermatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andermatt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a looping overhand right but Narz ducks down to avoid it.
Andermatt throws a lazy right hand but Narz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narz throws a leg kick
and Andermatt counters with a good low kick that Narz was not able to check.
Andermatt misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Narz.
Andermatt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz throws a leg kick
and Andermatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Narz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Narz tries to land a front kick but Andermatt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Narz does it's job there.
Narz doesn't manage to clinch there - Andermatt circles away.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz tries to clinch but Andermatt is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andermatt.
Narz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Narz tries a body shot but Andermatt blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andermatt.
Andermatt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Narz up against the cage.
Andermatt taking a breather.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andermatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narz struggles to land a body shot inside as Andermatt controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz lands a shot to the body.
Andermatt misses with a punch to the body.
Andermatt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Narz to work.
A short uppercut from Narz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andermatt misses with a body punch.
Narz looking to slow down the pace here.
Andermatt misses with some punches.
Andermatt lands with a light punch inside.
Narz scores with a shoulder strike.
Narz blocks a body shot from Andermatt.
Andermatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Narz.
Nice body punch from Narz - that landed with a thud.
Andermatt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narz has Andermatt pushed against the cage.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narz lands a left hand.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Andermatt.
Narz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a head punch that misses.
Narz lands a left hand.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Narz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andermatts head.
Narz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt cracks Narz with a nice body shot.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andermatt has a couple of punches blocked by Narz.
Narz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andermatt.
Narz tries to stall but Andermatt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Narz lands an uppercut.
Narz is leaning against Andermatt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Andermatt avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
Andermatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andermatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Narz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Narz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andermatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Andermatt is looking to control Narz's arms but Narz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andermatt has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andermatt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andermatt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Narz.
I think Narz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peter Narz!
Peter Narz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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