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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agasi comes into the arena with Disicable -:Eminem blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mask's choice of entrance music: Welcome to THE SHOW!. Tiger Mask has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armand Agasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agasi lands a two punch combo.
Agasi has his takedown stuffed
and Mask counters with a stiff right hand.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mask as he jumps to the side.
Agasi throws a head kick that Mask semi-blocks.
Agasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Mask.
Mask is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mask feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Agasi's calf.
Mask missing with a left hand there. Agasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Mask swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Mask.
Agasi throws an overhand right that lands on Mask's shoulder, as Mask tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Agasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Armand Agasi has been cut.
Agasi swings for the body but Mask moves out of range.
Agasi tries to clinch there but Mask circles away.
Agasi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mask's head.
Agasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Agasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mask punishes Agasi's body with a nice straight punch.
Mask swings for the body but Agasi moves out of range.
Agasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mask fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Agasi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mask stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Agasi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask misses with a two punch combination.
Agasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mask lands with an uppercut that bounces Agasi off the cage and back into range.
Agasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mask manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Agasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mask moves away.
Mask cracks the inside of Agasi's front leg.
Mask rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agasi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Mask misses.
Agasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mask.
Mask with a hook.
Mask closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mask!
Mask throws a leg kick
and Agasi counters with a nice body shot.
Mask moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mask bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mask fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agasi manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mask, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Mask throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mask's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mask duly obliges.
Mask blocks a head kick by Agasi.
Mask keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask throws a shot from downtown. Agasi moves away and avoids it.
Mask throws a sloppy head kick and Agasi moves out of range easily.
Mask throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Mask.
A big left from Mask misses.
Agasi shoots in but Mask avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armand Agasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mask jabs at Agasi's body.
Agasi is looking to wear down Mask with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mask looks to score with a jab to the body but Agasi is just out of range.
Agasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mask misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Mask dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Agasi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mask lands a glancing blow to the side of Agasi's head.
Mask feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Agasi's calf.
Agasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Agasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Mask checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiger Mask seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mask misses with a looping right.
Mask drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Agasi moves away from the strike by Mask.
Agasi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Agasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Agasi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask lands with a slapping head kick.
Agasi throws an off balance right hand
and Mask counters with a stiff right hand.
Mask falls off balance throwing a combination
and Agasi counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Agasi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mask has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mask tries to bench press Agasi off him but Agasi keeps the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mask is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Agasi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mask avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agasi.
Mask trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mask manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask looking for a sweep. Not yet Mask, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Agasi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mask is trying to keep Agasi in close.
Agasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mask is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mask 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.
Agasi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mask looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Agasi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Agasi advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mask tries to hold on but Agasi pushes him away.
BOOM! Agasi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Agasi controlling his opponent.
Agasi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mask looks a forlorn figure.
Agasi tries to control but Mask wriggling away.
Agasi controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask wants to hold on but Agasi pushes him away.
Agasi landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mask is looking to improve his position but Agasi isn't that keen on the idea.
Agasi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Agasi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agasi wants to control the pace but Mask is squirming around nicely.
Agasi with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Agasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armand Agasi'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.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mask keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Agasi throws a hook to the side of Mask's head but Mask sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mask.
Agasi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mask defends it nicely.
Mask connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mask throws a jab when Agasi was well out of range.
Agasi missing with a left hand there. Mask was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mask throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi avoids the head kick by Mask.
Agasi scores with a jab to the head.
Mask swats away the attempt to clinch by Agasi.
Mask thows a leg kick but Agasi checks it
and Agasi counters with a three punch combo that has Mask backing up. Mask nods at Agasi to acknowledge the strikes.
Mask lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mask tries to land a leg kick but Agasi saw it coming and moves away.
Mask defending well as Agasi loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Agasi finds it's way through Mask's defenses.
Agasi avoids the head kick by Mask.
Agasi throws a good cross that connects.
Agasi drives through and clinches with Mask against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi takes a shot to the head.
Agasi has Mask pressed against the cage, preventing Mask from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Agasi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Agasi is trying to drag Mask to the mat but Mask just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armand Agasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Mask is trying to break the clinch but Agasi has him pressed against the cage.
Agasi wants a takedown but no success here.
A body shot lands from Mask.
Mask lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mask breaks the clinch.
Agasi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Agasi is looking to clinch but Mask is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mask misses with a leg kick.
Agasi avoids the head kick by Mask.
Agasi is looking to score with low kicks.
Agasi ducks under a wild hook from Mask.
Mask tries to land a leg kick but Agasi saw it coming and moves away.
Mask looks to throw the jab but Agasi is out of range.
Mask throws a low kick but it's checked well by Agasi.
Agasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mask throws the left hand but Agasi avoids the punch easily.
Mask blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask lands an overhand right.
Agasi throws a body kick that misses.
Agasi misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Agasi slams his shin into Mask's torso.
Agasi scores with a nice strike.
Agasi misses with a right hand
and Mask counters with an inside leg kick.
Mask feints a jab promting Agasi to slip. Mask then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Agasi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask moves away from the strike by Agasi.
Agasi tries to clinch up
and Mask counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tiger Mask just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Armand Agasi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Agasi tries to clinch there but Mask circles away.
Mask is looking to score with low kicks.
Agasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mask paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Agasi instigates a clinch.
Agasi is looking for a takedown.
Agasi tries to stall but Mask uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Agasi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mask is defending well.
Mask blocking some punches.
Agasi tries to throw a body punch but Mask avoids it by throwing Agasi back against the cage.
Mask tries to circle away but Agasi has him pinned against the cage.
Agasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Mask controls his hands.
Agasi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agasi has Mask pressed against the cage, preventing Mask from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mask avoids a wild elbow strike from Agasi.
Agasi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mask scores with a hook to the body.
Agasi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mask escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Agasi feints and as Mask raises his hands in defense, Agasi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mask bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agasi's guard.
Mask wants to control from the top but Agasi keeps moving.
Mask tries to free his leg and advance position but Agasi is retaining full guard.
Agasi has his hands on Mask's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask trying to control the position from guard on top but Agasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agasi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mask has passed into side control.
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!
Mask working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mask sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Agasi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mask in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Agasi struggling a bit here.
Mask trying to control the action but Agasi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Agasi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi is looking to regain half guard here but Mask keeps moving and retains side control.
Mask grinds an elbow into Agasi's temple.
Mask is looking to take a break and control but Agasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mask working the body and head with strikes.
Mask wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agasi keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mask perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Agasi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mask scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mask thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agasi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mask is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Agasi sees it coming and defends easily.
Armand Agasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Agasi wants to get back to full guard.
Mask wants to free his trapped foot but Agasi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mask lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mask thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Mask dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Armand Agasi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Agasi throws a nice looking combination but Mask bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mask. Mask obviously looking to wear him down.
Agasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mask moves away.
Mask is looking to slow Agasi down with leg kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Agasi scores with a four punch combination!
Mask throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Agasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mask throws a sloppy head kick and Agasi moves out of range easily.
Mask misses with a low kick.
Mask takes a swing at Agasi's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mask.
An inside leg kick from Mask misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mask. Beautiful body shot.
Agasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Agasi misses with a hook
and Mask counters with a head kick.
Tiger Mask is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agasi lands a slapping body shot.
Agasi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mask tries to avoid it but Agasi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mask to the ground. Mask escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Agasi ducks under a wild hook from Mask.
A good leg kick by Mask.
Agasi looks to land a right hand but Mask moved out of range.
Agasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mask fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agasi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask throws a good cross that connects.
Mask scores with a leg kick.
Mask keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agasi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agasi throws a series of punches but Mask moves out of range.
Mask looks to land a combination but Agasi avoids it well.
Mask fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Agasi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Agasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mask manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mask stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mask tries to score with a low kick but Agasi moves his leg out of the way.
Agasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tiger Mask is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Agasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Agasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mask lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mask tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mask ducks under a wild hook from Agasi.
Mask thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mask throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armand Agasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi misses with a two punch combination.
Agasi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mask will feel that in the morning.
Agasi misses with a takedown attempt - Mask sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armand Agasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agasi shoots in for a takedown but Mask shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Agasi throws a body punch but Mask moves out of range.
Agasi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask throws a head kick but Agasi moves out of range.
Agasi looks to clinch
and Mask makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Agasi 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Mask comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mask has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Mask!
Tiger Mask is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Tiger Mask said 'Who is this? Is it really...? Yeah man! I AM TIGER HEAR ME ROAAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!'.
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