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Event:
Tokyo Dome Fight 5
Date: Jun 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Virtainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Virtainen throws a leg kick but Masala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Virtainen walks into a left hand.
Virtainen throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Masala closes the distance and clinches.
Masala misses with the head strike.
Virtainen misses with a body punch.
Masala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Virtainen.
Virtainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masala's elbow.
Virtainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masala's elbow.
Masala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masala misses with a punch to the body.
Virtainen lands with a left to the head.
Virtainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Masala lands a hook that snaps the head of Virtainen backwards.
Virtainen avoiding damage as Masala throws knees to the body.
Masala blocks a body shot from Virtainen.
Masala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Virtainen backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virtainen lands a body shot.
Virtainen lands a nice uppercut.
Virtainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Virtainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masala or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masala takes a shot to the head.
Virtainen lands with a right to the head.
Virtainen prevents a body shot from Masala.
Masala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Virtainen is defending well for now.
Virtainen lands a shoulder strike.
Virtainen lands a body shot.
Masala throws a head punch that misses.
Masala has a couple of punches blocked by Virtainen.
Masala has a couple of punches blocked by Virtainen.
Virtainen trying to stall but Masala improves his position.
A short right from Masala.
Virtainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Masala controls his hands.
Masala has a couple of punches blocked by Virtainen.
Virtainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Virtainen has a couple of punches blocked by Masala.
Masala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masala.
Virtainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2##BC2#
Virtainen manages to break the clinch.
Masala throws the left hand but Virtainen avoids the punch easily.
Virtainen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Masala lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Masala.#CL2#
Virtainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Virtainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masala's elbow.
Virtainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masala looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Masala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtainen.
Virtainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masala swings wildly with an uppercut but Virtainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Virtainen lands with a light punch inside.
Masala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masala.
Virtainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Virtainen misses with a body punch.
Masala misses with a punch on the inside.
Virtainen throws a head punch that misses.
Masala tries to land knees in the clinch but Virtainen avoids the damage to the body.
Masala trying to land knees to the body.
#T3#
Virtainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Masala uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Virtainen.
Virtainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Virtainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masala is breathing heavily.
Masala blocks a body shot from Virtainen.
Virtainen lands a shot to the body.
Masala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masala has a couple of punches blocked by Virtainen.
Virtainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Virtainen is defending well for now.
Virtainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Virtainen lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masala.
Masala blocks a body shot from Virtainen. #BC2#
Virtainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Masala clinches with his opponent.
Virtainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masala misses with a punch to the body.
Virtainen misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masala. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virtainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Masala controls his hands.
Masala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Virtainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Virtainen's elbow.
Masala misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtainen.
Masala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Virtainen lands a body shot.
Masala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masala lands an uppercut.
Masala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masala lands a shoulder strike.
Masala blocks a body shot from Virtainen.
Virtainen avoiding damage as Masala throws knees to the body.
Virtainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masala backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masala.
Virtainen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masala.
Virtainen lands with a right to the head.
Virtainen lands a body punch.
Virtainen blocks an uppercut.
#TD2#
Virtainen pulls Masala into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tapio Virtainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Virtainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Tikka Masala has been cut.
Masala scores with the left hand. Virtainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Virtainen cracks Masala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Virtainen connects with a jab.
Masala misses with a double jab
and Virtainen counters with a right hand to the body.
Masala swinging wildly here.
Virtainen lands a slapping body shot.
Masala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Virtainen counters with a big right hand! Oh Masala is in trouble here! Virtainen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Virtainen! |
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Event:
Tokyo Dome FIght 4
Date: May 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Masala fails with a takedown attempt.
Pai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#It looks like Tikka Masala has been cut.
Masala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Masala on the side of the head.
Pai lands with a good body shot.
Pai throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Masala counters by moving into the clinch.
Pai can't break the clinch.
Pai throws a punch but it's blocked by Masala.
Masala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pai tries to work over Masala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masala blocks an uppercut.
Masala has Pai pressed against the cage, preventing Pai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Masala.
Pai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Masala blocks an uppercut.
Pai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tikka Masala. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Pai throws a head punch that misses.
Masala tries to pull guard but Pai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Masala tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pai smiles and moves away.
Sen Pai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pai lands a two punch combo.
Pai swings for the body but Masala moves out of range.
Pai throws a series of punches but Masala avoids them all with ease. #KD2#
Pai lands a left and a right that send Masala crashing to the mat, dazed. Pai thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masala fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pai avoids it really well and circles away.
Pai misses with a double jab.
Pai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Masala.
Sen Pai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Pai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masala doesn't seem phased though.
Pai lands with a nice combination. Masala backs away looking to recover.#ROC2#Masala is rocked!#T2#
Masala walks straight into a right hand from Pai - that's dropped him! Pai jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Masala from any more punishment! Masala complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sen Pai! |
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