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Rivals LXXXIV:Gaskins/Tikkanen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lorenzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Trampolina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysztof Trampolina is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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140 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Lorenzetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Trampolina!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzetti throws a sloppy head kick and Trampolina moves out of range easily.
Lorenzetti throws a series of punches but Trampolina avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trampolina.
Trampolina walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lorenzetti.
Trampolina avoids a kick to the body.
Trampolina has closed the distance and engaged Lorenzetti in a clinch.
Lorenzetti has hold of one of Trampolina's legs. Trampolina is fighting the takedown attempt but Lorenzetti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trampolina has his feet on Lorenzetti's thighs here. He's pushed Lorenzetti off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lorenzetti screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krzysztof Trampolina!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Rosales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thiago Rosales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Maia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rosales to the mat! Rosales manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rosales looking for a guillotine here but Maia defends easily.
Maia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rosales has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maia has managed to get both his arms back between Rosales's legs - danger averted.
Maia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia pushing down on Rosales's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rosales is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia content to control rather than advance.
Rosales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rosales is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia prevents Rosales from improving his position.
Rosales is working hard here to advance position.
Rosales is breathing heavily.
Rosales looking for submissions off his back.
Rosales looking for submissions off his back.
Maia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rosales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maia lands with a punch from half guard.
Maia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales actively working from the bottom here.
Maia wants to free his trapped foot but Rosales is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maia is controlling the pace.
Maia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rosales actively working from the bottom here.
Rosales looking for submissions off his back.
Maia is looking to advance position but Rosales won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maia connects with a nice short shot to Rosales's temple.
Still in half guard, Maia seems content to control.
Rosales taking some punishment here, with Maia in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rosales is trying to get back to full guard.
Maia is controlling the pace.
Rosales actively working from the bottom here.
Maia is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fernando Maia.
Maia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maia lands with an uppercut that bounces Rosales off the cage and back into range.
Rosales is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rosales right on the button. Rosales goes down! Maia follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Maia gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Maia!
Our winner, Fernando Maia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wszebor Swiatlovod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Wszebor Swiatlovod has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wszebor Swiatlovod seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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202 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wszebor Swiatlovod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swiatlovod moves to clinch but Young breaks away
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Swiatlovod's head.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Young staying out of range there.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swiatlovod has time to react.
Young misses with a straight right.
Swiatlovod misses with a series of wild punches.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Swiatlovod.
Young throws a series of punches but Swiatlovod moves out of range.
Swiatlovod rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swiatlovod gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Young.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Swiatlovod regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Young is fighting to break Swiatlovod's control of his arms but Swiatlovod is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Swiatlovod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young preventing the sweep.
Young cracks Swiatlovod with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Young works over Swiatlovod with some ground and pound from guard.
Young advances position into side control!
Swiatlovod is looking for a sweep.
Swiatlovod is not content to let Young control the position.
Young creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Swiatlovod sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Young working the body and head with strikes.
Young misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Swiatlovod holding on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod is looking for a sweep.
Young is chipping away with strikes.
Swiatlovod takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Swiatlovod taking a bit of punishment here - Young scoring with strikes.
Young misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Young landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Young lands an elbow.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young working away.
Young working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young cracks Swiatlovod with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Young looks up at the clock and then as Swiatlovod takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Young smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Young working the ground and pound but Swiatlovod is defending the strikes.
Young fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Swiatlovod manages to get back to half guard.
Swiatlovod taking some punishment here, with Young in his half guard.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Swiatlovod regains full guard. Nicely done.
Young keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swiatlovod's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swiatlovod looking for a sweep. Not yet Swiatlovod, not yet.
Swiatlovod is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Young working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ha Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Swiatlovod with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
Swiatlovod tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Swiatlovod ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young cracks Swiatlovod with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swiatlovod has managed to clinch.
Swiatlovod lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Young has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swiatlovod.
Young changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Swiatlovod fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ha Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swiatlovod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swiatlovod takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swiatlovod thinking.
A left and a right from Swiatlovod both land. Nice combination.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young shoots for a takedown but Swiatlovod saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Swiatlovod tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Swiatlovod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swiatlovod is looking to clinch.
Swiatlovod swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wszebor Swiatlovod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ha Young.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swiatlovod misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod misses with a double jab.
Swiatlovod tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
A punch combination from Swiatlovod misses.
Swiatlovod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Swiatlovod makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swiatlovod is looking to clinch.
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Swiatlovod counters with a left and a right that stings Young.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swiatlovod wants to clinch.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swiatlovod.
Young misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Young does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swiatlovod throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swiatlovod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swiatlovod misses with a series of wild punches.
Young thuds a left hand into Swiatlovod's body.
Swiatlovod misses with a wild combination.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is winning the standup battle so far.
Swiatlovod leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Young connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swiatlovod throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Swiatlovod shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Swiatlovod takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Young swings for the body but Swiatlovod moves out of range.
Swiatlovod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Swiatlovod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young slips a jab and a cross from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swiatlovod scores with a knee to the head.
Swiatlovod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wszebor Swiatlovod dominated that second round.
That's time! Swiatlovod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Swiatlovod fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young throws a right and a left that Swiatlovod avoids nicely.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swiatlovod.
Nice body punch from Young.
Some wild striking there from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young lands a body shot.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swiatlovod throws out the jab.
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of Swiatlovod's head.
Swiatlovod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Swiatlovod.
Young misses with a hook. Swiatlovod ducked under it nicely.
Swiatlovod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
A jab lands there for Young.
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young misses with a body shot
and Swiatlovod counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swiatlovod.
A body shot lands from Young.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swiatlovod.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Swiatlovod putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young wants to break free but Swiatlovod has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Young is trying to drag Swiatlovod to the mat but Swiatlovod just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swiatlovod is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young lands a right hand.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Swiatlovod has him pressed against the cage.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swiatlovod missing with knees to the body.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Swiatlovod.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Swiatlovod lands a body shot.
Swiatlovod blocking some punches.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod lands a nice knee to the body.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but Swiatlovod shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Swiatlovod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Swiatlovod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Swiatlovod.
A short body shot lands from Swiatlovod as the two fighters clinch.
Swiatlovod tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swiatlovod is stalling here.
Swiatlovod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Swiatlovod gets underhooks to prevent Young's takedown attempt.
Wszebor Swiatlovod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ha Young.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swiatlovod.
Wszebor Swiatlovod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Swiatlovod tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swiatlovod tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Swiatlovod throws a knee to the head but misses.
Swiatlovod tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swiatlovod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swiatlovod is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Swiatlovod putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Swiatlovod with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
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 Wszebor Swiatlovod.
I think Swiatlovod 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wszebor Swiatlovod!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe shoots in and bounces Seagal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Watanabe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Watanabe throws an elbow that misses. Seagal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watanabe's guard. Nice move by Seagal!
Seagal drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Watanabe dives on top into guard.
Watanabe with a nice head shot there.
Watanabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seagal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Watanabe defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Watanabe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Seagal looking for a guillotine here but Watanabe defends easily.
Watanabe throws a sloppy strike and Seagal has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Watanabe is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Seagal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Seagal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gnome Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet comes to the cage accompanied by Unloco - Crashing. Chomsky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by System Of A Down - Sugar. Gnome Chomsky has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gnome Chomsky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chomsky.
Chomsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennet can pounce on him.
Bennet tries to keep at a distance but Chomsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Chomsky controls the action.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chomsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noah Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chomsky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bennet's half guard.
Bennet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chomsky.
Chomsky wants to take a breather but Bennet is having none of it.
Bennet gets back to full guard.
Chomsky trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chomsky throwing strikes from guard but Bennet blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chomsky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bennet is trying to keep Chomsky in close.
Chomsky trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.
Bennet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chomsky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chomsky lands a few punches from side control.
Bennet is not content to let Chomsky control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chomsky landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bennet tries to buck Chomsky off but Chomsky is having none of it.
Chomsky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bennet prevents Chomsky from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chomsky.
Chomsky lands some shots froms side control.
Bennet being controlled for a moment.
Chomsky trying to control the action but Bennet is working from the bottom.
Bennet tries to buck Chomsky off but Chomsky is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet is trying to control Chomsky's posture but Chomsky avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet dodges the ground and pound from Chomsky.
Chomsky remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Bennet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chomsky throws an elbow but Bennet slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chomsky throws an elbow but Bennet slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gnome Chomsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bennet misses with a straight right.
Chomsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chomsky misses the shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bennet enables Chomsky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bennet manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chomsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chomsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennet is retaining full guard.
Bennet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chomsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bennet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chomsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chomsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bennet looking to control.
Chomsky trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chomsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Chomsky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bennet was covering up waiting for the punch and Chomsky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gnome Chomsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bennet keeping moving, preventing Chomsky from controlling successfully.
Chomsky advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chomsky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bennet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bennet managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chomsky.
Chomsky happy to just control the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chomsky is putting a hurting on Bennet here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky throws an elbow but Bennet slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bennet taking a bit of punishment here - Chomsky scoring with strikes.
Chomsky wants to control but Bennet is keeping him busy.
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.
Chomsky is looking to take a break and control but Bennet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Chomsky seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chomsky is trying to ground and pound but Bennet uses the momentary lack of control by Chomsky to regain half guard.
Chomsky wants to control but Bennet is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chomsky in particular looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bennet manages to get to full guard.
Chomsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet is looking to stand up but Chomsky isn't so interested in that idea.
Chomsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gnome Chomsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bennet moves into range and clinches up with Chomsky.
Chomsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bennet blocks it with crossed arms.
Chomsky missing with knees to the body.
Bennet pulls guard effortlessly.
Chomsky forces his way into half guard.
Chomsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bennet defending well though.
Chomsky passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bennet!
Bennet taking shots to the head.
Chomsky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chomsky lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bennet hang on?
Chomsky raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chomsky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bennet is squirming around, avoiding Chomsky's attempts to control the action.
Chomsky controlling from the full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chomsky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bennet holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chomsky tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chomsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chomsky lands a heavy elbow.
Chomsky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chomsky controlling the pace for now.
Chomsky is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bennet to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bennet shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Noah Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chomsky cracks Bennet with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chomsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chomsky with shots to the head and body - Bennet looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chomsky lands a big shot there that rocks Bennet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chomsky dominating with strikes here.
Bennet is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky lands a big shot there that rocks Bennet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Bennet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chomsky looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bennet 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 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gnome Chomsky!
Our winner, Gnome Chomsky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jadiel Adelina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelina comes to the cage accompanied by VYBZ KARTEL- LIKE A JOCKEY. Sagdiyev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mamaliga. 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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29
216 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jadiel Adelina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adelina.
A jab from Sagdiyev does it's job there.
Sagdiyev takes a swing at Adelina's ribcage but misses.
Sagdiyev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adelina looks to land a body kick but Sagdiyev moved away.
Sagdiyev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adelina connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sagdiyev scrambles back to his feet.
Sagdiyev lands a head kick. Adelina smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Adelina swings for the body but Sagdiyev moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Sagdiyev
and Adelina counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sagdiyev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sagdiyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagdiyev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adelina misses with a wild body shot.
Sagdiyev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adelina misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adelina throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagdiyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adelina has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sagdiyev finds it's way round the side to connect with Adelina's head.
The fighters circling - Sagdiyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sagdiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adelina moves away.
Sagdiyev throws out a loose jab but Adelina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adelina fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adelina throws a leg kick but Sagdiyev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adelina throws a head kick but Sagdiyev moves out of range.
Sagdiyev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sagdiyev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adelina misses with a body kick.
Donk. Sagdiyev catches Adelina right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adelina pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adelina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Adelina.
The fighters circling - Sagdiyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adelina moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adelina misses with a body kick.
Sagdiyev throws out a loose jab but Adelina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagdiyev misses with a straight right.
Adelina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagdiyev slips a jab and a cross from Adelina.
Sagdiyev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sagdiyev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adelina takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adelina chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sagdiyev can pounce on him.
Sagdiyev lands a glancing blow to the side of Adelina's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adelina.
Donk. Sagdiyev catches Adelina right on the button with a cross.
Adelina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sagdiyev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sagdiyev.
Adelina gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sagdiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Sagdiyev has knocked Adelina down with a huge combo! Sagdiyev steps away and waves a wobbly Adelina back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Adelina is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagdiyev fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Adelina to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Adelina looks to clinch but Sagdiyev throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Adelina taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Borat Sagdiyev!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Borat Sagdiyev made sure he mentioned Prestige Nutrition (160!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Purity Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hit em up 2pac. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Purity Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vito Naga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naga scores with a takedown into Gutz's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Naga trying to control but Gutz is working from the bottom.
Naga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gutz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Naga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vito Naga.
Gutz moves into the clinch.
Naga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
Gutz prevents a body shot from Naga.
Gutz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Naga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gutz taking a breather here.
Naga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gutz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutz working the ground and pound from side control.
Gutz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naga wants to get back to his feet.
Naga has one of Gutz's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz working away.
Gutz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Naga parries the strikes from Gutz easily there. Gutz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Naga to escape.
Gutz working away.
Gutz wants to control but Naga is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gutz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Naga prevents Gutz from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Naga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Naga is looking to reverse the position.
Gutz wants to control but Naga is keeping him busy.
Naga on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Naga tries to buck Gutz off but Gutz is having none of it.
Gutz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gutz working the head with strikes.
Gutz wants to control but Naga is keeping him busy.
Naga can't do much from the bottom here.
Naga tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz grinds an elbow into Naga's temple.
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!
Gutz is trying to get an arm triangle but Naga is defending well.
Gutz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gutz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gutz throws an elbow but Naga slips to the side and avoids it well.
Naga takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Naga is rocked!
Gutz in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Naga looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Gutz turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Purity Gutz!
Purity Gutz 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Slum Village - Look At Yo Face blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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199 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Newmark!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newmark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Newmark.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newmark.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Newmark.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Newmark counters with a solid body kick.
Newmark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Danny Brown has been cut.
Newmark misses with a straight left.
Newmark slips under a jab from Brown.
Newmark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Newmark just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newmark checks a leg kick nicely.
Newmark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newmark throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
Newmark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newmark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown throws a jab when Newmark was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Newmark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newmark swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Newmark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Newmark misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newmark throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Newmark under the eye.
Newmark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Newmark moved out of range.
Newmark misses the shot to the body.
Newmark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Newmark scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Bobby Newmark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Newmark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown swings for the body but Newmark moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newmark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Newmark.
Newmark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Newmark misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newmark thinking.
Newmark missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newmark throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Newmark misses the target.
Brown takes a swing at Newmark's ribcage but misses.
Newmark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newmark moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
A jab from Brown misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Newmark checks a leg kick.
Newmark tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Good leg kick by Newmark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Newmark lands a nice shot to the body.
Newmark missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Newmark is able to avoid easily.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newmark misses with a straight right.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newmark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses the jab.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Newmark scores with a decent looking hook.
Newmark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown throws a jab when Newmark was well out of range.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Newmark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Newmark coming out on top.
Newmark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Newmark thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Newmark scores with a jab to the body.
Newmark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newmark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Newmark is out of range.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Newmark throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newmark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown 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.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Newmark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newmark throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Newmark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newmark scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Newmark looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Newmark misses the shot to the body.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Newmark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newmark connects with a jab.
Newmark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Newmark stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newmark misses with a body kick.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newmark.
Brown checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newmark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newmark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newmark.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Newmark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown with a hook.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Newmark moves away and avoids it.
Newmark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Newmark drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Newmark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Newmark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newmark throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newmark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Newmark.
Brown throws a low kick but Newmark avoids it.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newmark looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Newmark swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Newmark misses the target.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown moves forwards but Newmark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Newmark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Newmark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Newmark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown stalks Newmark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Newmark's face. Newmark staggers backwards, shaken.
Newmark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Newmark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark misses with a body kick.
Newmark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newmark throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Newmark finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Newmark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newmark slips a jab from Brown.
Newmark misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Newmark.
Newmark cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Newmark ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newmark, right into the meat.
Newmark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown pushes Newmark away with a front kick.
Newmark throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Newmark shrugs it off.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Newmark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Newmark slips a jab from Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newmark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown lands a nice hook to Newmark's body. Newmark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newmark misses the jab.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newmark.
Newmark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown avoids the body shot from Newmark.
Newmark throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Newmark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newmark looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Newmark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws a leg kick but Newmark moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown staying out of range there.
Newmark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newmark darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Newmark clinches up against the cage.
Newmark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newmark has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newmark thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown is looking to chop away at Newmark's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newmark's hands.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newmark.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Newmark.
Newmark connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Newmark thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Newmark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Newmark takes the fight into the clinch.
Newmark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown tries to circle away but Newmark has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Newmark scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Newmark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Newmark is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Newmark has his back to the cage.
Newmark tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
A short right from Newmark.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Newmark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newmark cracks Brown with a good jab.
Danny Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Newmark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newmark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Good exchange - Newmark coming out on top.
Newmark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Newmark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown lands with a hook. Newmark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Newmark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Newmark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newmark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Newmark.
Newmark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Newmark lands a nice looking body kick.
Newmark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newmark's sensitive parts.
Newmark throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newmark doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Newmark moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newmark throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newmark was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newmark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newmark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Newmark avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newmark.
Newmark throws a leg kick
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
Brown takes a swing at Newmark's ribcage but misses.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Newmark.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Newmark.
I think Newmark 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bobby Newmark!
Bobby Newmark seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Wicked. Valentine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Toney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valentine, pushing him back against the cage.
Valentine can't get the takedown.
Toney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine has Toney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Toney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Valentine has hold of one of Toney's legs. Toney is fighting the takedown attempt but Valentine gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Toney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valentine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Toney is trying to hold Valentine in close to prevent damage but Valentine has managed to pass into half guard.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toney's head.
Valentine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toney is trying to get back to full guard.
Toney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney tries to roll over but Valentine keeps him under control.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Toney is defending well.
Valentine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toney does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valentine throws a strike but Toney avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Toney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valentine throwing strikes from guard but Toney blocks nicely.
Valentine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toney trying to keep a closed guard but Valentine is proving a slippery customer.
Toney is adopting a defensive guard.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Valentine throws a big right hand that misses.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valentine postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Toney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toney tries to free his leg and advance position but Valentine is retaining full guard.
Valentine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toney's guard.
Valentine postures up and lands a big shot to Toney's brow.
Toney pulls Valentine in close to prevent any damage.
Valentine stopping the sweep attempt from Toney.
Toney keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a strike but Toney rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Toney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valentine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valentine has control of Toney's left arm, preventing Toney from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Toney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valentine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toney avoids it really well and circles away.
Toney thows a body shot but no joy.
Toney blocks a leg kick.
Toney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valentine.
It looks like Phoenix Valentine has been cut.
Valentine wants to slow Toney down by chopping away at his legs.
Toney stuns Valentine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine tried to score with a low kick but Toney checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine staying out of range there.
Valentine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Valentine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toney is fending him off so far but Valentine persists. Nope, Toney circles away and we're back to standing.
Toney is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Valentine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valentine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toney checks the leg kick.
Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toney but Toney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James Toney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Valentine.
Valentine misses with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Toney misses.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Toney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valentine is looking to chop away at Toney's legs.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Toney sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine shoots in and bounces Toney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Toney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Valentine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Toney lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valentine!
Valentine slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toney.
Toney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valentine's head.
Valentine trying to control but Toney postures up.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toney.
Toney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Toney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney thows a huge punch but Valentine dodges it nicely.
Toney thows a huge punch but Valentine dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Toney connects with a nice short shot to Valentine's temple.
Toney is looking to stall here but Valentine recovers full guard.
Toney slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine is not content to let Toney control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine'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. 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.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Toney.
A leg kick checked by Toney.
Valentine throws a low kick but Toney avoids it.
Valentine throws a front kick aimed at Toney's knee but Toney avoids it well.
Valentine feints and then cracks Toney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toney down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toney checks a leg kick.
Toney lands a jab to the nose.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valentine thumps Toney with a low kick.
James Toney is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Toney scores with a nice strike.
Toney is looking to wear down Valentine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Toney throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toney moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Phoenix Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Toney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Toney's guard now.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toney has Valentine pulled in close to control his posture.
Valentine postures up in Toney's guard and throws a big left but Toney blocks it.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Toney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toney wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Toney is now in half guard.
Toney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valentine is refusing to be controlled, as Toney sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Toney connects with a nice short shot to Valentine's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Valentine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control but Toney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Toney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Toney just wasn't active enough.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
James Toney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Toney blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Toney misses the target.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
Toney attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Toney is out of range.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Toney's front leg but catches the back leg as Toney tries to avoid it.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Toney.
Valentine is looking to score with low kicks.
Toney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toney sprawls well. Toney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet.
Toney lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Toney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Toney 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Toney!
After winning the bout, James Toney thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name Of. Tikkanen has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen drives through and clinches with Gaskins against the cage.
Gaskins wants to break free but Tikkanen has control.
Tikkanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gaskins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaskins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tikkanen throws out the jab.
Gaskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaskins misses with a low kick.
Gaskins misses with a few strikes there.
Tikkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tikkanen cracks a nice hook into Gaskins's ribs.
A cross from Tikkanen lands.
Tikkanen tests Gaskins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaskins swings for the body but Tikkanen moves out of range.
Gaskins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tikkanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaskins scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Tikkanen blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen loads up on a big right hand but Gaskins slips the punch.
Esa Tikkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tikkanen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaskins.
Tikkanen lands with a hook. Gaskins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gaskins throws a sloppy head kick and Tikkanen moves out of range easily.
Tikkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tikkanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaskins throws out the jab.
Tikkanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tikkanen.
Tikkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tikkanen throws a hook but Gaskins avoids it easily.
Gaskins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tikkanen can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen scores with a leg kick.
Tikkanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tikkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Gaskins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tikkanen instigates a clinch.
Gaskins misses with a punch to the body.
Gaskins prevents a body shot from Tikkanen.
Gaskins breaks the clinch.
Tikkanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tikkanen jabs Gaskins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tikkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaskins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gaskins throws the left hand but Tikkanen avoids the punch easily.
Tikkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaskins moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaskins should have avoided that one.
Gaskins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tikkanen checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gaskins.
Gaskins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tikkanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gaskins misses with a body shot.
Tikkanen moves in looking to clinch but Gaskins pushes him off.
Tikkanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gaskins momentarily.
Tikkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Donald Gaskins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tikkanen cracks the inside of Gaskins's front leg.
Gaskins throws a right and a left that Tikkanen avoids nicely.
Tikkanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gaskins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
Tikkanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tikkanen dodges the punch combination from Gaskins.
Gaskins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tikkanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaskins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tikkanen throws a front kick aimed at Gaskins's knee but Gaskins avoids it well.
Tikkanen instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkanen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gaskins uses from the top position.
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.
Tikkanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gaskins is aware though and is defending well.
Tikkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tikkanen has his foot on Gaskins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gaskins works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esa Tikkanen'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.
Tikkanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tikkanen lunges at Gaskins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaskins's hand.
A swing and a miss from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen wants to clinch up but Gaskins keeps it at a distance.
Gaskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws a hook to the side of Gaskins's head but Gaskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tikkanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tikkanen throws a good cross that connects.
Gaskins blocks a jab.
Gaskins throws a lazy head kick
and Tikkanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaskins misses with a looping left.
Tikkanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins slips a jab and a cross from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen shoots in for a double leg but Gaskins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gaskins connects with a high kick.
Tikkanen takes one to the side of the head.
Tikkanen with a hook.
Tikkanen stuns Gaskins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tikkanen misses the shot to the body.
Gaskins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaskins slips a jab from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaskins.
Tikkanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Tikkanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tikkanen taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tikkanen wants to stall.
Gaskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaskins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaskins slips under a jab from Tikkanen.
Gaskins misses with a hook. Tikkanen ducked under it nicely.
Tikkanen looks to land a right hand but Gaskins moved out of range.
Tikkanen cracks the inside of Gaskins's front leg.
Gaskins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slow jab from Gaskins misses its intended target.
Gaskins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tikkanen takes a swing at Gaskins's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Tikkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins loads up on a big right hand but Tikkanen slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Gaskins. Those never looked like landing.
Gaskins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tikkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Gaskins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tikkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tikkanen scores with a decent looking hook.
Tikkanen throws a lazy head kick
and Gaskins counters with a solid body kick.
Gaskins misses with a body punch
and Gaskins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaskins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tikkanen blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Tikkanen tenderised Gaskins's leg. Gaskins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tikkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikkanen lands a really nice looking cross but Gaskins seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins throws a head kick that misses.
Tikkanen throws a lazy right hand but Gaskins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tikkanen scores with a shot to the body.
Tikkanen misses with an uppercut. Gaskins saw that one coming.
Tikkanen scores with a punch to the head.
Tikkanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tikkanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tikkanen swings for the body but Gaskins moves out of range.
Tikkanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkanen connects with the punch.
Tikkanen throws an overhand right that lands on Gaskins's shoulder, as Gaskins tries to avoid the shot.
Tikkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Esa Tikkanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tikkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaskins manages to avoid it.
Tikkanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Gaskins sprawls well. He's pushed Tikkanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A shot to the liver by Tikkanen. Beautiful body shot.
Gaskins staying out of range there.
Gaskins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tikkanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaskins blocks a head kick by Tikkanen.
Gaskins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws the left hand but Gaskins avoids the punch easily.
Tikkanen loads up on a big right hand but Gaskins slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gaskins.
A big right from Tikkanen misses.
Gaskins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaskins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tikkanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tikkanen cracks the inside of Gaskins's front leg.
Tikkanen lands a nice shot that snaps Gaskins's head back.
Tikkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaskins manages to avoid it.
Tikkanen wants to clinch up but Gaskins keeps it at a distance.
Gaskins throws out a leg kick but Tikkanen moves out of range and Gaskins only half commits.
Tikkanen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gaskins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gaskins slips a straight right by Tikkanen.
Gaskins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen cracks Gaskins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tikkanen throws a hook to the side of Gaskins's head but Gaskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkanen cracks the inside of Gaskins's front leg.
Tikkanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Tikkanen - just one landing.
Tikkanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gaskins manages to break the clinch.
Gaskins tests Tikkanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tikkanen cracks Gaskins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tikkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Tikkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen rushes Gaskins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tikkanen lands a right hand.
Tikkanen is working Gaskins over against the cage.
Gaskins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tikkanen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tikkanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaskins controls his hands.
Tikkanen misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaskins up against the cage.
Gaskins is looking to break free of the clinch but Tikkanen has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gaskins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tikkanen just leaning against Gaskins, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaskins backwards.
Tikkanen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
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!
Tikkanen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaskins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tikkanen is one step ahead there.
Gaskins is trying to control the position but Tikkanen postures up.
Tikkanen works over Gaskins with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkanen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but Gaskins keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esa Tikkanen'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.
Gaskins throws a combination. Tikkanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tikkanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaskins.
Tikkanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaskins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut there from Tikkanen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tikkanen. Gaskins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaskins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tikkanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tikkanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gaskins.
Tikkanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaskins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tikkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaskins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaskins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tikkanen blocks a head kick by Gaskins.
Gaskins staying out of range there.
Gaskins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tikkanen forces Gaskins back against the cage and clinches.
Gaskins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gaskins working hard to break the clinch.
Gaskins breaks from the clinch.
Gaskins misses with an uppercut.
Tikkanen tries to land a front kick but Gaskins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gaskins misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tikkanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tikkanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tikkanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tikkanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaskins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaskins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tikkanen.
Gaskins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tikkanen.
Gaskins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaskins throws a low kick, looking for Tikkanen's leg but Tikkanen calmly moves out of range.
Gaskins thuds a left hand into Tikkanen's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaskins throws a series of punches but Tikkanen avoids them all with ease.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tikkanen scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body kick from Tikkanen.
Gaskins throws a chopping leg kick but Tikkanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tikkanen throws a good cross that connects.
Tikkanen scores with a body shot.
Tikkanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tikkanen moves out of range as Gaskins strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tikkanen. Gaskins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaskins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tikkanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaskins throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaskins throws out the jab.
Tikkanen tries to clinch there but Gaskins circles away.
Gaskins avoids the head kick by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen connects with a body shot that sends Gaskins's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaskins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tikkanen feints and as Gaskins raises his hands in defense, Tikkanen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tikkanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaskins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaskins pulls Tikkanen in close to prevent any damage.
Gaskins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tikkanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Esa Tikkanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tikkanen defending well as Gaskins loads up on a big left hand.
Gaskins ducks right into an uppercut from Tikkanen.
Gaskins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tikkanen wants to clinch but Gaskins slips to the side
and Gaskins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tikkanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gaskins looks to land a right hand but Tikkanen moved out of range.
Tikkanen takes a swing at Gaskins's ribcage but misses.
Tikkanen swings for the body but Gaskins moves out of range.
Tikkanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gaskins. Tikkanen shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaskins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tikkanen throws out the jab.
Gaskins throws a lazy uppercut
and Tikkanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gaskins moves out of range as Tikkanen strikes.
Tikkanen with a jab.
Tikkanen avoids a kick to the body.
Tikkanen misses with a looping right.
Gaskins throws a series of strikes that have Tikkanen backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tikkanen. Gaskins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tikkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaskins.
Gaskins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gaskins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esa Tikkanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen swings for the body but Gaskins moves out of range.
A cross from Tikkanen lands.
Tikkanen throws a shot to the body.
A head kick from Tikkanen lands but Gaskins takes it in his stride.
Gaskins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tikkanen connects with a jab.
Gaskins misses with an uppercut.
Tikkanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tikkanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tikkanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaskins, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tikkanen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Donald Gaskins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gaskins being controlled against the cage.
Gaskins is trying to break the clinch but Tikkanen is controlling him.
Gaskins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gaskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaskins scores with a decent looking hook.
Tikkanen's corner calls for a 1-2. Tikkanen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gaskins lands with an uppercut that bounces Tikkanen off the cage and back into range.
Tikkanen tries to clinch but Gaskins moves out of range.
Gaskins throws a push kick but Tikkanen slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaskins moves away.
Gaskins misses with a series of wild punches.
Tikkanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gaskins's head backwards.
Tikkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaskins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Tikkanen does it's job there.
Tikkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaskins manages to avoid it.
Tikkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaskins, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaskins working aggressively here.
Gaskins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tikkanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaskins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esa Tikkanen.
Well Tikkanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Tikkanen!
Esa Tikkanen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Esa Tikkanen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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