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RS 2: The Second Coming PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boca Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaver comes to the ring accompanied by mind of a maniac. Naga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wildes Ding. Matthew Beaver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boca Naga's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Beaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boca Naga!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naga shoots in looking for a takedown but Beaver manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Naga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Naga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Naga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Naga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matthew Beaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boca Naga.
Naga misses with a takedown attempt
and Beaver counters with a head kick that drops Naga - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Naga is rocked!
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!
Beaver lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Naga quite badly. Naga pulls Beaver in close trying to recover. Beaver postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Naga on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Naga doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Beaver!
Matthew Beaver gave a mention to Performance Enhancing Drugs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Urskilz doesn't manage to clinch there - Santoro circles away.
A head kick misses from Urskilz.
Urskilz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urskilz.
Urskilz throws a head kick that misses.
Nicky Santoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro ducks under a wild hook from Urskilz.
Santoro checks a low kick from Urskilz.
Santoro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urskilz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santoro.
Urskilz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santoro.
Urskilz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urskilz walks into a left hand.
Santoro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urskilz.
Santoro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santoro lands a really nice looking cross but Urskilz seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urskilz misses with an uppercut. Santoro saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz thuds his shin into the meat of Santoro's side.
Santoro shoots in looking for a takedown but Urskilz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santoro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Urskilz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santoro's calf.
Santoro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urskilz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Urskilz punishes Santoro's body with a nice straight punch.
Santoro fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Santoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santoro avoids the head kick by Urskilz.
Urskilz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Urskilz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santoro throws a hook but Urskilz avoids it easily.
Santoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urskilz lands a leg kick that knocks Santoro off balance momentarily.
Urskilz slips under a jab.
Urskilz tries to clinch but Santoro moves out of range.
Santoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urskilz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro scores with a takedown into Urskilz's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urskilz working a defensive guard here.
Urskilz keeping full guard, as Santoro tries to pass.
Santoro is fighting to break Urskilz's control of his arms but Urskilz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santoro trying to control but Urskilz is working from the bottom.
Santoro passes Urskilz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Urskilz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santoro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santoro's back!
Santoro manages to reverse the position and now he's in Urskilz's guard. Nice work there by Santoro.
Urskilz controls Santoro momentarily but Santoro frees himself.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Urskilz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urskilz pulls Santoro in to control the position.
Santoro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Urskilz's head.
Urskilz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santoro trying to control but Urskilz is working from the bottom.
Santoro postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ilafat Urskilz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santoro avoids the head kick by Urskilz.
Santoro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Urskilz's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro stands and throws Urskilz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Santoro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santoro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santoro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Urskilz is trying to control Santoro's posture but Santoro avoids it.
Santoro working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urskilz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Santoro's best efforts.
Santoro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santoro wants to work for an arm triangle but Urskilz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santoro in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santoro moves out of range of the body kick.
Santoro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Urskilz moves out of range as Santoro strikes.
Urskilz scores with a punch to the head.
Ilafat Urskilz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santoro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Urskilz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Urskilz throws a leg kick but Santoro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santoro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urskilz circles away quickly and effectively.
Santoro shoots in but Urskilz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santoro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urskilz was well out of range. Poor timing from Santoro.
Santoro 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.
Nicky Santoro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urskilz misses with a low kick.
Santoro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Urskilz closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santoro.
Santoro wants to take the fight to the mat but Urskilz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Santoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urskilz has Santoro pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Urskilz pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Santoro tumbling to the mat - Urskilz dives into Santoro's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santoro looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Urskilz throws an elbow that misses. Santoro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Urskilz's guard. Nice move by Santoro!
Urskilz seems keen to control Santoro's posture.
Urskilz looking to control.
Urskilz keeping full guard, as Santoro tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Urskilz holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santoro advances position into side control!
Santoro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Santoro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santoro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Urskilz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urskilz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Santoro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Urskilz is working away from the top position though.
Santoro is trying to get back to full guard.
Urskilz is thwarting Santoro's attempts to control the position.
Urskilz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Urskilz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santoro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is trying to get back to full guard.
Santoro moves into full guard.
Urskilz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Urskilz trying to control but Santoro is working from the bottom.
Urskilz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Urskilz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santoro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Urskilz has managed to get both his arms back between Santoro's legs - danger averted.
Santoro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz is refusing to be controlled, as Santoro sits in half guard.
Urskilz keeping hold of Santoro's head, controlling as best he can.
Urskilz tries to roll over but Santoro keeps him under control.
Santoro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Urskilz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nicky Santoro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urskilz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santoro is working away from the top position though.
Urskilz wants to get back to full guard.
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 Nicky Santoro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Urskilz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santoro.
A punch combination from Santoro misses.
Santoro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urskilz tries to clinch but Santoro moves out of range.
Urskilz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Urskilz misses with a straight right.
Urskilz throws a body kick that misses.
Santoro throws a looping overhand right but Urskilz ducks down to avoid it.
Urskilz throws a sloppy head kick and Santoro moves out of range easily.
Urskilz throws a head kick that misses.
Santoro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Urskilz was covering up waiting for the punch and Santoro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Urskilz working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santoro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santoro postures up in Urskilz's guard and throws a big left but Urskilz blocks it.
Urskilz trying to control the position.
Urskilz keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Urskilz trying to control the position.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Urskilz keeps moving.
Urskilz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but Urskilz blocks nicely.
Santoro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Urskilz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nicky Santoro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Urskilz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santoro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santoro dives in and grabs Urskilz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Urskilz pushes down on Santoro's head and hops out.
Nice shot by Santoro.
Ilafat Urskilz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santoro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santoro catches Urskilz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santoro misses with a double jab.
Urskilz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urskilz misses with a looping left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santoro!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz tries to land a front kick but Santoro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Urskilz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santoro throws a body punch but Urskilz moves out of range.
Urskilz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santoro avoids the head kick by Urskilz.
Santoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urskilz manages to avoid it.
That kick from Urskilz tenderised Santoro's leg. Santoro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santoro misses the jab.
Santoro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Urskilz. That one must have hurt.
Urskilz misses with the combination.
Urskilz is looking to clinch but Santoro is avoiding it.
It looks like Santoro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A head kick misses from Urskilz.
Santoro misses with a hook. Urskilz ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz takes one to the side of the head.
Urskilz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urskilz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santoro checks it well.
Santoro connects with a looping right hand.
Urskilz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urskilz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Santoro misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santoro.
Who's going to make the next move?
Santoro throws an elbow but Urskilz slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urskilz struggling a bit here.
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 Nicky Santoro.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santoro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Nicky Santoro!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Nicky Santoro!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Nicky Santoro!
Nicky Santoro wins by unanimous decision!
Nicky Santoro made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joesph Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rizal Farahin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizal Farahin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joesph Ely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rizal Farahin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ely closes the distance and pushes Farahin back into the ropes.
Farahin lands an elbow just above Ely 's eye.
Ely drops down looking for an ankle pick but Farahin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farahin.
Farahin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ely 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.
Ely throws a lazy head kick
and Farahin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ely is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Ely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ely looking to score a takedown here. Farahin is defending well but Ely drives through and ends up in Farahin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ely drops back, looking for a kneebar! Farahin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Farahin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Farahin!
Ely wants to get back to his feet but Farahin drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely is looking for a sweep.
Ely is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ely bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've been hearing reports that Ely has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ely checks a low kick from Farahin.
Farahin tries to work over Ely's front leg with a kick but Ely checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farahin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ely clinches up with Farahin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ely goes for a takedown in the clinch but Farahin prevents it.
Farahin is pressed up against the ropes. Ely has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Farahin down to the mat. Farahin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joesph Ely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farahin throws a head kick that Ely semi-blocks.
It looks like Joesph Ely has been cut.
No joy there for Ely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ely.
Ely shoots for a double leg takedown but Farahin sprawls well. He's pushed Ely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farahin connects with a solid leg kick.
Ely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farahin tries to avoid it but Ely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farahin to the ground. Farahin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Farahin clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farahin lands an elbow just above Ely 's eye.
Ely avoids a wild elbow strike from Farahin.
Farahin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farahin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Farahin.
Farahin gets underhooks to prevent Ely's takedown attempt.
Ely is looking to control Farahin's arms but Farahin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ely has his back to the ropes.
Ely takes an elbow to the temple.
Ely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ely avoids the elbow strike from Farahin, against the ropes.
Ely avoiding damage as Farahin throws knees to the body.
Farahin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ely's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Farahin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Farahin lands a nice uppercut.
Ely's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farahin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ely.
Ely's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ely is rocked!
Ely managing to block the knees to the body from Farahin.
Oh Ely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ely blocks an elbow strike from Farahin.
Ely seems to have got his legs back now.
Farahin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ely leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ely avoids the elbow strike from Farahin, against the ropes.
Farahin throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farahin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ely is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Farahin to the mat. Farahin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ely advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rizal Farahin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joesph Ely's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ely shoots for a double leg takedown but Farahin sprawls well. He's pushed Ely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Farahin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ely fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Farahin feints and then cracks Ely's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ely down.
Ely with a lazy takedown attempt
and Farahin counters with a huge head kick that drops Ely! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rizal Farahin!
Rizal Farahin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill H Ahellno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahellno's entrance music is Domination. A fine choice. Naama comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bulls On Parade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill H Ahellno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahellno lands a nice hook to Naama's body. Naama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahellno cracks Naama with a good jab.
Naama thuds a left hand into Ahellno's body.
Naama avoids the head kick by Ahellno.
Naama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ahellno avoids it really well and circles away.
Naama checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Ahellno misses.
Ahellno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Naama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahellno circles away.
Naama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Rauta Naama has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahellno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naama to score with a decent uppercut.
Ahellno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bill H Ahellno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahellno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naama defending well as Ahellno loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Ahellno lands.
Ahellno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Naama lands with a right hand.
Ahellno throws a hook to the side of Naama's head but Naama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahellno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Naama is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahellno.
Naama is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahellno finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahellno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahellno cracks Naama with a big right hand and Naama goes down!
Ahellno would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Naama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ahellno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ahellno wants to get up but he can't break Naama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Naama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ahellno is aware though and is defending well.
Naama seems to have recovered his senses.
Naama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Naama keeping moving, preventing Ahellno from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Naama is trying to control the position but Ahellno postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahellno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ahellno stays in close to Naama's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bill H Ahellno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ahellno lands a nice hook to Naama's body. Naama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahellno throws a leg kick but Naama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ahellno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ahellno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahellno works Naama's body with a nice hook.
Ahellno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Naama.
Ahellno misses with a straight left.
Ahellno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama tests Ahellno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ahellno clobbers Naama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahellno thuds a left hand into Naama's body.
Naama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ahellno, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Rauta Naama's cut even more.
We've been told by Ahellno's head coaches at Reign in Blood that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ahellno throws a hook to the side of Naama's head but Naama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ahellno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bill H Ahellno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauta Naama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahellno thows a body shot but no joy.
Ahellno cracks Naama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ahellno swings for the body but Naama moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill H Ahellno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauta Naama'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.
Naama staying out of range there.
Ahellno lands a head shot.
Ahellno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Naama as he connects with a hook.
Naama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahellno as he jumps to the side.
Ahellno throws an overhand right that lands on Naama's shoulder, as Naama tries to avoid the shot.
Ahellno cracks Naama with a big right hand and Naama goes down!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ahellno would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naama has his feet on Ahellno's thighs here. He's pushed Ahellno 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! Ahellno screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rauta Naama!
Rauta Naama took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Fjeldsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Specter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjeldsted comes into the arena with How Deep Is Your Love blaring out of the sound system. Ivan Fjeldsted has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Fjeldsted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Harvey Specter!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjeldsted goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Specter motions for Fjeldsted to come forward. Specter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fjeldsted digs a good hook to Specter's body.
Specter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Specter scoring well with a low kick there.
Fjeldsted avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fjeldsted scores with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Fjeldsted has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice shot lands for Specter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fjeldsted. Specter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Specter just misses with a punch to the body.
Fjeldsted changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Specter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fjeldsted will feel that in the morning.
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!
Fjeldsted takes a swing at Specter's ribcage but misses.
Specter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fjeldsted manages to avoid it.
Specter missing with a left hand there. Fjeldsted was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Specter checks a leg kick.
Fjeldsted slips a jab and a cross from Specter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjeldsted avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fjeldsted goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Specter lands with a cross.
Fjeldsted moves away from the strike by Specter.
Specter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Specter swings for the body but Fjeldsted moves out of range.
Specter staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Fjeldsted there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fjeldsted will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fjeldsted looks for the body kick but Specter saw that one coming.
Fjeldsted slips under a jab from Specter.
Specter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Specter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fjeldsted throws out a leg kick but Specter moves out of range and Fjeldsted only half commits.
Fjeldsted pivots, looking for a leg kick but Specter is out of range and Fjeldsted settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted moves out of range as Specter throws a body kick.
Nice shot by Specter.
Specter missing with a left hand there. Fjeldsted was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Specter throws a leg kick which misses Fjeldsted's front leg but catches the back leg as Fjeldsted tries to avoid it.
Ivan Fjeldsted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fjeldsted tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Specter takes a swing at Fjeldsted's ribcage but misses.
Fjeldsted with a jab.
Specter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted ducks under a wild hook from Specter.
Fjeldsted slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fjeldsted throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Fjeldsted tenderised Specter's leg. Specter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Specter throws a solid leg kick but Fjeldsted takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Specter.
An inside leg kick lands from Specter.
Fjeldsted is looking to wear down Specter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fjeldsted misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted digs a good hook to Specter's body.
Specter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fjeldsted connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Specter scrambles back to his feet.
Fjeldsted throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fjeldsted misses with a wild body shot.
Fjeldsted 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.
Specter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Specter blocks a jab.
Fjeldsted checks a low kick from Specter.
Specter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fjeldsted throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fjeldsted lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Specter thows a leg kick but Fjeldsted checks it
and Fjeldsted counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fjeldsted paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fjeldsted scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted throws out a leg kick but Specter moves out of range and Fjeldsted only half commits.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fjeldsted, right into the meat.
Specter lands a body shot.
Specter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Specter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Decent striking displayed by Fjeldsted there.
Fjeldsted is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fjeldsted just misses with a punch to the body.
Fjeldsted looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Specter misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Specter digs a good body shot into Fjeldsted's ribs.
Fjeldsted is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Specter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fjeldsted just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Fjeldsted dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fjeldsted takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fjeldsted avoids the body shot from Specter.
Specter lands a really nice looking cross but Fjeldsted seems unphased.
Fjeldsted scores with a kick to the midsection.
Specter looks to throw a body kick
and Fjeldsted cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fjeldsted.
Specter throws a shot from downtown. Fjeldsted moves away and avoids it.
Specter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Specter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Specter is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fjeldsted closes the distance looking for a takedown. Specter stuffs it but Fjeldsted still has hold of him. Fjeldsted picks Specter up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Fjeldsted slams Specter to the floor and that's really hurt Specter - he doesn't know where he is! Fjeldsted throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Fjeldsted!
After winning the bout, Ivan Fjeldsted 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 Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Askarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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222 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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209 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Askarian!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palhares.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Askarian counters with an inside leg kick.
Palhares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palhares shoots and misses
and Askarian moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares is working for takedown but Askarian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Askarian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palhares goes for a takedown attempt but Askarian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but Askarian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Askarian has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Askarian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palhares.
Palhares dives in and grabs Askarian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Askarian pushes down on Palhares's head and hops out.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Askarian moves into the clinch.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Askarian scores with a hook to the body.
Askarian lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dominickoy Palhares has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Askarian.
Palhares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Askarian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Askarian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Palhares's defenses.
Askarian scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askarian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominickoy Palhares's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Askarian.
Palhares is rocked!
Askarian lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Palhares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the ropes, Askarian lands a big elbow that drops Palhares! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Palhares is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Askarian!
Tim Askarian tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Dominickoy Palhares spoke after the fight, saying 'great fight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes into the arena with Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man blaring out of the sound system. Khan has chosen Mongol as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGuire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a series of punches but McGuire avoids them all with ease.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Khan wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
Khan tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
McGuire lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan wants to clinch.
McGuire moves into the clinch successfully.
Khan tries to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
McGuire holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Khan swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuire there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan lands with a right hand.
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!
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Genghis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan punishes McGuire's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan scores with a body shot.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Khan.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
McGuire defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
McGuire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGuire scrambles back to his feet.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Khan avoids it.
Khan throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGuire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but McGuire persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khan cracks McGuire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
McGuire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Khan checks a low kick from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scores with a hook.
Khan misses with a hook.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Khan wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
A left lands for McGuire.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuire circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Genghis Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuire off the ropes and back into range.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan tries to bum rush McGuire with a series of wild strikes but McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Khan takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
Khan rushes McGuire and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Khan lands a left hand.
Good body shot from McGuire.
McGuire tries to stall but Khan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan breaks the clinch.
McGuire throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Genghis Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuire circles away.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Khan.
Khan throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
McGuire dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Jab by Khan.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Khan checks the leg kick.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Khan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire takes one to the chin there.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire slips under a jab.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Khan checks it.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
McGuire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan misses with a straight right.
McGuire sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
McGuire is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McGuire is pressing down on Khan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khan is holding on for now.
We've been hearing that McGuire has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Khan wants to improve his position but McGuire is controlling well.
McGuire works his foot free and advances to mount.
McGuire lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by McGuire.
McGuire has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
McGuire landing strikes from the mount.
Khan wants to control but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Khan is working to get back to half guard.
McGuire working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire looking to ground and pound but Khan is blocking nicely.
Khan tries to hold on but McGuire postures up.
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but McGuire has a good base and remains in mount.
Khan is bucking up trying to escape but McGuire cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McGuire lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McGuire raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mike McGuire!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Mike McGuire!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mike McGuire!
Mike McGuire wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Mike McGuire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kabuto Wakizashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky has chosen Grubson feat. donGURALesko - Moc as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuto Wakizashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garrett Bukovsky!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakizashi misses with a kick to the body.
Wakizashi throws a head kick that misses
and Bukovsky counters with a good low kick that Wakizashi was not able to check.
Bukovsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Wakizashi misses.
Wakizashi misses with a body kick.
Wakizashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bukovsky avoids the head kick by Wakizashi.
Wakizashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bukovsky in his tracks.
Wakizashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bukovsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Wakizashi controls his hands.
Wakizashi misses with a punch to the body.
Wakizashi tries to work over Bukovsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wakizashi tries a knee to the head but Bukovsky blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wakizashi obliges.
Bukovsky can't find room to land a body shot as Wakizashi controls the action.
Bukovsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bukovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukovsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bukovsky fails to land.
Bukovsky can't find room to land a body shot as Wakizashi controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukovsky digs a right hand underneath Wakizashi's ribcage. Wakizashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wakizashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wakizashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Bukovsky tries to work over Wakizashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bukovsky misses with the head strike.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Wakizashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bukovsky is defending well for now.
Wakizashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bukovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bukovsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Wakizashi controls his hands.
Wakizashi has a couple of punches blocked by Bukovsky.
Wakizashi tries to work over Bukovsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wakizashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukovsky avoids it.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Wakizashi misses with a knee strike.
Wakizashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bukovsky controls his hands.
Bukovsky misses with a body punch.
Bukovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bukovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bukovsky working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukovsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wakizashi's elbow.
Wakizashi with a knee to the head.
Bukovsky looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bukovsky works on Wakizashi's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bukovsky.
Wakizashi crunches a lovely knee into Bukovsky's ribcage.
Good body shot from Bukovsky.
Wakizashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wakizashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wakizashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bukovsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wakizashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wakizashi connects with a body shot.
Wakizashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wakizashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bukovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wakizashi misses with an uppercut. Bukovsky saw that one coming.
Wakizashi swings for the body but Bukovsky moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wakizashi checks a leg kick.
Bukovsky thuds his shin into the meat of Wakizashi's side.
Bukovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakizashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bukovsky lands a slapping body shot.
Wakizashi looks to throw the jab but Bukovsky is out of range.
Bukovsky tries to clinch up.
Bukovsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bukovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakizashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kabuto Wakizashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukovsky connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kabuto Wakizashi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Wakizashi. Beautiful body shot.
Bukovsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wakizashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bukovsky circles away.
Wakizashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bukovsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wakizashi on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky lands a head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bukovsky.
Wakizashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bukovsky.
Wakizashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bukovsky's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bukovsky swings widly with a right hand
and Wakizashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bukovsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wakizashi.
Wakizashi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wakizashi.
It looks like Garrett Bukovsky has been cut.
Bukovsky swings for the body but Wakizashi moves out of range.
Wakizashi throws the left hand but Bukovsky avoids the punch easily.
Wakizashi lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukovsky throws a body kick that misses.
Wakizashi misses with a low kick as Bukovsky jumps back.
Bukovsky throws a jab when Wakizashi was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bukovsky dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bukovsky throws a low kick, looking for Wakizashi's leg but Wakizashi calmly moves out of range.
Wakizashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bukovsky misses with a leg kick
and Wakizashi counters with a body kick that stops Bukovsky in his tracks momentarily.
Wakizashi wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wakizashi. That's going to slow Bukovsky down.
Bukovsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Bukovsky scores with a jab. Wakizashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi wants to clinch up but Bukovsky keeps it at a distance.
Bukovsky wants to clinch up but Wakizashi keeps it at a distance.
Bukovsky throws a low kick but Wakizashi moves out of range easily.
Wakizashi connects with a crisp jab.
Wakizashi throws a head kick but Bukovsky moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukovsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bukovsky managing to block the knees to the body from Wakizashi.
Bukovsky lands a right hand.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Bukovsky can't find room to land a body shot as Wakizashi controls the action.
A hook to the body from Wakizashi.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Wakizashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bukovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bukovsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bukovsky works on Wakizashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Bukovsky'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.
Bukovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wakizashi backwards.
Bukovsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bukovsky pushes Wakizashi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bukovsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Wakizashi controls his hands.
Wakizashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wakizashi trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukovsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Wakizashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wakizashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wakizashi blocks a body shot from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Wakizashi fails to land.
Wakizashi tries a knee to the head but Bukovsky blocks it.
Wakizashi prevents a body shot from Bukovsky.
Wakizashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bukovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bukovsky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Bukovsky fails to land.
Wakizashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bukovsky.
Bukovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Wakizashi backwards.
Bukovsky blocking some punches.
Wakizashi blocks an uppercut.
Wakizashi misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bukovsky.
Bukovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wakizashi manages to break the clinch.
Wakizashi throws the left hand but Bukovsky avoids the punch easily.
Wakizashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bukovsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bukovsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wakizashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wakizashi defending well as Bukovsky loads up on a big left hand.
Bukovsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wakizashi. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wakizashi.
Bukovsky works Wakizashi's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukovsky checks a leg kick.
Bukovsky throws a good cross that connects.
Wakizashi misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Wakizashi.
Nice uppercut there from Bukovsky.
A telegraphed right hand from Wakizashi misses the target.
Wakizashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bukovsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wakizashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wakizashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Bukovsky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bukovsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wakizashi misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bukovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Bukovsky connects with a jab.
Bukovsky slips a straight right by Wakizashi.
Bukovsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Wakizashi.
Wakizashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bukovsky.
Garrett Bukovsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wakizashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wakizashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wakizashi tried to score with a low kick but Bukovsky checks it.
Bukovsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wakizashi.
Wakizashi blocking some punches.
Bukovsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wakizashi fails to land.
Wakizashi tries a knee to the head but Bukovsky blocks it.
Wakizashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Wakizashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakizashi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wakizashi dodges the punch combination from Bukovsky.
Wakizashi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wakizashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wakizashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bukovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Wakizashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Bukovsky moves in looking to clinch but Wakizashi pushes him off.
Bukovsky takes one on the button.
Bukovsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wakizashi at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wakizashi. Bukovsky shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakizashi misses with a body kick.
Bukovsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wakizashi on the side of the head.
Bukovsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wakizashi momentarily.
Bukovsky jabs Wakizashi right on the nose. Wakizashi blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bukovsky lands a right hook to the body.
Wakizashi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wakizashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wakizashi misses with a leg kick.
Wakizashi thows a leg kick but Bukovsky checks it
and Bukovsky finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bukovsky lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Wakizashi. Beautiful body shot.
Bukovsky scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Wakizashi misses.
Wakizashi throws a head kick but Bukovsky moves out of range.
Bukovsky looks to land a left hand but Wakizashi moved out of range nicely.
Wakizashi throws a lazy right hand but Bukovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wakizashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wakizashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bukovsky is out of range.
Bukovsky connects with a crisp jab.
Bukovsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bukovsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bukovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kabuto Wakizashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bukovsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wakizashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bukovsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bukovsky connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukovsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wakizashi momentarily.
Wakizashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bukovsky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wakizashi has time to react.
Bukovsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi takes one to the chin there.
Bukovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Wakizashi is looking to land body kicks.
Wakizashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bukovsky counters with a right hand to the body.
Wakizashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wakizashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bukovsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wakizashi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wakizashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bukovsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Bukovsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wakizashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukovsky checks a leg kick nicely.
Bukovsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Wakizashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wakizashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Bukovsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bukovsky 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Garrett Bukovsky!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Garrett Bukovsky!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Garrett Bukovsky!
Garrett Bukovsky wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Garrett Bukovsky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes to the ring accompanied by Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Colt Compton enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colt Compton!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton blocks a leg kick.
Compton lands a really nice looking cross but Kersikov seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Kersikov. That snapped Compton's head back.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Compton.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov looks for a takedown but Compton sprawls well.
Compton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
Roman Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Compton is retaining full guard.
Compton is trying to control the position but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.
Kersikov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws out a leg kick but Kersikov moves out of range and Compton only half commits.
Compton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Compton can pounce on him.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Compton checks it.
Kersikov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Compton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Compton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Compton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Colt Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Compton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Compton rushes Kersikov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kersikov jumps guard and drags Compton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Compton from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
Kersikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kersikov looking for a guillotine here but Compton defends easily.
Kersikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Compton 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.
Roman Kersikov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Compton tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
Compton throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
and Compton counters with a solid body kick.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov looks to throw a body kick
and Compton counters with a head kick.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov looks to throw a body kick
and Compton counters with a head kick.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Compton avoids it.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Compton.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov thumps Compton with a low kick.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Compton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Compton tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Compton cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
Kersikov looks for a takedown but Compton sprawls well.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Compton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Compton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Compton in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Compton counters with an outside leg kick.
Kersikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Compton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov jabs at Compton's body.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Compton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Compton.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kersikov throws a lazy head kick
and Compton counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Compton's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Compton tries to clinch up.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Compton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Compton moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Compton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Compton throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Compton.
Colt Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Colt Compton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton throws a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Compton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Compton moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Kersikov wants to clinch but Compton slips to the side
and Compton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Compton moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov cracks the inside of Compton's front leg.
Compton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton moves out of range of the body kick.
Compton tries to land a leg kick but Kersikov saw it coming and moves away.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Compton's head but Compton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Compton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Compton tries to clinch there but Kersikov circles away.
Compton misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to slow Compton down by chopping away at his legs.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Compton.
Compton avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Compton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Compton wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Compton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov lands a jab to the nose.
Kersikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Compton throws a series of punches but Kersikov avoids them all with ease.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Kersikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Compton doesn't seem phased though.
Compton 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.
Kersikov lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kersikov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Kersikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kersikov is looking to slow Compton down with leg kicks.
Compton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Compton connects with a right hand. Kersikov shakes it off.
Compton moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with the body kick
and Compton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Compton avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Compton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Compton checks it.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kersikov shoots in looking for a takedown. Compton tries to sprawl out of it but Kersikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Compton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Compton's front leg but catches the back leg as Compton tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to clinch up but Compton circles away and keeps his distance.
Compton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
and Compton counters with a low kick, right behind Kersikov 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Compton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Compton's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Kersikov.
Kersikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kersikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Compton misses
and Kersikov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Compton's guard.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.
Kersikov is stalling in the full guard.
Kersikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Compton is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton seems keen to control Kersikov's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kersikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Compton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kersikov had his way with Colt Compton in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kersikov throws the left hand but Compton avoids the punch easily.
Compton lands the left hand.
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Compton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Compton throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Compton as Kersikov shoots in.
Compton misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov pushing down on Compton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kersikov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Compton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kersikov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kersikov's back!
Kersikov tries to roll but Compton sticks to his back.
Compton struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kersikov trying to control the position but Compton manages to sink in the hooks.
Kersikov is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton avoiding Kersikov 's attempts to control his hands.
Kersikov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Compton trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kersikov trying to control the hands but Compton won't let him.
Colt Compton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kersikov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to roll but Compton sticks to his back.
Kersikov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kersikov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton is looking to take a break and control but Kersikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Colt Compton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Compton blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton connects with a leg kick. Kersikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Kersikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kersikov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Roman Kersikov!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Roman Kersikov!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Roman Kersikov!
Roman Kersikov wins by unanimous decision!
Roman Kersikov is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Roman Kersikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Colt Compton was interviewed post fight and said 'I will train harder and eradicate my weaknesses.'.
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