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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avon Barksdale has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dean Stevens's chin.
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35 - 16 - 0 |
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185 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
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barksdale.
Stevens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barksdale tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barksdale avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Barksdale looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barksdale moves out of range as Stevens throws a body kick.
Stevens swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barksdale scores with a head kick. Stevens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barksdale just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barksdale. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Barksdale releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Stevens.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barksdale let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Barksdale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Barksdale sees coming a mile off.
Barksdale looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stevens delivers a nice body kick.
Stevens has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stevens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barksdale throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevens drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barksdale sprawls and moves away.
Barksdale misses with the combination.
Barksdale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stevens rather than just go for the knockout.
Barksdale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Stevens backs off Barksdale throws a huge counter combo but Stevens manages to avoid it all.
Stevens gets caught flat footed, as Barksdale shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens working for a triangle but Barksdale defends it easily.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
Stevens has his foot on Barksdale's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barksdale works his way back into a safe position though.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale won't allow Stevens to sweep him here.
Stevens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barksdale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barksdale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barksdale sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barksdale wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Barksdale wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barksdale sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stevens's guard.
Stevens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stevens.
Barksdale trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Barksdale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barksdale looking to improve position, pressing down on Stevens's thigh with his hand. Stevens seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Barksdale paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Barksdale's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Stevens picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dean Stevens!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dean Stevens thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Avon Barksdale stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Rakhmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakhmanov comes into the arena with Russian national anthem blaring out of the sound system. Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Emperor's Dawn. Mikhail Rakhmanov 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Rakhmanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 26 - 2, fighting out of London, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Rakhmanov. Beautiful body shot.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rakhmanov tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Martinez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rakhmanov.
We've been hearing reports that Rakhmanov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rakhmanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rakhmanov is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rakhmanov takes one on the button.
Rakhmanov throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez connects with a crisp jab.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez throws a combination. Rakhmanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rakhmanov is able to avoid easily.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rakhmanov has time to react.
A big left from Rakhmanov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rakhmanov. That did some damage!
Rakhmanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinez.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rakhmanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rakhmanov in his tracks.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez throws a leg kick that misses.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Rakhmanov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Rakhmanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rakhmanov working Martinez over with strikes.
Martinez is staying active underneath Rakhmanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakhmanov looks to land a strike but Martinez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Martinez has his foot on Rakhmanov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rakhmanov works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakhmanov lands a couple of digs.
Martinez pushes a forearm under Rakhmanov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rakhmanov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Martinez!
After winning the bout, Richard Martinez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Sajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Audioslave - Exploder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Sajewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayani tries a head kick but it misses.
Kayani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kayani checks a leg kick nicely.
Sajewski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kayani. That's going to slow Sajewski down.
Kayani looks to land a body kick but Sajewski moved away.
Kayani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sajewski throws a right hand that Kayani ducks under and follows up with a left that Kayani also avoids with ease.
Sajewski throws a lazy uppercut
and Kayani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sajewski checks a low kick from Kayani.
Sajewski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kayani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kayani jabs at Sajewski's body.
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!
Kayani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sajewski's head.
Sajewski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kayani counters with a good low kick that Sajewski was not able to check.
Kayani thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani is looking to slow Sajewski down with leg kicks.
Sajewski throws a combination that misses
and Kayani counters with a head kick. That will keep Sajewski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kayani has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kayani scores with a body shot.
Kayani lands a really nice looking cross but Sajewski seems unphased.
Sajewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kayani manages to avoid it.
Kayani let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kayani throws a leg kick but Sajewski moved away.
Kayani throws a head kick that misses.
Sajewski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sajewski lands with an uppercut that bounces Kayani off the cage and back into range.
Sajewski avoids the head kick by Kayani.
Lukasz Sajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sajewski with a nice cross.
Kayani clobbers Sajewski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sajewski scores with a jab to the body.
Kayani lands a nice shot that snaps Sajewski's head back.
A good leg kick by Kayani.
Kayani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sajewski throws a jab when Kayani was well out of range.
Kayani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sajewski manages to avoid it.
Sajewski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Kayani.
Kayani thumps Sajewski with a low kick.
Sajewski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kayani throws a solid leg kick but Sajewski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kayani.
Kayani moves out of range of the leg kick from Sajewski.
Sajewski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kayani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sajewski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sajewski misses with a body punch
and Kayani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kayani is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sajewski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kayani cracks a nice hook into Sajewski's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Sajewski.
Sajewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kayani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kayani throws a head kick but Sajewski moves out of range.
Kayani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kayani throws a jab when Sajewski was well out of range.
Sajewski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kayani staying out of range there.
Sajewski throws a good cross that connects.
Kayani throws a shot from downtown. Sajewski moves away and avoids it.
Sajewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kayani scores with a decent looking hook.
Kayani fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kayani.
Sajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kayani wants to land a leg kick but Sajewski is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani blocks a head kick by Sajewski.
Sajewski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kayani misses with a head kick.
Sajewski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sajewski misses with a kick to the body
and Kayani counters with a nice uppercut.
Kayani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kayani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sajewski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kayani checks the leg kick.
Sajewski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sajewski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kayani.
Kayani misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Kayani.
Sajewski misses with the combination.
A jab from Kayani does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasim Kayani dominated 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.
Sajewski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kayani cracks a nice hook into Sajewski's ribs.
Sajewski looks to land a right hand but Kayani moved out of range.
Kayani raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd cheers as Kayani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sajewski doesn't seem phased though.
Sajewski misses with a kick to the body.
Kayani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kayani throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sajewski throws out a powerful jab.
Sajewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kayani.
Sajewski walks into a stiff left hand from Kayani.
A head kick by Sajewski misses
and Kayani counters with a good low kick that Sajewski was not able to check.
Kayani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sajewski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
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!
Sajewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayani throws out the jab.
Sajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayani is just out of range.
Kayani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sajewski moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sajewski's head.
Kayani moves out of range as Sajewski strikes.
Sajewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kayani circles away quickly and effectively.
Sajewski misses with a left hand
and Kayani counters with an outside leg kick.
Sajewski throws a hook but Kayani blocks it.
Sajewski throws a head kick that misses.
Sajewski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sajewski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sajewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kayani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kayani throws out a counter right but Sajewski avoids it with no problem.
Kayani misses with an uppercut. Sajewski saw that one coming.
Sajewski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kayanis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sajewski throws a sloppy head kick and Kayani moves out of range easily.
Wasim Kayani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sajewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kayani appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kayani is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sajewski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kayani.
Kayani swings wildly with an uppercut but Sajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kayani has picked Sajewski up - he's going for a ride! Kayani dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kayani lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kayani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kayani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sajewski defending well though.
Kayani not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Kayani there.
Kayani controlling the action here.
Kayani throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sajewski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kayani throws a body punch but Sajewski moves out of range.
Kayani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sajewski throws out the jab.
Kayani missing with a left hand there. Sajewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kayani scores with a nice body kick.
Kayani moves out of range of the body kick from Sajewski.
Sajewski looks to throw the jab but Kayani is out of range.
Kayani slips a jab and a cross from Sajewski.
Sajewski moves out of range as Kayani strikes.
Sajewski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kayani tries a quick counter leg kick but Sajewski is wise to it.
Kayani connects with an inside leg kick.
Sajewski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kayani connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sajewski scrambles back to his feet.
Sajewski misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasim Kayani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kayani throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayani is just out of range.
A jab from Sajewski misses.
Kayani doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kayani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kayani throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sajewski.
Sajewski 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.
Kayani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sajewski misses with a body kick.
Sajewski throws a combination that misses
and Kayani counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sajewski's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sajewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sajewski tries to land a front kick but Kayani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kayani lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Lukasz Sajewski has been cut.
Sajewski throws a lazy uppercut
and Kayani counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kayani moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kayani misses with a punch to the body.
Kayani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sajewski up against the cage.
Kayani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sajewski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sajewski being controlled against the cage.
Kayani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kayani receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Wasim Kayani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kayani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sajewski is keeping busy.
Kayani taking a breather.
Lukasz Sajewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sajewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski tries to break the clinch but Kayani is controlling the position.
Kayani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Kayani tenderised Sajewski's leg. Sajewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kayani.
Sajewski misses with a leg kick
and Kayani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sajewski throws a nice looking combination but Kayani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kayani throws a looping overhand right but Sajewski ducks down to avoid it.
Sajewski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani connects with a solid leg kick.
Sajewski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sajewski misses with a low kick.
Kayani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kayani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sajewski is looking to land body kicks.
Kayani lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kayani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kayani throws a nice head kick!
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!
A jab from Kayani finds it's way through Sajewski's defenses.
Sajewski lands with an overhand left.
Kayani jabs Sajewski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sajewski thumps Kayani with a low kick.
Sajewski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kayani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sajewski.
Kayani flicks out a counter leg kick but Sajewski steps away.
Sajewski tests Kayani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasim Kayani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kayani 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasim Kayani!
A victorious Wasim Kayani 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannetosen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Krav. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yngwie Malmsteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen moves out of range of the body kick.
Malmsteen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Malmsteen lands with a straight right. Mannetosen didn't see that one coming.
Mannetosen tries to land a body kick
and Malmsteen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mannetosen has Malmsteen up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Malmsteen.
Mannetosen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mannetosen throws an elbow but it misses.
Mannetosen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malmsteen is defending well for now.
Malmsteen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mannetosen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malmsteen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannetosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannetosen tries a knee to the head but Malmsteen blocks it.
Mannetosen looking to throw knees to the head but Malmsteen is blocking nicely.
Mannetosen tries a knee to the head but Malmsteen blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malmsteen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malmsteen has a couple of punches blocked by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen missing with knees to the body.
Mannetosen misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannetosen.
Mannetosen misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen tries a body shot but Malmsteen blocks it.
Malmsteen misses with some punches.
Mannetosen connects with a knee to the head.
Mannetosen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mannetosen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mannetosen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malmsteen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
Malmsteen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mannetosen looking to throw knees to the head but Malmsteen is blocking nicely.
Mannetosen throws a punch but it's blocked by Malmsteen.
Mannetosen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mannetosen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malmsteen avoiding damage as Mannetosen throws knees to the body.
Mannetosen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen tries a body shot but Malmsteen blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannetosen tries to throw a body punch but Malmsteen avoids it by throwing Mannetosen back against the cage.
Malmsteen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannetosen tries to land knees in the clinch but Malmsteen avoids the damage to the body.
Malmsteen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
Malmsteen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malmsteen.
Mannetosen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malmsteen blocks it with crossed arms.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malmsteen avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malmsteen.
Mannetosen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malmsteen is defending well for now.
Malmsteen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mannetosen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Malmsteen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannetosen throws a punch but it's blocked by Malmsteen.
Mannetosen misses with some punches.
Malmsteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannetosen's elbow.
Malmsteen lands a body shot.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malmsteen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannetosen.
Malmsteen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mannetosen misses with a knee to the head.
Malmsteen lands with a light punch inside.
Mannetosen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malmsteen blocks a body shot from Mannetosen.
A body shot lands from Malmsteen.
Mannetosen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mannetosen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannetosen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malmsteen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
Mannetosen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mannetosen lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannetosen.
A hook to the body from Mannetosen.
Malmsteen misses with a punch on the inside.
Malmsteen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malmsteen lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen struggles to land a body shot inside as Malmsteen controls his hands.
Malmsteen scores with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannetosen's elbow.
Malmsteen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
Mannetosen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malmsteen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannetosen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malmsteen avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Malmsteen managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Malmsteen can't find room to land a body shot as Mannetosen controls the action.
Mannetosen tries a body shot but Malmsteen blocks it.
Malmsteen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malmsteen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannetosen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mannetosen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannetosen throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen working aggressively here.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malmsteen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yngwie Malmsteen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but Malmsteen checks it.
Malmsteen moves out of range of the body kick.
Malmsteen throws out a loose jab but Mannetosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses.
Malmsteen is looking to counter punch.
Malmsteen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen cracks Malmsteen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malmsteen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mannetosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malmsteen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mannetosen connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mannetosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Malmsteen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mannetosen.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Mannetosen's ribcage but misses.
Mannetosen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mannetosen misses with a looping right.
Mannetosen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Mannetosen is predictable there
and Malmsteen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Malmsteen managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mannetosen misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Malmsteen.
Mannetosen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mannetosen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mannetosen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malmsteen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malmsteen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mannetosen backwards.
Malmsteen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mannetosen swings wildly with an uppercut but Malmsteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malmsteen takes a shot to the head.
Malmsteen misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannetosen lands a nice uppercut.
Malmsteen lands with a short shot to the head.
Mannetosen working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses with some punches.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mannetosen has a couple of punches blocked by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen blocks an elbow strike from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malmsteen is defending well for now.
Malmsteen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannetosen lands with a light punch inside.
Mannetosen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mannetosen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malmsteen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mannetosen takes a shot to the head.
Malmsteen lands an uppercut.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malmsteen.
Mannetosen looking for a takedown.
Mannetosen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen tries to throw a body punch but Mannetosen avoids it by throwing Malmsteen back against the cage.
Malmsteen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannetosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malmsteen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannetosen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Malmsteen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mannetosen working aggressively here.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
Malmsteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannetosen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malmsteen lands a shoulder strike.
Mannetosen tries to work over Malmsteen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malmsteen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannetosen controls his hands.
Mannetosen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malmsteen backwards.
Mannetosen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malmsteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
Malmsteen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Malmsteen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malmsteen misses with a punch on the inside.
Malmsteen lands a left hand.
Mannetosen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannetosen misses with a knee to the head.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the head but Malmsteen blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malmsteen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malmsteen.
Mannetosen is breathing heavily.
Malmsteen misses with a punch on the inside.
Malmsteen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malmsteen blocks an uppercut.
Mannetosen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannetosen misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Malmsteen on the inside.
Mannetosen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malmsteen prevents the takedown attempt.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Mannetosen.
A short left from Malmsteen.
Mannetosen has a couple of punches blocked by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen lands a right hand.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malmsteen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannetosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannetosen tries a knee to the head but Malmsteen blocks it.
Malmsteen lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Malmsteen.
Mannetosen is rocked!
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 Yngwie Malmsteen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mannetosen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mannetosen is still on wobbly legs! Can Malmsteen finish him?
Malmsteen drops Mannetosen with a big left hand! Mannetosen is injured, injured bad! Malmsteen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngwie Malmsteen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia's entrance music is The Offspring - All i Want. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22 - 11 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnnie Stalker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia tries to clinch but Stalker moves out of range.
Seia scores with a spinning back kick!
Seia darts in and clinches Stalker up against the cage.
A short left from Seia.
Stalker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalker swings wildly with an uppercut but Seia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalker misses with some punches.
Seia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seia.
Seia takes a shot to the head.
Stalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seia's elbow.
Seia lands an uppercut.
Stalker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalker is trying to force a seperation but Seia has the dominant position.
Stalker throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stalker backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalker wants to get back to striking at distance but Seia won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker misses with a punch to the body.
Seia blocking some punches.
Stalker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seia lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seia.
Stalker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalker working aggressively here.
Stalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seia's elbow.
Stalker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalker tries a body shot but Seia blocks it.
Stalker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Stalker.
Stalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalker tries to work over Seia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seia prevents a body shot from Stalker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Seia.
Stalker lands 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!
Stalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seias head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seia.
Stalker is trying to force a seperation but Seia has the dominant position.
Seia prevents a body shot from Stalker.
Seia working aggressively here.
Stalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seia's elbow.
Stalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seia's elbow.
Seia blocks an uppercut.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Stalker.
Seia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalker misses with the head strike.
Stalker blocks an uppercut.
Stalker lands a shoulder strike.
Stalker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Stalker.
Stalker can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stalker fails to land.
Stalker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seia blocks a body shot from Stalker.
A right hook to the body lands for Stalker.
Stalker lands a left hand.
A short right from Seia on the inside.
Stalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seia's elbow.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seia can't find room to land a body shot as Stalker controls the action.
Stalker is looking to break free of the clinch but Seia has double underhooks.
Stalker lands a body shot.
Stalker presses Seia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seia blocks a body shot from Stalker.
Seia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Seia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalker misses with a body punch.
A short right from Stalker.
Stalker lands a body shot.
Stalker struggles to land a body shot inside as Seia controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seia.
Seia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stalker backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stalker backwards.
Seia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Stalker.
Stalker blocks a body shot from Seia.
Stalker breaks the clinch.
Seia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stalker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Seia.
Seia throws out a loose jab but Stalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seia catches Stalker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stalker tries to move into range but Seia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kelemi Seia will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seia tries to clinch but Stalker is having none of it.
We've been told by Seia's head coaches at Kebab House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Seia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seia tried to score with a low kick but Stalker checks it.
Seia feints and then cracks Stalker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stalker down.
Seia delivers a nice body kick.
Seia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Seia misses with a kick to the body
and Stalker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stalker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Seia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stalker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalker misses the shot to the body.
Stalker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stalker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnnie Stalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalker thows a leg kick but Seia checks it
and Seia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia cracks a nice hook into Stalker's ribs.
Seia misses with a body kick.
Stalker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seia is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Seia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Stalker misses
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalker throws a chopping leg kick but Seia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stalker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seia slips under a jab.
Stalker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seia. Stalker shrugs it off though.
Stalker misses with a leg kick
and Seia counters with an outside leg kick.
Seia lunges at Stalker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stalker's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stalker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stalker.
Stalker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stalker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seia works the jab nicely.
Seia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seia lands a nice looking body kick.
Stalker lands a body shot.
Stalker thows a leg kick but Seia checks it
and Seia counters with a low kick, right behind Stalker 's knee.
Stalker throws a leg kick but Seia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker tries to close the distance and clinch but Seia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stalker tries a low kick but Seia avoids it.
Stalker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Seia looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalker is just out of range.
It seemed like Stalker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stalker lands a really nice looking cross but Seia seems unphased.
Stalker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelemi Seia is winning the standup battle so far.
Seia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Seia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stalker moves out of range of the strikes.
Stalker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
Stalker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stalker misses.
A little feinted left hand from Seia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stalker tries a low kick but Seia avoids it.
Seia throwing a counter right hand but Stalker manages to avoid it.
Stalker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stalker tries to score with a low kick but Seia moves his leg out of the way.
Seia scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Seia misses.
Stalker counters with a body kick.
Stalker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Stalker misses
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seia wants to slow Stalker down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia dominated that second round.
That's time! Seia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stalker sizes up Seia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stalker misses the body punch
and Seia counters with a straight right hand.
Stalker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Stalker there.
Stalker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stalker takes a swing at Seia's ribcage but misses.
Seia tried to counter with a leg kick but Stalker avoided it.
Stalker misses with an uppercut. Seia saw that one coming.
Seia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seia scores with a jab to the body.
Stalker is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seia lands with a straight right. Stalker didn't see that one coming.
Stalker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seia's corner calls for a 1-2. Seia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Seia connects with a body shot.
Stalker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seia is looking to counter punch.
Stalker moves out of range of the body kick.
Stalker lands a leg kick that knocks Seia off balance momentarily.
Seia lands a really nice looking cross but Stalker seems unphased.
Stalker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seia punishes Stalker's body with a nice straight punch.
Stalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stalker, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia throws out a powerful jab.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalker thows a leg kick but Seia checks it
letting Seia counter with a right hand.
Seia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stalker counters with a nice body shot.
Stalker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Seia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Seia as he checks the leg kick.
Stalker misses with an uppercut
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stalker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stalker is rocked!
Stalker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seia can pounce on him.
Stalker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seia.
Stalker with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seia.
Seia misses with a low kick.
Stalker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seia 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.
Stalker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stalker misses with a head kick.
Stalker lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia thumps Stalker with a low kick.
Seia lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia darts in trying to clinch
and Stalker counters with a low kick, right behind Seia 's knee.
Stalker misses with a low kick.
Stalker throws a hook but Seia blocks it.
Seia throws a body shot but no joy.
Stalker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A low kick from Stalker misses
and Seia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stalker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnnie Stalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seia counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Seia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Seia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boitsoff might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Domination. Tommy Price told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Price!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boitsoff shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Price manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boitsoff wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Boitsoff throws a big elbow that misses.
Boitsoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Price swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boitsoff slips a jab and a cross from Price.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boitsoff.
Price throws a series of punches but Boitsoff avoids them all with ease.
Boitsoff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Price was covering up waiting for the punch and Boitsoff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boitsoff passes Price's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff is looking to take a break and control but Price is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Price looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boitsoff is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boitsoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boitsoff is looking to take a break and control but Price is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boitsoff moves nicely into side control.
Boitsoff tries for a kimura but Price is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price prevents Boitsoff from improving position.
Boitsoff is looking to take a break and control but Price is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boitsoff has an Americana. Price didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Boitsoff is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Boitsoff hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dmitry Boitsoff!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafal Dabrowski!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabrowski misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dabrowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goldman throws a push kick but Dabrowski slaps the foot to one side.
Goldman tries to keep at a distance but Dabrowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goldman can't find room to land a body shot as Dabrowski controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dabrowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldman's elbow.
Dabrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dabrowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dabrowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dabrowski postures up in Goldman's guard and throws a big left but Goldman blocks it.
Goldman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski wants to pass the guard but Goldman is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dabrowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dabrowski won't allow Goldman to get back to his feet.
Dabrowski throwing strikes but missing.
Dabrowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dabrowski throwing strikes but missing.
Dabrowski throwing strikes from guard but Goldman blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dabrowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dabrowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dabrowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Dabrowski preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dabrowski wants to pass the guard but Goldman is keeping the position.
Dabrowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dabrowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dabrowski throws an elbow that misses. Goldman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dabrowski's guard. Nice move by Goldman!
Dabrowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldman defends it easily.
Goldman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dabrowski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goldman has managed to get both his arms back between Dabrowski's legs - danger averted.
Dabrowski working for a triangle but Goldman defends it easily.
Goldman is looking to stand up but Dabrowski won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goldman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goldman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dabrowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goldman advances position into side control!
Goldman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dabrowski's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goldman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dabrowski keeps working.
Dabrowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goldman stands up and beckons Dabrowski to his feet.
Dabrowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dabrowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goldman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dabrowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldman keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Goldman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dabrowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dabrowski tries to clinch up but Goldman circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dabrowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goldman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dabrowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Dabrowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldman circles away.
Goldman lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafal Dabrowski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dabrowski wants to clinch
and Goldman counters with a leg kick.
Goldman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dabrowski in his tracks.
Dabrowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dabrowski misses with a body punch.
Dabrowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goldman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldman struggles to land a body shot inside as Dabrowski controls his hands.
Goldman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dabrowski's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dabrowski.
Dabrowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldman blocks an elbow strike.
Goldman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dabrowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dabrowski tries to throw a body punch but Goldman avoids it by throwing Dabrowski back against the cage.
Goldman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Goldman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dabrowski.
Goldman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dabrowski backwards.
Dabrowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Goldman presses Dabrowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goldman lands a hook that snaps the head of Dabrowski backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dabrowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dabrowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldman's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Goldman.
Goldman lands with a right to the head.
Dabrowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Goldman fails to land.
Goldman blocks an uppercut.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goldman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dabrowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldman blocks a body shot from Dabrowski.
Goldman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dabrowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dabrowski lands with a left to the head.
Goldman works on Dabrowski's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman misses with some punches.
Dabrowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dabrowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dabrowski misses with the head strike.
Abe Goldman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goldman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dabrowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dabrowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goldman checks a leg kick.
Dabrowski has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Goldman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dabrowski prevents a body shot from Goldman.
Come on Dabrowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Dabrowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands with a short shot to the head.
Goldman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goldman struggles to land a body shot inside as Dabrowski controls his hands.
Dabrowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldman blocks an uppercut.
Goldman scores with a hook to the body.
Dabrowski blocks a body shot from Goldman.
Dabrowski has a couple of punches blocked by Goldman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldman.
Goldman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski takes a shot to the head.
Dabrowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dabrowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goldman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dabrowski tries to clinch but Goldman is having none of it.
Goldman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dabrowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Dabrowski misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Goldman fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dabrowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Dabrowski fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dabrowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Dabrowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Goldman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dabrowski backwards.
Goldman has a couple of punches blocked by Dabrowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman swings wildly with an uppercut but Dabrowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dabrowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman tries a body shot but Dabrowski blocks it.
Goldman lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dabrowski.
Dabrowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dabrowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dabrowski scores with a shot to the side of Goldman's head.
A head punch on the inside from Goldman fails to land.
Goldman blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Dabrowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goldman blocks a body shot from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski misses with some punches.
Goldman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dabrowski's elbow.
Goldman can't find room to land a body shot as Dabrowski controls the action.
Goldman lands an uppercut.
Goldman blocking some punches.
Dabrowski blocking some punches.
Goldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dabrowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldman digs a right hand underneath Dabrowski's ribcage. Dabrowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goldman throws a head punch that misses.
Goldman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldman.
Goldman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dabrowski scores with a shot to the side of Goldman's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldman.
Goldman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldman blocks a body shot from Dabrowski.
Goldman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dabrowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman blocks an uppercut.
Dabrowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldman lands a hook that snaps the head of Dabrowski backwards.
Goldman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldman tries a body shot but Dabrowski blocks it.
Dabrowski misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dabrowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldman scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldman lands with a left to the head.
Goldman working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Goldman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goldman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Goldman!
Abe Goldman gave a mention to Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Fekt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alekseev comes to the cage accompanied by Imperium. Fekt has chosen Ack Sundbyberg as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Fekt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fekt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alekseev.
Alekseev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fekt is trying to control the position but Alekseev postures up.
Alekseev wants to control from the top but Fekt keeps moving.
Alekseev throws a big elbow that misses.
Fekt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fekt keeping full guard, as Alekseev tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alekseev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alekseev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fekt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fekt is trying to keep Alekseev in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseev wants to control from the top but Fekt keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fekt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alekseev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alekseev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fekt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fekt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alekseev's best efforts.
Alekseev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fekt is in trouble now - Alekseev has advanced to mount!
Alekseev landing punches.
It looks like Per Fekt has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alekseev punching from mount but Fekt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fekt wants to hold on but Alekseev pushes him away.
Alekseev breaks from Fekt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alekseev has control of Fekt's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fekt regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fekt taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Per Fekt's cut even more.
Alekseev landing strikes from the mount and Fekt is in trouble!
Per Fekt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Per Fekt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oleg Alekseev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Montero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi and Toshiro Montero. The crowd seem to be enjoying Montero's choice of entrance music: Danzig - Mother . Toshiro Montero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toshiro Montero!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Montero feints the counter takedown.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Montero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montero is stalling here.
Helgi lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Helgi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Montero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Montero controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montero struggles to land a body shot inside as Helgi controls his hands.
Montero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montero just leaning against Helgi, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi lands with a left to the head.
Helgi working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Helgi.
Helgi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montero has Helgi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Helgi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montero's elbow.
Helgi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montero just leaning against Helgi, taking a breather.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
Montero prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Montero throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Helgi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montero is trying to maintain a safe position but Helgi gets an underhook and turns Montero into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Helgi.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
Montero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
Montero scores with a shot to the side of Helgi's head.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
Helgi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montero stalling.
Helgi digs a right hand underneath Montero's ribcage. Montero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Montero blocks a body shot from Helgi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero has Helgi pressed against the cage.
Montero looking to stall.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi is leaning against Montero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Helgi throws a head punch that misses.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
Helgi working aggressively here.
Montero blocking some punches.
Helgi lands with a short shot to the head.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Montero avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Montero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Helgi walks away with a smile on his face. Montero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montero scores with a spinning back kick!
A big right from Montero misses.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Helgi misses with a kick to the body.
Montero wants to counter the offense by Helgi and move into the clinch position.
Helgi is looking to chop away at Montero's legs.
Helgi throws a hook to the side of Montero's head but Montero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helgi is looking to slow Montero down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montero.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montero rushes Helgi and presses him up against the cage.
Montero is trying to stall.
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
That's time! Helgi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helgi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Montero is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Helgi is looking to slow Montero down with leg kicks.
Helgi lands a body shot.
Helgi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Helgi counters by moving into the clinch.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
Helgi tries to work over Montero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montero stalling the fight.
Montero is trying to stall.
Montero prevents a body shot from Helgi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Montero gets control of Helgi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Montero will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Helgi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Montero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Helgi defends it easily.
Montero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Helgi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Helgi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Helgi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Helgi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Montero, up you get!
Montero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Helgi slips a straight right by Montero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montero throws a head kick but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi misses with a low kick as Montero jumps back.
Montero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Helgi defends it well.
Montero looks for a takedown but Helgi sprawls well.
Montero misses with a low kick.
Montero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helgi moves into range and clinches up with Montero.
Montero is trying to drag Helgi to the mat but Helgi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
A short left from Helgi.
Montero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero stalling the fight.
Helgi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montero jumps guard but Helgi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshiro Montero.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helgi as Montero tries to tie him up.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Montero controls his hands.
Montero prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Helgi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi working aggressively here.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
Helgi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Helgi on the inside.
Montero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Helgi smiles and moves away.
Montero shoots in for a takedown but Helgi shows good takedown defense.
Montero throws a sloppy head kick
and Helgi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montero is trying to stall.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Helgi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montero was well out of range. Poor timing from Helgi.
Helgi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Montero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helgi.
Montero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Helgi is looking to wear down Montero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helgi moves away.
Montero fails to land the takedown.
Montero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Helgi finds it's way round the side to connect with Montero's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi misses with a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Helgi scores with a four punch combination!
Helgi throws a lazy head kick
and Montero moves into the clinch.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montero's elbow.
Montero tries for a takedown. No joy.
Helgi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Helgi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montero can do to turn this around?
Montero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
Montero blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montero backwards.
Helgi scores with a shot to the side of Montero's head.
Helgi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helgi as Montero tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Helgi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi tries to work over Montero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montero misses with some punches.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montero's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Helgi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montero blocks a body shot from Helgi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Montero.
Helgi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Montero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
Montero blocks an uppercut.
Helgi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montero prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Montero.
Montero blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Montero blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Montero controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Helgi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Helgi pushes Montero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helgi scores with a hook to the body.
Bjorn Helgi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montero's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Montero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Helgi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helgi.
Montero dives in and scores a takedown into Helgi's guard.
Helgi wants to sweep here but Montero controlling him for the moment.
Helgi is looking to stand back up but Montero counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Helgi.
Montero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Montero lands a nice short elbow.
Montero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero is thwarting Helgi's attempts to control the position.
Montero working the head and body with strikes.
Montero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Montero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Helgi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montero.
Helgi wants to get back to his feet.
Montero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Montero is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Helgi reverses the position - he's now on top in Montero's guard.
Montero looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Helgi is defending well. Montero quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Helgi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Montero celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toshiro Montero!
Toshiro Montero is the new lightweight champion!
Toshiro Montero decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jay Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay Mutombo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutombo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machida. That's going to slow Mutombo down.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutombo was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
A low kick from Mutombo is predictable there
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mutombo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Machida replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mutombo blocks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Machida blocks the leg kick.
As Mutombo backs off Machida throws a huge counter combo but Mutombo manages to avoid it all.
Machida misses with a kick to the body.
Mutombo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machida looks for the body kick but Mutombo saw that one coming.
Mutombo throws a chopping leg kick but Machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Machida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy body kick from Mutombo
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jay Jay Mutombo has been cut.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Mutombo moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Mutombo.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Mutombo throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo misses the jab.
Mutombo lands a jab to the nose.
Mutombo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mutombo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mutombo tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machida blocks a low kick nicely.
Machida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Machida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mutombo!
Mutombo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mutombo throws a leg kick
and Mutombo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Mutombo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jay Jay Mutombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mutombo.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Mutombo had a free shot at his head there.
Mutombo misses with a straight right.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutombo.
Machida is looking to score with low kicks.
Mutombo throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida lands a leg kick that knocks Mutombo off balance momentarily.
Mutombo scoring well with a low kick there.
Machida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mutombo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mutombo scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to land a leg kick but Mutombo is out of range.
Mutombo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machida. Machida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mutombo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Machida throws a leg kick that misses.
Mutombo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machida.
Machida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Machida scores with a jab to the head.
Mutombo tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mutombo avoids the body shot from Machida.
Machida cracks the inside of Mutombo's front leg.
Machida throws a right hand that Mutombo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mutombo also avoids with ease.
Mutombo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machida is out of range and Mutombo settles back down.
Mutombo loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo scores with a hook to the body. Machida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Machida checks a low kick from Mutombo.
Mutombo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida misses with a kick to the body.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Mutombo ducks down to avoid it.
Mutombo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Mutombo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mutombo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mutombo connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida misses with a leg kick.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Mutombo moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mutombo, right into the meat.
That kick from Mutombo tenderised Machida's leg. Machida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mutombo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mutombo staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Jay Mutombo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Jay Mutombo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mutombo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mutombo misses with a double jab
and Mutombo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Mutombo.
Mutombo tried to score with a low kick but Machida checks it.
Machida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mutombo can pounce on him.
Mutombo scores with a jab to the head.
Mutombo is looking to score with low kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Machida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mutombo has got the better of the exchanges.
Machida is looking to land body kicks.
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mutombo throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Machida is looking to chop away at Mutombo's legs.
Mutombo lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lands with a hook. Mutombo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mutombo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mutombo misses with the combination.
Jay Jay Mutombo is winning the standup battle so far.
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
Mutombo misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machida has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mutombo jabs Machida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mutombo scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Mutombo misses.
Machida lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mutombo scoring well with a low kick there.
Mutombo looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Machida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Mutombo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
Good work by Machida as he checks the leg kick.
Machida throws a leg kick but Mutombo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mutombo throws a lazy head kick
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mutombo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mutombo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machida thuds his right hand into Mutombo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mutombo lands with a good body shot.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutombo manages to avoid it.
Mutombo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Machida scores with a hook.
Mutombo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Machida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mutombo throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida lands a nice looking body shot.
Mutombo throws a chopping leg kick but Machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machida throws out a counter right but Mutombo avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Mutombo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mutombo lands a leg kick that knocks Machida off balance momentarily.
Mutombo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mutombo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mutombo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mutombo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Machida's calf.
Mutombo throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida throws a solid leg kick but Mutombo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mutombo. That's going to slow Machida down.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Machida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mutombo. Mutombo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Machida.
Machida connects with an inside leg kick.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Machida backs away, Mutombo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Mutombo.
Mutombo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Mutombo ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Mutombo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renzo Machida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jay Jay Mutombo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mutombo.
Mutombo misses with a low kick as Machida jumps back.
Machida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mutombo throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida throws a jab when Mutombo was well out of range.
Machida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mutombo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machida tries a quick counter leg kick but Mutombo is wise to it.
Machida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mutombo looks for the body kick but Machida saw that one coming.
Machida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mutombo with a body shot.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Mutombo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutombo throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a body kick.
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mutombo lands a two punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mutombo.
Mutombo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Machida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Mutombo blocks the low kick.
Mutombo tried to counter with a leg kick but Machida avoided it.
Mutombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Mutombo saw that one coming.
Mutombo throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machida checks a leg kick.
Mutombo throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Machida! But no joy.
An inside leg kick from Mutombo misses.
Machida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Machida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mutombo throws a low kick but Machida avoids it.
Machida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good work by Mutombo as he checks the leg kick.
Mutombo tries a low kick but Machida avoids it.
Mutombo misses with a leg kick.
Mutombo throws an off balance right hand
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mutombo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mutombo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mutombo throws a body kick that misses
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida misses with a looping left.
Mutombo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mutombo looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
You can see that Machida has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Machida lands a front kick.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mutombo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
Mutombo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
Mutombo throws a front kick that sends Machida stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machida checks a leg kick.
Mutombo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mutombo lands a really nice looking cross but Machida seems unphased.
Mutombo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mutombo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mutombo misses with a left hand
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mutombo.
Machida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machida misses with a hook
and Mutombo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida cracks Mutombo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mutombo misses the body punch
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutombo lands with a cross.
Machida throws a body punch but Mutombo moves out of range.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida lands a jab to the head.
Machida connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mutombo. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mutombo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mutombo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutombo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
Machida moves out of range as Mutombo strikes.
Mutombo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Machida really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Jay Mutombo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutombo misses with a leg kick
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Machida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Machida blocks the low kick.
Machida throws a big counter head kick but Mutombo avoids it with no problem.
Mutombo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machida. That did some damage!
Machida jabs Mutombo right on the nose. Mutombo blinks but takes it well.
Machida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mutombo throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida digs a good body shot into Mutombo's ribs.
Mutombo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mutombo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Machida.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mutombo.
Nice body kick there by Mutombo.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mutombo.
Machida throws a body shot but no joy.
Machida looks to land a combination but Mutombo avoids it well.
Machida moves out of range of the leg kick from Mutombo.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Machida misses.
Mutombo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machida. Machida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mutombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mutombo avoids the head kick by Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mutombo moves out of range of the leg kick from Machida.
Machida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Machida slips a straight right by Mutombo.
Mutombo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mutombo.
Machida checks a leg kick.
Machida throws a leg kick
and Mutombo counters with a thumping low kick.
Mutombo misses with a low kick.
Machida checks a leg kick nicely.
Machida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mutombo throws a body kick that misses
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo moves out of range as Machida throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Mutombo there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Machida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machida - that will leave a mark!
Machida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mutombo can pounce on him.
Mutombo is looking to chop away at Machida's legs.
Mutombo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mutombo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
A big left from Machida misses.
Machida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mutombo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to score with a low kick but Mutombo moves his leg out of the way.
Mutombo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Mutombo.
Mutombo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mutombo's calf.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Mutombo lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mutombo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Machida swings for the body but Mutombo moves out of range.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Mutombo lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Renzo Machida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jay Jay Mutombo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Machida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mutombo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machida's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Machida duly obliges.
Mutombo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mutombo.
Machida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida avoids the body shot from Mutombo.
Mutombo throws a leg kick but Machida moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Machida! But no joy.
Mutombo misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mutombo.
Mutombo misses with an uppercut
and Machida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mutombo really felt that one!
Mutombo throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Mutombo misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mutombo.
Machida throws a hook to the side of Mutombo's head but Mutombo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mutombo.
Mutombo tries to land a leg kick but Machida saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Mutombo as he checks the leg kick.
Machida lands the left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mutombo.
Machida throws a series of punches but Mutombo avoids them all with ease.
Machida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mutombo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mutombo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mutombo lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
Mutombo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Machida.
A right-left combo lands from Machida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutombo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mutombo ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Mutombo misses with a hook.
Mutombo throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mutombo's knee momentarily.
Machida connects with a jab.
Machida swings for the body but Mutombo moves out of range.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Machida scores with a shot to the body.
Jay Jay Mutombo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mutombo looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
A solid body kick from Mutombo.
Renzo Machida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Mutombo throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Mutombo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mutombo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida checks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mutombo.
Mutombo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Mutombo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machida can pounce on him.
Mutombo tries a low kick but Machida avoids it.
Machida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mutombo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Machida. That snapped Mutombo's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutombo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machida lands with a good body shot.
Mutombo throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Machida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mutombo on the side of the head.
Machida throws a good cross that connects.
Machida scores with a shot to the body.
Mutombo throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Mutombo misses with a leg kick.
Machida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mutombo misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Machida.
Machida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renzo Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Machida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renzo Machida!
Renzo Machida is the new heavyweight champion!
Renzo Machida took some time post fight to say the following; 'Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow'.
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