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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Kid Rock - Cocky as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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273 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Hardman lands a slapping body shot.
Hardman staying out of range there.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Nathan Jones has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Hardman has knocked Jones down with a huge combo! Hardman steps away and waves a wobbly Jones back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jones is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Hardman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardman finish him?
Hardman dips a shoulder and cracks Jones with a mighty uppercut! Jones falls back against the cage and Hardman unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jones is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hardman screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Hardman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J J Tucker!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tucker.
J J Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tucker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Volkov is able to avoid easily.
Volkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tucker.
Volkov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volkov pushes Tucker away with a front kick.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Tucker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
Volkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Tucker misses with a leg kick.
As Tucker backs away, Volkov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Tucker.
Tucker checks the leg kick.
Volkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Tucker.
Tucker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov has been cut.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Volkov scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like J J Tucker has been cut.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Tucker scores with a spinning back kick!
Volkov stalks Tucker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tucker's face. Tucker staggers backwards, shaken.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Tucker blocks the leg kick.
Volkov lands a right hook to the body.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Volkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Volkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Volkov tries to land a leg kick but Tucker saw it coming and moves away.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Tucker.
Tucker throws a push kick but Volkov slaps the foot to one side.
Volkov scores with a hook.
Tucker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volkov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Volkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tucker.
Tucker wants to slow Volkov down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
Tucker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tucker tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov is looking to wear down Tucker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Volkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tucker.
Volkov misses the jab.
Tucker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tucker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tucker misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Tucker.
Tucker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volkov 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 Tucker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tucker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tucker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Volkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tucker on the side of the head.
Volkov lands a nice hook to Tucker's body. Tucker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tucker.
Volkov throws a head kick but Tucker moves out of range.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Tucker misses with a body kick.
Volkov scores with a nice right hand.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Volkov is looking to land body kicks.
Tucker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tucker drops his hands momentarily and Volkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tucker throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov cracks Tucker with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Volkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Tucker off the cage and back into range.
Volkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Volkov swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tucker.
Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Tucker.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Volkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Tucker throws a lazy body kick
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov closes the distance and clinches.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Volkov lands an uppercut.
A short left from Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker takes a shot to the head.
Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker tries to break free but Volkov pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Volkov.
Volkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tucker is rocked!
A short right from Tucker.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Volkov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volkov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tucker lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volkov's face.
Volkov working aggressively here.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Tucker moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Tucker misses with an attempted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Volkov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
Volkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tucker tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Volkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Volkov catches Tucker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Volkov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tucker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Volkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tucker stuns Volkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Volkov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker fakes the leg kick and cracks Volkov in the body.
Tucker lands with a cross.
Volkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tucker's sensitive parts.
Tucker throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tucker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Volkov - the referee stops the clock and Tucker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Volkov. Tucker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tucker.
Tucker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tucker throws a front kick aimed at Volkov's knee but Volkov avoids it well.
Volkov slips a jab from Tucker.
Tucker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volkov forces Tucker back against the cage and clinches.
Tucker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Volkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker throws an elbow that misses.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
Tucker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Tucker.
Tucker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
Volkov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Volkov lands with a light punch inside.
Volkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker tries to break free but Volkov pushes him back against the cage.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Volkov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Volkov.
Tucker missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Volkov breaks the clinch.
Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tucker checks the leg kick.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Volkov throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
Tucker staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
Volkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volkov lands with a shot to the body.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Volkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tucker throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Volkov takes one to the side of the head.
Volkov clobbers Tucker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Tucker throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Tucker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Tucker moved out of range.
Tucker slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
Volkov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Tucker checks a leg kick.
Tucker throws a sloppy body shot
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tucker lands with a shot to the body.
Tucker scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tucker takes one on the button.
Volkov lands with a nice body punch.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov tries to work over Tucker's front leg with a kick but Tucker checks it.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov moves out of range of the body kick from Tucker.
Tucker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Volkov misses its target.
Volkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volkov.
Nice cross by Volkov.
Volkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker throws a body kick that misses.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Volkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tucker 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.
Volkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tucker swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Volkov.
Volkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Volkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov throws the kick towards the body but Tucker avoids it.
Tucker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
As Tucker backs away, Volkov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tucker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tucker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tucker tries a head kick but it misses.
Tucker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Tucker checks it.
Tucker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Volkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a nice strike.
Tucker tries a head kick but it misses.
Tucker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkov.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
Volkov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tucker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Tucker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Volkov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Tucker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tucker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tucker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tucker throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Tucker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volkov's calf.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
J J Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tucker throws a lazy head kick
and Volkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tucker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volkov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Volkov thows a body kick. Tucker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Volkov dips to his left and cracks Tucker with an uppercut!
Tucker moves out of range as Volkov throws a body kick.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Volkov throws out a leg kick but Tucker moves out of range and Volkov only half commits.
Tucker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov staying out of range there.
Tucker throws a lazy head kick
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tucker throws a leg kick that misses.
Tucker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tucker throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Tucker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Volkov finish him?
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tucker's sensitive parts.
Volkov cracks Tucker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Volkov drops Tucker with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tucker! Volkov dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov!
An intense looking Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am proud communist.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caol Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Colony. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caol Uno!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno misses with an uppercut. Fukuzawa saw that one coming.
Fukuzawa scores with a body shot.
Uno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uno misses with a hook. Fukuzawa ducked under it nicely.
Uno misses with a head kick.
Fukuzawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uno connects with a nice looking jab.
Fukuzawa throws a poor cross that misses
letting Uno counter with a right hand.
Uno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fukuzawa tries to bum rush Uno with a series of wild strikes but Uno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Uno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukuzawa connects with a leg kick. Uno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Uno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fukuzawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Uno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukuzawa wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uno.
Uno misses with a looping left.
Uno throws a sloppy head kick and Fukuzawa moves out of range easily.
Uno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Uno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukuzawa. Uno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uno throws out a counter right but Fukuzawa avoids it with no problem.
Uno misses with a looping right.
Uno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fukuzawa at a distance.
Fukuzawa misses with an uppercut
and Uno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fukuzawa throws a lazy right hand but Uno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uno thuds a left hand into Fukuzawa's body.
Uno has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Uno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukuzawa.
Uno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fukuzawa on the side of the head.
Fukuzawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Fukuzawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uno throws a jab when Fukuzawa was well out of range.
Uno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Uno scores with the left hand. Fukuzawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Fukuzawa wants to clinch
and Uno counters with a straight right hand.
Fukuzawa swings widly with a right hand
and Uno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uno looks to score with a jab to the body but Fukuzawa is just out of range.
Fukuzawa ducks under a wild hook from Uno.
A low kick from Fukuzawa misses
and Uno counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fukuzawa is trying to work for a sweep but Uno has mounted him!
Uno avoids the attempt from Fukuzawa to control.
Uno wants to control but Fukuzawa has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Uno is trying to control the action in half guard but Fukuzawa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uno is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fukuzawa defending well though.
Uno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fukuzawa is trying to maintain the position but Uno is very close to passing his half guard.
Uno prevents Fukuzawa from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uno throwing shots but Fukuzawa is blocking nicely.
Fukuzawa is looking to improve his position.
Uno lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fukuzawa is staying active underneath Uno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fukuzawa is looking to improve his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fukuzawa lands a leg kick that knocks Uno off balance momentarily.
Uno throws a lazy right hand but Fukuzawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Fukuzawa misses its target.
Fukuzawa throws a looping overhand right but Uno ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caol Uno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fukuzawa misses with a head kick.
Uno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fukuzawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fukuzawa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fukuzawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uno.
Fukuzawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Uno throws a shot from downtown. Fukuzawa moves away and avoids it.
Fukuzawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fukuzawa thuds his right hand into Uno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fukuzawa moves out of range as Uno strikes.
Fukuzawa throws a low kick but Uno avoids it.
Uno ducks under a wild hook from Fukuzawa.
Uno throws a lazy uppercut
and Fukuzawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uno misses with an uppercut
enabling Fukuzawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Fukuzawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Uno looks to land a right hand but Fukuzawa moved out of range.
Fukuzawa avoids the body shot from Uno.
Fukuzawa is looking to counter punch.
Fukuzawa misses with a hook to the body
letting Uno counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa throws a lazy right hand but Uno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Uno lunges at Fukuzawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fukuzawa's hand.
Uno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Fukuzawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fukuzawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uno connects with a nice looking jab.
Uno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fukuzawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Uno there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uno misses the body punch
and Fukuzawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uno lands a jab.
A slow jab from Uno misses its intended target.
Fukuzawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uno dodges the punch combination from Fukuzawa.
Uno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Fukuzawa does no damage.
Uno misses with a jab to the body
and Fukuzawa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Uno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fukuzawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fukuzawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Uno scores with a shot to the body.
Fukuzawa throws a nice looking combination but Uno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uno throws out a loose jab but Fukuzawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukuzawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fukuzawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno misses the shot to the body.
Uno jabs at Fukuzawa's body.
Fukuzawa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fukuzawa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Uno back to the cage. Fukuzawa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fukuzawa tries to bum rush Uno with a series of wild strikes but Uno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fukuzawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukuzawa.
Uno throws an overhand right that lands on Fukuzawa's shoulder, as Fukuzawa tries to avoid the shot.
Uno checks the leg kick.
Uno throws a body punch but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
Fukuzawa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fukuzawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uno on the side of the head.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick but Uno checks it.
Fukuzawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fukuzawa looks to land a right hand but Uno moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukuzawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa defending well as Uno loads up on a big left hand.
Uno misses with a shot to the body
and Fukuzawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fukuzawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fukuzawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Uno moves out of range of the leg kick from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uno misses with an uppercut.
Uno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukuzawa.
Jab from Uno.
Fukuzawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uno was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukuzawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uno with the counter takedown but Fukuzawa avoids it easily.
Uno avoids the head kick by Fukuzawa.
Uno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fukuzawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uno swings for the body but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itagaki Fukuzawa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Uno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa throws a shot from downtown. Uno moves away and avoids it.
Uno tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Uno lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Uno misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Fukuzawa misses the target.
Fukuzawa pushes Uno away with a front kick.
Nice shot lands for Fukuzawa.
Nice defenses there by Uno.
Uno missing with a left hand there. Fukuzawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fukuzawa looks to land a combination. Uno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fukuzawa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fukuzawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fukuzawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uno tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Fukuzawa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Fukuzawa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fukuzawa is looking to take a break and control but Uno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uno is looking to regain half guard here but Fukuzawa keeps moving and retains side control.
Uno taking a bit of punishment here - Fukuzawa scoring with strikes.
Uno regains half guard, as Fukuzawa was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uno defending well though.
Fukuzawa is looking to stall here but Uno recovers full guard.
Fukuzawa wants to pass the guard but Uno is keeping the position.
Uno keeping moving, preventing Fukuzawa from controlling successfully.
Fukuzawa landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa connects with a couple of short punches.
Uno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fukuzawa's guard.
Fukuzawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Fukuzawa, not yet.
Uno trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukuzawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uno showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fukuzawa is controlling Uno's posture.
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.
Uno cracks Fukuzawa with a solid left hand.
Fukuzawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fukuzawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fukuzawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uno manages to avoid it.
Fukuzawa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fukuzawa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukuzawa trying to control but Uno is working from the bottom.
Uno lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itagaki Fukuzawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fukuzawa 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itagaki Fukuzawa!
In his post fight interview, Itagaki Fukuzawa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Mcdermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Complex comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash-When the Man Comes Around. Mcdermott has chosen Broken Wings as his entrance music. Napoleon Complex could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terry Mcdermott's chin.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Mcdermott!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex throws a push kick but Mcdermott slaps the foot to one side.
Mcdermott tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mcdermott looks for a takedown but Complex sprawls well.
Complex connects with the punch.
Complex throws a leg kick that misses.
Mcdermott shoots in for a takedown but Complex shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from Complex lands.
Mcdermott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Complex is looking to counter punch.
Napoleon Complex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Mcdermott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdermott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Complex tries to avoid it but Mcdermott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Complex to the ground. Complex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mcdermott or perhaps it was just good defense by Complex, which made it look bad.
Complex throwing a counter right hand but Mcdermott manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex cracks Mcdermott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mcdermott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Complex.
Mcdermott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcdermott feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mcdermott is working Complex over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mcdermott is sitting in close to Complex's body. Complex has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mcdermott is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mcdermott is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Complex.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Napoleon Complex!
A relieved looking Napoleon Complex thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Terry Mcdermott was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man tonight but ill be back better and stronger than ever!! Mark my words!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Shimazu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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230 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schultz is looking to slow Shimazu down with leg kicks.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
Shimazu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schultz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shimazu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schultz gets tackled into the cage by Shimazu. Shimazu maintains the clinch.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shimazu trying to land knees to the body.
Shimazu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shimazu fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimazu.
Still in the clinch, Shimazu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shimazu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz lands a good knee to the midsection. Shimazu won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimazu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shimazu.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like William Shimazu has been cut.
Shimazu misses with the head strike.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shimazu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shimazu throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
Shimazu misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz tries to work over Shimazu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimazu swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shimazu.
Shimazu working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu misses with the head strike.
Shimazu has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
Schultz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shimazu blocks a leg kick.
Shimazu moves out of range of the body kick.
Schultz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shimazu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schultz.
Shimazu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schultz throws the kick towards the body but Shimazu avoids it.
Shimazu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schultz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shimazu, pushing him back against the cage.
Shimazu throws an elbow but it misses.
Shimazu misses with the head strike.
Shimazu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz has Shimazu pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Shimazu is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Schultz - that's hurt Shimazu badly! Oh, another knee lands and Shimazu is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Shimazu doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dr Schultz!
After the fight, Dr Schultz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Survival . Rustam Kersikov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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176 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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustam Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hoffman with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kersikov. Those never looked like landing.
Hoffman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Hoffman's head coaches at Cylon Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Kersikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov cracks Hoffman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoffman blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Hoffman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoffman momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Hoffman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kersikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Rustam Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoffman on the side of the head.
Hoffman looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Kersikov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hoffman takes one on the button.
Kersikov gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Hoffman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Hoffman checks it.
Hoffman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoffman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kersikov. Hoffman shrugs it off though.
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!
Kersikov cracks the inside of Hoffman's front leg.
Kersikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Hoffman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Hoffman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoffman looks for the body kick but Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoffman on the side of the head.
Hoffman staying out of range there.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman.
Hoffman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kersikov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Hoffman thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoffman momentarily.
Kersikov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kersikov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hoffman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Hoffman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoffman throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoffman misses the target.
Kersikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Hoffman moves out of range easily.
Kersikov scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Hoffman.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoffman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Hoffman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Hoffman slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoffman as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov digs a good hook to Hoffman's body.
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from Hoffman.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoffman.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
Hoffman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Kersikov.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body. Hoffman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoffman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hoffman misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kersikov.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoffman lands a body shot.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kersikov 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.
Hoffman misses with a hook to the body
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov throws a combination that misses
and Hoffman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kersikov pushes Hoffman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov works Hoffman's body with a nice hook.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
And Kersikov responds with a good body kick, but Hoffman manages to step out the way in time.
Kersikov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoffman takes a step back to recover.
Kersikov tries to clinch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Hoffman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Kersikov.
Hoffman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
Hoffman checks the leg kick.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
letting Hoffman counter with a right hand.
Hoffman defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoffman. Hoffman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov throws a push kick but Hoffman slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov misses with a body shot
and Hoffman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kersikov thinking.
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from Hoffman.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hoffman.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoffman misses the target.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Hoffman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffman throws a head kick that misses.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
Kersikov takes a swing at Hoffman's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Kersikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kersikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rustam Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Hoffman.
Rustam Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoffman.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoffman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Rustam Kersikov's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoffman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands the left hand.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
Hoffman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Hoffman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoffman tries to avoid it.
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 Jack Hoffman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kersikov lands with a shot to the body.
Hoffman throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Hoffman digs a good hook to Kersikov's body.
Hoffman throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kersikov 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoffman misses the target.
Kersikov scores with a head kick. Hoffman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kersikov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hoffman's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hoffman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Hoffman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Hoffman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
Hoffman takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov works Hoffman's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Hoffman.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
and Hoffman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kersikov lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Kersikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoffman 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.
Hoffman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Hoffman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kersikov.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoffman momentarily.
Hoffman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoffman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoffman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Hoffman saw that one coming.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoffman.
Donk. Hoffman catches Kersikov right on the button with a cross.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Hoffman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoffman throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoffman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Hoffman throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Hoffman is wise to it.
A lazy left from Kersikov finds it's target.
Kersikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoffman is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
Kersikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffman misses with a body shot
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoffman throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman.
Some wild striking there from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov cracks Hoffman with an open hand slap.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoffman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Hoffman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kersikov with a jab.
Kersikov clobbers Hoffman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rustam Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kersikov 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rustam Kersikov!
Rustam Kersikov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malaipet Sasiprapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasiprapa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Malaipet the Diamond. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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144 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Malaipet Sasiprapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Pietrzak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick.
Sasiprapa needs to keep his hands up - Pietrzak had a free shot at his head there.
We've been told by Sasiprapa's head coaches at Palazzo Paisano that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pietrzak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sasiprapa scoring well with a low kick there.
Pietrzak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pietrzak gets a takedown into half guard.
Pietrzak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak wants to control but Sasiprapa is keeping him busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pietrzak working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pietrzak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sasiprapa defends it well.
Sasiprapa gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasiprapa keeping moving, preventing Pietrzak from controlling successfully.
Sasiprapa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sasiprapa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak trying to control but Sasiprapa is working from the bottom.
Pietrzak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sasiprapa is keeping the position for now.
Sasiprapa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pietrzak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sasiprapa wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sasiprapa throws a chopping leg kick but Pietrzak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pietrzak with the counter takedown but Sasiprapa avoids it easily.
Sasiprapa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pietrzak moves away.
Sasiprapa misses with a looping left.
Pietrzak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pietrzak slips a straight right by Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa stuffs the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pietrzak, right into the meat.
Sasiprapa scores with a jab to the body.
Pietrzak throws a wild body kick that Sasiprapa sees coming a mile off.
Sasiprapa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pietrzak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sasiprapa checks it well.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch up but Pietrzak circles away and keeps his distance.
Sasiprapa misses with a body shot.
Pietrzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sasiprapa moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak avoids a kick to the body.
Sasiprapa misses with a head kick.
Malaipet Sasiprapa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Pietrzak finds it's target.
Sasiprapa throws a body punch but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Pietrzak misses with a kick to the body.
Pietrzak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sasiprapa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sasiprapa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pietrzak.
Sasiprapa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pietrzak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch but Pietrzak is having none of it.
Sasiprapa blocks a leg kick.
Sasiprapa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pietrzak swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasiprapa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick from Sasiprapa.
Sasiprapa swings for the body but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Pietrzak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sasiprapa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pietrzak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sasiprapa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasiprapa misses the body punch
and Sasiprapa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pietrzak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pietrzak dips to his left and cracks Sasiprapa with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sasiprapa.
Pietrzak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sasiprapa defends well and Pietrzak ends up having to push Sasiprapa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Sasiprapa. No joy for Pietrzak on that attempt.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
Sasiprapa tries to clinch up but Pietrzak circles away and keeps his distance.
Pietrzak looks for a takedown but Sasiprapa sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Pietrzak misses the target.
Sasiprapa misses with a kick to the body.
Pietrzak tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pietrzak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pietrzak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pietrzak lands a head shot.
Sasiprapa works Pietrzak's body with a nice hook.
Pietrzak swings for the body but Sasiprapa moves out of range.
Sasiprapa closes the distance but Pietrzak moves to the side
and Pietrzak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pietrzak connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sasiprapa misses with an uppercut. Pietrzak saw that one coming.
Pietrzak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sasiprapa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietrzak was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasiprapa.
Pietrzak tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sasiprapa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pietrzak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pietrzak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sasiprapa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sasiprapa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasiprapa manages to avoid it.
Sasiprapa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pietrzak just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pietrzak!
Pietrzak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sasiprapa checks a low kick from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak looks to land a left hand but Sasiprapa moved out of range nicely.
Sasiprapa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pietrzak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa throws a hook but Pietrzak blocks it.
And Pietrzak tries to counter it with a takedown but Sasiprapa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crunch! Sasiprapa slams his shin into Pietrzak's torso.
Sasiprapa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sasiprapa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pietrzak moves away.
Sasiprapa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Sasiprapa misses with a jab to the body
and Pietrzak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sasiprapa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pietrzak throws a fast counter high kick but Sasiprapa manages to duck under it in time.
Sasiprapa misses with an uppercut.
Pietrzak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasiprapa.
Pietrzak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sasiprapa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
Sasiprapa tries to counter by clinching up but Pietrzak breaks away and moves out of range.
Pietrzak blocks a leg kick.
Sasiprapa has closed the distance and engaged Pietrzak in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to circle away but Sasiprapa has him pinned against the cage.
Sasiprapa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sasiprapa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pietrzak's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Pietrzak.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pietrzak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow inside.
Pietrzak tries a body shot but Sasiprapa blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pietrzak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sasiprapa backwards.
Pietrzak lands a hook that snaps the head of Sasiprapa backwards.
Sasiprapa missing with knees to the body.
Pietrzak lands an uppercut.
Pietrzak is trying to stall.
Sasiprapa lands an elbow that stopped Pietrzak in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak blocks an elbow strike.
Sasiprapa gets underhooks to prevent Pietrzak's takedown attempt.
Pietrzak has hold of one of Sasiprapa's legs. Sasiprapa is fighting the takedown attempt but Pietrzak gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasiprapa is trying to control the position but Pietrzak postures up.
Sasiprapa is really struggling to control Pietrzak but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pietrzak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sasiprapa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pietrzak has passed into side control.
Sasiprapa is not content to let Pietrzak control the position.
Sasiprapa wants to control but Pietrzak postures up.
Pietrzak tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sasiprapa as he avoids it easily.
Sasiprapa misses with a straight right.
Pietrzak throws a leg kick which misses Sasiprapa's front leg but catches the back leg as Sasiprapa tries to avoid it.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sasiprapa misses with a body kick.
Pietrzak drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sasiprapa defends it well.
Pietrzak lands with a shot to the body.
Pietrzak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasiprapa.
Pietrzak shoots in for a double leg but Sasiprapa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sasiprapa throws a leg kick
and Pietrzak counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasiprapa misses with an uppercut. Pietrzak saw that one coming.
Pietrzak throws an off balance right hand
and Sasiprapa counters with a straight right hand.
Sasiprapa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pietrzak tries to land a front kick but Sasiprapa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sasiprapa throws a head kick but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Pietrzak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sasiprapa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sasiprapa throws out a leg kick but Pietrzak moves out of range and Sasiprapa only half commits.
Sasiprapa is looking to slow Pietrzak down with leg kicks.
Sasiprapa punishes Pietrzak's body with a nice straight punch.
Sasiprapa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pietrzak cracks Sasiprapa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sasiprapa connects with a right hand. Pietrzak shakes it off.
Sasiprapa walks into a left hand.
Pietrzak loads up on a big right hand but Sasiprapa slips the punch.
Pietrzak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Sasiprapa counters with a quick kick to the body but Pietrzak blocks it.
Sasiprapa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sasiprapa looks to throw a body kick
and Pietrzak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasiprapa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pietrzak fails to land the takedown.
Malaipet Sasiprapa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasiprapa misses with a straight right.
Sasiprapa wants to land a leg kick but Pietrzak is out of range.
Pietrzak drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sasiprapa defends it well.
Sasiprapa misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pietrzak counter with a right hand.
Sasiprapa wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasiprapa. Pietrzak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sasiprapa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pietrzak to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pietrzak pushing down on Sasiprapa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bartek Pietrzak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bartek Pietrzak has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pietrzak is keen to just control but Sasiprapa is a slippery customer.
Pietrzak moves nicely into side control.
Pietrzak wants to control but Sasiprapa is keeping him busy.
Pietrzak working away.
Pietrzak controls the position.
Sasiprapa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pietrzak wants to control but Sasiprapa is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sasiprapa is positioning himself well to prevent Pietrzak advancing to mount.
Pietrzak wants to pass the guard but Sasiprapa is defending well.
Pietrzak is controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pietrzak wants to take a breather but Sasiprapa is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartek Pietrzak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pietrzak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
During a confident post fight interview, Bartek Pietrzak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes into the arena with Alive blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nai Khanom Tom enters the cage!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaylock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blaylock.
Khanom Tom catches Blaylock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaylock misses with a straight right.
Blaylock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanom Tom can pounce on him.
Khanom Tom has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blaylock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Khanom Tom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaylock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blaylock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch.
Khanom Tom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock lands a head kick. Khanom Tom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Nai Khanom Tom has been cut.
Blaylock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom obviously looking to wear him down.
Khanom Tom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaylock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch up but Blaylock keeps it at a distance.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Blaylock strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock 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.
Blaylock blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom.
Blaylock is looking to slow Khanom Tom down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom.
Blaylock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaylock checks a low kick from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khanom Tom scores with a sloppy right hand. Blaylock should have avoided that one.
Blaylock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blaylock looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range.
Blaylock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom.
The fighters circling - Blaylock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaylock misses with a hook. Khanom Tom ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khanom Tom misses with an uppercut. Blaylock saw that one coming.
Jab by Khanom Tom.
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Blaylock.
Khanom Tom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaylock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaylock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khanom Tom.
A jab from Blaylock misses.
Blaylock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Blaylock lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaylock misses with a wild body shot.
Khanom Tom 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.
A lazy left from Blaylock finds it's target.
Blaylock throws a leg kick which misses Khanom Tom's front leg but catches the back leg as Khanom Tom tries to avoid it.
Khanom Tom misses with a double jab.
Blaylock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock misses with a looping right.
Blaylock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khanom Tom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaylock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanom Tom digs a good hook to Blaylock's body.
Blaylock cracks Khanom Tom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a right hook to the body.
Blaylock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaylock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Khanom Tom.
Blaylock sizes up Khanom Tom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khanom Tom.
Sloppy strikes from Khanom Tom. Those never looked like landing.
Khanom Tom is looking to slow Blaylock down with leg kicks.
Blaylock throws out a leg kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range and Blaylock only half commits.
Khanom Tom tries to score with a low kick but Blaylock moves his leg out of the way.
Blaylock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaylock loads up on a big right hand but Khanom Tom slips the punch.
Blaylock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khanom Tom.
Blaylock misses with a right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaylock.
Blaylock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khanom Tom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khanom Tom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blaylock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Khanom Tom throws a sloppy head kick and Blaylock moves out of range easily.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Blaylock's ribcage but misses.
Blaylock throws a counter high kick but Khanom Tom was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blaylock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khanom Tom throws a sloppy head kick and Blaylock moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaylock. That snapped Khanom Tom's head back.
Blaylock rushes Khanom Tom and presses him up against the cage.
Blaylock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Khanom Tom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaylock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blaylock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanom Tom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaylock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Blaylock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khanom Tom staying out of range there.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Blaylock avoids it easily.
Blaylock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khanom Tom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaylock circles away quickly and effectively.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaylock slips a straight right by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaylock loads up on a big right hand but Khanom Tom slips the punch.
Blaylock misses with a combination
and Khanom Tom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaylock cracks the inside of Khanom Tom's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanom Tom avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
Blaylock throws a jab when Khanom Tom was well out of range.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
Khanom Tom thumps Blaylock with a low kick.
Khanom Tom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Khanom Tom as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Blaylock.
Khanom Tom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaylock misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Khanom Tom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaylock doesn't seem phased though.
Khanom Tom lands a front kick.
Blaylock scores with a sloppy right hand. Khanom Tom should have avoided that one.
Khanom Tom scores with a leg kick.
Khanom Tom misses the jab.
Blaylock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaylock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanom Tom works the jab nicely.
Jab from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaylock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaylock. Khanom Tom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaylock was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanom Tom.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock throws a hook but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Blaylock throws the left hand but Khanom Tom avoids the punch easily.
Blaylock scores with a hook.
Blaylock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Blaylock.
Khanom Tom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blaylock looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range.
Blaylock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaylock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blaylock throws a right and a left that Khanom Tom avoids nicely.
Blaylock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight right.
Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Khanom Tom moves out of range easily.
Blaylock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaylock throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blaylock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom.
Blaylock fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Blaylock.
Khanom Tom drives through and clinches with Blaylock against the cage.
Blaylock misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom is trying to force a seperation but Blaylock has the dominant position.
Khanom Tom blocks an elbow strike from Blaylock.
A frustrated look appears on Khanom Tom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blaylock is leaning against Khanom Tom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khanom Tom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blaylock has him pressed against the cage.
Blaylock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khanom Tom blocks an elbow strike.
Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaylock blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaylock.
Blaylock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khanom Tom is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Khanom Tom scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaylock throws a head punch that misses.
Khanom Tom misses with a knee to the head.
Khanom Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards.
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanom Tom lands a nice uppercut.
Khanom Tom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khanom Tom gets through Blaylock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaylock has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanom Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khanom Tom working aggressively here.
Blaylock misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khanom Tom landing knees to the head.
Khanom Tom misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blaylock blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaylock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the side of Blaylock's head but Blaylock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanom Tom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khanom Tom to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaylock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanom Tom wants to counter the offense by Blaylock and move into the clinch position.
Blaylock tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaylock misses with a looping right.
Khanom Tom is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Khanom Tom tries to counter with a clinch but Blaylock shakes him off and moves away.
Blaylock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanom Tom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaylock throws a hook to the side of Khanom Tom's head but Khanom Tom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaylock.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock throws a lazy right hand but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blaylock. Khanom Tom shrugs it off though.
Khanom Tom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaylock on the side of the head.
Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Khanom Tom moves out of range easily.
Khanom Tom tries a quick counter leg kick but Blaylock is wise to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanom Tom blocks the leg kick.
Blaylock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khanom Tom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick but Blaylock moves out of range.
Khanom Tom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
Blaylock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom lands a jab.
Blaylock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaylock lands with a cross.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaylock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaylock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
Blaylock slips a jab from Khanom Tom.
Blaylock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaylock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaylock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khanom Tom checks a leg kick.
Blaylock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Khanom Tom moves out of range easily.
Khanom Tom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khanom Tom throws a good cross that connects.
Khanom Tom scores with a hook to the body. Blaylock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom avoids the body shot from Blaylock.
Blaylock misses with a looping left.
Blaylock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khanom Tom lands a head kick!
Blaylock is rocked!
Khanom Tom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaylock.
Oh Blaylock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaylock gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Khanom Tom gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nai Khanom Tom!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yossi Avitan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gustin is out of range and Avitan settles back down.
Gustin throws a wild body kick that Avitan sees coming a mile off.
Avitan tries a quick counter leg kick but Gustin is wise to it.
Gustin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avitan. Avitan obviously looking to wear him down.
Avitan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Avitan throws a big shot that misses.
Gustin wants to land a leg kick but Avitan is out of range.
Gustin looks to land a right hand but Avitan moved out of range.
Avitan throws the kick towards the body but Gustin avoids it.
Avitan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Avitan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustin misses the target.
Gustin throws a hook but Avitan avoids it easily.
Avitan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustin lands a jab.
A jab from Avitan finds it's way through Gustin's defenses.
Avitan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Avitan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Avitan in his tracks.
Avitan scoring well with a low kick there.
Avitan moves in looking to clinch but Gustin pushes him off.
Gustin clobbers Avitan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gustin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avitan. That did some damage!
Avitan walks into a left hand.
Avitan tries a low kick but Gustin avoids it.
As Avitan looks to move away, Gustin throws a big counter combo bu Avitan just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Gustin.
Yossi Avitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustin checks a leg kick.
Gustin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good shot there by Gustin.
Gustin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustin looks to land a left hand but Avitan moved out of range nicely.
Avitan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Avitan checks a leg kick.
Avitan throws a big counter head kick but Gustin avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Gustin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin misses with a looping right.
Avitan throws a shot to the body.
Avitan takes a swing at Gustin's ribcage but misses.
Gustin scores with a body shot.
Gustin throws a jab when Avitan was well out of range.
It seemed like Avitan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Avitan.
Gustin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avitan.
Avitan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustin.
Avitan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Avitan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Avitan.
Avitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustin.
Avitan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Avitan throws a hook to the side of Gustin's head but Gustin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gustin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustin misses the target.
Avitan throws a leg kick
and Gustin counters with a straight right hand.
Avitan tries to clinch there but Gustin circles away.
Gustin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avitan can pounce on him.
Gustin throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Gustin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Avitan doesn't seem phased though.
Gustin throws a jab when Avitan was well out of range.
Avitan cracks Gustin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gustin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gustin scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avitan moves away from the strike by Gustin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gustin.
Avitan misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan scores with a decent looking hook.
Gustin lands a glancing blow to the side of Avitan's head.
It looks like Yossi Avitan has been cut.
Gustin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gustin misses with an uppercut
enabling Avitan to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustin throws a low kick, looking for Avitan's leg but Avitan calmly moves out of range.
Avitan tries to clinch up.
Gustin is looking to counter punch.
Avitan misses with a head kick.
It looked like Gustin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gustin is looking to chop away at Avitan's legs.
No joy there for Avitan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Avitan throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avitan tries to clinch up but Gustin circles away and keeps his distance.
Avitan moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Gustin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Avitan looking to slow down the pace here.
Gustin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Gustin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yossi Avitan'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.
Gustin clinches up against the cage.
Gustin misses with a body punch.
Gustin blocks an uppercut.
Gustin throws a head punch that misses.
Gustin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Avitan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Avitan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gustin or not.
Gustin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Avitan working aggressively here.
Gustin struggles to land a body shot inside as Avitan controls his hands.
Avitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
Avitan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avitan works on Gustin's body with a couple of short punches.
Avitan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gustin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gustin.
Gustin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gustin can't find room to land a body shot as Avitan controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
Gustin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Avitan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Avitan.
Avitan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avitan is trying to stall.
Gustin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Avitans head.
Yossi Avitan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gustin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avitan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avitan scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gustin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gustin looking to slow down the pace here.
Gustin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avitan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustin tries to throw a body punch but Avitan avoids it by throwing Gustin back against the cage.
Avitan blocks an uppercut.
Gustin lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avitan has a couple of punches blocked by Gustin.
Avitan throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gustin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gustin throws a head punch that misses.
Gustin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gustin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avitan.
A head punch on the inside from Gustin fails to land.
Avitan misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Avitan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avitan.
Gustin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustin gets through Avitan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Avitan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Avitan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gustin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avitan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Gustin.
Avitan jabs Gustin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Avitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Avitan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gustin counters with a stiff right hand.
Gustin misses with an uppercut. Avitan saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gustin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Melvin Gustin is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avitan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Avitan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gustin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gustin lands with an overhand left.
Gustin clinches.
Gustin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Avitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gustin wants to stall.
Gustin blocks an uppercut.
Gustin throws a head punch that misses.
Avitan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avitan lands with a right to the head.
Gustin misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Gustin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yossi Avitan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Avitan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Gustin misses.
The fighters circling - Avitan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Avitan throws a low kick, looking for Gustin's leg but Gustin calmly moves out of range.
Avitan jabs Gustin right on the nose. Gustin blinks but takes it well.
Gustin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avitan.
Avitan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustin doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Avitan does no damage.
Avitan moves out of range of the leg kick from Gustin.
A big right from Gustin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avitan avoids the body shot from Gustin.
A good leg kick by Avitan.
Gustin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Avitan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Avitan.
Gustin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avitan.
A lazy left from Avitan finds it's target.
Gustin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gustin lands a big head kick that sends Avitan tumbling to the mat! Gustin takes a step backwards and waves Avitan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Avitan is rocked!
Gustin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Avitan finds it's way round the side to connect with Gustin's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Avitan is still on wobbly legs! Can Gustin finish him?
A solid body kick from Avitan.
Avitan seems to have recovered his senses.
Avitan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gustin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gustin throws an overhand right that lands on Avitan's shoulder, as Avitan tries to avoid the shot.
Gustin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gustin misses with a straight left.
Avitan throws a leg kick but Gustin moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avitan throws a shot from downtown. Gustin moves away and avoids it.
Gustin tries to close the distance and clinch but Avitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Avitan tries a low kick but Gustin avoids it.
Avitan with a nice cross.
Avitan tries to clinch but Gustin is having none of it.
A slow jab from Avitan misses its intended target.
Gustin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gustin throws an overhand right that lands on Avitan's shoulder, as Avitan tries to avoid the shot.
Gustin throws a head kick but Avitan moves out of range.
Avitan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gustin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gustin checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Avitan gets a clinch.
Avitan trying to stall but Gustin improves his position.
Gustin is looking to control Avitan's arms but Avitan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gustin has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gustin.
Avitan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gustin.
Gustin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gustin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gustin - that landed with a thud.
Gustin stalling the fight.
Still in the clinch, Avitan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Avitan has Gustin pressed against the cage, preventing Gustin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avitan.
Gustin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan is trying to maintain a safe position but Gustin gets an underhook and turns Avitan into the cage.
Avitan working aggressively here.
Gustin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gustin blocks an uppercut.
Gustin is leaning against Avitan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Avitan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gustin lands an uppercut.
Gustin digs a right hand into Avitan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Avitan's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustin lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Gustin fails to land.
Gustin lands with a right to the head.
Gustin lands a shoulder strike.
Gustin slows down the pace here.
Gustin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Gustin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Yossi Avitan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Avitan wants to clinch.
Gustin connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Gustin misses.
Avitan lands with a nice body punch.
Avitan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gustin digs a good hook to Avitan's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avitan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustin tests Avitan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gustin checks a leg kick nicely.
Gustin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avitan moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avitan! But no joy.
Avitan misses with a hook
and Gustin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan tries to clinch but Gustin is having none of it.
Gustin throws a sloppy body shot
and Avitan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Avitan throws a low kick but Gustin moves out of range easily.
Gustin scores with a shot to the body.
Avitan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Avitan throws the kick towards the body but Gustin avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustin misses the target.
Avitan lands a high kick!
Gustin lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Gustin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Avitan tries a quick counter leg kick but Gustin is wise to it.
Avitan closes the distance and pushes Gustin back into the cage.
Avitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustin.
Avitan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gustin backwards.
Avitan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gustin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Gustin.
Gustin leaning against his opponent.
Gustin lands a nice uppercut.
Avitan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustin is trying to force a seperation but Avitan has the dominant position.
Gustin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gustin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gustin drops Avitan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Avitan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gustin creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Avitan out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melvin Gustin!
A victorious Melvin Gustin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Topi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Takala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Volga. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Takala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio scores with a shot to the body.
Anastasio throws a wild body kick that Takala sees coming a mile off.
Anastasio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Takala seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Anastasio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takala really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Takala blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Takala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anastasio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takala.
Takala tries to land a leg kick but Anastasio saw it coming and moves away.
Anastasio flicks out a counter leg kick but Takala steps away.
Takala blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Anastasio.
Anastasio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anastasio scores with a decent looking hook.
Takala checks the leg kick.
Anastasio avoids the head kick by Takala.
Takala throws a head kick that Anastasio semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Takala.
Takala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala lands a nice shot that snaps Anastasio's head back.
Takala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takala misses with an uppercut. Anastasio saw that one coming.
Anastasio is looking to land body kicks.
Takala misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio connects with an inside leg kick.
Takala lands a head shot.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Takala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Takala moves out of range easily.
Anastasio misses with an uppercut.
Anastasio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takala's calf.
A low kick from Anastasio misses
and Takala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anastasio's knee momentarily.
Anastasio throws a body kick that misses
and Takala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anastasio misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Takala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio scoring well with a low kick there.
Anastasio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Anastasio.
Anastasio checks a low kick from Takala.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio moves forwards but Takala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio misses with an uppercut
and Takala counters with a good low kick that Anastasio was not able to check.
Anastasio doesn't manage to clinch there - Takala circles away.
Anastasio thumps Takala with a low kick.
Takala misses with a kick to the body.
Anastasio misses with a right hand
and Takala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anastasio throws a hook but Takala avoids it easily.
Anastasio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Takala.
Anastasio lands a glancing blow to the side of Takala's head.
Takala throws a lazy right hand but Anastasio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anastasio blocks a leg kick.
Takala is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anastasio ducks under a wild hook from Takala.
Anastasio ducks right into an uppercut from Takala.
Takala walks into a left hand.
Takala throws a chopping leg kick but Anastasio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anastasio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anastasio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anastasio checks it well.
Anastasio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anastasio connects with a right hand. Takala shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio tries to score with a low kick but Takala moves his leg out of the way.
Anastasio thuds a left hand into Takala's body.
Takala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anastasio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takala misses with an uppercut.
Anastasio throws a shot to the body.
Anastasio takes one to the chin there.
Takala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anastasio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick from Takala lands but Anastasio takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takala misses with a looping left.
Anastasio wants to clinch but Takala slips to the side
and Takala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anastasio's knee momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Anastasio.
Takala is looking to slow Anastasio down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anastasio blocks a jab.
Anastasio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anastasio throws a combination. Takala tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anastasio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Takala has got the better of the exchanges.
Anastasio is looking to score with low kicks.
Takala misses with a low kick as Anastasio jumps back.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takala blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Takala tried to counter with a leg kick but Anastasio avoided it.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takala motions for Anastasio to come forward. Takala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Takala does it's job there.
A clash of legs there as Takala blocks the low kick.
Takala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anastasio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takala is able to avoid easily.
Anastasio throws a lazy right hand but Takala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takala cracks a nice hook into Anastasio's ribs.
Takala keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anastasio misses with a shot to the body
and Takala counters with a left to the body.
Takala lands a nice shot that snaps Anastasio's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takala.
Takala feints and then cracks Anastasio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anastasio down.
Takala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anastasio can do to turn this around?
Takala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Takala defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
Takala connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Takala connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio takes one to the chin there.
Takala connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Anastasio blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick from Takala.
A jab from Takala misses.
Takala swings for the body but Anastasio moves out of range.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Takala moves out of range easily.
Takala scores with a leg kick.
Anastasio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takala with a jab.
A head kick by Takala misses
and Anastasio counters with a stiff right hand.
Anastasio connects with a high kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takala, right into the meat.
Anastasio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Topi Takala is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Takala. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takala.
Takala tries to work over Anastasio's front leg with a kick but Anastasio checks it.
Takala throws a head kick that misses
and Anastasio counters with an inside leg kick.
Anastasio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takala can pounce on him.
Takala 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.
Takala avoids a kick to the body.
Takala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anastasio.
Anastasio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takala jabs at Anastasio's body.
Takala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takala thuds a left hand into Anastasio's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takala, as that shot connected.
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!
Takala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anastasio.
Takala throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Takala throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anastasio.
Takala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anastasio.
Takala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anastasio throws a push kick but Takala slaps the foot to one side.
Takala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anastasio tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasio misses with a body kick.
Takala scores with a punch to the head.
Takala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anastasio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anastasio missing with a left hand there. Takala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Takala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Takala misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anastasio avoids the head kick by Takala.
Takala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anastasio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takala cracks Anastasio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Takala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasio.
Takala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anastasio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takala.
Takala throws a body shot but no joy.
Takala thumps Anastasio with a low kick.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Takala moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Takala.
Anastasio misses with an uppercut.
Takala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anastasio.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anastasio 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 Takala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio tries to land a leg kick but Takala saw it coming and moves away.
Takala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takala misses with a low kick as Anastasio jumps back.
Anastasio tries a quick counter leg kick but Takala is wise to it.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Takala misses the target.
Takala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anastasio can pounce on him.
Anastasio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takala connects with a solid leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Anastasio misses
and Takala counters with a thumping low kick.
Takala slips a jab from Anastasio.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala missing with a left hand there. Anastasio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takala moves out of range of the strikes.
Takala lands a glancing blow to the side of Anastasio's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anastasios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takala.
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anastasio.
Takala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
Takala digs a good body shot into Anastasio's ribs.
Takala scoring well with a low kick there.
Takala lands with a good body shot.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Takala moves out of range easily.
Anastasio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot lands for Takala.
Takala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala takes a swing at Anastasio's ribcage but misses.
Anastasio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anastasio defending well as Takala loads up on a big left hand.
Anastasio throws a body kick that misses.
Anastasio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Takala misses
and Anastasio counters with a nice uppercut.
Takala tries to land a leg kick but Anastasio saw it coming and moves away.
Takala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takala misses with a wild body shot.
Takala works Anastasio's body with a nice hook.
Anastasio scores with a kick to the body.
Anastasio throws a push kick but Takala slaps the foot to one side.
Takala staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anastasio.
A lazy left from Takala finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala is looking to chop away at Anastasio's legs.
Anastasio takes a swing at Takala's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anastasio.
Anastasio tries a head kick but it misses.
Takala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anastasio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takala keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Anastasio.
Anastasio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Anastasio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takala doesn't seem phased though.
Takala scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anastasio.
Takala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anastasio throws out the jab.
Anastasio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takala finds it's way round the side to connect with Anastasio's head.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio checks a low kick from Takala.
A low kick from Anastasio misses
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
Anastasio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Anastasio digs a good body shot into Takala's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takala moves away.
Takala thinks about countering with a head kick.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anastasio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takala.
Takala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot by Takala.
Takala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anastasio cracks a nice hook into Takala's ribs.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Takala.
Takala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anastasio checks the leg kick.
Anastasio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anastasio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takala. Takala obviously looking to wear him down.
Anastasio throws a body punch but Takala moves out of range.
Takala dodges the punch combination from Anastasio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala connects with a leg kick. Anastasio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anastasio misses with an uppercut.
Anastasio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anastasio lands with a nice body kick.
Takala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anastasio misses with a hook.
Anastasio lands a jab to the nose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takala swings wildly with an uppercut but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anastasio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anastasio blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anastasio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Takala throws a head punch that misses.
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anastasio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Takala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takala avoids the head kick by Anastasio.
Takala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takala misses the body punch
and Anastasio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takala blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anastasio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala connects with a leg kick. Anastasio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takala's corner calls for a 1-2. Takala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A good leg kick by Takala.
Takala avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Takala looks for the body kick but Anastasio saw that one coming.
Anastasio misses with a straight right.
Takala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Takala moves out of range.
Anastasio slips a jab from Takala.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takala.
Takala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Topi Takala will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Takala moves out of range easily.
Takala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anastasio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takala finds it's way round the side to connect with Anastasio's head.
Takala misses with a low kick.
Anastasio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anastasio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anastasio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anastasio. Anastasio obviously looking to wear him down.
Anastasio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anastasio lands with a hook. Takala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Takala cracks a nice hook into Anastasio's ribs.
Anastasio motions for Takala to come forward. Anastasio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala cracks the inside of Anastasio's front leg.
Anastasio misses with a hook
and Takala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anastasio avoids the body shot from Takala.
Anastasio steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takala moves away.
Anastasio looks to land a left hand but Takala moved out of range nicely.
Takala tries to land a front kick but Anastasio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anastasio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Takala as he connects with a hook.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Takala finds it's target.
Anastasio is looking to score with low kicks.
Takala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takala lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anastasio backs up against the cage.
Takala wants to land a leg kick but Anastasio is out of range.
Anastasio throws a low kick but Takala avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Takala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
A jab from Takala finds it's way through Anastasio's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala blocks a jab.
Anastasio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
Takala throws a lazy right hand but Anastasio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anastasio is looking to clinch.
Takala takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anastasio fails to land with a series of punches.
Anastasio tries to score with a low kick but Takala moves his leg out of the way.
Anastasio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takala throws out a loose jab but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
You can see that Anastasio has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Anastasio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Anastasio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Takala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anastasio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anastasio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anastasio misses with a hook. Takala ducked under it nicely.
Anastasio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anastasio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anastasio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takala can pounce on him.
Anthony Anastasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takala moves forwards but Anastasio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takala defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anastasio 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 Takala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takala is out of range and Anastasio settles back down.
Takala checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Takala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Takala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takala misses with a low kick as Anastasio jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takala.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takala.
Takala lands with a nice body punch.
Anastasio throws a good cross that connects.
Anastasio checks a leg kick.
Takala cracks Anastasio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anastasio tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anastasio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Topi Takala.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takala, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topi Takala!
Topi Takala retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Topi Takala 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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