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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sepultra (ranked 3362 p4p, 436 weight class) and Kari Krossi (ranked 2473 p4p, 338 weight class). Krossi has chosen Blümchen - Ich bin wieder hier as his entrance music. Damien Sepultra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Sepultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kari Krossi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krossi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krossi wants to clinch
and Sepultra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sepultra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sepultra cracks Krossi on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Krossi falls backwards against the cage. Sepultra follows up with more strikes that drop Krossi to his knees. Sepultra keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Krossi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Sepultra!
Our winner, Damien Sepultra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rage Parade (ranked 2362 p4p, 326 weight class) and Dunning Kruger (ranked 1693 p4p, 245 weight class). Parade comes to the cage accompanied by I KILL Cause I'm Hungry. Dunning Kruger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rage Parade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dunning Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parade just misses with a punch to the body.
Parade backing away here, and Kruger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parade connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Dunning Kruger has been cut.
Parade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kruger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kruger moves away from the strike by Parade.
Nice defenses there by Parade.
Parade half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kruger moves out of range as Parade strikes.
Kruger throws the kick towards the body but Parade avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parade moves out of range of the leg kick from Kruger.
Parade lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been told by Parade's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kruger blocks a head kick by Parade.
Parade lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Parade misses the target.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Parade moves away and avoids it.
Parade digs a good body shot into Kruger's ribs.
Parade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruger's head.
A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target.
Parade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parade ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Parade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kruger.
Parade takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Parade saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger walks into a stiff left hand from Parade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parade stalks Kruger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kruger's face. Kruger staggers backwards, shaken.
Parade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kruger misses with a hook
letting Parade counter with a right hand.
Parade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parade jabs Kruger right on the nose. Kruger blinks but takes it well.
Parade throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Parade.
Parade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kruger is rocked!
That has opened up Dunning Kruger's cut even more.
Parade moves in close and cracks Kruger with a massive right hand! Kruger, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Parade!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rage Parade!
Our winner, Rage Parade, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sherm Davis (ranked 1052 p4p, 132 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 1565 p4p, 191 weight class). 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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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sherm Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winslow Berhardt!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berhardt doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Winslow Berhardt has been cut.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis misses with some punches.
Berhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berhardt taking a breather.
Berhardt can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berhardt.
Berhardt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Davis after a bit of a struggle.
Sherm Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winslow Berhardt.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berhardt tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Berhardt back against the cage.
Davis is working Berhardt over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berhardt tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berhardt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis pushes Berhardt up against the cage in a clinch.
Berhardt lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Berhardt blocks an uppercut.
Berhardt prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Berhardt.
A short right from Berhardt.
Berhardt gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis tries to work over Berhardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berhardt is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Davis can't fight it off and eventually Berhardt manages to take the fight to the floor. Davis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berhardt.
Berhardt throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Berhardt is pulling down on Davis's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt looking to control.
Berhardt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Berhardt is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Berhardt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Berhardt is trying to keep Davis in close.
Berhardt seems keen to control Davis's posture.
Berhardt wants to hit a switch here but Davis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Berhardt there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Berhardt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Berhardt is trying to escape the mount.
Berhardt looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Berhardt sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Berhardt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berhardt is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berhardt avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Berhardt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Berhardt working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Davis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Berhardt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherm Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Winslow Berhardt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Berhardt.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis throws a body punch but Berhardt moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Berhardt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berhardt! But no joy.
Berhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Berhardt scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Winslow Berhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berhardt can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Berhardt throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Berhardt's guard. Nice move by Davis!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt has control of Davis's left arm, preventing Davis from doing any damage.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Berhardt trying to control the position.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Berhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Berhardt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Berhardt is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Berhardt slips nicely into half guard.
Berhardt is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berhardt is looking for a kimura here.
Berhardt is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Berhardt to get the leverage.
Berhardt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Berhardt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Berhardt has control of the leg.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Berhardt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to control Berhardt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davis avoid being mounted?
Berhardt is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Davis still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Davis has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Berhardt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Berhardt is working for a kimura but Davis is defending it quite comfortably.
Berhardt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davis trying to hold on to Berhardt's head to control him but Berhardt postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to full guard.
Berhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Berhardt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Berhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davis is not content to let Berhardt control the position.
Berhardt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berhardt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berhardt lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berhardt trying to advance position but Davis counters by regaining guard.
Berhardt stands and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winslow Berhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Winslow Berhardt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berhardt.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berhardt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Berhardt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berhardt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berhardt darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Sherm Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Berhardt lands a right hand.
Davis tries to work over Berhardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Berhardt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berhardt backwards.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Berhardt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Berhardt lands a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berhardt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berhardt lands in his opponent's guard.
Davis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Berhardt is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Berhardt throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Berhardt's guard. Nice move by Davis!
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Berhardt.
Berhardt trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is adopting a defensive guard.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Berhardt.
Berhardt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Berhardt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Berhardt has an active guard here but Davis has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is controlling the pace.
Berhardt trying to control here.
Berhardt wants to sweep but Davis has passed to side control!
Berhardt is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berhardt can't do much from the bottom here.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berhardt keeps working.
Berhardt is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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 Sherm Davis.
I think Davis 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherm Davis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sherm Davis waved his t-shirt featuring Riner Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Winslow Berhardt had this to say: 'Next time I'll break him!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Van Veen (ranked 1035 p4p, 136 weight class) and James Darren (ranked 835 p4p, 112 weight class). Van Veen comes to the cage accompanied by Give it ALL. Darren is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here's to the losers. James Darren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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178 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Darren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Darren.
Darren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darren needs to keep his hands up - Van Veen had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Van Veen.
Van Veen tries a head kick but it misses.
Darren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Veen throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Veen.
Van Veen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut.
Van Veen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darren.
Van Veen is looking to counter punch.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
Van Veen works Darren's body with a nice hook.
Van Veen throws a jab but it's blocked by Darren.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darren lands a right hook 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!
Darren scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Veen should have avoided that one.
Van Veen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Veen lands with a nice body kick.
Darren shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Veen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darren counters with a solid body kick.
Darren lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Veen off the cage and back into range.
Van Veen scores with a shot to the body.
Darren throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Darren.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Veen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Veen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Veen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Veen misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Veen misses with a body punch.
Darren manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen defending well as Darren loads up on a big left hand.
Van Veen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Veen cracks Darren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Veen.
Van Veen lands with an overhand left.
Van Veen misses with a kick to the body.
Van Veen avoids the body shot from Darren.
Van Veen scores with a body shot.
Darren throws a hook but Van Veen blocks it.
Darren misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Darren.
Van Veen lands a leg kick that knocks Darren off balance momentarily.
Darren throws a body shot but no joy.
Darren misses with a hook.
Darren 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.
Darren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Veen under the eye.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Darren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Veen tries a head kick but it misses.
Darren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Veen misses the jab.
Van Veen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarren.
A lazy left from Van Veen finds it's target.
Van Veen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Darren.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Darren misses with a straight right.
Van Veen delivers a nice body kick.
Darren throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Veen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darren. That did some damage!
Van Veen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darren blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Veen scores with a punch to the head.
Darren thumps Van Veen with a low kick.
Darren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darren throws out a counter right but Van Veen avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Veen.
Darren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Veen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darren's sensitive parts.
Darren throws a jab when Van Veen was well out of range.
Darren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Veen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darren scrambles back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Darren there.
Darren takes a swing at Van Veen's ribcage but misses.
Van Veen takes a swing at Darren's ribcage but misses.
Van Veen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Veen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Veen lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Van Veen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Veen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Veen.
Darren 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darren jabs at Van Veen's body.
Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darren.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ludo Van Veen is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Veen tries to clinch but Darren is having none of it.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darren misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen walks into a stiff left hand from Darren.
Van Veen thows a body kick. Darren tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Darren throws a head kick that misses.
Darren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen misses with a looping right.
Darren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Van Veen there.
Darren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Darren throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Veen.
Darren scores with a head kick. Van Veen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Veen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darren connects with a leg kick. Van Veen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Van Veen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheers as Van Veen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darren doesn't seem phased though.
Van Veen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darren looks to land a left hand but Van Veen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darren was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
Van Veen seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Veen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darren lands with an overhand left.
Darren misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darren.
A jab from Van Veen finds it's way through Darren's defenses.
Darren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Veen to score with a decent uppercut.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
Van Veen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Veen wants to land a leg kick but Darren is out of range.
The fighters circling - Van Veen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darren looks to land a left hand but Van Veen moved out of range nicely.
Darren catches Van Veen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darren motions for Van Veen to come forward. Darren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Veen misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a looping left.
Van Veen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darren cracks Van Veen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Veen throws a body kick that misses
and Van Veen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Veen blocks a head kick by Darren.
Darren throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Van Veen's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Veen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Veen wants to clinch.
Donk. Van Veen catches Darren right on the button with a cross.
Van Veen blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Darren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Veen doesn't seem phased though.
Darren avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Darren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Veen with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren throws a front kick aimed at Van Veen's knee but Van Veen avoids it well.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen avoids the head kick by Darren.
Van Veen works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Darren.
Darren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Veen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Veen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Darren misses.
Darren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Van Veen does it's job there.
Van Veen lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Veen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darren defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
Darren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Van Veen misses the target.
Van Veen lands a slapping body shot.
Van Veen lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Veen. Van Veen obviously looking to wear him down.
Darren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Veen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Veen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darren misses with a kick to the body.
Darren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darren connects with a high kick.
Van Veen tries to land a front kick but Darren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darren throws a poor cross that misses
letting Van Veen counter with a right hand.
Darren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darren walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Veen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darren defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Veen misses the target.
Darren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darren wants to clinch up but Van Veen keeps it at a distance.
Darren misses with a body punch
and Van Veen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Veen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darren walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated that second round.
That's time! Van Veen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Van Veen connects with a crisp jab.
Darren throws a hook but Van Veen avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Darren finds it's target.
Van Veen throws a head kick that misses.
Van Veen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darren.
Darren misses with a hook
and Van Veen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Veen scores with a head kick. Darren tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Veen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Veen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
Van Veen takes one to the chin there.
Darren blocks the body kick.
Van Veen throws a hook to the side of Darren's head but Darren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Veen misses the target.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darren manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Darren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Veen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Veen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen throws a front kick that sends Darren stumbling back into the cage.
Darren moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Veen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
That kick from Darren tenderised Van Veen's leg. Van Veen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Veen jabs Darren right on the nose. Darren blinks but takes it well.
Darren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Veen misses with a head kick.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Veen thuds a left hand into Darren's body.
Darren throws a hook but Van Veen avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Van Veen blocks the low kick.
Van Veen tries to clinch up but Darren circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Veen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darren.
Van Veen takes a swing at Darren's ribcage but misses.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
James Darren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen ducks right into an uppercut from Darren.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren misses with an uppercut.
Van Veen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darren misses with a straight left.
Darren connects with a jab.
Van Veen misses with a straight left.
Darren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Veen avoids the body shot from Darren.
Darren misses with a hook. Van Veen ducked under it nicely.
Van Veen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Veen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Veen misses with a low kick as Darren jumps back.
Van Veen connects with a leg kick. Darren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Veen moves out of range of the body kick from Darren.
Van Veen throwing a counter right hand but Darren manages to avoid it.
Darren has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Veen.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Van Veen.
Darren misses the jab.
Darren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen rushes Darren and presses him up against the cage.
Van Veen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Veen lands a body shot.
Van Veen pushes Darren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Veen misses with some punches.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Darren controls the action.
Van Veen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Van Veen in his tracks for a moment.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Van Veen misses with the head strike.
Van Veen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren stalling in the clinch but Van Veen improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Van Veen fails to land.
A hook to the body from Darren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Veen working aggressively here.
Darren tries to work over Van Veen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Veen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Veen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Darren.
A shot to the liver by Van Veen. Beautiful body shot.
Darren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Darren throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Veen scores with a hook to the body. Darren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Veen slips under a jab.
Darren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Veen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Veen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Williamson (ranked 2439 p4p, 278 weight class) and Lars Romanow (ranked 656 p4p, 88 weight class). Lars Romanow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glenn Williamson's chin.
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williamson lands a jab to the nose.
Williamson gets a clinch.
Williamson presses Romanow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williamson jumps guard and drags Romanow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Romanow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Romanow preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williamson is on top in guard.
Romanow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williamson is one step ahead there.
Romanow keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson prevents Romanow from getting back to his feet.
Williamson trying to control but Romanow is working from the bottom.
Williamson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williamson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Romanow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williamson trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williamson wants to pass the guard but Romanow is keeping the position.
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.
Williamson pushes down on Romanow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Romanow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Romanow.
Williamson preventing the sweep.
Williamson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanow keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Romanow keeping full guard, as Williamson tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Williamson is looking to work some ground and pound but Romanow has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romanow keeping full guard, as Williamson tries to pass.
Romanow keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williamson is defended easily by Romanow.
Romanow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Williamson.
Williamson avoids the head kick by Romanow.
Williamson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williamson misses with a double jab.
Romanow lunges at Williamson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williamson's hand.
Williamson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romanow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williamson scrambles back to his feet.
Romanow misses with a looping left.
Williamson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow throws out a powerful jab.
Williamson scores with a takedown into Romanow's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williamson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williamson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Romanow, who protects the arm well.
Williamson working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williamson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Romanow turns into him and now he's in Williamson's guard.
Williamson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romanow is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glenn Williamson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williamson misses with a takedown attempt - Romanow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanow slaps away a takedown attempt from Williamson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romanow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Romanow scores with a jab. Williamson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romanow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williamson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williamson.
Williamson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Romanow sprawls and moves away.
Williamson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanow manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throws out a loose jab but Williamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williamson fails with a takedown attempt.
Romanow throws out a counter right but Williamson avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanow throws a hook but Williamson blocks it.
Romanow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williamson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow works Williamson's body with a nice hook.
Romanow with a nice cross.
Romanow cracks a nice hook into Williamson's ribs.
Romanow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williamson.
Lars Romanow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow scores with a punch to the head.
Williamson slips a jab from Romanow.
Williamson throws a looping overhand right but Romanow ducks down to avoid it.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romanow as he jumps to the side.
Romanow lands a nice shot to the body.
Williamson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romanow throws out the jab.
Williamson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Williamson.
Williamson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romanow backs up against the cage.
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!
Williamson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romanow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Williamson moved out of range nicely.
Williamson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Romanow tries to sprawl but Williamson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Romanow holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Romanow is pressing down on Williamson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williamson tries to free his leg and advance position but Romanow is retaining full guard.
Glenn Williamson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williamson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Romanow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williamson manages to get himself to full guard.
Williamson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romanow defends well.
Romanow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow preventing the sweep.
Williamson is trying to control the position but Romanow postures up.
Romanow trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Romanow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williamson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Romanow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williamson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Romanow defends it easily.
Williamson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williamson keeping full guard, as Romanow tries to pass.
Romanow wants to control from the top but Williamson keeps moving.
Williamson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romanow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Romanow 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Romanow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williamson.
Romanow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Romanow looks to move away, Williamson throws a big counter combo but Romanow just gets out of the way.
Jab from Romanow.
Romanow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lars Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romanow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romanow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williamson shoots in looking for a takedown. Romanow tries to sprawl out of it but Williamson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romanow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williamson moves away.
The crowd cheers as Romanow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williamson doesn't seem phased though.
Romanow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romanow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanow moves away.
Williamson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRomanow.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Williamson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williamson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanow throws a shot to the body.
No luck for Williamson with that takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Williamson.
Romanow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williamson tries for a takedown but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Williamson.
Romanow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Romanow but Romanow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romanow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice takedown defense from Romanow. No joy for Williamson on that attempt.
Romanow works over Williamson's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williamson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romanow.
Romanow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williamson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williamson throws a lazy right hand but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Williamson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williamson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romanow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romanow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romanow throws a lazy right hand but Williamson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Williamson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romanow's guard.
Romanow is looking to stand up but Williamson isn't so interested in that idea.
Romanow keeping full guard, as Williamson tries to pass.
Romanow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williamson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Williamson is retaining full guard.
Romanow trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Romanow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williamson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williamson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Romanow is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williamson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williamson is working hard here to advance position.
Williamson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Romanow has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williamson is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williamson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Romanow's guard.
Williamson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Romanow keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Romanow is pulling down on Williamson's head. It's preventing any offense from Williamson, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Romanow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romanow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Romanow!
A relieved looking Lars Romanow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adi Dassler (ranked 1804 p4p, 262 weight class) and Seung-Jin Bailey (ranked 1785 p4p, 256 weight class). Bailey has chosen Zombie Juice - Lava as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Adi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Seung-Jin Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassler tries to clinch up but Bailey circles away and keeps his distance.
Dassler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bailey to the ground. Dassler is now in Bailey's guard.
Bailey wriggles free and stands up.
Dassler has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bailey throws a leg kick that misses.
Dassler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bailey defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Dassler blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Dassler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bailey manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dassler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dassler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dassler off to one side.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Dassler shoots in.
Dassler with a poor takedown
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Adi Dassler has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey's corner calls for a 1-2. Bailey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Bailey misses.
Adi Dassler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dassler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dassler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dassler fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Bailey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dassler moves into range and clinches up with Bailey.
Dassler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bailey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Dassler avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dassler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is pressing down on Bailey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bailey is holding on for now.
Dassler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dassler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bailey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bailey controlling the position for now.
Dassler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dassler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dassler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dassler with the ground and pound but Bailey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey has control of Dassler's left arm, preventing Dassler from doing any damage.
Dassler wants to pass the guard but Bailey is keeping the position.
Dassler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dassler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dassler throws an elbow that misses. Bailey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dassler's guard. Nice move by Bailey!
Dassler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Dassler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bailey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seung-Jin Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adi Dassler's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bailey throws a head kick but Dassler moves out of range.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dassler was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Seung-Jin Bailey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dassler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bailey defends well and Dassler ends up having to push Bailey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bailey thuds a left hand into Dassler's body.
Dassler ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Dassler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bailey avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler shoots for a double leg takedown but Bailey sprawls well. He's pushed Dassler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dassler misses with a takedown attempt - Bailey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dassler has his takedown stuffed
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
Bailey slaps away a takedown attempt from Dassler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Dassler slips the punch.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Dassler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dassler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bailey sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler fails with the takedown
and Bailey counters with a leg kick.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Dassler moves away and avoids it.
Dassler attempts a counter takedown but Bailey avoids it well and moves away.
Dassler closes the distance and clinches up with Bailey, looking for a takedown. Dassler pushes Bailey against the cage but Bailey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bailey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dassler! Bailey dives in looking to finish! Dassler is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seung-Jin Bailey!
Seung-Jin Bailey bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary Daebak (ranked 1168 p4p, 57 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 300 p4p, 11 weight class). Nordskov has chosen Fugle as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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141 lbs
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138 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Daebak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Nordskov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nordskov tries to work over Daebak's front leg with a kick but Daebak checks it.
Daebak misses with a body shot.
Nordskov throws out a counter right but Daebak avoids it with no problem.
Nordskov blocks a low kick nicely.
Nordskov has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nordskov.
Daebak blocks a body shot from Nordskov.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Nordskov avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
A short right from Nordskov on the inside.
Daebak lands a left hand.
Daebak lands with a right to the head.
Daebak working aggressively here.
Daebak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov lands a shoulder strike.
Nordskov blocks a body shot from Daebak.
Nordskov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daebak.
Daebak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Nordskov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nordskov lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daebak or not.
Nordskov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordskov.
Nordskov rushes Daebak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nordskov.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Daebak controls the action.
Nordskov breaks the clinch.
Nordskov throws an off balance right hand
and Daebak moves into the clinch.
Daebak misses with the head strike.
Daebak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nordskov breaks from the clinch.
Nordskov connects with a solid leg kick.
Nordskov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daebak. Daebak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daebak throws a lazy body kick
and Nordskov counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordskov scores with a decent looking hook.
Nordskov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut. Daebak saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Daebak throws a head kick but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov punishes Daebak's body with a nice straight punch.
Daebak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daebak tries to move into range but Nordskov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Daebak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nordskov throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Daebak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nordskov misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Nordskov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daebak doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Nordskov.
Daebak half committed to a counter leg kick.
Daebak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nordskov lands a jab to the head.
Daebak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nordskov throws a lazy right hand but Daebak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daebak moves out of range of the body kick from Nordskov.
Daebak throws a sloppy body shot
and Nordskov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nordskov.
Nordskov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daebak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daebak tries to clinch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov stuns Daebak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daebak blocks a jab.
Nordskov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebak is looking to score with low kicks.
Nordskov throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Nordskov.
Daebak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Nordskov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nordskov throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Nordskov throws a big shot that misses.
Daebak misses with a hook.
Nordskov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nordskov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nordskov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nordskov checks a leg kick.
Nordskov darts in and clinches Daebak up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak tries a body shot but Nordskov blocks it.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov blocks a body shot from Daebak.
Nordskov prevents a body shot from Daebak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Daebak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nordskov tries a body shot but Daebak blocks it.
A short right from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordskov breaks the clinch.
Daebak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daebak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daebak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nordskov misses with a body punch
and Daebak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nordskov clinches.
Nordskov lands a hook that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Daebak takes a shot to the head.
Daebak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Daebak.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Daebak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daebak lands a nice uppercut.
Mads Nordskov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nordskov tries to work over Daebak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nordskov.
Daebak is leaning against Nordskov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daebak takes a shot to the head.
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!
Nordskov lands with a short shot to the head.
Daebak swings wildly with an uppercut but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daebak is working Nordskov over against the cage.
A short right from Daebak.
Nordskov gets through Daebak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebak misses with some punches.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daebak.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov blocking some punches.
Nordskov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daebak lands with a short shot to the head.
Nordskov prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Nordskov controls his hands.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov lands a body shot.
Daebak can't find room to land a body shot as Nordskov controls the action.
Nordskov pushes Daebak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nordskov lands a shot to the body.
Nordskov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Daebak fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Nordskov.
Daebak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Nordskov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nordskov has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Nordskov works on Daebak's body with a couple of short punches.
Nordskov tries to work over Daebak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daebak tries to work over Nordskov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov lands a nice uppercut.
Daebak working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nordskov 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.
Nordskov pushes Daebak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nordskov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daebak is rocked!
Nordskov digs a right hand into Daebak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daebak's gas tank.
Oh Daebak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Nordskov.
Nordskov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Daebak! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Nordskov is unloading with more strikes now! Daebak drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mads Nordskov!
Mads Nordskov made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 1042 p4p, 130 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 872 p4p, 112 weight class). Savitaipale has chosen Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitey O Whitersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitaipale lands a body shot.
O Whitersson throws a hook but Savitaipale avoids it easily.
O Whitersson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
Savitaipale scores with a jab. O Whitersson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Whitersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Savitaipale circles away.
Savitaipale looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Savitaipale just misses with a punch to the body.
Savitaipale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Whitersson sizes up Savitaipale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Whitersson loads up on a big right hand but Savitaipale slips the punch.
O Whitersson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale misses with a takedown attempt - O Whitersson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savitaipale circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Whitersson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Whitersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savitaipale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savitaipale feints the counter takedown.
Savitaipale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Savitaipale misses the shot to the body.
Savitaipale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Whitersson rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheers as O Whitersson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savitaipale doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale moves away from the strike by O Whitersson.
A nice combination there by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws an off balance right hand
and O Whitersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from O Whitersson lands.
Savitaipale cracks O Whitersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Savitaipale scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Savitaipale. Beautiful body shot.
O Whitersson missing with a left hand there. Savitaipale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Whitersson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savitaipale on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Whitersson 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.
O Whitersson connects with a single shot there.
O Whitersson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from O Whitersson does no damage.
Savitaipale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
Savitaipale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
Savitaipale scores with a nice strike.
O Whitersson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Whitersson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
Savitaipale swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Savitaipale slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savitaipale moves out of range as O Whitersson strikes.
Savitaipale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Whitersson manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson staying out of range there.
O Whitersson blocks a jab.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut. Savitaipale saw that one coming.
Savitaipale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savitaipale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Savitaipale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Whitersson connects with a jab.
O Whitersson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Whitersson jabs Savitaipale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Savitaipale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale connects with a couple of short punches.
Savitaipale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
O Whitersson wants to stand and escape but Savitaipale is having none of it.
O Whitersson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Savitaipale is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Savitaipale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Whitersson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whitey O Whitersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
Savitaipale misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Whitersson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Whitersson digs a right hand into Savitaipale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savitaipale's gas tank.
Nice body punch from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale looks winded!
O Whitersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Whitersson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Savitaipale's head backwards.
O Whitersson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Whitersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savitaipale misses with the head strike.
Savitaipale drops to a knee looking for a takedown but O Whitersson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savitaipale swings wildly with an uppercut but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Whitersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale working aggressively here.
O Whitersson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Whitersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savitaipale throws a punch but it's blocked by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savitaipale's defenses.
Savitaipale tries to pull guard but O Whitersson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees to the body from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson lands an elbow that stopped Savitaipale in his tracks for a moment.
Savitaipale managing to block the knees to the body from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savitaipale's efforts to push away.
O Whitersson crunches a lovely knee into Savitaipale's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savitaipale.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savitaipale.
Savitaipale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savitaipale takes a shot to the head.
O Whitersson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Whitersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitey O Whitersson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from O Whitersson.
A slow jab from Savitaipale misses its intended target.
Savitaipale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitey O Whitersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Savitaipale loads up on a big right hand but O Whitersson slips the punch.
Savitaipale slips a straight right by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a left hand
and O Whitersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Whitersson lands a body shot.
Savitaipale ducks under a wild hook from O Whitersson.
A nice side step and Savitaipale releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Whitersson misses with a looping right.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up.
Savitaipale circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale slips under a jab.
Savitaipale throws a big shot that misses.
As Savitaipale tries to get set, O Whitersson tries to push him back and clinch up but Savitaipale manages to avoid the attempt.
Savitaipale walks into a left hand.
Savitaipale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savitaipale throws a body punch but O Whitersson moves out of range.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale swings widly with a right hand
and O Whitersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Whitersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savitaipale.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savitaipale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savitaipale is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Whitersson with a body shot.
Savitaipale looks for a takedown but O Whitersson sprawls well.
Savitaipale cracks O Whitersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Whitersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Whitersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savitaipale can do to turn this around?
O Whitersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Whitersson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savitaipale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throwing a counter right hand but Savitaipale manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson throws out a loose jab but Savitaipale uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Whitersson slips under a jab.
Savitaipale looks to throw the jab but O Whitersson is out of range.
Savitaipale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Whitersson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson moves away from the strike by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a straight right.
Savitaipale throws out a counter right but O Whitersson avoids it with no problem.
O Whitersson lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Whitersson misses with a hook.
A big right from O Whitersson misses.
Savitaipale moves out of range as O Whitersson strikes.
Savitaipale loads up on a big right hand but O Whitersson slips the punch.
Savitaipale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale throws out a counter right but O Whitersson avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Savitaipale.
Savitaipale takes a swing at O Whitersson's ribcage but misses.
Savitaipale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale gets tackled into the cage by O Whitersson. O Whitersson maintains the clinch.
O Whitersson manages to break the clinch.
Savitaipale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by O Whitersson - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Whitersson moves away.
O Whitersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Whitersson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savitaipale has time to react.
O Whitersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up but Savitaipale circles away and keeps his distance.
Savitaipale throws a lazy right hand but O Whitersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Whitersson scores with a jab.
A cross from Savitaipale lands.
O Whitersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Savitaipale.
O Whitersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Savitaipale is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Savitaipale.
O Whitersson is looking to clinch but Savitaipale is avoiding it.
Savitaipale throws out a counter right but O Whitersson avoids it with no problem.
O Whitersson has closed the distance and engaged Savitaipale in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Whitersson, as that shot connected.
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut. O Whitersson saw that one coming.
Savitaipale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savitaipale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - O Whitersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Savitaipale misses.
Savitaipale misses with a jab to the body
and O Whitersson counters with a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Savitaipale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Whitersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savitaipale misses with a right hand
and O Whitersson counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savitaipale. O Whitersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savitaipale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Whitersson connects with a body shot that sends Savitaipale's belly button to the back.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
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 Whitey O Whitersson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Savitaipale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Whitersson.
A big right from Savitaipale misses.
O Whitersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from O Whitersson misses the target.
O Whitersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Savitaipale slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
Savitaipale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Whitersson lands a really nice looking cross but Savitaipale seems unphased.
Savitaipale lands with a good body shot.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Whitersson swings for the body but Savitaipale moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the side of Savitaipale's head but Savitaipale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot.
O Whitersson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savitaipale to score with a decent uppercut.
O Whitersson misses with a wild combination.
Savitaipale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savitaipale.
O Whitersson scores with a sloppy right hand. Savitaipale should have avoided that one.
Savitaipale throws the left hand but O Whitersson avoids the punch easily.
O Whitersson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whitey O Whitersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savitaipale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Savitaipale there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Whitersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Whitersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savitaipale throws a body punch but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson throws a looping overhand right but Savitaipale ducks down to avoid it.
Savitaipale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Whitersson jabs at Savitaipale's body.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from O Whitersson finds it's target.
A slow jab from O Whitersson misses its intended target.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut. Savitaipale saw that one coming.
O Whitersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savitaipale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savitaipale. O Whitersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savitaipale lands a nice looking body shot.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Savitaipale looks to score with a jab to the body but O Whitersson is just out of range.
O Whitersson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savitaipale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Savitaipale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savitaipale lands with an uppercut that bounces O Whitersson off the cage and back into range.
O Whitersson digs a good hook to Savitaipale's body.
O Whitersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Whitersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savitaipale.
O Whitersson sizes up Savitaipale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson defending well as Savitaipale loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by O Whitersson as he connects with a hook.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
Savitaipale misses with a left hand
enabling O Whitersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Savitaipale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Savitaipale ducks right into an uppercut from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson slips a jab from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitey O Whitersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savitaipale gets a takedown into half guard.
O Whitersson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Savitaipale is on him like a limpet, forcing O Whitersson back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Whitersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson lands an elbow just above Savitaipale 's eye.
Savitaipale lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Savitaipale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
O Whitersson lands a good knee to the midsection. Savitaipale won't want to take too many of those.
O Whitersson lands an elbow inside that Savitaipale shrugs off.
O Whitersson stops a takedown attempt from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Whitersson lands an elbow just above Savitaipale 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savitaipale.
Savitaipale lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
Savitaipale wants a takedown but no success here.
Whitey O Whitersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
O Whitersson blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Whitersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savitaipales head.
Atte Savitaipale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savitaipale takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whitey O Whitersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Whitersson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whitey O Whitersson!
In his post fight interview, Whitey O Whitersson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Atte Savitaipale spoke after the fight, saying 'Better man won..Respect to him!Gonna choke him back stage..'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brixton (ranked 437 p4p, 55 weight class) and Kosken Jorma (ranked 765 p4p, 85 weight class). Brixton comes to the cage accompanied by Keith Ape - Diamonds ft. Jedi P. This should be a great matchup!
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosken Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brixton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jorma shoots in for a double leg but Brixton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jorma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brixton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brixton works the jab nicely.
Brixton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jorma throws a hook to the side of Brixton's head but Brixton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jorma checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jorma scores with a jab to the head.
Brixton checks the leg kick.
Brixton throws a hook to the side of Jorma's head but Jorma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jorma 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.
Jorma scores with a hook.
Jorma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jorma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brixton.
Jorma throws a hook to the side of Brixton's head but Brixton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brixton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorma.
Brixton throws a front kick that sends Jorma stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brixton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jorma.
Jorma wants to control but Brixton is keeping him busy.
Brixton is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma in side control, throwing shots but Brixton defends.
Jorma throws a strike aimed at the side of Brixton's head but Brixton avoids it well.
Jorma working the head and body with strikes.
Brixton can't do much from the bottom here.
Jorma scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brixton to see if he's OK.
Brixton tries to bench press Jorma off him but Jorma keeps the position.
Brixton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jorma.
Jorma working the head with strikes.
Jorma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brixton, who protects the arm well.
Brixton regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jorma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jorma drops an elbow to the side of Brixton's head.
Brixton wants to control but Jorma is keeping busy.
Brixton is looking for a sweep. Jorma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Jorma there.
Jorma is keen to just control but Brixton is a slippery customer.
Jorma lands with a punch from half guard.
Jorma is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brixton hang on?
Jorma landing strikes from the mount and Brixton is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma looking to finish Brixton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brixton!
Brixton wants to control but Jorma is having none of it.
Jorma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brixton is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorma landing shots from mount.
Jorma with a couple of short strikes.
Jorma lands a big shot there that rocks Brixton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jorma putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jorma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jorma with shots to the head and body - Brixton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brixton is in a horrible position here. Jorma smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brixton is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorma has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brixton's face.
Oh Brixton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton is squirming around, avoiding Jorma's attempts to control the action.
Brixton seems to have got his legs back now.
Jorma raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Danny Brixton has been cut.
Brixton tries to lock up and control but Jorma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jorma unloading with bombs!
Brixton tries to hold on but Jorma pushes him away.
Jorma cracks Brixton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jorma lands a heavy elbow.
Brixton takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jorma's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosken Jorma!
In his post fight interview, Kosken Jorma 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Kwon (ranked 330 p4p, 49 weight class) and Mikael Brophy (ranked 920 p4p, 137 weight class). Brophy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mikael Brophy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kwon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a jab. Kwon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Sol Kwon has been cut.
Kwon just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy with a hook.
Kwon throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwon connects with a body shot.
Kwon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Mikael Brophy has been cut.
Kwon 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.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Kwon's front leg but catches the back leg as Kwon tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon scores with the left hand. Brophy knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Brophy misses.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwon.
Brophy throws a hook but Kwon blocks it.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Sol Kwon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Kwon counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwon.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Kwon slips the punch.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands with a nice body punch.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kwon misses the target.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Kwon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Kwon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Kwon misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands a slapping body shot.
Brophy lands a jab to Kwon's midsection.
Kwon misses with a combination
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brophy slips a jab from Kwon.
Kwon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Kwon avoids it.
Kwon misses with a wild combination.
Brophy with a nice cross.
Kwon throws a body shot but no joy.
Kwon blocks a jab.
Brophy swings for the body but Kwon moves out of range.
Kwon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon throws an off balance right hand
and Brophy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kwon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy throws a combination that misses
and Kwon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Mikael Brophy's cut even more.
Brophy lands a left and a right that send Kwon crashing to the mat, dazed. Brophy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy lands a brutal head kick. Kwon looks out on his feet and Brophy throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Mikael Brophy!
After the fight, Mikael Brophy 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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FIGHT
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