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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Tanaka (ranked 4417 p4p, 208 weight class) and Zhang Jun (ranked 4266 p4p, 205 weight class). Tanaka comes to the cage accompanied by The good the bad and the ugly theme song. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiro Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun jabs Tanaka right on the nose. Tanaka blinks but takes it well.
Jun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jun misses with the combination.
Jun throws a big shot that misses.
Tanaka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the body
and Jun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jun.
Jun misses with a left hand
and Tanaka counters with a three punch combo that has Jun backing up. Jun nods at Tanaka to acknowledge the strikes.
Jun throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jun misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka is looking for a counter combo.
Jun has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jun walks into a stiff left hand from Tanaka.
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!
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Jun is avoiding it.
Tanaka wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanaka pushes Jun up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Zhang Jun has been cut.
Tanaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jun.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but Jun blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
Jun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jun feints a jab promting Tanaka to slip. Jun then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tanaka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Shiro Tanaka has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jun throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka takes one on the button.
Tanaka wants to clinch
and Jun counters with a right hand to the body.
Tanaka misses with a jab to the body
and Jun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jun lands a big right hand that sends Tanaka crashing to the mat! Jun stays standing though and waves Tanaka back to his feet!
Tanaka is rocked!
Tanaka walks straight into a right hand from Jun - that's dropped him! Jun jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tanaka from any more punishment! Tanaka complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zhang Jun!
The defeated Shiro Tanaka had this to say: 'Maybe next time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Dukes (ranked 1795 p4p, 204 weight class) and Ivan Ivanov (ranked 2099 p4p, 229 weight class). Ivan Ivanov 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ivanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dukes.
Dukes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ivanov's half guard.
Dukes is looking for a kimura but Ivanov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dukes to get the leverage.
Ivanov told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ivanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dukes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ivanov trying to hold on to Dukes's head to control him but Dukes postures up.
Dukes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dukes is looking to advance position but Ivanov won't allow it.
Dukes wants to take a breather but Ivanov is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov trying to hold on to Dukes's head to control him but Dukes postures up.
Ivanov is doing well to control the position and prevent Dukes from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ivanov lands the left hand.
Dukes throws a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov slips a straight right by Dukes.
And Ivanov tries to counter it with a takedown but Dukes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ivanov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dukes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukes wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov has his hands on Dukes's head, controlling the position.
Ivanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanov pulls Dukes in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ivanov is keeping the position for now.
Ivanov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dukes wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivanov, not yet.
Dukes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dukes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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!
Ivanov trying to control the position.
Dukes wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dukes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov can't keep his opponent in guard - Dukes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ivanov controlling the position for now.
Ivanov is trying to stand up here but Dukes is controlling him well.
Dukes is taking a breather. Ivanov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dukes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dukes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ivanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Dukes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dukes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dukes.
Dukes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ivanov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dukes wants to get back to full guard.
Ivanov lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Ivanov seems content to control.
Ivanov trying to mount his opponent but Dukes defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dukes keeping hold of Ivanov's head, controlling as best he can.
Dukes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ivanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ivanov's back!
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 Grant Dukes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ivanov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dukes swivels and escapes.
Ivanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dukes.
Ivanov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dukes tries to avoid it but Ivanov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dukes to the ground. Dukes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivanov gets the takedown into side control.
Dukes is looking to reverse the position.
Dukes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ivanov off and has taken his back!
Ivanov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dukes.
Dukes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ivanov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dukes.
Dukes tries to keep control of the position but Ivanov is staying busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov manages to escape to his feet.
Dukes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dukes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ivanov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dukes's half guard.
Dukes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ivanov pulls his head out easily.
Dukes trying to hold on to Ivanov's head to control him but Ivanov postures up.
Dukes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ivanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ivanov's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes has the hooks in. Ivanov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dukes is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes looking for the RNC.
Dukes working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Dukes tries to keep control of the position but Ivanov is staying busy.
Dukes is not going to allow Ivanov to sit and survive in this position.
Ivanov is in bad spot here.
Dukes trying to control momentarily.
Dukes has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Ivanov is defending well but eventually Dukes manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Ivanov has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grant Dukes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 1249 p4p, 154 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 1875 p4p, 218 weight class). Rossi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metal Slug Theme. Lusmu Kutvonen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi throws a hook but Kutvonen blocks it.
Kutvonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. Kutvonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kutvonen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rossi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kutvonen manages to avoid it.
Kutvonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi throws a hook but Kutvonen blocks it.
Kutvonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Kutvonen slips the punch.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Rossi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Rossi misses.
Rossi cracks Kutvonen with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen has Rossi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rossi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Rossi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Rossi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kutvonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kutvonen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rossi prevents the takedown attempt.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kutvonen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rossi's efforts to push away.
Kutvonen has Rossi pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kutvonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is leaning against Kutvonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Kutvonen.
Come on Kutvonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kutvonen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kutvonen.
Rossi breaks from the clinch.
Kutvonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kutvonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kutvonen blocks a head kick by Rossi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi sizes up Kutvonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kutvonen on the side of the head.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Kutvonen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Kutvonen moved out of range.
Rossi throws a head kick but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Kutvonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Rossi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick but Rossi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kutvonen defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
Kutvonen blocks a jab.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kutvonen scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kutvonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rossi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kutvonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi looking to control.
Kutvonen trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rossi's head.
Rossi wants to stand up but Kutvonen is controlling him.
Kutvonen postures up.
Kutvonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kutvonen controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marchrius Rossi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kutvonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi moves out of range of the strikes.
Rossi scores with the left hand. Kutvonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Kutvonen misses with a low kick as Rossi jumps back.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Kutvonen saw that one coming.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kutvonen can do to turn this around?
Kutvonen blocks the body kick.
Kutvonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rossi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen throws a wild body kick that Rossi sees coming a mile off.
Rossi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kutvonen momentarily.
Rossi throws the left hand but Kutvonen avoids the punch easily.
Kutvonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Rossi steps away.
Kutvonen moves out of range of the body kick from Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rossi misses.
Kutvonen connects with a leg kick. Rossi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
Kutvonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rossi is out of range and Kutvonen settles back down.
Rossi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kutvonen in his tracks.
Kutvonen throws a lazy body kick
and Rossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kutvonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
Kutvonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rossi scores with a hook.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kutvonen tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rossi throws a jab when Kutvonen was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rossi.
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!
Kutvonen misses with the combination.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kutvonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Kutvonen throws a chopping leg kick but Rossi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rossi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Kutvonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rossi's sensitive parts.
Rossi misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rossi lands a head kick. Kutvonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rossi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kutvonen.
Rossi avoids a kick to the body.
Marchrius Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kutvonen throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Kutvonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kutvonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kutvonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rossi throws the left hand but Kutvonen avoids the punch easily.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rossi is out of range and Kutvonen settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kutvonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kutvonen misses with a left hand
and Rossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kutvonen misses with a low kick as Rossi jumps back.
Kutvonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi checks a leg kick nicely.
Rossi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kutvonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rossi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Kutvonen.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Kutvonen's shoulder, as Kutvonen tries to avoid the shot.
Kutvonen with a nice cross.
Kutvonen misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marchrius Rossi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kutvonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kutvonen throws a front kick that sends Rossi stumbling back into the cage.
Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick but Rossi checks it.
Kutvonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Rossi.
Rossi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutvonen throws a big shot that misses.
Rossi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kutvonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rossi. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen is looking to chop away at Rossi's legs.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Kutvonen moved out of range nicely.
Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kutvonen manages to avoid it.
Kutvonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kutvonen ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Kutvonen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rossi throws a jab when Kutvonen was well out of range.
Kutvonen misses with a body kick.
Marchrius Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rossi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kutvonen will feel that in the morning.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Kutvonen tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kutvonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rossi's knee momentarily.
Rossi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Rossi misses.
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!
Rossi moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kutvonen.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi scores with the left hand. Kutvonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Rossi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kutvonen can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kutvonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rossi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rossi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kutvonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rossi is out of range and Kutvonen settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi looks to throw the jab but Kutvonen is out of range.
Kutvonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kutvonen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRossi.
Kutvonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kutvonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rossi checks it well.
Kutvonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lusmu Kutvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rossi throws a head kick but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kutvonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rossi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rossi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kutvonen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kutvonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi swings for the body but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Kutvonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Kutvonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kutvonen lands with a cross.
Rossi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kutvonen moves away.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Kutvonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rossi lands an overhand right.
Kutvonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marchrius Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Kutvonen.
Rossi thinks about countering with a body kick.
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 Marchrius Rossi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rossi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marchrius Rossi!
A less than humble Marchrius Rossi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spurgu Nator (ranked 2856 p4p, 355 weight class) and Sivile Gonya (ranked 2246 p4p, 293 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spurgu Nator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sivile Gonya!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nator misses the body punch
and Gonya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonya throws a hook but Nator avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Nator. Those never looked like landing.
Nator 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.
Nator tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Gonya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonya throws a sloppy head kick and Nator moves out of range easily.
Nator avoids the head kick by Gonya.
Nator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Nator misses
and Gonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nator is looking to slow Gonya down with leg kicks.
Gonya lands with a shot to the body.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nator thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gonya if he has to take too many more of those.
Nator fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonya lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya stuns Nator with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonya throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Nator was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gonya scores with a decent looking hook.
Nator throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spurgu Nator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nator throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nator appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gonya digs a good body shot into Nator's ribs.
Gonya shoots in looking for a takedown. Nator tries to sprawl out of it but Gonya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonya avoids the head kick by Nator.
As Nator backs off Gonya throws a huge counter combo but Nator manages to avoid it all.
A swing and a miss from Nator.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nator went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Spurgu Nator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nator.
Gonya misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonya cracks a nice hook into Nator's ribs.
Nator shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gonya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonya throws a jab when Nator was well out of range.
Gonya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nator throws a leg kick but Gonya moved away.
Gonya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonya shoots in for a takedown but Nator shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Gonya.
A solid body kick from Nator.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nator takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nator, as that shot connected.
Nator throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nator throws out a loose jab but Gonya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nator lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nator throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonya slips a jab from Nator.
Gonya appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Nator misses.
Nator misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gonya! But no joy.
Gonya lands a nice hook to Nator's body. Nator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nator throws a head kick but Gonya moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nator lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonya doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonya connects with a looping right hand.
Nator bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonya lands a lovely overhand right.
Nator lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gonya will feel that in the morning.
Nator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nator connects with an inside leg kick.
Nator lands with a kick to the temple. Gonya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gonya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nator stuns Gonya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonya looks to land a right hand but Nator moved out of range.
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 Spurgu Nator will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonya throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nator was covering up waiting for the punch and Gonya finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gonya trying to control but Nator is working from the bottom.
Gonya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nator is keeping the position for now.
Gonya looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya has gone for a leg lock! Nator slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gonya's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nator controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nator avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nator slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonya is trying to control the position but Nator postures up.
Gonya looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nator has picked Gonya up and slammed him! Gonya can't keep hold of the triangle and Nator manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Gonya's face as Nator controls the position.
Gonya sneaks back into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nator in particular looking to stall.
Nator continues to stall.
Nator wants to stand up but Gonya is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya wants to improve his position but Nator is controlling well.
Gonya manages to get to full guard.
Gonya is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nator defends well.
Gonya trying to control the position.
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.
Nator controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonya scores with a punch to the head.
Nator connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonya's hands.
Nator lands with an overhand left.
Nator fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gonya throws a hook to the side of Nator's head but Nator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonya just misses with a punch to the body.
Nator lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Nator.
Gonya lands with a good 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 Spurgu Nator will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Gonya misses.
It looked like Nator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Nator misses the target.
Gonya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nator throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonya.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses.
As Gonya looks to move away, Nator throws a big counter combo but Gonya just gets out of the way.
Nator will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nator throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonya.
Nator misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nator steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gonya. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gonya - that will leave a mark!
Nator feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Gonya.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nator connects with a single shot there.
Gonya is rocked!
Gonya stuns Nator with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonya is still on wobbly legs! Can Nator finish him?
Nator tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonya seems to have recovered his senses.
Nator works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nator lands with a right that hurts Gonya. Gonya looks to clinch but Nator throws a short knee that drops Gonya. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Spurgu Nator!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Derrick (ranked 733 p4p, 110 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 1138 p4p, 160 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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204 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Derrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derrick leaves Almeida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Derrick tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Derrick misses the target.
Derrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almeida is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Derrick sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Derrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
A lazy left from Derrick finds it's target.
It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida blocks a head kick by Derrick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almeida checks a leg kick.
Joe Derrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derrick.
Almeida tries to counter with a clinch but Derrick shakes him off and moves away.
Derrick throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
Almeida is looking for the big counter here.
Derrick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Almeida under the eye.
Derrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Derrick.
Derrick throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Derrick.
Almeida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derrick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Derrick misses with a wild combination.
Almeida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Derrick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Derrick swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joe Derrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
Derrick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Derrick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A shot to the body from Derrick misses
and Almeida counters with a stiff right hand.
Derrick misses with an uppercut. Almeida saw that one coming.
Derrick wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.
Almeida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Derrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almeida is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Derrick but Derrick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Derrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derrick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Almeida's face.
Derrick pushes Almeida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
Derrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Derrick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derrick lands an elbow that stopped Almeida in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Antonio Almeida's cut even more.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almeida is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Derrick has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Derrick can't find room to land a body shot as Almeida controls the action.
Derrick lands an elbow just above Almeida 's eye.
Derrick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Derrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almeida changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Derrick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Derrick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Almeida under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Derrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida'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.
Derrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Almeida drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Derrick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Derrick lands a nice knee to the body.
Derrick lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Antonio Almeida's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Derrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antonio Almeida's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Almeida's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Derrick!
Our winner, Joe Derrick, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haise Sasaki (ranked 1213 p4p, 148 weight class) and Anthony McMaster (ranked 1447 p4p, 171 weight class). Haise Sasaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony McMaster's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haise Sasaki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony McMaster!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMaster tries to keep at a distance but Sasaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by McMaster.
Sasaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McMaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki has McMaster up against the cage in a clinch.
McMaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McMaster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McMaster looks to land a right hand but Sasaki moved out of range.
McMaster tests Sasaki 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
Sasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McMaster lands with a right hand.
Sasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sasaki closes the distance and pushes McMaster back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
Sasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McMaster lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Sasaki . That snapped McMaster's head back.
McMaster lands a nice hook to Sasaki 's body. Sasaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sasaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McMaster if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki has McMaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sasaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McMaster breaks from the clinch.
McMaster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McMaster looks to land a right hand but Sasaki moved out of range.
Sasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki closes the distance and clinches.
Sasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki takes one to the chin there.
McMaster throws a lazy right hand but Sasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sasaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McMaster counters with a nice right hand that sends Sasaki toppling to the canvas! Sasaki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McMaster finish him?!
Sasaki is rocked!
Haise Sasaki 's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Sasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haise Sasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMaster slips under a jab from Sasaki .
Sasaki seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMaster wants to clinch.
Sasaki lands a nice looking body kick.
McMaster looks winded!
Sasaki has managed to clinch.
McMaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki moves into the clinch.
Sasaki 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sasaki cracks McMaster with a good jab.
It looks like Anthony McMaster has been cut.
McMaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McMaster looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range.
Sasaki is looking to counter punch.
Sasaki rushes McMaster and presses him up against the cage.
Sasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from McMaster on the inside.
Good body shot from Sasaki .
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sasaki .
Sasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Sasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sasaki drives through and clinches with McMaster against the cage.
Sasaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of McMaster backwards.
Sasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sasaki clinches up with McMaster and pushes him back against the cage.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike.
Sasaki is working McMaster over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but McMaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
McMaster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haise Sasaki 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sasaki throws a right hand that McMaster ducks under and follows up with a left that McMaster also avoids with ease.
Sasaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McMaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki .
McMaster has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McMaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
McMaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki .
McMaster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McMaster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sasaki clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sasaki .
McMaster misses with some punches.
McMaster manages to break the clinch.
Sasaki lands a big right hand that sends McMaster crashing to the mat! Sasaki stays standing though and waves McMaster back to his feet!
McMaster is rocked!
Sasaki tries to clinch there but McMaster circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McMaster! But no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
McMaster throws out a counter right but Sasaki avoids it with no problem.
Sasaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sasaki gets a clinch.
Sasaki lands a left hand.
Sasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haise Sasaki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McMaster misses with a straight right.
Sasaki looks for the body kick but McMaster saw that one coming.
Sasaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anthony McMaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sasaki slips a jab and a cross from McMaster.
Sasaki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sasaki tries to clinch up but McMaster circles away and keeps his distance.
Haise Sasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMaster throws a fast counter high kick but Sasaki manages to duck under it in time.
Sasaki connects with a jab.
Sasaki wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasaki .
Sasaki tries to clinch but McMaster moves out of range.
McMaster stuns Sasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Sasaki .
McMaster is breathing heavily.
Sasaki instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Sasaki .
Sasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sasaki breaks from the clinch.
Sasaki moves into range and clinches up with McMaster.
McMaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sasaki closes the distance and pushes McMaster back into the cage.
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Sasaki .
McMaster blocking some punches.
McMaster misses with a body punch.
McMaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sasaki lands a nice hook to McMaster's body. McMaster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sasaki clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sasaki .
McMaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McMaster, pushing him back against the cage.
Sasaki lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McMaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sasaki is looking to clinch but McMaster is avoiding it.
Sasaki rushes McMaster and presses him up against the cage.
McMaster misses with the head strike.
McMaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but McMaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haise Sasaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McMaster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sasaki drops McMaster onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McMaster is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
McMaster is still on wobbly legs! Can Sasaki finish him?
Sasaki creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McMaster with a big uppercut! McMaster tries to clinch up but Sasaki pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McMaster to the mat! McMaster covers up and Sasaki unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haise Sasaki !
An out of breath and clearly excited Haise Sasaki thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 1855 p4p, 212 weight class) and Tommy Du Mahss (ranked 1510 p4p, 177 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Du Mahss!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Du Mahss is just out of range.
Tharrier throws a sloppy head kick and Du Mahss moves out of range easily.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Du Mahss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Tommy Du Mahss has been cut.
Du Mahss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tharrier scores with a leg kick.
Tharrier throws a body punch but Du Mahss moves out of range.
Tharrier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tharrier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tharrier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tharrier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Du Mahss misses with an uppercut. Tharrier saw that one coming.
Du Mahss misses with a body shot.
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!
Tharrier is looking to slow Du Mahss down with leg kicks.
Tharrier throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Du Mahss.
Du Mahss throws a counter combo.
Du Mahss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tharrier lands a lovely overhand right.
Tharrier tried to score with a low kick but Du Mahss checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tharrier cracks Du Mahss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That has opened up Tommy Du Mahss's cut even more.
Tharrier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Du Mahss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tharrier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tharrier.
A swing and a miss from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tharrier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tharrier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Du Mahss.
Tharrier tries a low kick but Du Mahss avoids it.
Tharrier throws out a loose jab but Du Mahss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier slips under a jab.
Tharrier missing with a left hand there. Du Mahss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Du Mahss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tharrier on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Tharrier.
The cut above Tommy Du Mahss's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tharrier 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tharrier, right into the meat.
Du Mahss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tharrier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Du Mahss on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tharrier.
Du Mahss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Du Mahss.
Tharrier throws a low kick but Du Mahss avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Tharrier.
Du Mahss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tharrier slips a jab from Du Mahss.
Tharrier feinted there with a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Tharrier misses.
A low kick from Tharrier misses
letting Du Mahss counter with a right hand.
Du Mahss blocks a leg kick.
Du Mahss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
You can see that Du Mahss has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Tharrier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut
and Tharrier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Du Mahss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Du Mahss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Du Mahss lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tharrier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Du Mahss.
Tharrier throws a head kick but Du Mahss moves out of range.
Tharrier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body kick there by Tharrier.
Tharrier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tharrier throws a right hand that misses
and Du Mahss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Tharrier misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Mahss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tharrier slips under a jab from Du Mahss.
Du Mahss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tharrier misses with a leg kick
and Du Mahss counters with a straight right hand.
Tharrier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Du Mahss.
Du Mahss throws a series of punches but Tharrier avoids them all with ease.
Du Mahss ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Du Mahss scores with a nice strike.
Du Mahss might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tharrier connects with a solid leg kick.
Du Mahss misses with a hook.
Du Mahss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Du Mahss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Tharrier.
Tharrier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tommy Du Mahss's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Du Mahss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thom Tharrier!
Tommy Du Mahss spoke after the fight, saying 'I HOPE YOU STUB YOUR PINKIE TOE AND FALL UP THE STAIRS!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 24279 p4p, 577 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 2421 p4p, 259 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz throws a lazy uppercut
letting Barrels counter with a right hand.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz swings widly with a right hand
and Barrels counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Donowitz!
Donowitz is trying to buck Barrels off.
Barrels lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Donowitz pushes Barrels away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barrels gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barrels tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barrels misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barrels in side control lands a decent elbow.
Donny Donowitz's cut is getting worse.
Check out the look on Barrels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Donny Donowitz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barrels working the body and head with strikes.
Jeez, Donny Donowitz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Donny Donowitz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tu Barrels!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yves Trudeau (ranked 46 p4p, 7 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 158 p4p, 25 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves Trudeau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trudeau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rishkinov's calf.
Rishkinov scores with the left hand. Trudeau knows he should have avoided that one.
Rishkinov misses with a few strikes there.
Trudeau is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trudeau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
A jab from Trudeau does it's job there.
Rishkinov blocks a jab.
Trudeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trudeau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Rishkinov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rishkinov.
An attempted straight right counter from Trudeau misses the target.
Rishkinov lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau throws a hook to the side of Rishkinov's head but Rishkinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rishkinov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Trudeau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rishkinov finds it's way round the side to connect with Trudeau's head.
Rishkinov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rishkinov moves out of range as Trudeau strikes.
A nice combination there by Rishkinov.
Trudeau takes a swing at Rishkinov's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov loads up on a big right hand but Trudeau slips the punch.
Rishkinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trudeau stalks Rishkinov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rishkinov's face. Rishkinov staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Rishkinov. Those never looked like landing.
Rishkinov misses with an uppercut. Trudeau saw that one coming.
Rishkinov connects with a single shot there.
Trudeau avoids the body shot from Rishkinov.
Trudeau misses with a looping right.
Trudeau throws a lazy right hand but Rishkinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rishkinov drives through with a takedown into Trudeau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rishkinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trudeau has his foot on Rishkinov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rishkinov works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rishkinov stacks Trudeau on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rishkinov!
Rishkinov is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau tries to bench press Rishkinov off him but Rishkinov keeps the position.
Rishkinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trudeau wants to control but Rishkinov postures up.
Trudeau is looking for a sweep.
Trudeau prevents Rishkinov from improving position.
Trudeau is looking for a sweep.
Rishkinov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rishkinov scoring with punches and elbows.
A control attempt from Trudeau but he's now mounted!
Trudeau wants to hold on but Rishkinov pushes him away.
Trudeau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rishkinov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Trudeau tries to lock up and control but Rishkinov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trudeau is trying to escape the mount.
Rishkinov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Trudeau looks a forlorn figure.
Trudeau wants to hold on but Rishkinov pushes him away.
Rishkinov working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rishkinov with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau is trying desperately to improve position.
Rishkinov working Trudeau over with strikes here.
Rishkinov working the ground and pound effectively.
Rishkinov wants to control the pace but Trudeau is squirming around nicely.
Trudeau tries to lock up and control but Rishkinov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rishkinov unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trudeau is trying desperately to improve position.
Trudeau 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov'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.
Trudeau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rishkinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trudeau.
Rishkinov throws a series of punches but Trudeau avoids them all with ease.
Trudeau avoids a kick to the body.
Trudeau jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Trudeau slips under a jab from Rishkinov.
Trudeau looks to land a left hand but Rishkinov moved out of range nicely.
Rishkinov feints the counter takedown.
Rishkinov darts in looking for a takedown but Trudeau gets double underhooks and turns Rishkinov into the cage.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rishkinov gets the takedown into side control.
Trudeau tries to improve position but can't.
Rishkinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau can't do much from the bottom here.
Trudeau tries to buck Rishkinov off but Rishkinov is having none of it.
Rishkinov lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Trudeau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov cracks Trudeau with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Trudeau tries to bench press Rishkinov off him but Rishkinov keeps the position.
Rishkinov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Trudeau is looking for a sweep.
Rishkinov works to advance to full mount. Trudeau defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Trudeau manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Trudeau makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trudeau.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rishkinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rishkinov works over Trudeau with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rishkinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trudeau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trudeau is keeping the position for now.
Trudeau throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rishkinov distracts Trudeau with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trudeau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rishkinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trudeau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rishkinov passes into side control.
Serhey Rishkinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rishkinov looks up at the clock and then as Trudeau takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rishkinov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Trudeau taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rishkinov lands some shots froms side control.
Trudeau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rishkinov scoring with punches from side control.
Rishkinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trudeau keeps working.
Trudeau is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rishkinov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rishkinov avoids the attempt from Trudeau to control.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Trudeau wants to hold on but Rishkinov pushes him away.
Rishkinov cracks Trudeau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trudeau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Trudeau misses its intended target.
Rishkinov slips a jab from Trudeau.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Trudeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rishkinov throws the left hand but Trudeau avoids the punch easily.
Trudeau throwing a counter right hand but Rishkinov manages to avoid it.
Rishkinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trudeau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trudeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rishkinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trudeau moves away.
Trudeau is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rishkinov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rishkinov jabs Trudeau right on the nose. Trudeau blinks but takes it well.
Rishkinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rishkinov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Trudeau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rishkinov misses with an uppercut
letting Trudeau counter with a right hand.
Rishkinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot by Rishkinov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rishkinov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trudeau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rishkinov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trudeau walks into a stiff left hand from Rishkinov.
Trudeau walks into a stiff left hand from Rishkinov.
A telegraphed right hand from Trudeau misses the target.
Rishkinov throws a low kick but Trudeau avoids it.
Rishkinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trudeau uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rishkinov throws a series of punches but Trudeau avoids them all with ease.
Rishkinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trudeau throws out the jab.
Rishkinov defending well as Trudeau loads up on a big left hand.
Rishkinov feints the counter takedown.
Rishkinov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rishkinov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trudeau cracks Rishkinov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rishkinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trudeau.
Serhey Rishkinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rishkinov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rishkinov misses with a straight left.
Trudeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Rishkinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Trudeau counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trudeau.
Yves Trudeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trudeau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A good leg kick by Trudeau.
Rishkinov lands with a right hand.
Trudeau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov dips to his left and cracks Trudeau with an uppercut!
Trudeau staying out of range there.
Rishkinov misses with a double jab.
Trudeau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trudeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rishkinov misses with a takedown attempt - Trudeau sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yves Trudeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serhey Rishkinov.
Trudeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Trudeau thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rishkinov if he has to take too many more of those.
Rishkinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trudeau circles away quickly and effectively.
Trudeau thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau looks to land a right hand but Rishkinov moved out of range.
A punch combination from Rishkinov misses.
Trudeau misses with a head kick.
Rishkinov defending well as Trudeau loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trudeau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rishkinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trudeau.
Trudeau motions for Rishkinov to come forward. Trudeau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rishkinov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rishkinov cracks Trudeau with an open hand slap.
Rishkinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trudeau throws out the jab.
Trudeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rishkinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trudeau scores with a leg kick.
Trudeau throws an overhand right that lands on Rishkinov's shoulder, as Rishkinov tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Rishkinov blocks the low kick.
Trudeau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rishkinov slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Trudeau is just out of range.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rishkinov moves away.
Rishkinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rishkinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Rishkinov with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rishkinov.
A jab lands there for Rishkinov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov cracks Trudeau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rishkinov looks to land a right hand but Trudeau moved out of range.
Rishkinov moves away from the strike by Trudeau.
Trudeau avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov lands a really nice looking cross but Trudeau seems unphased.
Rishkinov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Serhey Rishkinov just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trudeau misses with a few strikes there.
Trudeau throws a looping overhand right but Rishkinov ducks down to avoid it.
Trudeau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rishkinov with the counter takedown but Trudeau avoids it easily.
Rishkinov misses with a double jab.
Trudeau throws a shot from downtown. Rishkinov moves away and avoids it.
Trudeau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trudeau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trudeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rishkinov.
A telegraphed right hand from Rishkinov misses the target.
It looked like Trudeau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rishkinov.
Trudeau throws the left hand but Rishkinov avoids the punch easily.
Trudeau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Rishkinov tries to counter it with a takedown but Trudeau pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rishkinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Trudeau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rishkinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rishkinov misses with a looping left.
Rishkinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Trudeau throws out a loose jab but Rishkinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trudeau drops his hands momentarily and Rishkinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau connects with a crisp jab.
Rishkinov misses with a straight right.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Rishkinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rishkinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trudeau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Rishkinov finds it's target.
Rishkinov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trudeau on the side of the head.
Trudeau swings for the body but Rishkinov moves out of range.
Rishkinov 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.
Rishkinov dives in and scores a takedown into Trudeau's guard.
Rishkinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Trudeau is retaining full guard.
Trudeau looking for subs off his back but Rishkinov has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau has hold of Rishkinov's hands but Rishkinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Trudeau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trudeau wants to control the action here but instead Rishkinov manages to pass to full mount!
Rishkinov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Trudeau looks a forlorn figure.
Trudeau bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trudeau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trudeau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rishkinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Trudeau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rishkinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Rishkinov, not yet.
Trudeau trying to control but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
Trudeau tries to free his leg and advance position but Rishkinov is retaining full guard.
Trudeau drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trudeau jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rishkinov is on top in guard.
Trudeau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov stands up over Trudeau, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Trudeau is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rishkinov defends well.
Rishkinov wants to pass the guard but Trudeau is keeping the position.
Rishkinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rishkinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trudeau's head.
Rishkinov with a nice head shot there.
Rishkinov lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trudeau misses the jab.
Rishkinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Trudeau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rishkinov throws a right hand that Trudeau ducks under and follows up with a left that Trudeau also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rishkinov. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trudeau looks to land a right hand but Rishkinov moved out of range.
Trudeau swings for the body but Rishkinov moves out of range.
Trudeau looks to throw the jab but Rishkinov is out of range.
Rishkinov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rishkinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rishkinov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rishkinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trudeau.
Rishkinov moves away from the strike by Trudeau.
A jab from Rishkinov finds it's way through Trudeau's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rishkinov misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trudeau looks to land a left hand but Rishkinov moved out of range nicely.
Rishkinov throws out a powerful jab.
Trudeau tries to move into range but Rishkinov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov shoots in and drives through. Trudeau sprawls well.
Rishkinov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trudeau. That one must have hurt.
Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rishkinov.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Trudeau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trudeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rishkinov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trudeau is trying to control Rishkinov's posture but Rishkinov avoids it.
Rishkinov working the ground and pound.
Rishkinov lands an elbow.
Trudeau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trudeau can't do much from the bottom here.
Yves Trudeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rishkinov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rishkinov prevents Trudeau from getting the reversal.
Rishkinov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rishkinov with good strikes from the mount here!
Trudeau is working to get back to half guard.
Trudeau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Trudeau is in all sorts of trouble here.
Serhey Rishkinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rishkinov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rishkinov prevents Trudeau from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rishkinov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trudeau is working to get back to half guard.
Trudeau manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rishkinov not doing much here.
Trudeau looking for a kimura from the bottom but Rishkinov passes into side control!
Rishkinov trying to control the position but Trudeau is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serhey Rishkinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rishkinov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov is the new welterweight champion!
Serhey Rishkinov made sure to mention his sponsor, Top Gun Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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