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PFC 195 Semenko vs Gormsson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 665 p4p, 1091 weight class) and Usko Matonen (ranked 34 p4p, 60 weight class). Payakarakatong comes to the cage accompanied by Pakistan Cricket Theme Song. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Usko Matonen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakarakatong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Payakarakatong duly obliges.
Payakarakatong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matonen tests Payakarakatong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Payakarakatong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payakarakatong thuds a left hand into Matonen's body.
Matonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matonen counters with a straight right hand.
We've been informed that Matonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payakarakatong lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakarakatong scores with a leg kick.
Matonen misses with a wild body shot.
Matonen throws a hook but Payakarakatong avoids it easily.
Matonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Payakarakatong misses
and Matonen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Payakarakatong really felt that one!
Payakarakatong throws a body shot but no joy.
Payakarakatong throws a body punch but Matonen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payakarakatong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Payakarakatong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matonen.
Payakarakatong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matonen.
Matonen misses the shot to the body.
Payakarakatong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Power Swingers in the buildup to the fight.
Matonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matonen misses with a straight right.
Payakarakatong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payakarakatong connects with a body shot that sends Matonen's belly button to the back.
Matonen misses with a looping left.
Payakarakatong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Payakarakatong lands a really nice looking cross but Matonen seems unphased.
Matonen blocks a jab.
Matonen drops his hands momentarily and Payakarakatong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Payakarakatong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payakarakatong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Payakarakatong throws a front kick that sends Matonen stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong throws a good cross that connects.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakarakatong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payakarakatong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Payakarakatong misses with an uppercut. Matonen saw that one coming.
Payakarakatong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Payakarakatong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matonen! But no joy.
Matonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Payakarakatong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Payakarakatong is looking to clinch but Matonen is avoiding it.
Matonen throws out a counter right but Payakarakatong avoids it with no problem.
Matonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Payakarakatong staying out of range there.
Payakarakatong with a nice cross.
Payakarakatong misses with a body punch
and Matonen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong throws out a loose jab but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakarakatong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matonen lands with a straight right. Payakarakatong didn't see that one coming.
Payakarakatong lands a nice looking body kick.
Payakarakatong dodges the punch combination from Matonen.
Payakarakatong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Payakarakatong lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Payakarakatong.
Nice defenses there by Matonen.
Payakarakatong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payakarakatong misses with a straight left.
Payakarakatong lands the left hand.
Payakarakatong just misses with a punch to the body.
Matonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Payakarakatong misses with a combination
and Matonen counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Payakarakatong! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Usko Matonen!
Usko Matonen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 787 p4p, 925 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 120 p4p, 146 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske fails with the takedown.
Duranto throws a lazy uppercut
letting Raske counter with a right hand.
Duranto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raske on the side of the head.
 It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Duranto misses the target.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raske walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duranto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raske defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Raske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duranto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raske slips a jab from Duranto.
Raske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duranto tries to land a front kick but Raske steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raske lands a slapping body shot.
Duranto thumps Raske with a low kick.
Duranto throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Duranto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duranto. That's going to slow Raske down.
Duranto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raske doesn't seem bothered though.
Raske scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske shoots in but no luck this time.
Roberto Duranto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duranto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raske misses with a kick to the body.
Raske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raske scores with a jab. Duranto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raske fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberto Duranto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raske.
Duranto misses with a looping left.
Duranto throws a head kick but Raske moves out of range.
Duranto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Secret Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Duranto throws the left hand but Raske avoids the punch easily.
Raske throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Raske manages to avoid it.
Duranto tried to score with a low kick but Raske checks it.
Raske misses with a low kick.
Duranto connects with a right hand. Raske shakes it off.
Raske scores with a body shot.
Duranto fails to land with a series of punches.
Duranto throws a leg kick which misses Raske's front leg but catches the back leg as Raske tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Raske tries to work over Duranto's front leg with a kick but Duranto checks it.
Duranto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raske. That did some damage!
Raske throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duranto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raske connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raske misses the body punch
and Duranto counters with a nice leg kick.
Raske tries to land a front kick but Duranto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raske walks into a stiff left hand from Duranto.
 Raske is rocked!
Raske with a nice cross.
Raske looks for a takedown but Duranto sprawls well.
Raske fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duranto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raske throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske scores with a jab to the head.
Raske fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raske is looking to score with low kicks.
Raske has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raske lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duranto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raske throws a body shot but no joy.
Duranto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Raske shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good work by Raske as he checks the leg kick.
Raske lands a nice hook to Duranto's body. Duranto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duranto.
Duranto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raske misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Duranto is looking to counter punch.
Raske lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Raske throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duranto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske swats away the attempt to clinch by Duranto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duranto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duranto throws a hook to the side of Raske's head but Raske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raske.
An attempted straight right counter from Duranto misses the target.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
Raske now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raske swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duranto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raske's knee momentarily.
Raske is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duranto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Raske swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
Duranto blocks a head kick by Raske.
It looked like Duranto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raske has managed to clinch.
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Raske will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raske moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duranto rushes Raske and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duranto throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske blocking some punches.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
Raske working aggressively here.
Duranto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Duranto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Duranto is working Raske over against the cage.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duranto scores with a shot to the side of Raske's head.
Duranto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raske is still on wobbly legs! Can Duranto finish him?
Duranto prevents the takedown attempt.
Raske seems to have recovered his senses.
Raske blocking some punches.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Raske.
Raske lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
Duranto manages to break the clinch.
Raske cracks Duranto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas Raske seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raske takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duranto counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Duranto!
In his post fight interview, Roberto Duranto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Thomas Raske was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometimes you lose. Sometimes I lose. Losing sucks dick. I'm out!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 481 p4p, 609 weight class) and Valentine Masterson (ranked 68 p4p, 87 weight class). Khadan comes to the cage accompanied by Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). Odchigin Khadan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Khadan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masterson.
Masterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Khadan. Those never looked like landing.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
Masterson misses with a left hand
and Khadan counters with a stiff right hand.
Masterson connects with a leg kick.
Masterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masterson 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masterson, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Khadan.
Masterson throws out a counter right but Khadan avoids it with no problem.
Khadan digs a good body shot into Masterson's ribs.
Valentine Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masterson misses with a body shot
and Khadan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khadan lunges at Masterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masterson's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterson misses with a straight left.
It looked like Khadan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masterson lands with an overhand left.
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Masterson works Khadan's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Masterson misses.
We've been hearing reports that Khadan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Masterson connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan connects with a body shot.
Masterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khadan.
Masterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khadan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khadan walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Masterson.
Khadan scores with a nice right hand.
Masterson moves out of range as Khadan strikes.
Masterson lands a head shot.
Masterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadan.
Khadan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khadan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Khadan prevents Masterson from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson controlling the position for now.
Masterson trying to control here.
Khadan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to get back to full guard.
Khadan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masterson keeps working.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Khadan wants to free his trapped foot but Masterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khadan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Masterson is just riding it out for now. Khadan eventually gives up the hold.
Masterson trying to hold on to Khadan's head to control him but Khadan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson has his hands clasped together around Khadan's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khadan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masterson keeps working.
Masterson is trying to control but can't.
Masterson is staying active underneath Khadan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Khadan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Khadan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Masterson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Masterson trying to control here.
Khadan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khadan fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Masterson misses with a hook.
Masterson lands a head kick. Khadan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A low kick from Masterson is predictable there
and Khadan counters with a one-two to the body.
Masterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Khadan is just out of range.
Khadan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khadan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Masterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Masterson. Those never looked like landing.
Khadan lands with a straight right. Masterson didn't see that one coming.
Masterson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Khadan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Khadan tries to free his leg and advance position but Masterson is retaining full guard.
Masterson working a defensive guard here.
Khadan trying to control the position from guard on top but Masterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Masterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khadan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Masterson lands a body shot.
Masterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khadan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khadan.
Khadan moves away from the strike by Masterson.
Nice takedown defense from Masterson. No joy for Khadan on that attempt.
Khadan cracks Masterson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khadan missing with a left hand there. Masterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khadan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Khadan.
Masterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khadan misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Khadan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masterson. Khadan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Masterson. Beautiful 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!
Khadan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masterson lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Khadan.
Odchigin Khadan is winning the standup battle so far.
Masterson misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Masterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khadan is looking to counter the offense by Masterson and move into the clinch.
Khadan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Masterson circles away.
Masterson lands with a hook. Khadan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick lands for Masterson.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Khadan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khadan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masterson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khadan is out of range.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Masterson throws a hook but Khadan blocks it.
Masterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khadan manages to avoid it.
Khadan is looking for a counter combo.
Donk. Khadan catches Masterson right on the button with a cross.
Khadan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Masterson scores with a leg kick.
Khadan moves into the clinch successfully.
Masterson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khadan lands a hook that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khadan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Khadan blocking some punches.
Masterson gets underhooks to prevent Khadan's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odchigin Khadan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Masterson.
Masterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Masterson misses.
Masterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but Masterson is just out of range.
Khadan misses with a looping right.
Khadan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Khadan ducks down to avoid it.
Masterson throws a hook but Khadan blocks it.
Khadan blocks a jab.
Khadan throwing a counter right hand but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Masterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khadan.
A countering left hand to the body from Masterson misses.
Khadan tries to clinch but Masterson moves out of range.
Khadan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khadan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Khadan slips the punch.
A jab from Khadan misses.
Masterson swings for the body but Khadan moves out of range.
Khadan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khadan moves away from the strike by Masterson.
Masterson misses with a left hand
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khadan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Khadan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.
Masterson connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Masterson. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Khadan.
Khadan throws the left hand but Masterson avoids the punch easily.
Khadan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentine Masterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson lands a nice shot that snaps Khadan's head back.
Masterson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khadan lands with a straight right. Masterson didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Khadan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Masterson.
Masterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Masterson lands.
Masterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khadan counters with a takedown into side control.
Masterson is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Khadan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Masterson struggling a bit here.
Masterson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masterson controlling the position for now.
Masterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khadan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Khadan passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valentine Masterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Masterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khadan takes a swing at Masterson's ribcage but misses.
Masterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khadan.
Khadan scores with a jab to the head.
Masterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Masterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Khadan. Khadan gets slowly back to his feet.
Masterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khadan.
Khadan feints and as Masterson raises his hands in defense, Khadan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khadan being controlled here momentarily.
Khadan trying to control but Masterson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan passes into half guard.
Masterson is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson is not content to let Khadan control the position.
Masterson trying to control but Khadan postures up.
Khadan wants to control but Masterson is keeping him busy.
Khadan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Masterson is looking to get to half guard.
Masterson tries to hold on but Khadan pushes him away.
Khadan trying to control but Masterson is having none of it.
Masterson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khadan wants to control the pace but Masterson is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to lock up and control but Khadan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khadan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khadan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khadan avoids the attempt from Masterson to control.
Masterson regains half guard.
Khadan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Masterson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan is trying to control. Masterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khadan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Khadan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Khadan trying to control from half guard but Masterson is working away.
Masterson is holding on to half guard well.
Khadan wants to work for an arm triangle but Masterson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Masterson wants to control but Khadan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Khadan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masterson keeps working.
Masterson won't allow Khadan to pass to mount.
Khadan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Masterson is doing well to control the position and prevent Khadan from advancing to side control.
Khadan trying to control from half guard but Masterson is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khadan avoids the body shot from Masterson.
Masterson misses with a wild body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khadan throws a body punch but Masterson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Masterson misses the target.
Masterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Masterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khadan is out of range and Masterson settles back down.
Khadan throws a jab but it's blocked by Masterson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odchigin Khadan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khadan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odchigin Khadan!
During a confident post fight interview, Odchigin Khadan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 626 p4p, 650 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 91 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov misses with a wild combination.
Fujiwara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara throws a body punch but Obuhov moves out of range.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara scores with a jab.
Fujiwara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Obuhov in his tracks.
Fujiwara looks to throw the jab but Obuhov is out of range.
Obuhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujiwara is just out of range.
Fujiwara slips a jab from Obuhov.
Fujiwara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Obuhov manages to circle out of the way.
Obuhov throws a right hand that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujiwara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obuhov backwards.
Obuhov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obuhov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara avoiding damage as Obuhov throws knees to the body.
Obuhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujiwara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fujiwara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujiwara misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujiwara.
Fujiwara throws a punch but it's blocked by Obuhov.
Obuhov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fujiwara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obuhov wants to break free but Fujiwara has control.
Obuhov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obuhov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujiwara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fujiwara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fujiwara misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Fujiwara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fujiwara gets underhooks to prevent Obuhov's takedown attempt.
Fujiwara misses with a punch on the inside.
Obuhov stalling in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Obuhov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Obuhov misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fujiwara fails to land.
Obuhov crunches a lovely knee into Fujiwara's ribcage.
Obuhov is looking to control Fujiwara's arms but Fujiwara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Obuhov has his back to the cage.
Obuhov manages to break the clinch.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara darts in and clinches Obuhov up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obuhov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obuhov working hard to break the clinch.
Obuhov tries to stall but Fujiwara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fujiwara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obuhov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fujiwara avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fujiwara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fujiwara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obuhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obuhov blocking some punches.
Fujiwara scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov misses with the head strike.
Obuhov tries a knee to the head but Fujiwara blocks it.
Obuhov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Obuhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obuhov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obuhov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obuhov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshi Fujiwara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujiwara drives through and clinches with Obuhov against the cage.
Obuhov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fujiwara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obuhov or not.
Fujiwara takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Yoshi Fujiwara has been cut.
Obuhov misses with a knee strike.
Obuhov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujiwara is defending well for now.
Obuhov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obuhov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fujiwara is pressed up against the cage. Obuhov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fujiwara down to the mat. Fujiwara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Obuhov.
Fujiwara clinches with his opponent.
Obuhov lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujiwara prevents the takedown attempt.
Yoshi Fujiwara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Obuhov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fujiwara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fujiwara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obuhov misses the jab.
Fujiwara tries to counter by clinching up but Obuhov breaks away and moves out of range.
Fujiwara misses with an uppercut.
Fujiwara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obuhov.
Obuhov gets a double leg takedown into Fujiwara's guard.
Obuhov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obuhov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fujiwara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Obuhov is one step ahead there.
Fujiwara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obuhov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fujiwara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Obuhov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Fujiwara'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.
Fujiwara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fujiwara duly obliges.
Fujiwara moves into the clinch.
Fujiwara tries a body shot but Obuhov blocks it.
Fujiwara cracks Obuhov with a nice body shot.
Obuhov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obuhov prevents a body shot from Fujiwara.
Obuhov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obuhov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Obuhov duly obliges.
Obuhov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara throws an off balance right hand
letting Obuhov counter with a right hand.
Obuhov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obuhov cracks Fujiwara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fujiwara lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Obuhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obuhov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Fujiwara. That snapped Obuhov's head back.
Fujiwara pushes Obuhov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fujiwara.
Yoshi Fujiwara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Fujiwara on the inside.
Fujiwara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obuhov wants a takedown but no success here.
Fujiwara lands a hook that snaps the head of Obuhov backwards.
Obuhov stalling in the clinch but Fujiwara improves position.
Fujiwara lands a left hand.
Fujiwara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujiwara has a couple of punches blocked by Obuhov.
Obuhov tries a knee to the head but Fujiwara blocks it.
Fujiwara lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Obuhov as Fujiwara tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Obuhov.
Fujiwara digs a right hand underneath Obuhov's ribcage. Obuhov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fujiwara has Obuhov pressed against the cage.
Fujiwara struggles to land a body shot inside as Obuhov controls his hands.
Obuhov misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujiwara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obuhov looking to throw knees to the head but Fujiwara is blocking nicely.
Fujiwara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obuhov has a couple of punches blocked by Fujiwara.
Obuhov just leaning against Fujiwara, taking a breather.
Obuhov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Obuhov is breathing heavily.
Obuhov with the ground and pound but Fujiwara uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fujiwara pulls Obuhov in close to prevent any damage.
Fujiwara continues to stall.
Obuhov throws an elbow that misses. Fujiwara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obuhov's guard. Nice move by Fujiwara!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fujiwara has picked Obuhov up and slammed him! Obuhov can't keep hold of the triangle and Fujiwara manages to pass to side control!
Fujiwara is looking to take a break and control but Obuhov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Obuhov is looking for a sweep.
Fujiwara is putting a hurting on Obuhov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Obuhov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obuhov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fujiwara gets full guard.
Fujiwara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov looking to sit in guard and control but Fujiwara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fujiwara postures up.
Fujiwara trying to control the position from guard on top but Obuhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujiwara slips nicely into half guard.
Fujiwara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fujiwara working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Fujiwara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Fujiwara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Obuhov misses with a wild body shot.
Obuhov throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujiwara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fujiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obuhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obuhov throws a big shot that misses.
Fujiwara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obuhov, pushing him back against the cage.
Fujiwara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obuhov lands a takedown into guard.
Fujiwara trying to keep a closed guard but Obuhov is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara keeping moving, preventing Obuhov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov throwing strikes from guard but Fujiwara blocks nicely.
Obuhov throwing strikes but missing.
Fujiwara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obuhov throws a strike but Fujiwara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Obuhov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fujiwara passes into side control.
Obuhov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Obuhov keeps trying to improve his position.
Fujiwara is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Obuhov is looking to regain half guard here but Fujiwara keeps moving and retains side control.
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Obuhov trying to control but Fujiwara flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara has the hooks in. Obuhov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Obuhov grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Obuhov is really stuck here.
Obuhov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fujiwara.
Fujiwara is trying to stick to Obuhov's back but Obuhov is turning into Fujiwara. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fujiwara's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Obuhov.
Fujiwara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Obuhov throws an elbow that misses. Fujiwara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obuhov's guard. Nice move by Fujiwara!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fujiwara passes into half guard.
Obuhov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obuhov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obuhov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fujiwara pulls his head out easily.
Fujiwara is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujiwara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Fujiwara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fujiwara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Fujiwara!
Yoshi Fujiwara took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pit Bull Development for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 614 p4p, 294 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 91 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve scores with a nice head shot.
Steve lands a glancing blow to the side of Kettu's head.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve clinches up against the cage.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kettu is looking to break free of the clinch but Steve has double underhooks.
Kettu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steve is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kettu looking for a takedown.
Kettu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kettu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Steve after a bit of a struggle.
Jay Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Kettu.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kettu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steve fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steve tries to clinch but Kettu is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Steve. That snapped Kettu's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve slips a straight right by Kettu.
Kettu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steve tries to clinch there but Kettu circles away.
Kettu lunges at Steve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steve's hand.
Steve lands a nice hook to Kettu's body. Kettu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kettu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steve circles away.
A cross from Kettu lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve clinches.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kettu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kettu is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Steve can't fight it off and eventually Kettu manages to take the fight to the floor. Steve looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kettu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kettu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kettu won't allow Steve to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kettu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kettu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kettu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steve works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steve is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kettu is controlling him.
Kettu throwing strikes but missing.
Kettu is looking to work some ground and pound but Steve has wrist control.
Steve wants to stand but Kettu is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kettu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kettu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kettu postures up in Steve's guard and throws a big left but Steve blocks it.
Kettu won't allow Steve to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kettu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kettu doesn't seem bothered though.
Jay Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kettu slips under a jab.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Kettu throws a wild body kick that Steve sees coming a mile off.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Kettu moves away and avoids it.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve punishes Kettu's body with a nice straight punch.
Kettu misses with a body kick.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kettu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a head kick but Kettu moves out of range.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu throws a nice looking combination but Steve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve misses with a body punch
and Kettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve lands with a cross.
Kettu slips under a jab from Steve.
Kettu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Steve blocks it well.
Steve's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kettu under the eye.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Kettu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kettu flicks out a counter leg kick but Steve steps away.
Kettu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
Good exchange - Steve coming out on top.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Kettu throws a leg kick but Steve checks it.
Kettu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kettu there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Steve has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Steve slips a jab from Kettu.
Steve connects with a body shot that sends Kettu's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Steve defending well as Kettu loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Steve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kettu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kettu misses with a low kick as Steve jumps back.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Kettu slips under a jab from Steve.
Steve closes the distance but Kettu moves to the side
and Kettu counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
A left and a right from Steve both land. Nice combination.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu is trying to counter with his kicks.
A left and a right from Steve both land. Nice combination.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kettu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kettu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kettu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kettu wants to control but Steve is keeping him busy.
Kettu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kettu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve blocks the body kick.
Kettu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steve catches Kettu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve checks a leg kick.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Kettu.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Kettu circles away.
Kettu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kettu throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Kettu.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kettu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steve has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kettu is looking to slow Steve down with leg kicks.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu counters with a body kick.
Steve tests Kettu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve takes a swing at Kettu's ribcage but misses.
Kettu slips under a jab.
A left lands for Steve.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Kettu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kettu misses with a body kick.
Steve throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Steve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kettu, pushing him back against the cage.
Steve works on Kettu's body with a couple of short punches.
Steve working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Kettu is looking for a takedown.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kettu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steve is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jay Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Kettu.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kettu blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kettu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve presses Kettu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steve lands with a light punch inside.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kettus head.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Kettu is breathing heavily.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kettu has Steve pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Steve manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kettu's elbow.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kettu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steve fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steve slaps away a takedown attempt from Kettu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Kettu misses.
Steve swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick and Kettu moves out of range easily.
Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
Kettu blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kettu.
Kettu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Kettu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve lands a jab to Kettu's midsection.
Steve tries to clinch but Kettu moves out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steve gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Steve pushes Kettu off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crunch! Kettu slams his shin into Steve's torso.
Kettu throws a good cross that connects.
Jay Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Steve.
Kettu throws a body kick that misses.
Kettu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kettu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve is looking to clinch but Kettu is avoiding it.
Kettu stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve is looking to wear down Kettu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kettu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kettu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve tries to clinch but Kettu is having none of it.
Steve slips under a jab from Kettu.
Steve lands a nice shot that snaps Kettu's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Steve tries to clinch but Kettu is having none of it.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kettu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kettu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kettu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Kettu.
Steve takes a swing at Kettu's ribcage but misses.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kettu.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Kettu.
Esa Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to clinch up but Kettu circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Kettu circles away.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve cracks Kettu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steve tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kettu swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Kettu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kettu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kettu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steve.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu misses the jab.
Steve lands with a right hand.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Steve gets a clinch.
Steve is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steve tries a body shot but Kettu blocks it.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kettu has had enough of the clinch but Steve keeps him there for the moment.
Kettu breaks the clinch.
Kettu thumps Steve with a low kick.
Steve digs a good hook to Kettu's body.
Nice jab there from Kettu.
Steve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve throws a good cross that connects.
Kettu misses with a looping right.
Steve jabs Kettu right on the nose. Kettu blinks but takes it well.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Kettu scores with a spinning back kick!
Steve rushes Kettu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Steve avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kettu.
Kettu breaks the clinch.
Kettu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steve sprawls well. Steve wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kettu gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay Steve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jay Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Kettu.
Kettu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve checks a low kick from Kettu.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
Steve throws a right hand that Kettu ducks under and follows up with a left that Kettu also avoids with ease.
Kettu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steve with a body shot.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kettu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Kettu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steve has closed the distance and engaged Kettu in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Steve.
Kettu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steve is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kettu fails to pull guard.
Kettu wants a takedown.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steve tries a body shot but Kettu blocks it.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve keeps control of Kettu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kettu can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Steve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steve, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Steve!
After the fight, Jay Steve was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Hijikata (ranked 98 p4p, 212 weight class) and Jesse Point (ranked 12 p4p, 25 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toshi Hijikata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Point!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point misses with a right hand
and Hijikata counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick lands for Hijikata.
Hijikata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Point cracks a nice hook into Hijikata's ribs.
Hijikata lands a right hook to the body.
Toshi Hijikata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Point.
Point takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hijikata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Point takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Hijikata misses its intended target.
Hijikata is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hijikata lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Hijikata connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Point's hands.
Hijikata misses the body punch
and Point makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hijikata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hijikata misses with a hook. Point ducked under it nicely.
Point throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hijikata counters with a left to the body.
Point has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Point there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hijikata swings widly with a right hand
and Point makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hijikata misses with a wild body shot.
Hijikata slips a jab from Point.
Point jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Hijikata.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hijikata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hijikata needs to keep his hands up - Point had a free shot at his head there.
Hijikata throws a lazy body kick
and Hijikata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hijikata throws a jab when Point was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Point as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hijikata cracks Point with an open hand slap.
Hijikata's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hijikata duly obliges.
Point scores with a sloppy right hand. Hijikata should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Point.
Hijikata throws a shot from downtown. Point moves away and avoids it.
Point slips under a jab from Hijikata.
Point scoring well with a low kick there.
Hijikata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Point connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hijikata scrambles back to his feet.
Hijikata lands with an uppercut that bounces Point off the cage and back into range.
Point 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.
Point drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Point misses with a straight right.
Hijikata jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Point misses the body punch
and Hijikata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hijikata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Hijikata.
Hijikata scores with a crisp jab that stopped Point in his tracks.
Hijikata lands a glancing blow to the side of Point's head.
Hijikata is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Point tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hijikata. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hijikata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hijikata rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Point to counter with a crisp jab.
Point misses with a hook. Hijikata ducked under it nicely.
Point avoids the body shot from Hijikata.
Hijikata scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hijikata throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Point misses.
Hijikata scores with a hook.
Hijikata misses with a hook
and Point counters with a right hand to the body.
Hijikata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice side step and Point releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hijikata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hijikata takes one to the chin there.
Point lands with a right hand.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Hijikata.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Hijikata misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Point misses.
Hijikata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hijikata throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Hijikata dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hijikata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Point.
Toshi Hijikata is winning the standup battle so far.
Hijikata scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hijikata connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Point tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hijikata throws a poor cross that misses
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Point dodges the punch combination from Hijikata.
A little jabbing left from Point on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Point blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Point on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Point missing with a left hand there. Hijikata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Hijikata misses.
Hijikata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hijikata throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hijikata misses with a left hand
and Point counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Hijikata.
A low kick from Hijikata misses
and Point counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hijikata looks to land a body kick but Point moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Point! But no joy.
Hijikata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Point can do to turn this around?
Hijikata lunges at Point with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Point's hand.
Hijikata keeps Point at a distance using the push kick.
Hijikata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Point misses with a looping right.
Point misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Point blocks the low kick.
A cross from Hijikata lands.
Hijikata moves out of range as Point strikes.
Hijikata throwing a counter right hand but Point manages to avoid it.
Point throws out a loose jab but Hijikata uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Hijikata on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hijikata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hijikata takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hijikata throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hijikata moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hijikata throws a one two combo.
Hijikata scores with a jab. Point acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hijikata throws a body kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Point might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hijikata has got the better of the exchanges.
Hijikata lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hijikata throws a poor cross that misses
and Point counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hijikata! Point lets Hijikata back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Hijikata is rocked!
Point cracks Hijikata with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Point!
Jesse Point thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masa Sanada (ranked 270 p4p, 187 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 42 p4p, 33 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 30 - 12 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Sanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Sanada tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanada misses with a looping left.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Sanada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Wright misses with the body kick
and Sanada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright connects with a leg kick.
No joy there for Sanada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright throws a low kick but Sanada moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wright connects with a leg kick.
Wright tries to land a body kick
and Sanada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Sanada dodges the punch combination from Wright.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Sanada moved out of range.
Sanada throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright slips under a jab from Sanada.
Sanada swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanada throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Sanada missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright moves forwards but Sanada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright throws a body punch but Sanada moves out of range.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanada.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Sanada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Ira Wright's cut even more.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Sanada saw that one coming.
Sanada has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Sanada gets in close and tags Wright with a short punch that almost sends Wright to the mat! Oh Wright is in big trouble! He turns his back on Sanada, trying to create some distance but Sanada rushes him, striking wildly and Wright goes down! The referee tackles Sanada into the cage to end the fight! Sanada is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Sanada!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Masa Sanada waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kardashian (ranked 348 p4p, 176 weight class) and Rage Parade (ranked 53 p4p, 30 weight class). Kardashian comes into the arena with Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit blaring out of the sound system. Parade has chosen I KILL Cause I'm Hungry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Kardashian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Rage Parade!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardashian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parade on the side of the head.
It looks like Rage Parade has been cut.
Kardashian tries to work over Parade's front leg with a kick but Parade checks it.
Parade thumps Kardashian with a low kick.
Parade throws a series of punches but Kardashian avoids them all with ease.
Kardashian takes a swing at Parade's ribcage but misses.
Parade appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Parade checks a leg kick.
Parade looks to land a right hand but Kardashian moved out of range.
Parade looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parade. Kardashian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kardashian.
Kardashian throws a leg kick but Parade sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parade scores with a jab to the body.
Kardashian lands with a straight right. Parade didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Parade tenderised Kardashian's leg. Kardashian is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Parade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Parade slams his shin into Kardashian's torso.
Parade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut.
Parade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kardashian misses with a two punch combination.
Parade throws a jab but it's blocked by Kardashian.
Kardashian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kardashian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parade throws a low kick but Kardashian avoids it.
Kardashian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parade.
Parade tries to keep at a distance but Kardashian has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Parade.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kardashian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rob Kardashian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parade cracks Kardashian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kardashian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parade ducks under a wild hook from Kardashian.
Parade lands a big head kick that sends Kardashian tumbling to the mat! Parade takes a step backwards and waves Kardashian back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kardashian is rocked!
Parade and Kardashian are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Parade throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Kardashian into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Parade knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rage Parade!
An out of breath Rage Parade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 79 p4p, 28 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 17 p4p, 3 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta avoids a kick to the body.
Bennet moves into the clinch.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsuruta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsuruta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Tsuruta saw that one coming.
Bennet wants to land a leg kick but Tsuruta is out of range.
Donk. Bennet catches Tsuruta right on the button with a cross.
Bennet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennet digs a good hook to Tsuruta's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Bennet.
Tsuruta missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet blocks a jab.
Bennet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsurutas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Tsuruta is looking to counter punch.
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsuruta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tsuruta slips a jab from Bennet.
A little feinted left hand from Tsuruta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tsuruta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
Bennet misses with a left hand
and Tsuruta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennet slips a jab from Tsuruta.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet misses with a body punch
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Bennet with a nice cross.
Bennet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick by Bennet misses
and Tsuruta counters with a left and a right that stings Bennet.
Tsuruta throws out a loose jab but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Tsuruta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a looping left.
Tsuruta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Tsuruta is out of range.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Bennet throws a body punch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsuruta misses the target.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Bennet scores with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
Tsuruta walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Tsuruta moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tsuruta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennet misses with a hook. Tsuruta ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Tsuruta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta is looking to counter punch.
Bennet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsurutas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
Bennet scores with a hook.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsuruta.
A cross from Tsuruta lands.
Bennet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsuruta momentarily.
Bennet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tsuruta loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
Bennet lands a nice hook to Tsuruta's body. Tsuruta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut.
Bennet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Bennet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bennet has closed the distance and engaged Tsuruta in a clinch.
Tsuruta is trying to push Bennet away but Bennet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Bennet.
Bennet misses with some punches.
Tsuruta controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Bennet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsuruta tries to break the clinch but Bennet is controlling the position.
Bennet misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennet has Tsuruta pressed against the cage, preventing Tsuruta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsuruta's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Bennet lands a shoulder strike.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Tsuruta is trying to push Bennet away but Bennet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bennet cracks Tsuruta with a nice body shot.
Tsuruta breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Bennet.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a leg kick
and Tsuruta counters with a left to the body.
Tsuruta scores with a nice right hand.
Tsuruta misses the jab.
Bennet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Bennet takes a swing at Tsuruta's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid body kick from Bennet.
Bennet jabs at Tsuruta's body.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bennet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta scores with a jab to the head.
Tsuruta throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Bennet slips a straight right by Tsuruta.
Bennet counters with a body kick.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
Bennet lands a slapping body shot.
Tsuruta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsuruta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tsuruta throwing a counter right hand but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennet.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bennet misses with a left hand
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tsuruta will feel that in the morning.
Tsuruta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bennet throws a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennet.
Bennet jabs Tsuruta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Tsuruta moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bennet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennet scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet cracks Tsuruta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tsuruta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennet was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bennet with the inside leg kick.
Bennet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bennet throws a lazy head kick
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Bennet.
Bennet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tsuruta takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bennet connects with a body shot.
Tsuruta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tsuruta checks a leg kick nicely.
Tsuruta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Michael Bennet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
Tsuruta is looking to counter punch.
Bennet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bennet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tsuruta is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsuruta misses the target.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuruta slips a jab from Bennet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Bennet.
Tsuruta misses with a hook.
Bennet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsuruta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Bennet slams his shin into Tsuruta's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a left to the body.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it.
Tsuruta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tsuruta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennet scores with a push kick.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
A quick step to the side and Tsuruta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennet scores with a hook to the body. Tsuruta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennet.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsuruta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet catches Tsuruta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tsuruta.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Tsuruta is out of range.
Tsuruta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsuruta ducks right into an uppercut from Bennet.
Bennet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tsuruta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Bennet.
Tsuruta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Bennet throws a wild body kick that Tsuruta sees coming a mile off.
Tsuruta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tsuruta throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Bennet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tsuruta.
Tomomi Tsuruta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennet misses with a kick to the body.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Tsuruta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Michael Bennet's cut even more.
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennet cracks Tsuruta with an open hand slap.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsuruta throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet lands a jab to Tsuruta's midsection.
Bennet scores with a spinning back kick!
Bennet misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsuruta misses the target.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Tsuruta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bennet throws a good cross that connects.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsuruta. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bennet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bennet!
Michael Bennet was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Semenko (ranked 10 p4p, 74 weight class) and Harald Gormsson (ranked 1 p4p, 15 weight class). Gormsson has chosen Saor - Children of the Mist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Semenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko swings for the body but Gormsson moves out of range.
A big left from Gormsson misses.
The crowd cheers as Gormsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Semenko doesn't seem phased though.
Semenko misses with an uppercut. Gormsson saw that one coming.
Gormsson tries to land a front kick but Semenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Semenko jabs Gormsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Gormsson misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gormsson.
Semenko tries to clinch but Gormsson is having none of it.
Gormsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Semenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Semenko scores with a jab. Gormsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gormsson throws the left hand but Semenko avoids the punch easily.
Gormsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Semenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gormsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gormsson.
Nice shot by Semenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gormsson. Gormsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Semenko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Semenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Semenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Semenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Semenko is looking to wear down Gormsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gormsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gormsson needs to keep his hands up - Semenko had a free shot at his head there.
Semenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Semenko.
Semenko avoids the head kick by Gormsson.
Semenko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gormsson connects with a crisp jab.
Semenko throws a nice looking combination but Gormsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gormsson! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Semenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gormsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gormsson takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Semenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Semenko with a jab.
Semenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gormsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gormsson 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.
Gormsson throws a sloppy head kick and Semenko moves out of range easily.
Semenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gormsson! But no joy.
Semenko blocks a head kick by Gormsson.
Semenko connects with a right hand. Gormsson shakes it off.
Gormsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Semenko has time to react.
Semenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A combination from Semenko does no damage.
Semenko misses the jab.
Gormsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Gormsson blocks the leg kick.
Semenko avoids a kick to the body.
Semenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Semenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gormsson.
Semenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semenko blocks a leg kick.
Semenko slips a jab from Gormsson.
A little feinted left hand from Semenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gormsson blocks a jab.
Gormsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gormsson throws the kick towards the body but Semenko avoids it.
Gormsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gormsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Semenko walks into a jab.
Semenko throws a jab when Gormsson was well out of range.
Gormsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Semenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Gormsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gormsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gormsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gormsson.
Gormsson moves out of range of the body kick from Semenko.
Gormsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Semenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gormsson.
Semenko misses with a straight left.
Semenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Gormsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Semenko.
Semenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Semenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Semenko closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Gormsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gormsson avoids the damage to the body.
Gormsson managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
Gormsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Dave Semenko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gormsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenko.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gormsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gormsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gormsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gormsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Semenko misses the target.
Semenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gormsson looks to land a combination but Semenko avoids it well.
Semenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dave Semenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Semenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Semenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Semenko throws a body punch but Gormsson moves out of range.
Gormsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson misses with a low kick.
Semenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Semenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gormsson doesn't seem bothered though.
A good leg kick by Gormsson.
Semenko gets a clinch.
Gormsson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gormsson avoids it.
Semenko blocking some punches.
Gormsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gormsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gormsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gormsson.
Gormsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gormsson avoids it.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
Gormsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Gormsson backwards.
Semenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gormsson.
Semenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gormsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gormsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but Gormsson avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Semenko obliges.
Semenko working Gormsson over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenko lands with a light punch inside.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gormsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Semenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gormsson.
Gormsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gormsson misses with the head strike.
Semenko tries to work over Gormsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gormsson avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Gormsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gormsson's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
Nice body punch from Gormsson - that landed with a thud.
Semenko misses with a knee to the head.
Gormsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gormsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gormsson.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gormsson.
Semenko takes a shot to the head.
Gormsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Gormsson as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Semenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Gormsson controls his hands.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
Dave Semenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gormsson.
Gormsson misses with a body punch.
Gormsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Gormsson.
Gormsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gormsson tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Gormsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gormsson throws a leg kick which misses Semenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Semenko tries to avoid it.
Semenko lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Gormsson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Semenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gormsson lands an overhand right.
Gormsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gormsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Gormsson.
Semenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gormsson moves away.
Gormsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gormsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Semenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harald Gormsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Semenko throws a leg kick but Gormsson moved away.
Semenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gormsson.
Gormsson checks a low kick from Semenko.
Despite the aggression on Gormsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Semenko with the inside leg kick.
Semenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gormsson looks to land a left hand but Semenko moved out of range nicely.
Gormsson slips under a jab from Semenko.
Gormsson ducks under a wild hook from Semenko.
Gormsson throws a leg kick which misses Semenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Semenko tries to avoid it.
Gormsson throws a shot from downtown. Semenko moves away and avoids it.
Gormsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenko is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Gormsson is just out of range.
Gormsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Gormsson.
Gormsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gormsson - that will leave a mark!
Semenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Gormsson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gormsson misses.
Semenko swings for the body but Gormsson moves out of range.
Gormsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Semenko loads up on a big right hand but Gormsson slips the punch.
Gormsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Semenko scores with a nice right hand.
Semenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gormsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Semenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Semenko with a jab.
Gormsson throws the kick towards the body but Semenko avoids it.
Semenko moves out of range as Gormsson strikes.
Gormsson misses with a kick to the body.
Gormsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gormsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gormsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gormsson keeps Semenko at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gormsson cracks a nice hook into Semenko's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gormsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Semenko avoids a kick to the body.
Gormsson throws a sloppy head kick and Semenko moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gormsson.
Semenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gormsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Gormsson throws a hook but Semenko blocks it.
Gormsson throws a leg kick which misses Semenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Semenko tries to avoid it.
Semenko's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Semenko misses with a low kick.
Semenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gormsson cracks Semenko with a good jab.
Gormsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gormsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Semenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Semenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Semenko misses with a looping right.
Dave Semenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenko takes one to the chin there.
Semenko tries to land a front kick but Gormsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gormsson throws a jab when Semenko was well out of range.
Gormsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Semenko misses with a few strikes there.
Gormsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Semenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gormsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Semenko lands a leg kick that knocks Gormsson off balance momentarily.
Gormsson avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Gormsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries to work over Gormsson's front leg with a kick but Gormsson checks it.
Gormsson misses with an uppercut.
Semenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gormsson. That one must have hurt.
Semenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Gormsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gormsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gormsson swings for the body but Semenko moves out of range.
Semenko 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.
Gormsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gormsson throws a push kick but Semenko slaps the foot to one side.
Semenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Semenko misses with an uppercut.
Gormsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Semenko.
Gormsson throws a wild body kick that Semenko sees coming a mile off.
Gormsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Semenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Semenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gormsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Gormsson really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Semenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gormsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Semenko is looking to clinch but Gormsson is avoiding it.
Semenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Semenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Gormsson.
Semenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gormsson throws a good cross that connects.
Gormsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Semenko misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gormsson counter with a right hand.
Semenko throws a right hand that misses
and Gormsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gormsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Semenko blocks a jab.
Gormsson misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gormsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gormsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gormsson scores with a nice right hand.
Semenko is rocked!
Semenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Semenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Gormsson's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Semenko misses the target.
Semenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gormsson tries to land a body kick
letting Semenko counter with a right hand.
Gormsson lunges at Semenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Semenko's hand.
Gormsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Semenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gormsson lands a right hook to the body.
Semenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gormsson manages to avoid it.
Gormsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gormsson throws a hook but Semenko blocks it.
Semenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gormsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gormsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Semenko misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semenko. Gormsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Semenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Semenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Semenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gormsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Semenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gormsson.
Semenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, jab by Gormsson - just one landing.
Gormsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Semenko scores with a hook to the body. Gormsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Semenko misses with a kick to the body.
Semenko connects with a crisp jab.
Semenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Semenko.
Gormsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semenko.
Gormsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Semenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Semenko avoids the head kick by Gormsson.
Gormsson checks the leg kick.
Gormsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Semenko throws a body kick that misses.
Gormsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gormsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Semenko.
Semenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gormsson avoids a kick to the body.
Gormsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson moves out of range as Semenko strikes.
Gormsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Semenko misses the shot to the body.
Gormsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Semenko misses.
Gormsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gormsson. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gormsson looks for the body kick but Semenko saw that one coming.
Semenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gormsson lands a jab.
Semenko tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Semenko moves out of range of the body kick from Gormsson.
Gormsson lands a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gormsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Gormsson dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big left from Gormsson misses.
Semenko moves out of range of the body kick from Gormsson.
Semenko throws a one two combo.
Semenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semenko. Gormsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gormsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Semenko.
Gormsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gormsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Semenko on the side of the head.
Gormsson thuds his shin into the meat of Semenko's side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gormsson - that will leave a mark!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenko tries to score with a low kick but Gormsson moves his leg out of the way.
Gormsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gormsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gormsson coming out on top.
Oh Semenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Semenko blocks the body kick.
Semenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Semenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Semenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gormsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gormsson throws a nice looking combination but Semenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gormsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semenko's sensitive parts.
Semenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gormsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gormsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenko.
Gormsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Gormsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gormsson on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gormsson throws the kick towards the body but Semenko avoids it.
Semenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gormsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dave Semenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Semenko misses with a head kick.
Semenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Gormsson scores with a counter punch that sends Semenko to the canvas! Gormsson smells blood - he's punishing Semenko with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Semenko has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Gormsson!
Harald Gormsson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Harald Gormsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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