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RISE 22: Femme v Philippe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 25309 p4p, 6641 weight class) and Kevin Waters (ranked 757 p4p, 706 weight class). Darius Thibodeaux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Waters's 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Waters!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Waters tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thibodeaux as he avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Waters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Waters feints and as Thibodeaux raises his hands in defense, Waters changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Waters is looking to pass into half guard but Thibodeaux pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Thibodeaux is in guard.
Thibodeaux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Waters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thibodeaux defends it easily.
Waters has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Montreal. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Waters looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thibodeaux passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
Thibodeaux controlling the action here.
Thibodeaux has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
Waters looking for submissions off his back.
Thibodeaux is pressing down on Waters's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waters is holding on for now.
Thibodeaux prevents Waters from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Waters wants to get back to full guard.
Waters looks winded!
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thibodeaux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Thibodeaux.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thibodeaux works the jab nicely.
Thibodeaux cracks a nice hook into Waters's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Thibodeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thibodeaux.
Waters closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the side of Waters's head but Waters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waters walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Thibodeaux finds it's target.
 Waters is rocked!
Waters circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Thibodeaux. Waters falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Thibodeaux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Diggs (ranked 4589 p4p, 4587 weight class) and Zack Kuhn (ranked 553 p4p, 551 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zack Kuhn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Diggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuhn's head.
Diggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuhn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diggs somewhat.
Kuhn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuhn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuhn.
Kuhn dodges the punch combination from Diggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuhn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diggs to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuhn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diggs 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 10:9
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 10:9
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Diggs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sage Rochester (ranked 6217 p4p, 5605 weight class) and Dominik Dlask (ranked 604 p4p, 567 weight class). Sage Rochester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominik Dlask's chin.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sage Rochester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominik Dlask!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlask avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dlask slips under a jab from Rochester.
Dlask fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rochester sprawls well initially but Dlask persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rochester has hold of Dlask's hands but Dlask slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rochester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dlask on the ground.
Dlask trying to control from half guard but Rochester is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dlask lands a nice short elbow.
Dlask scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
 Rochester is rocked!
Dlask sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Rochester! Oh, Rochester is in big trouble! Dlask lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominik Dlask!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarrell Newsome (ranked 4315 p4p, 4266 weight class) and Simon Phoenix (ranked 483 p4p, 481 weight class). Tarrell Newsome has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tarrell Newsome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Newsome. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newsome loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
Phoenix lands with a shot to the body.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from Newsome.
Phoenix is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newsome scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newsome has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Phoenix scores with a jab. Newsome acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Newsome throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
Newsome tries to clinch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix tries to land a front kick but Newsome steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newsome lands with a nice combination. Phoenix backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Simon Phoenix has been cut.
Newsome looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
Newsome really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newsome throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Newsome has managed to clinch.
Newsome misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Phoenix 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.
Phoenix has had enough of the clinch but Newsome keeps him there for the moment.
Newsome gets through Phoenix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newsome.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Newsome is leaning against Phoenix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Newsome working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newsome lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Newsome working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Phoenix is looking to control Newsome's arms but Newsome gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phoenix has his back to the cage.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Newsome lands with a short shot to the head.
Phoenix looking to stall.
Newsome lands a left hand.
Phoenix is rocked!
Newsome misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Newsome.
Newsome lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phoenix or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newsome lands a body shot in the clinch.
Newsome lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Newsome creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix is still on wobbly legs! Can Newsome finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Newsome lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phoenix or not.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Newsome misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newsome swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix seems to have recovered his senses.
Phoenix manages to break the clinch.
Newsome misses with a few strikes there.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newsome misses with a shot to the body
and Phoenix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Newsome lands a jab.
Newsome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Newsome cracks Phoenix with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Phoenix falls to his knees and Newsome doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarrell Newsome!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mister Madness The 3rd (ranked 4017 p4p, 5017 weight class) and Maha Pho (ranked 373 p4p, 426 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mister Madness The 3rd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maha Pho!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madness The 3rd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pho's hands.
Pho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madness The 3rd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pho's head.
Pho tries to clinch but Madness The 3rd is having none of it.
Madness The 3rd moves into range and clinches up with Pho.
Pho creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madness The 3rd is leaning against Pho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pho prevents a body shot from Madness The 3rd.
Madness The 3rd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pho backwards.
Pho blocks an uppercut.
Madness The 3rd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madness The 3rd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pho.
Pho tries a knee to the head but Madness The 3rd blocks it.
Pho is trying to break the clinch but Madness The 3rd has him pressed against the cage.
Madness The 3rd stalling the fight.
Madness The 3rd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Madness The 3rd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madness The 3rd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madness The 3rd lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Pho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness The 3rd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pho backwards.
A hook to the body from Madness The 3rd.
Pho looks winded!
Madness The 3rd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Madness The 3rd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madness The 3rd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madness The 3rd presses Pho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madness The 3rd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pho is rocked!
Madness The 3rd throws a big uppercut that drops Pho! More strikes from Madness The 3rd and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pho lies dazed against the cage as Madness The 3rd celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Madness The 3rd!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kosami Akagawa (ranked 4054 p4p, 4945 weight class) and Artis Wood (ranked 518 p4p, 578 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Kosami Akagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artis Wood!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood avoids the head kick by Akagawa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Wood moves out of range as Akagawa strikes.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akagawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akagawa throws a head kick that Wood semi-blocks.
Akagawa looks to land a body kick but Wood moved away.
Akagawa throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akagawa with a body shot.
Akagawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akagawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood tries to break free but Akagawa pushes him back against the cage.
Wood tries to break free but Akagawa pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood is trying to force a seperation but Akagawa has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Wood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akagawa keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood wants to break free but Akagawa has control.
Akagawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Wood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akagawa lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Artis Wood has been cut.
Akagawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wood's face.
Wood manages to break the clinch.
Kosami Akagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Akagawa saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akagawa throws the kick towards the body but Wood avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Akagawa lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Akagawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akagawa moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wood moves out of range as Akagawa throws a body kick.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Akagawa.
Akagawa tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood blocks a head kick by Akagawa.
Akagawa looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
Wood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Akagawa's shoulder, as Akagawa tries to avoid the shot.
Akagawa misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Akagawa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akagawa tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Akagawa wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Wood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akagawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Wood looks winded!
Akagawa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wood will feel that in the morning.
Akagawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akagawa instigates a clinch.
Akagawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosami Akagawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artis Wood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Akagawa.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Akagawa throws a leg kick but Wood moved away.
Kosami Akagawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Akagawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akagawa.
Akagawa moves into the clinch.
Kosami Akagawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
Wood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood taking a breather.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wood tries to circle away but Akagawa has him pinned against the cage.
Akagawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akagawa throws a head punch that misses.
Wood manages to break the clinch.
Akagawa throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akagawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akagawa is looking to clinch.
Akagawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Akagawa closes the distance and clinches.
Wood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Wood is trying to break free.
Wood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akagawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Wood is blocking nicely.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Akagawa back against the cage.
Akagawa connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa has Wood pressed against the cage, preventing Wood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Akagawa with a knee to the head.
Akagawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wood just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosami Akagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Akagawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akagawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wood avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akagawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosami Akagawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Artis Wood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Akagawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akagawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akagawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akagawa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akagawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akagawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Wood might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Akagawa scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid body kick from Akagawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akagawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akagawa pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Akagawa tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Akagawa back against the cage.
Akagawa landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa lands a knee to the head.
Akagawa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wood blocks the elbow strike.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Akagawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akagawa lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Akagawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
Akagawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Akagawa.
Akagawa lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akagawa landing knees to the head.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa with a knee to the head.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
Akagawa lands a big knee! That's hurt Wood! Oh, he's all over the place! Akagawa lands another knee that sends Wood to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosami Akagawa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Dubois (ranked 4934 p4p, 3568 weight class) and Lion Heart (ranked 523 p4p, 408 weight class). Clarence Dubois has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lion Heart!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubois cracks Heart with an open hand slap.
Dubois takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubois.
Dubois lands a glancing blow to the side of Heart's head.
Dubois slaps away a takedown attempt from Heart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dubois scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Heart fails with the takedown
and Dubois counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Dubois.
Dubois uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dubois scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heart in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart drops his hands momentarily and Dubois takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heart misses with the combination.
Dubois throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Dubois.
Heart wants to clinch.
Dubois scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubois.
Lion Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Dubois. That snapped Heart's head back.
Heart scores with a hook to the body. Dubois takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heart looking to pass the guard.
Dubois is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dubois knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heart on the ground.
Heart looking to pass the guard.
Heart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubois wants to stand and escape but Heart is having none of it.
Heart looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dubois will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Heart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Heart tries to free his leg and advance position but Dubois is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heart looks to clinch
and Dubois counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dubois lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Heart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clarence Dubois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lion Heart.
Dubois listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dubois lands a two punch combo.
Dubois paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dubois throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dubois lands with a nice combination. Heart backs away looking to recover.
Dubois lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Dubois dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heart takes the fight into the clinch.
Heart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heart tries to score a body lock takedown but Dubois shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dubois is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Dubois wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dubois pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart drives through with a takedown into Dubois's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Heart stops Dubois from standing up.
Heart is stalling in the full guard.
Dubois is looking to stand up but Heart isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubois swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clarence Dubois is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dubois gets caught napping as Heart dives in and scores a takedown. Dubois manages to retain guard.
Heart is standing up over Dubois. Dubois looks to escape but Heart dives into side control.
Heart stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dubois, as that shot connected.
Heart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubois.
Dubois is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heart dodges the punch combination from Dubois.
Dubois is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubois connects with a body shot.
Dubois works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dubois wants to stand back up but Heart manages to pass into side control.
Lion Heart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heart creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Heart controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart decides to stand back up. Heart steps back and let's Dubois get back to his feet.
Heart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dubois scores with a jab to the head.
Dubois scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Dubois slaps away a takedown attempt from Heart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dubois smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clarence Dubois will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Heart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heart.
Dubois goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dubois circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dubois counters with a straight right hand.
Dubois is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubois scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dubois misses with a series of wild punches.
Heart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois slips a jab and a cross from Heart.
Clarence Dubois is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dubois scores with a body shot.
Dubois clobbers Heart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heart shoots in for a takedown but Dubois shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dubois is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubois's waist but Dubois gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heart off to one side.
Clarence Dubois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lion Heart.
A jab lands there for Dubois.
Nice straight punches there by Dubois. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dubois.
Dubois connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubois darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dubois digs a good hook to Heart's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubois throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dubois is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heart can do to turn this around?
Heart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dubois lands with a straight right. Heart didn't see that one coming.
Dubois cracks Heart with an open hand slap.
Heart looks to clinch
and Dubois counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heart tries to close the distance and clinch but Dubois swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dubois was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dubois looks to land a combination but Heart avoids it well.
Heart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dubois scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubois connects with the punch.
Dubois lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heart fails with the takedown.
Dubois thuds a left hand into Heart's body.
Heart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heart tries to clinch but Dubois is having none of it.
Dubois was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heart tries to clinch up.
Heart fails with the takedown.
Dubois went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubois lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heart backs up against the cage.
Dubois punishes Heart's body with a nice straight punch.
Heart instigates a clinch.
Heart tries to pull guard but Dubois holds him up against the cage and eventually Heart drops back down to his feet.
Dubois breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dubois.
Clarence Dubois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dubois moves out of range as Heart throws a body kick.
A lazy left from Dubois finds it's target.
Lion Heart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heart tries for a takedown but Dubois circles away easily
and Dubois counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence Dubois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dubois, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Dubois!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Read (ranked 2395 p4p, 3810 weight class) and Leonard Susskind (ranked 308 p4p, 480 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Susskind!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read connects with a nice looking jab.
Read throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Susskind stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Susskind has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Read lands a jab.
It looks like Leonard Susskind has been cut.
Read lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Susskind darts in and clinches Read up against the cage.
Read has had enough of the clinch but Susskind keeps him there for the moment.
Read wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Susskind throws a head punch that misses.
Read prevents a body shot from Susskind.
Susskind has Read pressed against the cage, preventing Read from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Susskind keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Read's efforts to push away.
Read is looking to break free of the clinch but Susskind has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susskind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Read is trying to break free.
Susskind has Read pressed against the cage, preventing Read from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Read blocks a body shot from Susskind.
Read breaks the clinch.
Read connects with a crisp jab.
Susskind takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susskind misses with a hook. Read ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Read finds it's target.
A big right from Susskind misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Read.
Susskind takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gabriel Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susskind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 It looks like Gabriel Read has been cut.
Susskind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Susskind on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Susskind feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Read sprawling to the canvas! Read rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Susskind finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Susskind walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Read moves into range and connects with a jab.
Susskind tries to clinch up
and Read counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Read has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Read scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Leonard Susskind's cut even more.
Susskind missing with a left hand there. Read was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Read is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Read swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Read lunges at Susskind with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Susskind's hand.
A left lands for Read.
Read lands a nice shot that snaps Susskind's head back.
The cut above Leonard Susskind's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Susskind connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gabriel Read's cut is getting worse.
Susskind feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Read sprawling to the canvas! Read rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Susskind finish him?!
Susskind with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Read to score with a decent uppercut.
Susskind takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Read dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Read connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Read is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Susskind darts in and clinches Read up against the cage.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Susskind.
Gabriel Read's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Read is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Read tries to break free but Susskind pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Susskind fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read wants to break the clinch but can't.
Read is trying to break free.
Read is trying to break free.
Susskind keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Read's efforts to push away.
Read tries to break the clinch but Susskind is controlling the position.
Susskind keeps control of Read as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Susskind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Read tries to break the clinch but Susskind is controlling the position.
Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read lands a jab to the head.
Susskind walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Susskind throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily.
Susskind ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Jab, jab by Read - just one landing.
Read keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Susskind.
Read jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a hook but Susskind blocks it.
Susskind tries to counter with a clinch but Read shakes him off and moves away.
Read throws a lazy right hand but Susskind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Read takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Read throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Read.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Susskind sends Read crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Susskind is motioning to the referee to let Read up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jeez, Gabriel Read's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Read's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonard Susskind!
After winning the bout, Leonard Susskind thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 1169 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Onterrio Smith (ranked 35 p4p, 60 weight class). Tali Ihantala has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onterrio Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala avoids the head kick by Smith.
Ihantala connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Onterrio Smith has been cut.
Ihantala throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
A big right from Ihantala misses.
Smith thows a leg kick but Ihantala checks it
and Ihantala counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ihantala lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Ihantala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Ihantala. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ihantala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Ihantala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ihantala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith looks winded!
Ihantala avoids the body shot from Smith.
Ihantala lands a big right hand that sends Smith crashing to the mat! Ihantala stays standing though and waves Smith back to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
That has opened up Onterrio Smith's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala finds Smith's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Smith flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Ihantala lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Smith will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Violent Femme (ranked 1264 p4p, 1234 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 38 p4p, 37 weight class). Philippe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chant vaudou haitien kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Violent Femme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Femme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe throws a body punch but Femme moves out of range.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Femme jabs Philippe right on the nose. Philippe blinks but takes it well.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Femme seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Philippe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Femme misses.
Philippe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Femme.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but Philippe ducks down to avoid it.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Femme is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Femme misses.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Femme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Philippe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Femme misses the jab.
Femme works Philippe's body with a nice hook.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Philippe throws a hook but Femme avoids it easily.
Femme throws out a powerful jab.
Femme moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme connects with a body shot.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot.
Femme misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Philippe, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Femme jabs Philippe right on the nose. Philippe blinks but takes it well.
Femme throws a hook but Philippe blocks it.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philippe throws a hook but Femme blocks it.
Femme jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Femme is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Femme moved out of range.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Femme.
Femme lands a right hook to the body.
Femme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme connects with a crisp jab.
Philippe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Femme misses with a hook.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Philippe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Philippe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Femme lands with a cross.
Femme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Femme scores with a decent looking hook.
Philippe takes one on the button.
Femme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Philippe's head.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme digs a good hook to Philippe's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe throws a hook but Femme avoids it easily.
Philippe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Femme.
The crowd cheers as Femme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Philippe doesn't seem phased though.
Philippe takes a swing at Femme's ribcage but misses.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Philippe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe throws a sloppy head kick and Femme moves out of range easily.
Philippe walks into a jab.
Femme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Femme's head but Femme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Femme lands a nice shot to the body.
Femme tries to move into range but Philippe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme slips a jab from Philippe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Philippe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Femme.
Femme misses with a looping left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Philippe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Femme has got the better of the exchanges.
Philippe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Philippe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Femme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Philippe's shoulder, as Philippe tries to avoid the shot.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
Femme moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Philippe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Femme.
Femme throwing a counter right hand but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Philippe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Femme finds it's way round the side to connect with Philippe's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Femme to score with a decent uppercut.
Violent Femme is winning the standup battle so far.
Philippe wants to land a leg kick but Femme is out of range.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Femme with a nice cross.
Femme throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Philippe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Femme's head but Femme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Femme.
Femme throws a jab when Philippe was well out of range.
Philippe takes one on the button.
Philippe moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Femme misses with an uppercut.
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe tries to bum rush Femme with a series of wild strikes but Femme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Femme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippe can do to turn this around?
Femme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Femme throwing a counter right hand but Philippe manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe misses with a two punch combination.
Femme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Femme lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Femme misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Femme paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Philippe avoids the body shot from Femme.
Philippe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme scores with a hook.
Femme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Philippe doesn't seem bothered though.
Femme connects with a jab.
Femme misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philippe wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Femme misses the target.
Philippe lands a nice shot that snaps Femme's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Femme staying out of range there.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Philippe's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Philippe misses with a few strikes there.
Femme cracks Philippe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Femme connects with a single shot there.
Philippe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Femme thuds a left hand into Philippe's body.
Femme lands a head shot.
Femme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe avoids the body shot from Femme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Philippe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Femme with a body shot.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Femme's head but Femme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Femme lands with a cross.
Femme wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
Femme's corner calls for a 1-2. Femme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Femme - just one landing.
Philippe throws a body punch but Femme moves out of range.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Femme moves away.
Philippe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Femme connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Philippe slips a jab from Femme.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Femme.
Femme needs to keep his hands up - Philippe had a free shot at his head there.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme cracks Philippe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philippe moves away.
Philippe drops his hands momentarily and Femme takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Femme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Femme throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Femme slips a straight right by Philippe.
Femme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Femme misses with a hook.
Femme lands with a right hand.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Femme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Femme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme keeps the fight on the outside.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Philippe's belly button to the back.
Philippe slips a straight right by Femme.
Femme misses with a looping left.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Femme.
Femme lands a jab to the nose.
Philippe thuds his right hand into Femme's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Femme connects with a looping right hand.
Philippe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Femme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Femme scores with a jab. Philippe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Femme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Femme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme scores with a hook to the body. Philippe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme throws a sloppy body shot
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Femme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Femme slips the punch.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Philippe is out of range.
Nice body punch from Femme.
Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Femme takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Femme throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe looks for the body kick but Femme saw that one coming.
Philippe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Femme misses with a right hand
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Femme digs a good hook to Philippe's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Femme misses.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Femme.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Femme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Philippe doesn't seem phased though.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Philippe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Philippe wants to counter with a clinch but Femme pushes him away.
Femme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Femme.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
Philippe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe throws a hook but Femme blocks it.
Femme lands a nice looking body shot.
Femme uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philippe has time to react.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Femme jabs at Philippe's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Femme throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Femme.
Philippe defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
Femme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Philippe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Philippe's belly button to the back.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe fails to land with a series of punches.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Violent Femme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Philippe misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Violent Femme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Femme 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!
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