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CWFL 239 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Xianfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by SIMULA PA LANG. 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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146 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhang Xianfa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Xianfa moves out of range easily.
Xianfa misses with a hook.
Xianfa throws a big shot that misses.
Xianfa scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Xianfa.
Xianfa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reyes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reyes darts in trying to clinch
and Xianfa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xianfa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Xianfa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xianfa throws a hook but Reyes blocks it.
Xianfa cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Xianfa to counter with a crisp jab.
Reyes dives in and grabs Xianfa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xianfa pushes down on Reyes's head and hops out.
Xianfa lands a nice shot that snaps Reyes's head back.
Reyes loses concentration momentarily and Xianfa pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Reyes crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Xianfa finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zhang Xianfa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers comes to the cage accompanied by Meatloaf: In The Land Of The Pigs. Takimoto has chosen Instrumental as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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171 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers gets the takedown into side control.
Takimoto gets back to half guard.
Takimoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takimoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Summers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Summers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Summers is trying to control the action in half guard but Takimoto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dylan Summers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Summers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takimoto manages to avoid it.
Summers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Takimoto to the mat! Takimoto manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto working a defensive guard here.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Takimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takimoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Summers stopping the sweep attempt from Takimoto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Summers works over Takimoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Summers trying to control but Takimoto is working from the bottom.
Takimoto has control of Summers's left arm, preventing Summers from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Summers trying to control from the bottom.
Summers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Summers is pulling down on Takimoto's head. It's preventing any offense from Takimoto, at least for the moment.
Summers looking for a sweep. Not yet Summers, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takimoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Takimoto from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kazuyuki Takimoto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Takimoto with a nice cross.
Summers lands a jab to Takimoto's midsection.
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takimoto manages to avoid it.
Summers lands a jab to the head.
Summers catches Takimoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Takimoto.
Nice shot lands for Summers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers instigates a clinch.
Summers taking a breather.
Summers has Takimoto pressed against the cage, preventing Takimoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takimoto jumps guard but Summers stands there with Takimoto around his waist. Takimoto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Summers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Summers goes for a takedown attempt but Takimoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers throws a body punch but Takimoto moves out of range.
Takimoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kazuyuki Takimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takimoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Summers's waist but Summers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takimoto off to one side.
Takimoto connects with a leg kick. Summers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Summers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Summers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Summers.
Summers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takimoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takimoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Summers swings for the body but Takimoto moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takimoto. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Summers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takimoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Summers scoring with punches from side control.
Summers trying to control the position but Takimoto is working away.
Summers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takimoto is trying to control Summers's posture but Summers avoids it.
Summers working the ground and pound.
Summers controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Summers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Takimoto is trying to control Summers's posture but Summers avoids it.
Summers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takimoto is looking to regain half guard here but Summers keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers advances nicely into full mount.
Summers landing strikes from the mount and Takimoto is in trouble!
Takimoto is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takimoto is trying desperately to improve position.
Takimoto is bucking up trying to escape but Summers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers with a couple of short strikes.
Summers dominating with strikes here.
Takimoto is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Summers! Takimoto is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dylan Summers!
A less than humble Dylan Summers misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallavaara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 50 Cent - What up gangsta. Blyer has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Unski Hallavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallavaara throws a combination that misses
and Blyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blyer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hallavaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but Blyer is having none of it.
Blyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hallavaara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hallavaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyer drops Hallavaara with a beautiful combination! Hallavaara stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blyer is looking for the KO!
Blyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hallavaara moves forwards but Blyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hallavaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blyer lands with a big right hook that stumbles Hallavaara - he's out on his feet here! Blyer follows up with another monster hook that separates Hallavaara from consciousness! Hallavaara falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Blyer stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Blyer!
A very excited looking Rocky Blyer rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knatte Grep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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230 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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180 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knatte Grep!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grep lands an overhand right.
Grep scores with a takedown into Shimazu's guard.
Grep throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shimazu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grep throws a big elbow that misses.
Shimazu is trying to keep Grep in close.
Shimazu keeping moving, preventing Grep from controlling successfully.
Grep pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shimazu is keeping the position for now.
Shimazu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grep throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shimazu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grep missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimazu trying to control the position.
Shimazu wants to stand up but Grep is controlling him.
Grep with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grep trying to control but Shimazu is working from the bottom.
Shimazu can't keep his opponent in guard - Grep advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shimazu trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Grep manages to pass to mount!
Grep working for a submission but Shimazu is keeping him at bay.
Shimazu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grep lands a big shot there that rocks Shimazu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shimazu wants to hold on but Grep pushes him away.
Grep has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grep scoring with strikes but Shimazu is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grep connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Shimazu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grep with a couple of short strikes.
Shimazu tries to hold on but Grep postures up.
Grep putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shimazu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Grep is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grep moves into full mount! Shimazu won't be happy about that!
Shimazu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shimazu is in a horrible position here. Grep smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Grep raining down shots from the mount!
Grep swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shimazu is now in Grep's guard. A big mistake from Grep there, giving up the dominant position!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grep tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu stays in close to Grep's body and controls the position.
Grep bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shimazu's guard.
Grep looking to sit in guard and control but Shimazu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grep manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grep is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimazu is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Grep! Shimazu is hurt baaadly! Grep is firing away with more strikes - Shimazu is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knatte Grep!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Serial Killa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Puppy clinches with his opponent.
Hall tries to work over Puppy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puppy working aggressively here.
Puppy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Puppy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puppy staying out of range there.
Puppy 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.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall throws a body punch but Puppy moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puppy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puppy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall slips a jab from Puppy.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hall takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
Puppy swinging wildly here.
Puppy misses with a left hand
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puppy throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Puppy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puppy.
Puppy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall tries to score with a low kick but Puppy moves his leg out of the way.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall throws a leg kick but Puppy checks it.
Puppy throws a front kick that sends Hall stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puppy misses with a straight left.
Puppy darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Puppy lands with a right to the head.
Hall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Puppy.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Michael Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
Puppy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puppy.
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Puppy has managed to clinch.
Puppy is trying to drag Hall to the mat but Hall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Puppy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puppy misses with some punches.
Hall wants to stall.
Puppy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puppy wants a takedown.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Puppy blocks it.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puppy backwards.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Puppy backwards.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Puppy.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Puppy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puppy has Hall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Hall prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a left hand.
Puppy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puppy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puppy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
A big right from Hall misses.
Puppy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall is looking to clinch.
A combination from Puppy does no damage.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Puppy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puppy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
A shot to the body from Hall misses
and Puppy counters by clinching up.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hall.
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 Michael Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
Hall with a jab.
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puppy's hands.
Puppy throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall cracks Puppy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall defending well as Puppy loads up on a big left hand.
Puppy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puppy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Puppy.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Sick Puppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy misses with a few strikes there.
Puppy tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall tries to clinch there but Puppy circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Michael Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Puppy lands with a shot to the body.
Puppy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Puppy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puppy throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Crunch! Hall slams his shin into Puppy's torso.
Hall takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
Puppy thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Puppy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hall - the referee stops the clock and Puppy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hall. Puppy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Puppy clinches with his opponent.
Hall misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puppy is defending well for now.
Puppy blocks an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Puppy uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puppy tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puppy has clasped his hands together around Hall's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Puppy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puppy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
Hall pushes Puppy off looking to stand but Puppy dives back in and keeps control.
Puppy wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Puppy lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Puppy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Puppy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Puppy is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puppy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puppy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Puppy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Puppy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Puppy trying to control from half guard but Hall is working away.
Puppy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Puppy is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puppy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puppy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sick Puppy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Puppy lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puppy backwards.
Puppy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puppy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Puppy misses with a body punch.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Puppy throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Puppy thows a body shot but no joy.
Puppy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hall tries a low kick but Puppy avoids it.
Puppy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Puppy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Puppy is working for takedown but Hall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michael Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Michael Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puppy backwards.
A short uppercut from Hall.
A short left from Hall.
Puppy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puppy can't get the takedown.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Puppy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puppy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Puppy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hall cracks Puppy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Puppy moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Puppy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puppy moves into the clinch.
Puppy looking for a takedown.
Puppy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Puppy blocks with his arms.
Puppy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to break free but Puppy pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Puppy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hall pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Puppy is looking to land body kicks.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puppy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puppy clinches up against the cage.
Puppy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hall is defending well.
Puppy prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puppy avoids it.
Hall lands an elbow inside that Puppy shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Puppy lands a left hand.
Hall stops a takedown attempt from Puppy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puppy pulls guard successfully.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puppy wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall tries to stand but Puppy is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hall!
Michael Hall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Silverhielm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverhielm comes to the cage accompanied by Theme Tune to Islam. Love has chosen Imagine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pierre Silverhielm 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre Silverhielm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverhielm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silverhielm misses with a left hand
and Love counters by moving into the clinch.
Love blocks the elbow strike.
Silverhielm breaks the clinch.
Silverhielm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love.
Love gets tackled into the cage by Silverhielm. Silverhielm maintains the clinch.
Love jumps guard but Silverhielm turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silverhielm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silverhielm throws an elbow but it misses.
Love is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silverhielm to keep the fight standing.
Love tries to pull guard but Silverhielm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pierre Silverhielm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude Love.
Silverhielm breaks the clinch.
Silverhielm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Love.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silverhielm tries to clinch up.
Love walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silverhielm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silverhielm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Love's head backwards.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silverhielm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Love's calf.
Love slips under a jab from Silverhielm.
Pierre Silverhielm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silverhielm throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Silverhielm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silverhielm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silverhielm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love blocks a head kick by Silverhielm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Silverhielm misses its intended target.
Love defending well as Silverhielm loads up on a big left hand.
Silverhielm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silverhielm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Love counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silverhielm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silverhielm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silverhielm scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silverhielm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silverhielm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Love has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silverhielm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Love on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silverhielm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silverhielm.
A slow jab from Silverhielm misses its intended target.
Silverhielm misses with a low kick.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silverhielm misses with a body shot.
Silverhielm wants to slow Love down by chopping away at his legs.
Silverhielm cracks Love with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silverhielm misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Silverhielm - just one landing.
Silverhielm lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Silverhielm. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm misses with a wild combination.
Silverhielm throws out a leg kick but Love moves out of range and Silverhielm only half commits.
Silverhielm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silverhielm misses with a head kick.
Silverhielm throws a lazy uppercut
and Love moves into the clinch.
Silverhielm lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
Love is trying to pull guard but Silverhielm has him pressed against the cage.
Silverhielm lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
Love has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silverhielm uses from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverhielm stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silverhielm looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Pierre Silverhielm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silverhielm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Silverhielm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silverhielm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love.
Silverhielm lands a body shot.
Silverhielm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silverhielm connects with a body shot.
Love misses with a takedown attempt - Silverhielm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silverhielm jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pierre Silverhielm is winning the standup battle so far.
Silverhielm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silverhielm lands with an overhand left.
Love is rocked!
Silverhielm feints and then cracks Love's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Love down.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Silverhielm finish him?
Love has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silverhielm finds it's way round the side to connect with Love's head.
Silverhielm cracks Love on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Love falls backwards against the cage. Silverhielm follows up with more strikes that drop Love to his knees. Silverhielm keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Love! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Silverhielm!
In his post fight interview, Pierre Silverhielm gave a big smile as he said '9/11 was the start of the next Jihad. Don't let it be completed people.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matsumoto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting. Reinhardt has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. Kiyoshi Matsumoto 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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto moves in looking to clinch but Reinhardt pushes him off.
Matsumoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reinhardt avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Reinhardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsumoto.
Reinhardt just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
Reinhardt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reinhardt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matsumoto is out of range and Reinhardt settles back down.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reinhardt looks for the body kick but Matsumoto saw that one coming.
Matsumoto misses with a low kick.
Matsumoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reinhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsumoto scores with a jab.
Matsumoto swings for the body but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Reinhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinhardt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Matsumoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsumoto trying to keep a closed guard but Reinhardt is proving a slippery customer.
Matsumoto keeping full guard, as Reinhardt tries to pass.
Reinhardt stopping the sweep attempt from Matsumoto.
Reinhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinhardt with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Matsumoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matsumoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reinhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reinhardt throws a head kick but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinhardt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Reinhardt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsumoto. Reinhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinhardt takes one to the side of the head.
Reinhardt throws a good cross that connects.
Matsumoto is looking to wear down Reinhardt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reinhardt just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsumoto lands a really nice looking cross but Reinhardt seems unphased.
Reinhardt 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
Reinhardt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reinhardt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reinhardt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reinhardt throws a wild hook but Matsumoto just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Reinhardt gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Matsumoto raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
An out of breath Kiyoshi Matsumoto 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Cajun Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cajun Xander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Kint!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xander momentarily.
Xander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xander takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Xander throws a lazy uppercut
and Kint counters with a nice double leg into side control. Xander won't be happy with that.
Kint wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Xander, who protects the arm well.
Xander is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kint is controlling him well.
Xander is looking for a sweep.
Kint tries to move to mount but Xander blocks the move with his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xander gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint is looking to work his way around to Xander's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Xander is wriggling around trying to escape.
Xander is controlling an arm, preventing Kint from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kint trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander tries to buck Kint off but he can't manage it.
Kint seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Xander is holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kint wants to control the pace but Xander is squirming around nicely.
Xander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kint goes for an armbar but Xander turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Xander.
Xander drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Xander jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kint working a defensive guard here.
Xander trying to control but Kint is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint is looking for a triangle but Xander pushes his legs off easily.
Kint is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kint looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kint had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xander defends it easily.
Xander content to stall in guard here.
Kint is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander wants to get up but he can't break Kint's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kint working a defensive guard here.
Kint had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xander defends it easily.
Xander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kint on the ground.
Kint looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xander stands up from Kint's guard - Xander perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kint to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Kint dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kint shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xander sprawls well. Xander wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kint gets slowly back to his feet.
Xander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kint blocking some punches.
Xander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kint lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xander has a couple of punches blocked by Kint.
Kint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kint prevents a body shot from Xander.
Kint misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xander misses with a body punch.
Xander tries to work over Kint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xander throws a punch but it's blocked by Kint.
Xander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kint is working for takedown but Xander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kint struggles to land a body shot inside as Xander controls his hands.
Xander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kint jumps guard and drags Xander to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kint looking for a guillotine here but Xander defends easily.
Xander controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint controls Xander momentarily but Xander frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kint has a closed guard, preventing Xander from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kint keeping moving, preventing Xander from controlling successfully.
Kint controlling the position.
Cajun Xander has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick from Xander lands but Kint takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint works the jab nicely.
Kint shoots in and bounces Xander off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Xander wants to stand and escape but Kint is having none of it.
Kint trying to control but Xander is working from the bottom.
Kint drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Xander manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kint has Xander in his guard.
Kint keeping moving, preventing Xander from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander postures up.
Kint throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Xander avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kint working for a triangle but Xander defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kint keeping moving, preventing Xander from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kint has his foot on Xander's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xander works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Kint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Xander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xander lands a leg kick that knocks Kint off balance momentarily.
Kint with a nice cross.
Kint gets a takedown into half guard.
Kint seems to be looking for submissions.
Xander wants to get back to his feet.
Kint moves into full mount! Xander won't be happy about that!
Xander wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Xander sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kint tries to pass the half guard into mount. Xander knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint works his way into full mount!
Cajun Xander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kint won't let Xander get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Xander is squirming around, avoiding Kint's attempts to control the action.
Xander tries to buck Kint off but he can't manage it.
Kint controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Xander is controlling an arm, preventing Kint from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kint can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xander is looking to escape.
Kint takes Xander's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint working for the choke.
Xander is in bad spot here.
Kint has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Xander has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kint has his opponent's back but Xander is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Kint.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kint tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Kint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kint winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Kint!
A very excited looking Roger Kint made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoidberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zoidberg scores with a leg kick.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada tries a body shot but Zoidberg blocks it.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Zoidberg avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
A short left from Yamada.
It looks like John Zoidberg has been cut.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Yamada 's eye.
It looks like Kane Yamada has been cut.
Yamada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zoidberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamada avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Yamada 's eye.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Yamada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamada pushes Zoidberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoidberg prevents a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada is pushing Zoidberg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamada is defending well for now.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada digs a right hand into Zoidberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zoidberg's gas tank.
Yamada tries a body shot but Zoidberg blocks it.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoidberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Yamada - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamada throws a punch but it's blocked by Zoidberg.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Yamada tries a body shot but Zoidberg blocks it.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoidberg blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada tries a body shot but Zoidberg blocks it.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoidberg prevents a body shot from Yamada.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Yamada blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Zoidberg avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
A short body shot lands from Yamada as the two fighters clinch.
Yamada avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Yamada working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Yamada tries to work over Zoidberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yamada lands with a straight right. Zoidberg didn't see that one coming.
Zoidberg lands a leg kick that knocks Yamada off balance momentarily.
Yamada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zoidberg at a distance.
Yamada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamada counters with a low kick, right behind Zoidberg 's knee.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yamada here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yamada throws a big shot that misses.
Yamada misses with a leg kick
and Zoidberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zoidberg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada tries to stall but Zoidberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoidberg.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Zoidberg controls his hands.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamada tries to work over Zoidberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Yamada 's eye.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamada gets through Zoidberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamada takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yamada avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Yamada blocks the elbow strike.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Zoidberg controls his hands.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoidberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Yamada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zoidberg or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamada is stalling here.
Kane Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamada cracks Zoidberg with a nice body shot.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zoidberg prevents a body shot from Yamada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoidberg.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Zoidberg avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoidberg blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yamada's face.
A shot in the inside from Yamada.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamada is trying to maintain a safe position but Zoidberg gets an underhook and turns Yamada into the cage.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Yamada in his tracks for a moment.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Yamada avoids the elbow strike from Zoidberg, against the cage.
Zoidberg prevents a body shot from Yamada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Yamada trying to stall but Zoidberg improves his position.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Yamada 's eye.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zoidberg. That's going to slow Yamada down.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoidberg moves away.
Yamada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zoidberg can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Yamada.
Yamada tried to score with a low kick but Zoidberg checks it.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Zoidberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zoidberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a left and a right that stings Zoidberg.
Zoidberg misses with the body kick
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoidberg is rocked!
Yamada connects with a nice looking jab.
Zoidberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
Yamada bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada jabs Zoidberg right on the nose. Zoidberg blinks but takes it well.
Zoidberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Zoidberg takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Yamada sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Zoidberg bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Supernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sunny Supernova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Supernova.
Supernova throws a head kick that misses.
Takanen cracks a nice hook into Supernova's ribs.
Supernova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takanen.
Supernova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takanen.
Takanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Supernova.
Supernova avoids the body shot from Takanen.
A low kick from Supernova is predictable there
and Takanen counters with an inside leg kick.
Supernova misses with a head kick.
Supernova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Supernova throws a wild body kick that Takanen sees coming a mile off.
Supernova finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Supernova throws a leg kick but Takanen checks it.
Takanen cracks Supernova with a good jab.
It looks like Sunny Supernova has been cut.
Takanen scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen throws a hook but Supernova avoids it easily.
Supernova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Supernova.
Takanen slips under a jab from Supernova.
Takanen looks to land a right hand but Supernova moved out of range.
Supernova throws a poor cross that misses
and Takanen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takanen lands with a shot to the body.
Takanen misses with a looping left.
Supernova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takanen dips to his left and cracks Supernova with an uppercut!
Supernova wants to slow Takanen down by chopping away at his legs.
Supernova throws a leg kick but Takanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanen misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takanen checks a low kick from Supernova.
Supernova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Supernova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takanen blocks a head kick by Supernova.
Takanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Takanen there.
Supernova is rocked!
Takanen misses with a looping right.
Sunny Supernova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Supernova.
Supernova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Supernova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Supernova lands a high kick!
Supernova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takanen.
Supernova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen checks a leg kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takanen.
A combination from Supernova does no damage.
Takanen staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takanen. Supernova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Supernova misses the shot to the body.
Supernova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Supernova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Supernova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Supernova.
Sloppy strikes from Takanen. Those never looked like landing.
Supernova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Supernova moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takanen lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen throws a hook but Supernova blocks it.
Supernova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Supernova defending well as Takanen loads up on a big left hand.
Oooh a lovely combination from Takanen sends Supernova down but not out. Takanen dives into side control looking to finish.
Oh Supernova is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Takanen controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Supernova seems to have got his legs back now.
Takanen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Supernova to his feet.
Supernova scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanen connects with a looping right hand.
Sunny Supernova's cut is getting worse.
Takanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Supernova lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Takanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sunny Supernova's cut.
That's time! Supernova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Takanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Supernova misses
and Takanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takanen slips under a jab from Supernova.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takanen.
Supernova stuns Takanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Supernova fails to land with a series of punches.
Supernova tries to score with a low kick but Takanen moves his leg out of the way.
Supernova just misses with a punch to the body.
Supernova takes a swing at Takanen's ribcage but misses.
Supernova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanen.
Supernova takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Supernova's head.
Supernova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Supernova on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen looks to land a left hand but Supernova moved out of range nicely.
Supernova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takanen moves away.
Supernova avoids the body shot from Takanen.
Supernova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Supernova throws a body punch but Takanen moves out of range.
Takanen misses with a straight left.
Supernova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Supernova misses with a body shot.
Takanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Supernova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanen throws a big shot that misses.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Takanen and Supernova goes tumbling to the canvas! Takanen follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supernova is trying to stand back up but Takanen is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Esko Takanen.
Supernova throws a right and a left that Takanen avoids nicely.
Supernova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takanen.
Takanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Takanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Supernova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takanen.
Good work by Takanen as he checks the leg kick.
Supernova throws a sloppy head kick and Takanen moves out of range easily.
Supernova tries a head kick but it misses.
Takanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takanen blocks the body kick.
Supernova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supernova ducks under a wild hook from Takanen.
Takanen throws out a loose jab but Supernova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supernova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Supernova bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takanen's head.
Esko Takanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Supernova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takanen throws a head kick but Supernova moves out of range.
Supernova lands the left hand.
Supernova tries a head kick but it misses.
Supernova throws a head kick that misses.
Supernova throws a hook but Takanen blocks it.
Supernova thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen throws a hook to the side of Supernova's head but Supernova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sunny Supernova's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Supernova scores with a leg kick.
Supernova is looking to chop away at Takanen's legs.
Supernova throws a leg kick but Takanen checks it.
Takanen throws a hook but Supernova blocks it.
Supernova misses with a wild body shot.
Supernova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by Takanen. Beautiful body shot.
Supernova lands a nice shot that snaps Takanen's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Supernova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Supernova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Takanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sunny Supernova's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takanen misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Supernova.
Supernova checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Supernova to score with a decent uppercut.
Supernova tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takanen is able to avoid easily.
Supernova scores with a push kick.
A head kick by Supernova misses
and Takanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Supernova is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Supernova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takanen misses with a wild body shot.
Supernova lands with a shot to the body.
Supernova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Supernova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takanen throws a hook but Supernova blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Takanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Supernova.
Takanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Supernova connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Supernova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Supernova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Supernova on the side of the head.
Supernova takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takanen blocks a leg kick.
Supernova misses with a straight left.
Supernova takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Supernova.
Supernova misses with an uppercut. Takanen saw that one coming.
Supernova avoids the body shot from Takanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supernova walks into a stiff left hand from Takanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supernova tries to land a body kick
and Takanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takanen takes one to the side of the head.
Takanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Supernova takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Supernova misses its intended target.
Supernova slips under a jab.
Supernova throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Supernova fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takanen checks it well.
Supernova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takanen waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Supernova. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Supernova to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Takanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen stops Supernova from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takanen controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Takanen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Esko Takanen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Takanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Supernova blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen misses with a few strikes there.
Takanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanen slips under a jab.
Takanen avoids a kick to the body.
Supernova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Supernova misses with a body shot.
Takanen slips a straight right by Supernova.
Supernova thows a leg kick but Takanen checks it
and Takanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Supernova blocks the low kick.
Supernova throws a head kick that misses.
Takanen throws a body punch but Supernova moves out of range.
Takanen looks to land a right hand but Supernova moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Takanen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sunny Supernova's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Supernova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takanen throws out the jab.
Supernova misses with a low kick.
Takanen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Supernova lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takanen takes a step back to recover.
Takanen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Supernova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanen lands with a right hand.
Takanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takanen avoids the head kick by Supernova.
Supernova on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen misses with a straight right.
Supernova lands with a hook. Takanen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Takanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Supernova is just out of range.
Supernova tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Supernova misses with a low kick.
Supernova throws a lazy body kick
and Takanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Supernova cracks Takanen with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takanen.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A telegraphed right hand from Takanen misses the target.
A head kick misses from Supernova.
Takanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takanen checks a leg kick.
Takanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Takanen! Supernova is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Takanen!
A very excited looking Esko Takanen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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