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CFC 415 - Olympic Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Johnsson.
It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anderson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johnsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson misses with a body shot.
Johnsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnsson.
Johnsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Johnsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnsson.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson backing away here, and Johnsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Johnsson moved away.
Johnsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Johnsson.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnsson - that will leave a mark!
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
Johnsson misses with a body kick.
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson misses the jab.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses
and Johnsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
Johnsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnsson.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnsson has time to react.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Arn Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Johnsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnsson.
Johnsson tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnsson takes one to the chin there.
Johnsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnsson misses with the body kick
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnsson looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Johnsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnsson connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Johnsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a push kick but Johnsson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnsson takes one on the button.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnsson counters with a body kick that stops Anderson in his tracks momentarily.
Anderson cracks the inside of Johnsson's front leg.
Anderson 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.
Anderson lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnsson.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good work by Anderson as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Johnsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Johnsson does it's job there.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Johnsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Anderson has got the better of the exchanges.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Johnsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnsson is rocked!
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Johnsson throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Johnsson misses.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnsson can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Johnsson.
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsson counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnsson scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnsson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnsson walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Johnsson slips the punch.
Johnsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crunch! Johnsson slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Anderson lunges at Johnsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnsson's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Johnsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnsson misses with a body kick.
Johnsson lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Anderson steps away.
Johnsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Arn Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a hook but Johnsson avoids it easily.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnsson connects with a high kick.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnsson has time to react.
Johnsson thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnsson thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnsson misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Johnsson is out of range.
Johnsson thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnsson throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnsson moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Johnsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson 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.
A close second round but Gunnar Johnsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Johnsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson misses with a body shot
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnsson scores with a leg kick.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson jabs Johnsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnsson.
Johnsson needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnsson throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a nice head kick!
Johnsson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnsson.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Johnsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Johnsson.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnsson throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Johnsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Johnsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
Johnsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anderson blocks it well.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnsson should have avoided that one.
Johnsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Johnsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnsson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnsson with a nice cross.
Anderson defending well as Johnsson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Johnsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Johnsson moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Johnsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Johnsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anderson is out of range and Johnsson settles back down.
Johnsson throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnsson. That snapped Anderson's head back.
Johnsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnsson.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holzken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Orlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Holzken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karol Orlowski!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlowski misses with an uppercut
and Holzken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlowski misses with a hook.
Holzken blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Holzken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orlowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holzken changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orlowski misses with an uppercut
and Holzken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orlowski thinking.
Holzken slips a jab from Orlowski.
Holzken swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Holzken avoids the body shot from Orlowski.
A jab from Orlowski misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Orlowski misses.
Orlowski throws a hook but Holzken avoids it easily.
Holzken changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orlowski throws a looping overhand right but Holzken ducks down to avoid it.
Holzken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlowski.
Holzken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlowski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Holzken to counter with a crisp jab.
Orlowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holzken decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orlowski's guard.
Holzken is standing up over Orlowski. Orlowski looks to escape but Holzken dives into side control.
Orlowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holzken. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holzken advances to mount.
Holzken tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Holzken is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Orlowski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Holzken pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is working hard here to advance position.
Holzken is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Orlowski is surviving well by controlling Holzken's body position as best he can.
Holzken moves to take his opponent's back.
Holzken seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
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!
Holzken is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Orlowski has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Holzken is looking for the choke from the back position but Orlowski is controlling his hands well.
Orlowski can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holzken working for a choke but Orlowski is defending well.
Holzken looking for the choke but no joy.
Orlowski showing good submission defense here.
Holzken is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Orlowski trying to survive by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Orlowski showing good submission defense here.
Orlowski preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Holzken.
You can see the frustration on Orlowski's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Holzken not allowing Orlowski to control his hands.
Orlowski is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Holzken off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orlowski fending off the submission attempt from Holzken.
Holzken working for a choke but Orlowski reverses nicely into Holzken 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holzken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Orlowski looks to land a left hand but Holzken moved out of range nicely.
Holzken changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orlowski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Holzken to counter with a crisp jab.
Orlowski throws a right hand that Holzken ducks under and follows up with a left that Holzken also avoids with ease.
Holzken changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orlowski misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Holzken tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karol Orlowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlowski misses with a hook. Holzken ducked under it nicely.
Orlowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holzken counters with a shoot takedown. Orlowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Orlowski wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Holzken manages to pass to side control.
Orlowski is concentrating on defense, preventing Holzken from advancing position.
Orlowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holzken's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holzken's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holzken is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Orlowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken can't escape the position.
Orlowski controls the position.
Holzken breaks Orlowski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Holzken slips nicely into half guard.
Rodney Holzken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holzken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orlowski is just riding it out for now. Holzken eventually gives up the hold.
Holzken is keen to just control but Orlowski is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski is looking to improve his position.
Holzken is working for a kimura here but Orlowski manages to reverse the position and he's now in Holzken's guard.
Holzken wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holzken is on top in guard.
Orlowski has his hands on Holzken's head, controlling the position.
Holzken looking to pass the guard.
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.
Orlowski has control of Holzken's left arm, preventing Holzken from doing any damage.
Holzken trying to control but Orlowski is working from the bottom.
Holzken forces his way into half guard.
Orlowski is trying to stand.
Holzken is looking to take a break and control but Orlowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holzken is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four 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.
Orlowski is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orlowski is staying active underneath Holzken, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Orlowski is trying to maintain the position but Holzken is very close to passing his half guard.
Holzken is stalling here. Orlowski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Holzken seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Orlowski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Holzken is not content to let Orlowski control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orlowski staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karol Orlowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Orlowski misses the jab.
Holzken changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orlowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orlowski scores with a jab. Holzken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlowski looks to land a right hand but Holzken moved out of range.
Orlowski misses with a wild body shot.
Karol Orlowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orlowski scores with a shot to the body.
Orlowski digs a good body shot into Holzken's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlowski misses with a hook to the body
letting Holzken counter with a right hand.
Orlowski throws a head kick but Holzken moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Orlowski.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlowski misses the target.
Holzken appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlowski misses with a left hand
enabling Holzken to counter with a crisp jab.
Holzken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlowski.
Holzken ducks under a wild hook from Orlowski.
Holzken feinted with a counter takedown.
Orlowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Holzken off the cage and back into range.
Orlowski 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.
Holzken slips under a jab.
Holzken half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Holzken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holzken appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Orlowski looks to throw the jab but Holzken is out of range.
It looked like Holzken was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orlowski.
Orlowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Holzken tries to keep at a distance but Orlowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orlowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holzken.
Orlowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holzken is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Orlowski is defending well.
Holzken wants a takedown but no success here.
Orlowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orlowski stops a takedown attempt from Holzken.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Holzken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orlowski is working Holzken over against the cage.
Orlowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlowski misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Orlowski.
Holzken is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holzken blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Orlowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Holzken has clasped his hands together around Orlowski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A control attempt from Orlowski but he's now mounted!
Holzken wants to take Orlowski's back here but Orlowski is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Holzken wants to control the pace but Orlowski is squirming around nicely.
Orlowski is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Holzken looking to control but Orlowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski is looking to improve his position but Holzken isn't that keen on the idea.
Holzken wants to take his opponent's back but Orlowski doesn't allow it.
Orlowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holzken trying to control but Orlowski is having none of it.
Holzken avoids the attempt from Orlowski to control.
Orlowski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Holzken wants to take his opponent's back but Orlowski doesn't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Orlowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orlowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Karol Orlowski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sudo Nym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Korek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korek has chosen Touch me - Samantha Fox as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michal Korek was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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32
169 lbs
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30
161 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
20 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sudo Nym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Korek!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nym shoots in but Korek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nym fails with a takedown attempt.
Nym tries for a takedown but Korek circles away easily
and Korek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sudo Nym. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nym misses with a takedown attempt
and Nym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nym fails with a takedown attempt.
Sudo Nym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nym tries to clinch there but Korek circles away.
Korek cracks Nym with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Korek cracks Nym with a good jab.
Nym's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Korek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nym scrambles back to his feet.
Nym is rocked!
Nym with a poor takedown
and Korek counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Nym out cold! What a finish! Korek is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michal Korek!
Our winner, Michal Korek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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193 lbs
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199 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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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
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pekkarinen finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bob connects with a leg kick. Pekkarinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pekkarinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pekkarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pekkarinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekkarinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pekkarinen throws a front kick aimed at Bob's knee but Bob avoids it well.
Pekkarinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Pekkarinen misses with a leg kick.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Pekkarinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Pekkarinen moves out of range easily.
Bob misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pekkarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bob sprawls and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Pekkarinen lands a nice shot that snaps Bob's head back.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob looks to throw a body kick
and Pekkarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Bob blocks the low kick.
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pekkarinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pekkarinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bob should have avoided that one.
Bob defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pekkarinen.
Bob throws a big counter head kick but Pekkarinen avoids it with no problem.
Pekkarinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob looks for the body kick but Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Bob misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Pekkarinen misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Bob misses.
Pekkarinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Pekkarinen fails with a takedown attempt.
As Pekkarinen backs off Bob throws a huge counter combo but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob takes a swing at Pekkarinen's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pekkarinen gets the takedown into side control.
Bob gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bob trying to control from the bottom.
Pekkarinen thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Pekkarinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throwing strikes from guard but Bob blocks nicely.
Bob wants to get back to his feet but Pekkarinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pekkarinen.
Bob has control of Pekkarinen's left arm, preventing Pekkarinen from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekkarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pekkarinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pekkarinen wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Pekkarinen postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pekkarinen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen works over Bob with some ground and pound from guard.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pekkarinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pekkarinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pekkarinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pekkarinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pekkarinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pekkarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pekkarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pekkarinen controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pekkarinen landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Bob.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Pekkarinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pekkarinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pekkarinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick by Bob misses
and Pekkarinen counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Bob misses.
Pekkarinen throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pekkarinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pekkarinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Pekkarinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pekkarinen looks for the body kick but Bob saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Lauri Pekkarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Neal Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob connects with a high kick.
Bob goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pekkarinen connects with the punch.
Bob looks to land a body kick but Pekkarinen moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bob crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pekkarinen - the referee stops the clock and Bob gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pekkarinen. Bob manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Pekkarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bob checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Bob's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
Bob looks to throw a body kick
and Pekkarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekkarinen tries to land a body kick
and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab.
Bob throws a body punch but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Pekkarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Pekkarinen lands with a hook. Bob tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pekkarinen shoots in and bounces Bob off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bob kicks Pekkarinen off and gets to his feet.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands with a shot to the body.
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob gets caught flat footed, as Pekkarinen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pekkarinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob can't keep his opponent in guard - Pekkarinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pekkarinen drops an elbow to the side of Bob's head.
Pekkarinen is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
Pekkarinen lands strikes from half guard.
Pekkarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bob defending well though.
Pekkarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bob wants to control but Pekkarinen passes into side.
Pekkarinen is trying to ground and pound but Bob uses the momentary lack of control by Pekkarinen to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pekkarinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pekkarinen thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Bob trying to control but Pekkarinen postures up.
Pekkarinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pekkarinen misses with a head shot. Bob uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pekkarinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pekkarinen fails with the takedown.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pekkarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Pekkarinen lands an overhand right.
Pekkarinen lands with a kick to the temple. Bob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Bob throws a hook but Pekkarinen blocks it.
Pekkarinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Pekkarinen tenderised Bob's leg. Bob is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Pekkarinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab to the head.
Bob throws a hook but Pekkarinen blocks it.
Bob looks for the body kick but Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, jab by Bob - just one landing.
Bob pushes Pekkarinen away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bob shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Bob.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Neal Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pekkarinen does it's job there.
Bob throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Pekkarinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pekkarinen slips a straight right by Bob.
Bob finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pekkarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bob sprawls and moves away.
Bob moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pekkarinen is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Pekkarinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Pekkarinen lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Bob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pekkarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into Bob's guard.
Bob pushes Pekkarinen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab. Bob acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pekkarinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Pekkarinen moved out of range.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob throws a head kick but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bob blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Bob paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pekkarinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pekkarinen thumps Bob with a low kick.
Pekkarinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pekkarinen counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Pekkarinen with a jab.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Bob.
Pekkarinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bob just manages to avoid it.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pekkarinen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pekkarinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen motions for Bob to come forward. Pekkarinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pekkarinen 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Pekkarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pekkarinen 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vikramditya Singh Ratore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasimentu comes to the cage accompanied by ТIК - Бiлi Троянk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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41
287 lbs
47 - 25 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vikramditya Singh Ratore !
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasimentu lands an overhand right.
It looks like Vikramditya Singh Ratore has been cut.
Singh Ratore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nasimentu moves away.
As Singh Ratore tries to get set, Nasimentu tries to push him back and clinch up but Singh Ratore manages to avoid the attempt.
Nasimentu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nasimentu wants to clinch up but Singh Ratore keeps it at a distance.
Nasimentu closes the distance and clinches.
Singh Ratore dodges an elbow strike from Nasimentu.
Singh Ratore can't find room to land a body shot as Nasimentu controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Nasimentu.
Nasimentu scores with a shoulder strike.
Nasimentu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singh Ratore misses with a punch to the body.
Singh Ratore struggles to land a body shot inside as Nasimentu controls his hands.
Nasimentu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singh Ratore backwards.
Singh Ratore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nasimentu taking a breather.
Singh Ratore can't find room to land a body shot as Nasimentu controls the action.
Nasimentu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Singh Ratore looks winded!
A short left from Nasimentu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasimentu lands a big left hand right to the temple and Singh Ratore goes down!
Singh Ratore is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasimentu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Singh Ratore is still in real trouble! Can Nasimentu finish him?
Nasimentu is working for a kimura but Singh Ratore is defending it quite comfortably.
Singh Ratore is staying active underneath Nasimentu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Singh Ratore seems to have recovered his senses.
Singh Ratore is looking to escape.
Singh Ratore wants to get back to full guard.
Singh Ratore trying to control here.
Singh Ratore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nasimentu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nasimentu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singh Ratore sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu trying to control the action but Singh Ratore is working from the bottom.
Singh Ratore wants to control but Nasimentu is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasimentu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nasimentu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Singh Ratore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nasimentu is looking for a kimura but Singh Ratore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nasimentu to get the leverage.
Nasimentu is working for a submission of some sort.
Nasimentu is looking for a kimura but Singh Ratore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nasimentu to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore is looking to improve his position.
Nasimentu is looking for a kimura but Singh Ratore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nasimentu to get the leverage.
Nasimentu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Singh Ratore wants to get back to full guard.
Singh Ratore preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nasimentu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singh Ratore sees it coming and defends easily.
Singh Ratore is staying active underneath Nasimentu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nasimentu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nasimentu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singh Ratore is just riding it out for now. Nasimentu eventually gives up the hold.
Singh Ratore is holding on to half guard well.
Nasimentu wants to free his trapped foot but Singh Ratore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Singh Ratore trying to hold on to Nasimentu's head to control him but Nasimentu postures up.
Singh Ratore is pressing down on Nasimentu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nasimentu looking to sit in guard and control but Singh Ratore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Nasimentu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nasimentu clinches up with Singh Ratore and pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Nasimentu has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Singh Ratore 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasimentu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh Ratore .
Nasimentu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh Ratore can do to turn this around?
Nasimentu lands with an uppercut that bounces Singh Ratore off the cage and back into range.
Nasimentu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Singh Ratore moves away
and Nasimentu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nasimentu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh Ratore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasimentu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nasimentu looks to land a combination but Singh Ratore avoids it well.
Nasimentu swings for the body but Singh Ratore moves out of range.
It seemed like Singh Ratore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Singh Ratore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nasimentu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh Ratore .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasimentu throws a big shot that misses.
Nasimentu misses with a hook to the body
and Singh Ratore counters with a one-two to the body.
Nasimentu throws a lazy uppercut
and Singh Ratore counters with a stiff right hand.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up.
Singh Ratore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh Ratore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch but Singh Ratore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentin Nasimentu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh Ratore delivers a nice body kick.
Singh Ratore looks to land a left hand but Nasimentu moved out of range nicely.
Nasimentu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nasimentu loads up on a big right hand but Singh Ratore slips the punch.
Nasimentu misses with a body shot.
Singh Ratore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nasimentu misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu throws a lazy right hand but Singh Ratore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh Ratore lunges at Nasimentu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nasimentu's hand.
Nasimentu throws a jab when Singh Ratore was well out of range.
Nasimentu's corner calls for a 1-2. Nasimentu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasimentu rushes Singh Ratore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Singh Ratore tries to circle away but Nasimentu has him pinned against the cage.
Nasimentu misses with a punch to the body.
Nasimentu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nasimentu lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Nasimentu - that landed with a thud.
Nasimentu blocks an uppercut.
Singh Ratore 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasimentu lands with an uppercut that bounces Singh Ratore off the cage and back into range.
The cut above Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Singh Ratore throws the left hand but Nasimentu avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu throws an overhand right that lands on Singh Ratore 's shoulder, as Singh Ratore tries to avoid the shot.
Valentin Nasimentu is winning the standup battle so far.
Nasimentu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh Ratore .
Nasimentu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh Ratore cracks Nasimentu with an open hand slap.
It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nasimentu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Singh Ratore counters with a nice uppercut.
Singh Ratore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nasimentu clinches up with Singh Ratore and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Singh Ratore takes a shot to the head.
Nasimentu misses with a punch on the inside.
Nasimentu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nasimentu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasimentu lands a right hand.
Singh Ratore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Singh Ratore avoids the elbow strike from Nasimentu, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh Ratore tries to work over Nasimentu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh Ratore misses with the head strike.
Nasimentu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singh Ratore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singh Ratore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singh Ratore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Singh Ratore lands with a nice combination. Nasimentu backs away looking to recover.
Singh Ratore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Singh Ratore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Valentin Nasimentu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nasimentu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh Ratore .
A big left from Nasimentu misses.
Nasimentu misses with a body shot
and Singh Ratore counters with a right hand to the body.
Nasimentu moves out of range of the strikes.
Nasimentu misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nasimentu. Singh Ratore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh Ratore jabs Nasimentu right on the nose. Nasimentu blinks but takes it well.
Nasimentu rushes Singh Ratore and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasimentu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Singh Ratore tries to throw a body punch but Nasimentu avoids it by throwing Singh Ratore back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nasimentu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Ratore tries a body shot but Nasimentu blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore tries to throw a body punch but Nasimentu avoids it by throwing Singh Ratore back against the cage.
Singh Ratore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasimentu slips a jab and a cross from Singh Ratore .
Nasimentu takes a swing at Singh Ratore 's ribcage but misses.
Nasimentu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nasimentu.
Singh Ratore scores with a hook to the body. Nasimentu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nasimentu walks into a straight right hand from Singh Ratore .
Nasimentu lands a big shot that drops Singh Ratore ! Can he finish him?
Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Valentin Nasimentu!
In his post fight interview, Valentin Nasimentu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Lords Of Salem . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicodemo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Churchill throws a lazy head kick
and Churchill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Churchill rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Romero blocking some punches.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
Churchill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero keeps control of Churchill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Churchill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Churchill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Churchill wants to counter with a clinch but Romero pushes him away.
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Churchill moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Churchill's defenses.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romero blocking some punches.
Churchill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Churchill.
It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Churchill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero tries to clinch but Churchill is having none of it.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Churchill circles away quickly and effectively.
Churchill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero lands with a nice combination. Churchill backs away looking to recover.
A jab lands there for Romero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill throws a leg kick but Romero checks it.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Churchill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Romero.
Churchill looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Churchill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero pushes off an throws an elbow but Churchill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Churchill breaks the clinch.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero closes the distance and pushes Churchill back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romero throws an elbow but misses.
Churchill manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Churchill does it's job there.
Churchill darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Churchill's head.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Churchill takes an elbow to the temple.
Romero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill takes an elbow to the temple.
Romero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Churchill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill throws a leg kick but Romero checks it.
Churchill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Churchill counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Churchill has time to react.
Churchill is rocked!
Churchill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Churchill is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
and Romero counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Churchill! He's just covering up as Romero starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicodemo Romero!
Nicodemo Romero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Nomad. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses with a leg kick.
Ramos moves into the clinch successfully.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Iron Tyson controls his hands.
Ramos tries a body shot but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Iron Tyson works on Ramos's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iron Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos tries to work over Iron Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos is leaning against Iron Tyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iron Tyson's elbow.
Iron Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Iron Tyson on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson works on Ramos's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Ramos - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Iron Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Iron Tyson.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos looking for a takedown.
Ramos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Iron Tyson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Iron Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Iron Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
Iron Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Ramos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramos is rocked!
Iron Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iron Tyson's elbow.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
Iron Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iron Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron Tyson is stalling here.
Iron Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Iron Tyson slows down the pace here.
Iron Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iron Tyson tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron Tyson tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron Tyson tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Iron Tyson digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Iron Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Ramos.
Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Iron Tyson is looking to control Ramos's arms but Ramos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Iron Tyson has his back to the cage.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iron Tyson.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron Tyson blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Iron Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ramos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Iron Tyson can turn it around.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Iron Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Iron Tyson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson pushes Ramos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Iron Tyson controls his hands.
Iron Tyson tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos lands a right hand.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Iron Tyson controls his hands.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos tries a body shot but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Iron Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Iron Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Iron Tyson misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
Iron Tyson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iron Tyson works on Ramos's body with a couple of short punches.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos pushes Iron Tyson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Iron Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iron Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
Iron Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Iron Tyson digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Iron Tyson controls his hands.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Iron Tyson avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Iron Tyson controls his hands.
Ramos wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
Iron Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iron Tyson blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Iron Tyson fails to land.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ramos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Iron Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Iron Tyson slips the punch.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice body shot.
Ramos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron Tyson rushes Ramos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramos lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos presses Iron Tyson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Iron Tyson working aggressively here.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Iron Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson pushes Ramos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramos blocks a body shot from Iron Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos looking for a takedown.
Ramos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Iron Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos tries to work over Iron Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron Tyson lands with a right to the head.
Iron Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos pushes Iron Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos tries a body shot but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Iron Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Iron Tyson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab, jab by Ramos - just one landing.
Iron Tyson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ramos sprawling to the canvas! Ramos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Iron Tyson finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Iron Tyson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ramos to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ramos looks to clinch but Iron Tyson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ramos taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shogun Iron Tyson!
After the fight, Shogun Iron Tyson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crow Spirit. Hurmio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Star kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmio misses with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hurmio.
Hurmio lands a leg kick that knocks Matus off balance momentarily.
Hurmio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
Hurmio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matus.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Hurmio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matus on his heels. He'll look to pass Matus's guard now, I'm sure.
Matus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Matus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus keeping moving, preventing Hurmio from controlling successfully.
Hurmio cracks Matus with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio wants to control from the top but Matus keeps moving.
Matus pulls Hurmio in to control the position.
Hurmio throws a big elbow that misses.
Matus keeping moving, preventing Hurmio from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hurmio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Matus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hurmio defends it easily.
Hurmio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hurmio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hurmio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hurmio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matus working a defensive guard here.
Hurmio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Matus looking to control.
Hurmio wants to control from the top but Matus keeps moving.
Hurmio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hurmio throws a big elbow that misses.
Matus is trying to keep Hurmio in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands a jab to the nose.
Matus throws a body punch but Hurmio moves out of range.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Hurmio misses with a double jab.
Matus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hurmio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hurmio scores with a punch to the head.
Matus motions for Hurmio to come forward. Matus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hurmio misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Hurmio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matus is out of range and Hurmio settles back down.
Hurmio takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Hurmio jabs at Matus's body.
Matus misses with the combination.
Don Juan Matus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurmio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matus on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hurmio throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurmio misses with a leg kick.
Hurmio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurmio misses with a lunging right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Matus counters with a left to the body.
Hurmio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Hurmio throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Hurmio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Hurmio - just one landing.
Hurmio swings widly with a right hand
and Matus counters with a right hand to the body.
Matus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurmio lands a really nice looking cross but Matus seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that round.
That's time! Matus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hurmio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
Hurmio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurmio throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Hurmio.
Hurmio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hurmio misses with an uppercut. Matus saw that one coming.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuomari Hurmio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Hurmio does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio throws a sloppy head kick and Matus moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
Hurmio throws a body punch but Matus moves out of range.
Matus misses with a straight left.
And Hurmio tries to counter it with a takedown but Matus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurmio.
A shot to the liver by Hurmio. Beautiful body shot.
Hurmio thuds a left hand into Matus's body.
Hurmio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuomari Hurmio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hurmio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hurmio tries a low kick but Matus avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Matus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Hurmio is predictable there
enabling Matus to counter with a crisp jab.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Hurmio's head but Hurmio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurmio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A cross from Hurmio lands.
Hurmio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matus leaves Hurmio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Matus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurmio looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Hurmio throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Matus misses.
Hurmio misses with a body kick.
Matus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That kick from Hurmio tenderised Matus's leg. Matus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hurmio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hurmio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMatus.
Matus misses with an uppercut. Hurmio saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Hurmio.
Hurmio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurmio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hurmio with a nice cross.
Matus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hurmio.
Hurmio takes one on the button.
Hurmio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hurmio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurmio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hurmio lands with a right hand.
Hurmio throws a jab when Matus was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Matus misses its target.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Hurmio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurmio flicks out a counter leg kick but Matus steps away.
Hurmio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Matus eats them both and turns towards Hurmio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matus avoids the body shot from Hurmio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurmio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matus to the mat! Matus manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurmio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matus's head.
Matus controls Hurmio momentarily but Hurmio frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio wants to pass the guard but Matus is keeping the position.
Hurmio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matus controlling the position.
Matus continues to stall.
Hurmio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hurmio scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Matus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matus scores with a jab to the body.
Hurmio tries to work over Matus's front leg with a kick but Matus checks it.
Hurmio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Hurmio's head but Hurmio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurmio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurmio throws out a leg kick but Matus moves out of range and Hurmio only half commits.
Hurmio lands with a good body shot.
Hurmio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matus tries to clinch there but Hurmio circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hurmio walks into a stiff left hand from Matus.
Hurmio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Hurmio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio checks a low kick from Matus.
Hurmio feints the counter takedown.
Matus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Hurmio's head but Hurmio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurmio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hurmio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Hurmio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hurmio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hurmio.
Matus swings for the body but Hurmio moves out of range.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Hurmio misses the shot to the body.
Matus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus moves out of range of the leg kick from Hurmio.
Matus tried to counter with a leg kick but Hurmio avoided it.
Hurmio connects with the punch.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Hurmio's head but Hurmio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurmio misses with a leg kick.
Matus misses with an uppercut. Hurmio saw that one coming.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Matus throws a hook but Hurmio blocks it.
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hurmio throws a body kick that misses.
Hurmio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matus missing with a left hand there. Hurmio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio walks into a straight right hand from Matus.
Hurmio shoots in and drives through. Matus sprawls well.
Matus tried to counter with a leg kick but Hurmio avoided it.
Hurmio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurmio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
An attempted straight right counter from Matus misses the target.
Hurmio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hurmio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matus throwing a counter right hand but Hurmio manages to avoid it.
Hurmio cracks Matus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matus jabs Hurmio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hurmio cracks the inside of Matus's front leg.
Hurmio misses with a leg kick
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Hurmio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses the jab.
A nice side step and Hurmio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurmio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurmio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matus on the side of the head.
Matus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hurmio, as that shot connected.
Matus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matus throws a body punch but Hurmio moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hurmio! But no joy.
Matus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hurmio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
Hurmio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hurmio misses with a lunging right hand
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurmio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
Hurmio throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
Hurmio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tuomari Hurmio just about did enough to take it.
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.
Matus moves away from the strike by Hurmio.
Hurmio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus throws a low kick, looking for Hurmio's leg but Hurmio calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurmio misses the target.
Hurmio throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Hurmio with that takedown attempt.
Hurmio thuds his shin into the meat of Matus's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus misses the jab.
Hurmio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matus as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hurmio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurmio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hurmio misses with a few strikes there.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Hurmio moved out of range nicely.
Hurmio throws a body kick that misses.
Hurmio tries for a takedown but Matus circles away easily
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Don Juan Matus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomari Hurmio.
Matus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hurmio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Hurmio misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurmio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurmio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Hurmio throws a wild body kick that Matus sees coming a mile off.
Hurmio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hurmio doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Matus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hurmio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Hurmio thuds his shin into the meat of Matus's side.
Matus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hurmio throws a leg kick but Matus moved away.
Matus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Matus.
A big right from Matus misses.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hurmio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hurmio throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hurmio.
Matus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hurmio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matus thuds a left hand into Hurmio's body.
Matus throws a jab when Hurmio was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Hurmio - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses with a body shot.
Matus checks a low kick from Hurmio.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hurmio.
Hurmio misses with a hook.
Hurmio throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Matus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hurmios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurmio misses the jab.
It looked like Matus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matus lands with an uppercut that bounces Hurmio off the cage and back into range.
Matus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hurmio with a hook.
Matus throws the left hand but Hurmio avoids the punch easily.
Hurmio throws a leg kick but Matus moved away.
As Hurmio looks to move away, Matus throws a big counter combo but Hurmio just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hurmio misses with a low kick as Matus jumps back.
Matus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hurmio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hurmio manages to circle out of the way.
Matus checks a leg kick.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Matus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Hurmio.
Matus defending well as Hurmio loads up on a big left hand.
Hurmio misses with a looping left.
Hurmio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio feints and then cracks Matus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matus down.
Hurmio misses with a left hand
and Matus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurmio controls his hands.
Hurmio has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Hurmio avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Hurmio.
Hurmio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matus walks away with a smile on his face. Hurmio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hurmio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Hurmio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurmio.
Nice shot lands for Hurmio.
Hurmio avoids the head kick by Matus.
Hurmio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hurmio swinging wildly here.
Don Juan Matus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio slips under a jab.
Matus scores with a shot to the body.
Hurmio looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Hurmio ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Hurmio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hurmio.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurmio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Matus misses with a wild body shot.
Matus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hurmio's hands.
Hurmio misses with a left hand
and Matus counters with a stiff right hand.
Matus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Hurmio feints a counter leg kick.
Hurmio throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
Matus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matus.
Hurmio lands a right hook to the body.
Hurmio scores with the left hand. Matus knows he should have avoided that one.
Matus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurmio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurmio manages to avoid it.
Hurmio throws a jab when Matus was well out of range.
Hurmio throws a jab but it's blocked by Matus.
Matus is looking to counter punch.
Hurmio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A lazy left from Hurmio finds it's target.
Matus misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio's corner calls for a 1-2. Hurmio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hurmio throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matus - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus misses with a wild combination.
Hurmio slips under a jab.
Hurmio lunges at Matus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matus's hand.
A swing and a miss from Matus.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurmio.
Hurmio drops his hands momentarily and Matus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hurmio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tuomari Hurmio.
I think Hurmio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuomari Hurmio!
Tuomari Hurmio 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.
In defeat, Don Juan Matus stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd very much like to say Onneksi Olkoon! to my foe tonight. Congratulations.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Chef's choice of entrance music: Raekwon - Ice Cream. 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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36
146 lbs
31 - 12 - 0 |
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37
150 lbs
31 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saibot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saibot with a jab.
The Chef misses with a body shot.
Saibot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Chef has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Chef throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saibot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saibot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saibot works over The Chef's head and body with a nice combination.
Saibot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A swing and a miss from The Chef.
Saibot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as The Chef lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saibot doesn't seem phased though.
Saibot looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Chef has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Chef wants to get back to full guard.
The Chef is still trying to improve position.
Saibot is working for a kimura but The Chef is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saibot prevents The Chef from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot seems to be looking for submissions.
The Chef wants to improve his position but Saibot is controlling well.
Saibot content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Saibot is thwarting The Chef's attempts to control the position.
Saibot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Chef wants to get back to full guard.
Saibot is nestled in close to The Chef, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saibot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Chef controlling the position well.
Saibot is looking for a kimura here.
Saibot wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Chef keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef wants to improve his position but Saibot is controlling well.
The Chef is looking to control Saibot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Chef avoid being mounted?
The Chef is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saibot scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saibot is thwarting The Chef's attempts to control the position.
Saibot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Chef wants to get back to full guard but Saibot has passed into side control.
The Chef can't do much from the bottom here.
Saibot scores with punches from side control.
Saibot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Chef wants to control but Saibot postures up.
Saibot lands a decent elbow from side control.
The Chef parries the strikes from Saibot easily there. Saibot is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Chef to escape.
Saibot thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Saibot seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Chef is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saibot blocks a leg kick.
Saibot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saibot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Chef throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saibot counters with a nice body shot.
Saibot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Chef! But no joy.
Saibot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Chef.
The Chef jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Saibot misses with a looping left.
A big right from The Chef misses.
Saibot moves out of range of the body kick from The Chef.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
Saibot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Chef tries to land a front kick but Saibot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saibot appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saibot misses with a straight right.
Saibot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Chef can do to turn this around?
Saibot cracks The Chef with a good jab.
The Chef throws an overhand right that lands on Saibot's shoulder, as Saibot tries to avoid the shot.
Saibot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Chef takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Chef walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot blocks a jab.
Saibot moves out of range of the leg kick from The Chef.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Saibot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Chef manages to avoid it.
Raekwon The Chef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saibot blocks a low kick nicely.
Saibot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Chef fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Chef throws an overhand right that lands on Saibot's shoulder, as Saibot tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot lands a head shot.
Saibot works the jab nicely.
Saibot throws a shot from downtown. The Chef moves away and avoids it.
Noob Saibot is winning the standup battle so far.
The Chef lands the left hand.
The Chef misses with a lunging right hand
letting Saibot counter with a right hand.
The Chef throws out a loose jab but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Chef moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Chef throws out a counter right but Saibot avoids it with no problem.
The Chef displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saibot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Chef looks to throw the jab but Saibot is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Chef 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 Saibot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saibot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saibot with a hook.
Saibot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Chef has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Saibot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saibot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Chef is trying to control the position but Saibot postures up.
Saibot throwing strikes from guard but The Chef blocks nicely.
Saibot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Chef swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Chef wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saibot passes The Chef's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saibot lands a nice short elbow.
The Chef is looking to control Saibot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Chef avoid being mounted?
Saibot is looking for a kimura here.
Saibot is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but The Chef still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, The Chef has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The Chef is looking to take a break and control but Saibot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Saibot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saibot tries to improve position but can't.
The Chef working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The Chef working away.
The Chef moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Saibot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Chef is looking to take a break and control but Saibot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Saibot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saibot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Chef throws out the jab.
Saibot throws a hook but The Chef avoids it easily.
The Chef throws an overhand right that lands on Saibot's shoulder, as Saibot tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Saibot misses the target.
Saibot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Chef.
The Chef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Chef throws the kick towards the body but Saibot avoids it.
Saibot moves out of range as The Chef throws a body kick.
The Chef gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saibot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Chef manages to avoid it.
Saibot feints and as The Chef raises his hands in defense, Saibot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Chef has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Saibot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Chef's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Chef is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saibot won't allow The Chef to sweep him here.
The Chef looking to control.
Saibot chips away with some ground and pound.
Saibot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saibot trying to control but The Chef is working from the bottom.
Saibot looking to sit in guard and control but The Chef gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saibot looking for a guillotine here but The Chef defends easily.
The Chef controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot looking for a guillotine here but The Chef defends easily.
The Chef trying to control but Saibot is working from the bottom.
The Chef landing some decent shots from guard.
Saibot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Chef doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Chef manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Chef got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saibot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Chef has managed to get both his arms back between Saibot's legs - danger averted.
The Chef is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is looking for a triangle but The Chef pushes his legs off easily.
Saibot working for a triangle but The Chef defends it easily.
The Chef postures up and lands a big shot to Saibot's brow.
Saibot trying to control the position.
Saibot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Chef trying to control but Saibot is working from the bottom.
The Chef looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Saibot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Chef gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Chef controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saibot is looking for a triangle but The Chef pushes his legs off easily.
The Chef is in close to Saibot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Chef wants to control from the top but Saibot keeps moving.
Noob Saibot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saibot is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! The Chef rolls with it to try and escape but Saibot cranks on the arm and The Chef is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Noob Saibot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Raekwon The Chef stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordi Joestar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kajun Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joestar comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Proud. Puno has chosen 軍神 as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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26
273 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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30
252 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordi Joestar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joestar was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Joestar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Joestar missing with a left hand there. Puno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joestar moves away from the strike by Puno.
Joestar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joestar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Joestar backs off Puno throws a huge counter combo but Joestar manages to avoid it all.
Joestar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joestar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joestar is looking to clinch but Puno is avoiding it.
Puno throws a leg kick but Joestar checks it.
Joestar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Puno moves out of range as Joestar throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Joestar connects with a body shot that sends Puno's belly button to the back.
Joestar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Puno.
Joestar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joestar cracks Puno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Puno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab from Puno.
Puno lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joestar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puno slips a jab from Joestar.
Jordi Joestar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joestar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joestar.
Puno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joestar.
Puno only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Joestar misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puno connects with a crisp jab.
Puno throws a hook but Joestar avoids it easily.
As Puno backs away, Joestar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Puno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puno digs a good hook to Joestar's body.
The fighters circling - Puno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joestar misses with a wild combination.
Crunch! Puno slams his shin into Joestar's torso.
Joestar catches Puno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joestar throws a series of punches but Puno moves out of range.
Puno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Joestar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puno lands a nice shot to the body.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joestar moves away.
Puno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joestar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joestar takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Joestar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puno misses with a hook. Joestar ducked under it nicely.
Joestar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joestar loads up on a big right hand but Puno slips the punch.
Puno lands a jab.
Puno on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joestar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno missing with a left hand there. Joestar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joestar cracks a nice hook into Puno's ribs.
Joestar just misses with a punch to the body.
Joestar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joestar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joestar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno misses with a body shot.
Puno lands with an overhand left.
Puno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Puno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joestar. That one must have hurt.
Joestar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puno on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kajun Puno will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Puno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puno cracks the inside of Joestar's front leg.
Puno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joestar's calf.
Joestar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joestar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joestar moves away.
Joestar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puno keeps the fight on the outside.
Joestar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joestar works Puno's body with a nice hook.
Joestar throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno cracks Joestar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Puno walks forward, straight into a front kick from Joestar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joestar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Joestar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puno misses with a straight left.
Puno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puno moves away from the strike by Joestar.
Puno misses with an uppercut
letting Joestar counter with a right hand.
Joestar throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno moves out of range of the body kick.
Joestar misses with a head kick.
Puno throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Joestar throws the left hand but Puno avoids the punch easily.
Puno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Puno 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.
Puno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puno lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joestar misses with a low kick.
Joestar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Joestar is just out of range.
Puno tries to land a leg kick but Joestar saw it coming and moves away.
Joestar's corner calls for a 1-2. Joestar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Puno takes one to the chin there.
Joestar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joestar slips a jab from Puno.
Joestar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puno's calf.
Puno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puno replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Joestar blocks it well.
Joestar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joestar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joestar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joestar looks for the body kick but Puno saw that one coming.
Puno throws a body punch but Joestar moves out of range.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joestar looks to land a body kick but Puno moved away.
Puno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Joestar.
Puno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joestar has time to react.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joestar swings wildly with an uppercut but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno prevents a body shot from Joestar.
Nice body punch from Joestar - that landed with a thud.
Puno is breathing heavily.
Puno tries to stall but Joestar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joestar lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joestar.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joestar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puno.
Joestar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joestar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joestar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Joestar on the inside.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joestar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordi Joestar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joestar swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Joestar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joestar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joestar digs a good hook to Puno's body.
Joestar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joestar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joestar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joestar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joestar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Puno throws a front kick aimed at Joestar's knee but Joestar avoids it well.
Joestar misses with a wild body shot.
Puno digs a good hook to Joestar's body.
Joestar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Joestar misses the target.
Joestar cracks Puno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joestar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puno. That one must have hurt.
Puno misses with a kick to the body.
Joestar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Joestar with a body shot.
Joestar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puno blocks the body kick.
Joestar tries to clinch there but Puno circles away.
Puno connects with a body shot.
Joestar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joestar. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joestar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puno scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joestar on the side of the head.
Joestar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kajun Puno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joestar misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joestar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Puno scrambles back to his feet.
Joestar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puno at a distance.
Puno throws a good cross that connects.
Puno swings widly with a right hand
and Joestar counters with a good, hard body kick but Puno shrugs it off.
Joestar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joestar ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Puno takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joestar slips a jab from Puno.
Puno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joestar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joestar moves out of range as Puno strikes.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joestar.
Puno throws a lazy uppercut
and Joestar counters with a straight right hand.
Joestar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Joestar scores with a nice right hand.
Puno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joestar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
A little jabbing left from Puno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joestar thumps Puno with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puno, as that shot connected.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Joestar
and Puno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joestar lands with a shot to the body.
Puno lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joestar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puno.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joestar.
Joestar tries to land a leg kick but Puno saw it coming and moves away.
Puno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puno looks to land a left hand but Joestar moved out of range nicely.
Puno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joestar misses with a body kick.
Joestar misses with a kick to the body
and Puno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joestar throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jordi Joestar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Decent striking displayed by Puno there.
Puno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Puno scores with a nice head shot.
Joestar missing with a left hand there. Puno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joestar.
Joestar looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Joestar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Joestar is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno connects with a right hand. Joestar shakes it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Joestar.
Joestar wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno throws a jab but it's blocked by Joestar.
Joestar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Joestar misses with a kick to the body
and Puno counters with a stiff right hand.
Joestar throws the kick towards the body but Puno avoids it.
Joestar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puno.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joestar manages to avoid it.
Joestar is looking to counter the offense by Puno and move into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joestar. Puno shrugs it off though.
Joestar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Joestar.
Puno is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Puno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joestar misses the shot to the body.
Joestar scores with a head kick.
Puno takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar throws a head kick but Puno moves out of range.
Puno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joestar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Joestar.
Puno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joestar. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joestar pushes Puno up against the cage in a clinch.
Puno wants to take the fight to the mat but Joestar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joestar working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puno.
Joestar misses with a body punch.
Puno blocks a body shot from Joestar.
A head punch on the inside from Puno fails to land.
Joestar has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joestar presses Puno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puno lands a body punch.
Joestar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joestar misses with a body punch.
Joestar swings wildly with an uppercut but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joestar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joestar swings wildly with an uppercut but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joestar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punos head.
Puno blocks a body shot from Joestar.
Joestar misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joestar clobbers Puno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joestar is looking to counter the offense by Puno and move into the clinch.
A big right from Puno misses.
Puno digs a good body shot into Joestar's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Puno.
Joestar throws a leg kick that misses.
Puno misses the jab.
Joestar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joestar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puno! But no joy.
Joestar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Joestar closes the distance but Puno moves to the side
and Puno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordi Joestar had his way with Kajun Puno in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Joestar tries to land a front kick but Puno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puno swats away the attempt to clinch by Joestar.
Puno takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Some bone on bone action there as Puno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joestar avoids the body shot from Puno.
Puno throws a looping overhand right but Joestar ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joestar.
Nice jab there from Puno.
Nice defenses there by Puno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Puno tenderised Joestar's leg. Joestar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Puno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joestar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puno, pushing him back against the cage.
Puno tries to work over Joestar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joestar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordi Joestar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Joestar.
Puno has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joestar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Puno can turn it around.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Joestar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joestar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joestar misses with a body punch.
Joestar misses with a punch to the body.
Joestar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kajun Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a hook that snaps the head of Joestar backwards.
Joestar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Joestar controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Joestar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joestar throws a punch but it's blocked by Puno.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puno.
Joestar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puno has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joestar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
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!
Joestar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joestar walks into a stiff left hand from Puno.
Puno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joestar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
An attempted straight right counter from Joestar misses the target.
Puno throws a low kick but Joestar avoids it.
Joestar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joestars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joestar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joestar throws a poor cross that misses
and Puno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joestar thinking.
Joestar staying out of range there.
Joestar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Joestar throws a sloppy head kick
and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jordi Joestar has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Joestar does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Joestar misses the target.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joestar. Puno shrugs it off though.
Jordi Joestar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with an uppercut. Joestar saw that one coming.
Puno lands a right hook to the body.
Puno blocks a head kick by Joestar.
Joestar throws a wild body kick that Puno sees coming a mile off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno blocks a body shot from Joestar.
Puno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puno has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joestar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Joestar lands with a right to the head.
Puno gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Joestar regains guard.
Puno with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kajun Puno.
I think Joestar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordi Joestar!
Jordi Joestar retains his heavyweight title!
Jordi Joestar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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