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PFC 133 Tuala vs Dmitrov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Daebak (ranked 1726 p4p, 102 weight class) and Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 1492 p4p, 88 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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136 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Daebak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakarakatong looks to land a combination but Daebak avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daebak, right into the meat.
Daebak throws a head kick that misses.
Payakarakatong cracks Daebak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daebak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Daebak swings for the body but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
Payakarakatong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Payakarakatong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakarakatong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daebak's calf.
Daebak walks into a left hand.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Daebak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payakarakatong lands with a slapping head kick.
Payakarakatong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Payakarakatong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payakarakatong misses with a head kick.
Payakarakatong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daebak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Payakarakatong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daebak's hands.
Payakarakatong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak throws a low kick but Payakarakatong moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Payakarakatong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Daebak misses with a hook. Payakarakatong ducked under it nicely.
Payakarakatong lands a nice looking body shot.
Payakarakatong connects with an inside leg kick.
Payakarakatong throws a combination. Daebak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice head shot.
Payakarakatong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daebaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Payakarakatong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daebak moves out of range of the body kick from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong swinging wildly here.
It looked like Daebak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daebak is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Daebak slips under a jab.
Daebak moves away from the strike by Payakarakatong.
Daebak half committed to a counter leg kick.
Payakarakatong throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakarakatong misses with a two punch combination.
Daebak dodges the punch combination from Payakarakatong.
Daebak looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong fails to land with a series of punches.
Daebak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payakarakatong tries to land a front kick but Daebak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daebak staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Payakarakatong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Payakarakatong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daebak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Payakarakatong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daebak just misses with a punch to the body.
Payakarakatong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daebak.
Payakarakatong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daebak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Payakarakatong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daebak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Payakarakatong just manages to avoid it.
Payakarakatong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daebak swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Payakarakatong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong cracks Daebak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Payakarakatong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payakarakatong jabs at Daebak's body.
Payakarakatong throws a big shot that misses.
Daebak swings for the body but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
Payakarakatong fails to land with a series of punches.
Payakarakatong thows a leg kick but Daebak checks it
and Daebak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daebak jabs Payakarakatong right on the nose. Payakarakatong blinks but takes it well.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice head shot.
Daebak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Payakarakatong is working the combinations to good effect here.
Payakarakatong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Payakarakatong misses with the combination.
Daebak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong misses the jab.
Payakarakatong tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Daebak tries a low kick but Payakarakatong avoids it.
A jab from Payakarakatong finds it's way through Daebak's defenses.
Payakarakatong throws the left hand but Daebak avoids the punch easily.
Daebak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Daebak is looking to wear down Payakarakatong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daebak drops his hands momentarily and Payakarakatong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Payakarakatong throws a right and a left that Daebak avoids nicely.
Daebak checks a leg kick.
Payakarakatong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payakarakatong misses with a wild body shot.
Daebak throws a leg kick which misses Payakarakatong's front leg but catches the back leg as Payakarakatong tries to avoid it.
Daebak blocks a head kick by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daebak.
Payakarakatong scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payakarakatong thows a leg kick but Daebak checks it
and Daebak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Payakarakatong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daebak.
Daebak went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Payakarakatong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daebak throws a leg kick which misses Payakarakatong's front leg but catches the back leg as Payakarakatong tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payakarakatong thows a left - swing and a miss!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Payakarakatong.
Nice cross by Daebak.
Daebak misses with a wild body shot.
Payakarakatong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Payakarakatong throws a lazy right hand but Daebak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daebak tried to counter with a leg kick but Payakarakatong avoided it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Daebak might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Daebak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Payakarakatong on the side of the head.
Daebak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daebak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payakarakatong swings for the body but Daebak moves out of range.
Payakarakatong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daebak.
Daebak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payakarakatong is able to avoid easily.
Payakarakatong connects with a jab.
Daebak blocks a head kick by Payakarakatong.
Daebak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Payakarakatong just manages to avoid it.
Payakarakatong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak slips a jab and a cross from Payakarakatong.
An inside leg kick from Payakarakatong misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Payakarakatong misses.
Daebak throws a quick counter head kick but Payakarakatong was just out of range.
Payakarakatong lands with a cross.
Payakarakatong with a nice cross.
Payakarakatong throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Daebak tried to counter with a leg kick but Payakarakatong avoided it.
Payakarakatong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daebak connects with a right hand. Payakarakatong shakes it off.
Daebak connects with a body shot that sends Payakarakatong's belly button to the back.
Payakarakatong staying out of range there.
Payakarakatong throws an off balance right hand
and Daebak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Payakarakatong throws an off balance right hand
and Daebak counters with a nice leg kick.
Payakarakatong fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakarakatong.
A bone on bone clash there as Payakarakatong blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Payakarakatong 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 Daebak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daebak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Daebak swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payakarakatong is able to avoid easily.
Payakarakatong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payakarakatong defending well as Daebak loads up on a big left hand.
Payakarakatong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook.
Payakarakatong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daebak. That one must have hurt.
Payakarakatong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daebak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Daebak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Payakarakatong. That one must have hurt.
Good work by Payakarakatong as he checks the leg kick.
Payakarakatong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daebak.
An inside leg kick lands from Daebak.
Daebak throws a head kick that misses.
Payakarakatong misses with a leg kick.
Daebak tried to counter with a leg kick but Payakarakatong avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daebak scores with a leg kick.
Payakarakatong checks a low kick from Daebak.
Daebak 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.
Daebak scores with a jab. Payakarakatong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daebak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Payakarakatong. That did some damage!
Payakarakatong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Payakarakatong, right into the meat.
Payakarakatong throws out a loose jab but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakarakatong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payakarakatong scores with a jab.
Daebak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payakarakatong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Payakarakatong, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daebak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daebak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payakarakatong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak throws out a loose jab but Payakarakatong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Payakarakatong misses its intended target.
A low kick from Payakarakatong misses
and Daebak counters with a leg kick.
Payakarakatong throws a low kick but Daebak avoids it.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Payakarakatong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daebak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Payakarakatong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong swinging wildly here.
Daebak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daebak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Payakarakatong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daebak moves out of range as Payakarakatong strikes.
Payakarakatong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daebak.
Daebak throws a wild body kick that Payakarakatong sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Payakarakatong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daebak was well out of range. Poor timing from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong jabs at Daebak's body.
Payakarakatong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daebak looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakarakatong is just out of range.
Daebak tries to land a front kick but Payakarakatong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daebak feints and then cracks Payakarakatong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payakarakatong down.
Payakarakatong sizes up Daebak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Payakarakatong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daebak's head backwards.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Payakarakatong misses with a looping left.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook.
Payakarakatong misses with a leg kick
and Daebak counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daebak checks a leg kick.
Daebak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Payakarakatong walks into a stiff left hand from Daebak.
Payakarakatong misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakarakatong.
Sloppy strikes from Payakarakatong. Those never looked like landing.
Payakarakatong misses with a straight right.
As Payakarakatong backs away, Daebak returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Payakarakatong slips a jab from Daebak.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Daebak lands the left hand.
Payakarakatong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daebak.
Daebak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payakarakatong throws a nice looking combination but Daebak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Daebak misses its target.
Daebak tries to land a leg kick but Payakarakatong saw it coming and moves away.
Daebak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daebak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payakarakatong is able to avoid easily.
Payakarakatong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payakarakatong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payakarakatong throws out a loose jab but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakarakatong misses with an uppercut. Daebak saw that one coming.
Payakarakatong scores with a leg kick.
Payakarakatong ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
Payakarakatong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Payakarakatong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payakarakatong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daebak doesn't seem bothered though.
Daebak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakarakatong.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daebak.
Daebak tries to land a leg kick but Payakarakatong saw it coming and moves away.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook. Daebak ducked under it nicely.
Daebak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Payakarakatong misses with a wild combination.
Payakarakatong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daebak counters with a stiff right hand.
Harry Daebak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payakarakatong doesn't seem bothered though.
Payakarakatong lands a nice hook to Daebak's body. Daebak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daebak throws a low kick, looking for Payakarakatong's leg but Payakarakatong calmly moves out of range.
Payakarakatong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Daebak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Payakarakatong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daebak moves away.
Daebak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daebak moves away from the strike by Payakarakatong.
A leg kick checked by Daebak.
Payakarakatong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Daebak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payakarakatong on the side of the head.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick from Daebak misses.
Daebak jabs Payakarakatong right on the nose. Payakarakatong blinks but takes it well.
Payakarakatong lands with a 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!
Payakarakatong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Daebak.
Payakarakatong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daebak.
Payakarakatong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daebak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payakarakatong.
Daebak 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.
Payakarakatong scores with a punch to the head.
Daebak lands a leg kick that knocks Payakarakatong off balance momentarily.
Daebak just misses with a punch to the body.
Daebak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payakarakatong is looking to chop away at Daebak's legs.
Payakarakatong throws a right and a left that Daebak avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Daebak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daebak swings for the body but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
Payakarakatong throws out a counter right but Daebak avoids it with no problem.
Daebak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Payakarakatong throws a counter combo.
Daebak throws a low kick but Payakarakatong moves out of range easily.
Daebak misses with a hook. Payakarakatong ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Payakarakatong 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
During a confident post fight interview, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 2101 p4p, 228 weight class) and Brando Reigns (ranked 1295 p4p, 146 weight class). Reigns has chosen Tragedy as his entrance music. Wasyl Plutov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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154 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brando Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reigns scoring well with a low kick there.
Plutov closes the distance and clinches.
Reigns tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Reigns back against the cage.
Reigns lands a right hand.
Plutov effectively controlling the action here.
A body shot lands from Reigns.
Good body shot from Reigns.
Reigns tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Reigns back against the cage.
Reigns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Plutov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reigns backwards.
Reigns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reigns up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Plutov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reigns.
Plutov controlling the action here for a moment.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Reigns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Reigns.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reigns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reigns.
Reigns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reigns tries a body shot but Plutov blocks it.
Reigns tries a body shot but Plutov blocks it.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Reigns.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reigns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigns misses with some punches.
Plutov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reignss head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
Plutov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reigns scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns pushes Plutov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Plutov misses with some punches.
Reigns scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reigns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reigns tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reigns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Reigns lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Reigns.
Plutov is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reigns.
A short right from Reigns on the inside.
Reigns throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reigns avoids it.
Reigns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reigns scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
Reigns blocking some punches.
Reigns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Reigns.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reigns.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reigns.
Plutov misses with a knee to the head.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reigns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Reigns.
Reigns is leaning against Plutov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Reigns as the two fighters clinch.
Reigns misses with a body punch.
Reigns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reigns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Plutov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reigns can turn it around.
Reigns misses with a punch to the body.
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reigns is working Plutov over against the cage.
Reigns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reigns is working Plutov over against the cage.
Reigns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reigns misses with a body punch.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Reigns.
A left hand lands to the body for Reigns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov working aggressively here.
Reigns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Reigns.
Still in the clinch, Reigns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reigns tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Reigns back against the cage.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Reigns.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Reigns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reigns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reigns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reigns has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Plutov lands an uppercut.
Reigns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reigns lands a right hand.
Plutov looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Reigns dominated that round.
That's time! Plutov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reigns scores with a punch to the head.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reigns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been told by Plutov's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from Plutov misses.
Reigns throws a leg kick which misses Plutov's front leg but catches the back leg as Plutov tries to avoid it.
Plutov moves into the clinch successfully.
Plutov tries a body shot but Reigns blocks it.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Reigns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reigns tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Reigns back against the cage.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Plutov is looking to control Reigns's arms but Reigns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Plutov has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Plutov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reigns misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
Reigns tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Reigns back against the cage.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Reigns.
Reigns is leaning against Plutov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Reigns.
Reigns lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Reigns.
Brando Reigns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Reigns.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reigns tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Reigns back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Plutov looking to stall.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but Reigns blocks with his arms.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Reigns.
Plutov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reigns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reigns digs a right hand into Plutov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plutov's gas tank.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Reigns cracks Plutov with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reigns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns pushes Plutov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigns digs a right hand underneath Plutov's ribcage. Plutov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reigns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reigns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reigns tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reigns's face.
Reigns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reigns.
Reigns struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Plutov.
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reigns throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov lands a body shot.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Plutov looking to slow down the pace here.
Reigns is working Plutov over against the cage.
The referee calls for Plutov to work.
Reigns lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reigns lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plutov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reigns misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Reigns.
Reigns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reigns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Reigns pushes Plutov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Plutov lands an uppercut.
Reigns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reigns tries a body shot but Plutov blocks it.
Reigns presses Plutov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reigns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reigns lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns is working Plutov over against the cage.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Reigns.
A left hand lands to the body for Reigns.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reigns.
Reigns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reigns.
Nice body punch from Reigns - that landed with a thud.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reigns gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reigns is keeping busy.
Reigns struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Reigns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reigns working aggressively here.
Reigns is working Plutov over against the cage.
Reigns misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Reigns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reigns! But no joy.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
Plutov's corner calls for a 1-2. Plutov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reigns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plutov. That did some damage!
Reigns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plutov shoots in looking for a takedown. Reigns tries to sprawl out of it but Plutov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reigns manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reigns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Plutov moves out of range as Reigns throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Plutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reigns throws out the jab.
Reigns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reigns thows a body kick. Plutov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns lands a jab to the nose.
Plutov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Plutov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reigns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brando Reigns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reigns.
Reigns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Plutov throws a quick counter head kick but Reigns was just out of range.
Reigns connects with a single shot there.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Reigns closes the distance and clinches.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Reigns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov is trying to stall.
Plutov tries a body shot but Reigns blocks it.
Reigns tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Reigns.
Plutov cracks Reigns with a nice body shot.
Reigns struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Reigns misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plutov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Reigns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov lands a left hand.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reigns swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Reigns.
Plutov tries to work over Reigns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Plutov.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Reigns.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reigns struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Plutov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reigns's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Reigns.
Plutov looking to throw knees to the head but Reigns is blocking nicely.
Reigns tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Reigns.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Reigns blocking some punches.
Reigns misses with a body punch.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Reigns controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reigns pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reigns tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Reigns back against the cage.
Reigns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Reigns is leaning against Plutov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Reigns.
A short right from Reigns.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reigns.
Reigns pushes Plutov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reigns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reigns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reigns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Reigns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reigns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reigns pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Reigns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reigns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Reigns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reigns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reigns struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Reigns.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reigns managing to block the knees to the body from Plutov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brando Reigns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reigns 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brando Reigns!
During a confident post fight interview, Brando Reigns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Imperio Romano (ranked 1603 p4p, 182 weight class) and Anurag Dikshit (ranked 995 p4p, 132 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Imperio Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Anurag Dikshit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Romano. That's going to slow Dikshit down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romano scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romano. That's going to slow Dikshit down.
Dikshit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dikshit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dikshit tries to bum rush Romano with a series of wild strikes but Romano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dikshit misses with a body shot
and Romano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dikshit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano misses with a body shot.
Romano connects with a crisp jab.
Dikshit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romano counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dikshit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dikshit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Romano throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Dikshit sizes up Romano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A swing and a miss from Dikshit.
Dikshit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
Romano is looking to counter punch.
Romano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romano. Dikshit shrugs it off though.
Jab, jab by Romano - just one landing.
Dikshit misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano lands a slapping body shot.
Dikshit throws a big shot that misses.
Dikshit throws a hook to the side of Romano's head but Romano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romano lands a glancing blow to the side of Dikshit's head.
Romano misses with a jab to the body
letting Dikshit counter with a right hand.
Dikshit swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Dikshit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dikshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano slips a jab from Dikshit.
Romano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Romano cracks Dikshit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Romano there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dikshit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Romano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dikshit clinches up against the cage.
Dikshit lands with a short shot to the head.
Romano breaks the clinch.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Dikshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dikshit misses the shot to the body.
Dikshit defending well as Romano loads up on a big left hand.
Romano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dikshit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romano throws a shot to the body.
Dikshit throws an off balance right hand
and Romano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dikshit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Romano eats them both and turns towards Dikshit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Imperio Romano has been cut.
Jab by Romano.
Romano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dikshit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romano keeps the fight on the outside.
Dikshit throws a series of punches but Romano moves out of range.
Dikshit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dikshit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dikshit throws a head kick that misses.
Dikshit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romano lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romano, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Dikshit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Romano rather than just go for the knockout.
Dikshit cracks Romano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dikshit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dikshit looks to land a combination but Romano avoids it well.
Dikshit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dikshit walks into a left hand.
Dikshit misses with a hook.
Romano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dikshit on the side of the head.
Dikshit throws a shot from downtown. Romano moves away and avoids it.
Dikshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dikshit. Romano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dikshit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romano lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dikshit misses the shot to the body.
Dikshit tries to land a front kick but Romano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romano slips under a jab from Dikshit.
Romano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dikshit's head backwards.
Romano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Romano.
Romano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dikshit if he has to take too many more of those.
Romano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dikshit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dikshit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romano.
Dikshit wants to clinch.
Romano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dikshit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dikshit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Dikshit. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romano slips under a jab from Dikshit.
Dikshit looks to score with a jab to the body but Romano is just out of range.
Dikshit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dikshit tries to clinch but Romano is having none of it.
Dikshit looks to score with a jab to the body but Romano is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imperio Romano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romano.
Romano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dikshit misses with a wild body shot.
Dikshit catches Romano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Imperio Romano is winning the standup battle so far.
Dikshit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dikshit misses with a hook to the body
and Romano counters with a series of strikes. Dikshit will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dikshit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romano to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Dikshit misses
letting Romano counter with a right hand.
Romano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dikshit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dikshit misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano blocks a head kick by Dikshit.
Dikshit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dikshit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dikshit wants to clinch but Romano slips to the side
and Romano counters with a good low kick that Dikshit was not able to check.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Romano - that will leave a mark!
Romano swats away the attempt to clinch by Dikshit.
Romano connects with a right hand. Dikshit shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikshit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
And Romano counters with a quick kick to the body but Dikshit blocks it.
Romano looks to land a body kick but Dikshit moved away.
Romano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dikshit's sensitive parts.
Dikshit moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Romano.
Romano prevents a body shot from Dikshit.
Dikshit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romano's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Romano.
A short uppercut from Romano.
Romano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Romano.
Dikshit is breathing heavily.
Romano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romano digs a right hand into Dikshit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dikshit's gas tank.
Dikshit has a couple of punches blocked by Romano.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Romano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Dikshit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Romano manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Romano.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano blocks a jab.
Dikshit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Romano.
Romano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romano is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Romano. Beautiful body shot.
Dikshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano ducks under a wild hook from Dikshit.
Dikshit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dikshit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dikshit tries to clinch but Romano is having none of it.
Romano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dikshit throws a nice head kick!
Dikshit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dikshit can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit doesn't manage to clinch there - Romano circles away.
Romano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dikshit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romano, right into the meat.
Dikshit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dikshit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romano.
Romano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dikshit tries a head kick but it misses.
Dikshit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dikshit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
Dikshit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romano lands a nice shot that snaps Dikshit's head back.
Romano connects with a leg kick. Dikshit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dikshit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romano scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dikshit misses with a wild body shot.
Romano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Dikshit controls his hands.
Romano misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dikshit blocking some punches.
Romano stalling.
Romano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dikshit backwards.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Dikshit tries to work over Romano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dikshit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romano controlling the action here for a moment.
Dikshit can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dikshit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romano digs a right hand into Dikshit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dikshit's gas tank.
Dikshit misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dikshit throws a head punch that misses.
Dikshit lands a right hand.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dikshit backwards.
Romano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imperio Romano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Imperio Romano's cut.
That's time! Romano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dikshit throws a looping overhand right but Romano ducks down to avoid it.
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Romano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dikshit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dikshit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dikshit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dikshit doesn't manage to clinch there - Romano circles away.
Romano thuds his right hand into Dikshit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dikshit.
Dikshit thinks about the counter body kick.
Dikshit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dikshit lands with an overhand left.
Dikshit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Dikshit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano scores with a push kick.
A left lands for Romano.
Dikshit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
Romano tries to land a front kick but Dikshit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dikshit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Romano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dikshit. Dikshit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Romano.
Dikshit misses with a double jab
and Romano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dikshit swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Dikshit tries a head kick but it misses.
Dikshit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dikshit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Romano tenderised Dikshit's leg. Dikshit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dikshit just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Romano. That snapped Dikshit's head back.
Romano lands with a nice body punch.
Dikshit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit doesn't manage to clinch there - Romano circles away.
Romano lands with a nice body kick.
Dikshit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Dikshit.
Dikshit misses with a head kick.
Romano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dikshit just manages to avoid it.
Dikshit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romano connects with a leg kick. Dikshit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romano cracks Dikshit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dikshit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dikshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Dikshit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romano. Romano obviously looking to wear him down.
Dikshit throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
Romano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Romano digs a good hook to Dikshit's body.
Dikshit misses with a body punch
and Romano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dikshit's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dikshit back to the cage. Romano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dikshit's calf.
Romano is looking to slow Dikshit down with leg kicks.
Dikshit throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Dikshit misses
and Romano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romano lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Romano.
Dikshit misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Dikshit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romano, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Dikshit.
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!
Romano is looking to land body kicks.
Romano scores with a body shot.
Romano cracks Dikshit with a good jab.
Dikshit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Dikshit throws a body shot but no joy.
Romano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romano.
Anurag Dikshit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit throws a hook but Romano avoids it easily.
It appears Romano was looking to counter with a kick there.
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
Dikshit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romano to score with a decent uppercut.
Dikshit throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
Romano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dikshit momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Dikshit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Romano.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Romano.
Dikshit throws a big shot that misses.
Dikshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Romano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jab by Romano.
Dikshit throws a hook but Romano avoids it easily.
Dikshit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romano digs a good hook to Dikshit's body.
Romano lands a head shot.
Romano slips a straight right by Dikshit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imperio Romano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romano 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imperio Romano!
Imperio Romano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 1613 p4p, 219 weight class) and Alka Mangrove (ranked 947 p4p, 134 weight class). Alka Mangrove has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alka Mangrove!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Mangrove attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangrove. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li misses with a body shot.
Mangrove lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Li misses with a low kick.
Mangrove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangrove.
A counter left hand to the body from Li misses its target.
Mangrove has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li pushes Mangrove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mangrove misses with an elbow strike.
Mangrove jumps guard but Li turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Li.
Mangrove lands with a light punch inside.
Li misses with some punches.
A short left from Li.
Mangrove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li avoids the elbow strike from Mangrove, against the cage.
Li lands an uppercut.
Mangrove jumps guard and drags Li to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Li is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mangrove has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Li has managed to get both his arms back between Mangrove's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangrove looking for a sweep. Not yet Mangrove, not yet.
Li not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Mangrove is retaining full guard.
Mangrove is pulling down on Li's head. It's preventing any offense from Li, at least for the moment.
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.
Li controlling from the top position.
Mangrove throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mangrove working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Li manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to stand but Mangrove is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mangrove looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mangrove escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Li gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mangrove looking for subs off his back but Li has passed one foot through into half guard.
Li controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mangrove is looking to improve his position.
Li wants to stand up but Mangrove is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mangrove lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Mangrove misses with a leg kick.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Mangrove moves away and avoids it.
Mangrove with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mangrove slips under a jab from Li.
Mangrove clinches up against the cage.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangrove.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alka Mangrove dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mangrove with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mangrove gets a clinch.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangrove.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li presses Mangrove against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove's elbow.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove's elbow.
Mangrove misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangrove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Mangrove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Mangrove.
Mangrove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mangrove.
Mangrove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Yonglong Li has been cut.
Li digs a right hand into Mangrove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mangrove's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Mangrove on the inside.
Li misses with some punches.
Li works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Li tries to work over Mangrove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Li lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mangrove.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangrove has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Nice body punch from Mangrove.
Li misses with the head strike.
Mangrove prevents a body shot from Li.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Mangrove lands a nice uppercut.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Mangrove lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangrove.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Yonglong Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Li.
Mangrove has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Li uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangrove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangrove not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mangrove working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Li manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Li wants to pass the guard but Mangrove is keeping the position.
Li forces his way into half guard.
Li is trying to control the action in half guard but Mangrove is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mangrove is trying to get back to full guard.
Mangrove wants to control but Li passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Mangrove's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Li trying to control the position but Mangrove is working away.
Li decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mangrove to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Mangrove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangrove shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, jab by Li - just one landing.
Mangrove tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mangrove scores with a punch to the head.
Mangrove lands with a good body shot.
Mangrove slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mangrove misses with a leg kick
letting Li counter with a right hand.
Mangrove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangrove moves away.
Mangrove stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mangrove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mangrove takes one to the chin there.
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 Yonglong Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mangrove scores with a leg kick.
Li throws a leg kick that misses.
Mangrove connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Li throws the left hand but Mangrove avoids the punch easily.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangrove moves away.
Mangrove feints the counter takedown.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangrove shoots in looking for a takedown. Li tries to sprawl out of it but Mangrove keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Li manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Li moves out of range of the body kick from Mangrove.
Li throwing a counter right hand but Mangrove manages to avoid it.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mangrove throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mangrove checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mangrove avoids the body shot from Li.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mangrove.
Mangrove drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Li defends it well.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangrove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangrove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Mangrove misses with a body kick.
Mangrove ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Mangrove slips a straight right by Li.
Mangrove throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mangrove fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li scores with a hook.
Li lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Li defending well as Mangrove loads up on a big left hand.
Li appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mangrove takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Mangrove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangrove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangrove avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mangrove drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Li defends it well.
Mangrove pivots, looking for a leg kick but Li is out of range and Mangrove settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li throws the left hand but Mangrove avoids the punch easily.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Mangrove slips the punch.
Mangrove with the counter takedown but Li avoids it easily.
Mangrove avoids the body shot from Li.
Mangrove tried to score with a low kick but Li checks it.
Li throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mangrove.
Mangrove throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li swings for the body but Mangrove moves out of range.
Li misses the jab.
Mangrove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mangrove scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mangrove, right into the meat.
Mangrove motions for Li to come forward. Mangrove throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangrove.
A jab from Li finds it's way through Mangrove's defenses.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangrove manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Mangrove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mangrove throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Yonglong Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li throws a hook but Mangrove avoids it easily.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mangrove was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mangrove.
Mangrove is looking to clinch.
Yonglong Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mangrove just misses with a punch to the body.
Li tries to score with a low kick but Mangrove moves his leg out of the way.
Mangrove throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mangrove avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mangrove dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
Mangrove shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense.
Mangrove scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Mangrove throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Mangrove throws out a powerful jab.
Mangrove tries to land a body kick
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
Mangrove tries a head kick but it misses.
Mangrove comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mangrove checks a leg kick.
Mangrove scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Li ducks right into an uppercut from Mangrove.
Mangrove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li lands with a right hand.
Mangrove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mangrove is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mangrove is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Li rather than just go for the knockout.
Mangrove will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mangrove misses with a head kick.
Mangrove takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yonglong Li.
Well Li 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonglong Li!
Yonglong Li decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 420 p4p, 61 weight class) and Settakian Fett (ranked 1005 p4p, 140 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett connects with the punch.
Fett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fett tries a head kick but it misses.
Fett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Fett moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Fett scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Fett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Fett throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Fett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fett misses with a head kick.
Fett lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Fett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Murphy moves out of range as Fett strikes.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fett works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Fett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Fett.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Fett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Fett. Beautiful body shot.
Fett missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fett misses with a series of wild punches.
Fett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Fett.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Fett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fett steps in with a hook that catches Murphy right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fett follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Murphy looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Settakian Fett!
Settakian Fett took some time post fight to say the following; 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 705 p4p, 34 weight class) and Kylar Sensei (ranked 598 p4p, 29 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kylar Sensei!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbanks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sensei under the eye.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensei lands a body shot.
Sensei on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fairbanks is looking to clinch but Sensei is avoiding it.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Fairbanks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sensei counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sensei.
Sensei cracks Fairbanks with a solid left hand.
Sensei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fairbanks wants to sweep but no luck.
Sensei wants to control from the top but Fairbanks keeps moving.
Fairbanks wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Sensei's hips, looking to push off. But Sensei grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Fairbanks screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Kylar Sensei!
After winning the bout, Kylar Sensei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 258 p4p, 37 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 729 p4p, 101 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nicolas misses with a series of wild punches.
Nicolas takes one on the button.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Van Buren.
Van Buren is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nicolas scores with a nice strike.
Van Buren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
It seemed like Nicolas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body kick from Van Buren.
Nicolas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Buren lands a big head kick that sends Nicolas tumbling to the mat! Van Buren takes a step backwards and waves Nicolas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nicolas is rocked!
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!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Van Buren! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joost Van Buren!
Joost Van Buren bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Harold Nicolas was interviewed post fight and said 'I can't believe you touched my face! You'll be hearing from my lawyer, you animal!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michail Podolski (ranked 372 p4p, 18 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 271 p4p, 12 weight class). Podolski comes to the cage accompanied by Last Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Podolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Podolski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaj's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanaka lands a jab.
Podolski throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka throws a front kick aimed at Podolski's knee but Podolski avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Podolski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Podolski throws a sloppy head kick and Tanaka moves out of range easily.
Tanaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tanaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tanaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tanaka misses with a low kick as Podolski jumps back.
A big right from Podolski misses.
Tanaka drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Podolski defends it well.
Tanaka lands an overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Podolski 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 Tanaka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tanaka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Podolski throws a head kick that misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Podolski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Podolski.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Podolski is retaining full guard.
Tanaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Podolski holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Podolski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Podolski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Podolski trying to mount his opponent but Tanaka defends it.
Tanaka wants to improve his position but Podolski is controlling well.
Tanaka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tanaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to sweep here but Podolski controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanaka is on top in guard.
Podolski wants to stand but Tanaka is controlling the position.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Podolski is keeping the position.
Podolski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Podolski blocks nicely.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanaka pushes down on Podolski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tanaka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Podolski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobunaga Tanaka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tanaka digs a good body shot into Podolski's ribs.
Tanaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Podolski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a hook.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Podolski.
Podolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Podolski misses with a low kick.
Podolski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tanaka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Podolski if he has to take too many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Podolski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tanaka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Podolski.
Podolski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Podolski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanaka at a distance.
Tanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
Podolski scores with a spinning back kick!
Podolski is looking to wear down Tanaka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanaka avoids a kick to the body.
Tanaka looks to land a left hand but Podolski moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski throws a leg kick but Tanaka moved away.
Tanaka replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Podolski blocks it well.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanaka lands a body shot.
Tanaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanaka checks a leg kick.
Podolski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Podolski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanaka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Podolski!
Podolski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Podolski as he avoids it easily.
Podolski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tanaka throws a jab when Podolski was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Tanaka.
Podolski tried to score with a low kick but Tanaka checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Tanaka staying out of range there.
Tanaka misses with a body kick.
Tanaka throws a hook but Podolski blocks it.
Tanaka misses with a hook. Podolski ducked under it nicely.
Tanaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Podolski moves away from the strike by Tanaka.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tanaka.
Nobunaga Tanaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tanaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Podolski sprawls well initially but Tanaka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Podolski has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tanaka is on him like a limpet, forcing Podolski back against the cage.
Tanaka digs a right hand underneath Podolski's ribcage. Podolski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanaka prevents a body shot from Podolski.
Podolski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
Tanaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Podolski working aggressively here.
Podolski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanaka gets through Podolski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands with a left to the head.
Podolski lands an elbow inside that Tanaka shrugs off.
Tanaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Podolski.
Podolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Podolski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Podolski avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
Podolski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Podolski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Podolski can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
Tanaka blocks an elbow strike.
Podolski blocks an uppercut.
Podolski pushes off an throws an elbow but Tanaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Podolski avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
Podolski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Podolski is defending well.
Tanaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanaka lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka is looking to break free of the clinch but Podolski has double underhooks.
Tanaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Podolski.
Podolski tries to work over Tanaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Podolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Podolski scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Podolski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Podolski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka trying to stall but Podolski improves his position.
Podolski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Nobunaga Tanaka has been cut.
Podolski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 Michail Podolski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nobunaga Tanaka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tanaka looks to land a left hand but Podolski moved out of range nicely.
Podolski cracks a nice hook into Tanaka's ribs.
Podolski throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Podolski checks a leg kick nicely.
Tanaka throws a chopping leg kick but Podolski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Podolski is looking to counter punch.
Tanaka throws an off balance right hand
and Podolski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Podolski swings for the body but Tanaka moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tanaka there.
Nobunaga Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Podolski scores with a body shot.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Podolski.
Podolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanaka scores with a push kick.
A slow jab from Tanaka misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Podolski.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Podolski throws a body kick that misses.
Podolski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podolski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanaka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Podolski. Podolski obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanaka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Podolski's hands.
Podolski misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Tanaka misses.
Tanaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Podolski swings for the body but Tanaka moves out of range.
A lazy left from Tanaka finds it's target.
Tanaka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
Podolski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Podolski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tanaka's hands.
Tanaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That kick from Podolski tenderised Tanaka's leg. Tanaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Tanaka finds it's way through Podolski's defenses.
Podolski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Podolski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tanaka is able to avoid easily.
Podolski throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanaka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Podolski.
Podolski rushes Tanaka and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Podolski - that landed with a thud.
Podolski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michail Podolski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tanaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Podolski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tanaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Podolski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanaka's efforts to push away.
Tanaka blocks the elbow strike.
Tanaka stalling the fight.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Podolski blocks it.
Podolski blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Tanaka.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Podolski avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
Tanaka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Podolski can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
Tanaka avoids the elbow strike from Podolski, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Podolski.
Tanaka lands with a left to the head.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Podolski to keep the fight standing.
Tanaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Podolski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Podolski.
Podolski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Podolski tries to work over Tanaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Podolski lands an elbow inside.
Podolski lands a shoulder strike.
Podolski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka manages to break the clinch.
Podolski moves away from the strike by Tanaka.
Tanaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Podolski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanaka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Tanaka coming out on top.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanaka 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 Podolski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Podolski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Podolski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Podolski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Podolski lands with a good body shot.
Podolski misses with a wild body shot.
Podolski lands a slapping body shot.
Podolski throws a leg kick but Tanaka checks it.
A low kick from Tanaka misses
and Podolski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanaka thuds a left hand into Podolski's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka moves out of range as Podolski strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Podolski.
Tanaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michail Podolski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Podolski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michail Podolski!
A victorious Michail Podolski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wet Wild (ranked 181 p4p, 28 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 102 p4p, 18 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Yes - Owner of a lonely heart. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wet Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez slips a straight right by Wild.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Wild seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
We've been told by Wild's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Wild as he connects with a hook.
Wild lands with a right hand.
Wet Wild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wild lands with a good body shot.
Wild with a hook.
Wild throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Wild.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wild works the jab nicely.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Wild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wild if he has to take too many more of those.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Wild lands.
Wild is looking to clinch.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Wild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wild misses the jab.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Wild bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Wild misses the target.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Wild avoids it with no problem.
Wild has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Wild blocking some punches.
Wild misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wild swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wild.
We've been informed that Sanchez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wild or not.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Wild fails to land.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Wild.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wild misses with some punches.
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!
Wild throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wild has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Wild blocks the elbow strike.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Wild misses with the head strike.
Wild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Wild instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wild.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wild is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Wild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wild lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wild cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Wild.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Wild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez catches Wild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
As Sanchez tries to get set, Wild tries to push him back and clinch up but Sanchez manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wild connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wild.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Wild slaps the foot to one side.
Wild swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wild under the eye.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wild.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wild doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wild manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wet Wild will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wild, right into the meat.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanchez 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.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Wild feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Wild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wild misses with a low kick.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Wild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Wild looks to clinch
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wild really felt that one!
Wild swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Wild moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wild swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wild gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Wild lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Wild controls the action.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wild was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Wild wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Wild scores with a shot to the body.
Wild closes the distance and clinches.
Wild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wild blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Wild won't allow it.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Wild is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Wild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wild's gas tank.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wild.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wild or not.
Wild scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Wild blocks it.
Wild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Wild shrugs off.
Wild tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wild lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Wild blocking some punches.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wild has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Wild pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Wild throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
A lazy left from Wild finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild throws a good cross that connects.
Wild throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Wild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wild throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Wild throws a body kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wild wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
A jab from Wild does it's job there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wild pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Wild lands a shoulder strike.
Wild lands an uppercut.
Wild tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wild blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wild backs up against the cage.
Sanchez throws a hook but Wild avoids it easily.
Wild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wild avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Wild misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wild throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Wild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wild throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Wild backing up. Wild nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
Wild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanchez stuns Wild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wild scores with a push kick.
Wild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Wild wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wild misses with a body shot.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Wild clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
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 frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
Wild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Wild blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez gets through Wild's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wild is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wild moves away.
Wild with a hook.
Wild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wild moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
As Sanchez tries to get set, Wild tries to push him back and clinch up but Sanchez manages to avoid the attempt.
Sanchez defending well as Wild loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wild takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wild is looking to clinch.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wild misses with a straight right.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Wild bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wild really felt that one!
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wild's head backwards.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Wild.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Wild tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Wild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wild lands a slapping body shot.
Wild tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Wild moves away and avoids it.
Wild throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Wild lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wild to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Wild moves out of range.
Wild thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wild is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Wild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wild will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wild misses with a body kick.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yes Man Sanchez.
I think Sanchez 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peleki Tuala (ranked 7 p4p, 1 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 381 p4p, 60 weight class). Tuala comes to the cage accompanied by Dock of Fiji. Dimitrov has chosen Drake - Energy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Dimitrov misses.
Dimitrov swings for the body but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimitrov throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dimitrov blocks the body kick.
Dimitrov throws a jab when Tuala was well out of range.
Tuala throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Dimitrov.
Tuala instigates a clinch.
Dimitrov gets through Tuala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.
Dimitrov misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Dimitrov.
Tuala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuala tries a body shot but Dimitrov blocks it.
Dimitrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrov lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Tuala.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dimitrov misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
Tuala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuala prevents a body shot from Dimitrov.
Tuala tries to work over Dimitrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Dimitrov.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath Dimitrov's ribcage. Dimitrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimitrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tuala controls the action.
Dimitrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitrov.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrov fails to land.
Dimitrov tries a body shot but Tuala blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
Tuala lands with a right to the head.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrov tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrov misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimitrov backwards.
Tuala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
Tuala pushes Dimitrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dimitrov looks winded!
Tuala lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrov controls the action.
Dimitrov misses with the head strike.
Tuala lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuala.
A body shot lands from Tuala.
A nice left hand lands by Tuala.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuala throws a big uppercut that drops Dimitrov! More strikes from Tuala and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dimitrov lies dazed against the cage as Tuala celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
Peleki Tuala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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