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PANDA 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 21823 p4p, 4901 weight class) and Kamen Kamenov (ranked 179 p4p, 140 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kamen Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kamenov back to the cage. Five follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kamenov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Five avoids it really well and circles away.
Kamenov misses with a double jab.
Kamenov has a takedown stuffed.
Five wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kamenov throws a left that rocks Five and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kamenov dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Five regain composure!
 It looks like Test Five has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Five taking a bit of punishment here - Kamenov scoring with strikes.
Kamenov lands a few punches from side control.
Kamenov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Five's shoulder. That is not cool.
Five taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kamenov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Five some visible discomfort.
Five trying to remain calm as Kamenov controls from the top position.
Kamenov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kamenov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Five to his feet.
Kamenov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Five circles away.
Test Five has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamen Kamenov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kamenov.
Kamenov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Five to the mat! Five manages to get full guard.
Kamenov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kamenov postures up and lands a big shot to Five's brow.
Kamenov throwing strikes but missing.
Five knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kamenov on the ground.
Kamenov stays in close to Five's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov lands a couple of digs.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kamenov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kamenov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kamenov advances position into side control!
Kamenov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamenov stands up and beckons Five to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Five as he avoids it easily.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Five moves out of range.
Kamenov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Five circles away.
Five tries to counter by clinching up but Kamenov breaks away and moves out of range.
Kamenov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Five. No joy for Kamenov on that attempt.
Kamenov tries to clinch there but Five circles away.
Kamenov has managed to clinch.
Five tries to work over Kamenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Five fails to land.
Kamenov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kamenov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Five pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kamenov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Five finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamenov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Five throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamenov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamenov goes for a double leg but Five avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Five continues to drive forward.
Kamenov takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Kamenov.
Kamenov jumps guard but Five stands there with Kamenov around his waist. Kamenov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kamenov scores with a shot to the side of Five's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Five misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Kamenov.
Kamenov blocks an uppercut.
Five tries a body shot but Kamenov blocks it.
Five misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamenov successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamen Kamenov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Test Five's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kamenov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Five, pushing him back against the cage.
Five tries to stall but Kamenov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kamenov pulls Five into guard.
Kamenov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Five manages to get himself to full guard.
Kamenov forces his way into half guard.
Kamenov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kamenov throwing shots but Five is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kamenov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kamenov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Five sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Five circles away.
Five seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kamenov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamenov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamenov darts in and clinches Five up against the cage.
Five gets through Kamenov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Five misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamenov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamenov is trying to drag Five to the mat but Five just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Test Five has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamen Kamenov.
Kamenov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Five pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Five can't find room to land a body shot as Kamenov controls the action.
Kamenov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Five uses from the top position.
Kamenov wants to stand up but Five is controlling him.
Five is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kamenov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Five is looking to defend but Kamenov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Five! Kamenov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Five taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kamen Kamenov!
Kamen Kamenov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 4344 p4p, 4127 weight class) and KarateO Masuta (ranked 478 p4p, 464 weight class). Masuta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Can Dance . Karl Denke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, KarateO Masuta !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masuta scores with a head kick.
Denke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masuta .
Denke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Masuta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masuta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denke feints a jab and as Masuta dips his head, Denke unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Masuta right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Masuta falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Denke smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Karl Denke!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Denke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
KarateO Masuta was interviewed post fight and said 'Arigoto'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ruslanov (ranked 3951 p4p, 3765 weight class) and Ken Tanaka (ranked 396 p4p, 376 weight class). Tanaka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sucker for Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Ruslanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Mohammed Ruslanov has been cut.
Tanaka throws a jab when Ruslanov was well out of range.
Ruslanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruslanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanaka.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruslanov throws out the jab.
It seemed like Tanaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanaka 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.
Ruslanov cracks Tanaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruslanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tanaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the body
and Ruslanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruslanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruslanov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut. Ruslanov saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a hook but Ruslanov blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Ruslanov. Those never looked like landing.
Ken Tanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruslanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tanaka.
Tanaka loads up on a big right hand but Ruslanov slips the punch.
Tanaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Tanaka throws a right hand that misses
letting Ruslanov counter with a right hand.
Ruslanov blocks a jab.
Tanaka ducks right into an uppercut from Ruslanov.
Tanaka throws a body punch but Ruslanov moves out of range.
Tanaka cracks a nice hook into Ruslanov's ribs.
Ruslanov misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka gets caught napping as Ruslanov dives in and scores a takedown. Tanaka manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka pulls Ruslanov in close to prevent any damage.
Tanaka keeping full guard, as Ruslanov tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov being controlled here momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tanaka with a hook.
Tanaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruslanov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ken Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanaka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ruslanov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tanaka has his hands on Ruslanov's head, controlling the position.
Ruslanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Tanaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Ruslanov'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.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the body
and Ruslanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruslanov lands with a right hand.
Tanaka throws a lazy right hand but Ruslanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruslanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tanaka swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ruslanov to counter with a crisp jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tanaka 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.
Tanaka misses with a jab to the body
and Ruslanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruslanov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruslanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanaka throws a right hand that misses
and Ruslanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a hook but Ruslanov blocks it.
Ruslanov lands a jab to the nose.
Tanaka looks to clinch
and Tanaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanaka. Ruslanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruslanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
Tanaka dips to his left and cracks Ruslanov with an uppercut!
Ruslanov misses with a right hand
letting Tanaka counter with a right hand.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruslanov.
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws out a counter right but Ruslanov avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Ruslanov.
Ruslanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanaka sprawls well. He's pushed Ruslanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ruslanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruslanov ducks under a wild hook from Tanaka.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruslanov misses its target.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka moves out of range as Ruslanov strikes.
Tanaka connects with a body shot.
Tanaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruslanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruslanov swings widly with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tanaka connects with a body shot that sends Ruslanov's belly button to the back.
Ruslanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruslanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruslanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka takes a swing at Ruslanov's ribcage but misses.
Ruslanov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruslanov is just out of range.
Ruslanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruslanov.
Tanaka takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Ruslanov. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a combination
and Ruslanov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanaka throws a body punch but Ruslanov moves out of range.
Ruslanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Tanaka misses with a hook.
Ruslanov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruslanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruslanov misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ken Tanaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Ruslanov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Ruslanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanaka.
It looked like Ruslanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the body
and Tanaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruslanov looks to land a combination. Tanaka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tanaka swings for the body but Ruslanov moves out of range.
Tanaka swings widly with a right hand
and Ruslanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Ruslanov does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka misses with a looping right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ruslanov!
Ruslanov ducks under a wild hook from Tanaka.
Tanaka lands with a hook. Ruslanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanaka throws a body punch but Ruslanov moves out of range.
Tanaka misses with a jab to the body
and Ruslanov counters with a nice body shot.
Tanaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruslanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanaka misses with a body punch
and Ruslanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Ruslanov.
Ruslanov missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruslanov.
Tanaka throws out a counter right but Ruslanov avoids it with no problem.
Tanaka scores with a nice head shot.
Ruslanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanaka.
Ruslanov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Tanaka misses.
Tanaka takes a swing at Ruslanov's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Ruslanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tanaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruslanov counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruslanov as he connects with a hook.
Ruslanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanaka.
Ruslanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruslanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruslanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanaka moves out of range as Ruslanov strikes.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruslanov.
Ruslanov scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Tanaka misses.
Ruslanov walks into a jab.
Ruslanov misses with a straight left.
Ruslanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruslanov.
Tanaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Ruslanov.
Ken Tanaka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruslanov moves away.
Ruslanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mohammed Ruslanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruslanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruslanov throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruslanov thinking.
Tanaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruslanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanaka on the side of the head.
Ruslanov moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruslanov misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Ruslanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tanaka 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ken Tanaka!
Ken Tanaka 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lu Wai Ping (ranked 3448 p4p, 5369 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 333 p4p, 437 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Wai Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sainty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wai Ping looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wai Ping is looking to slow Sainty down with leg kicks.
Wai Ping misses with a leg kick
so Sainty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wai Ping kicks Sainty off and gets to his feet.
Nice jab there from Sainty.
Wai Ping gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sainty to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wai Ping holds on and takes a little breather.
Sainty looking to sit in guard and control but Wai Ping gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sainty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wai Ping has managed to get both his arms back between Sainty's legs - danger averted.
Sainty looking for subs off his back but Wai Ping has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sainty trying to hold on to Wai Ping's head to control him but Wai Ping postures up.
Wai Ping wants to stand up but Sainty has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sainty looking for submissions off his back.
Sainty looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sainty manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sainty has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wai Ping is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sainty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty is looking for a sweep.
Sainty is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sainty actively working from the bottom here.
Wai Ping is pressing down on Sainty's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sainty is holding on for now.
Sainty has a hand on Wai Ping's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wai Ping takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sainty to take his back!
Sainty wants to escape the position.
Sainty is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good control from Wai Ping.
Sainty rolls, trying to escape but Wai Ping keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Wai Ping dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sainty moves forwards but Wai Ping connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wai Ping throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wai Ping circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sainty moves out of range as Wai Ping strikes.
Sainty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sainty tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wai Ping sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sainty somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping slaps away a takedown attempt from Sainty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donk. Wai Ping catches Sainty right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping misses with a looping left.
Sainty follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wai Ping throws out a loose jab but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lu Wai Ping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wai Ping throws a lazy right hand but Sainty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Sainty tries to counter it with a takedown but Wai Ping pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lu Wai Ping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wai Ping throws a right hand that misses
and Sainty counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sainty seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sainty is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wai Ping!
Wai Ping doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Sainty throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty content just to control the position here.
Sainty is looking to work his way around to Wai Ping's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sainty wants to control the pace but Wai Ping is squirming around nicely.
Wai Ping has given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty not allowing Wai Ping to control his hands.
Sainty controls the action.
Wai Ping trying to control the hands but Sainty breaks the grip.
Wai Ping is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wai Ping is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sainty tries to keep control of the position but Wai Ping is staying busy.
Wai Ping is in bad spot here.
Sainty trying to control.
Wai Ping is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wai Ping covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sainty controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Sainty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sainty tries to land a leg kick but Wai Ping saw it coming and moves away.
Wai Ping throws a body kick that misses
and Sainty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wai Ping's guard.
Wai Ping might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sainty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wai Ping swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wai Ping has his hands on Sainty's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sainty trying to control but Wai Ping is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty wants to pass the guard but Wai Ping is keeping the position.
Wai Ping pulls Sainty in close to his closed guard and prevents Sainty from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wai Ping checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sainty shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wai Ping manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sainty controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Sainty has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sainty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wai Ping is keeping the position for now.
Sainty looking to sit in guard and control but Wai Ping gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sainty working for submissions but it's allowed Wai Ping to get to half guard.
Sainty tries to roll over but Wai Ping keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty wants to control but Wai Ping passes into side.
Wai Ping is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sainty will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sainty tries to improve position but can't.
Sainty struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sainty looking for a sweep but Wai Ping has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wai Ping is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wai Ping misses with a shot to the body
and Sainty counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wai Ping misses with an uppercut
and Sainty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wai Ping takes a swing at Sainty's ribcage but misses.
Sainty with the counter takedown but Wai Ping avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wai Ping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sainty moves out of range of the leg kick from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a jab but it's blocked by Sainty.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Sainty.
I think Sainty 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Sainty!
Daniel Sainty took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Del Werthers (ranked 4096 p4p, 6653 weight class) and Dilon Goncalves (ranked 379 p4p, 466 weight class). Goncalves has chosen TAPOUT 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dilon Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Werthers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Goncalves drags the fight down to the ground.
Werthers is looking to work some ground and pound but Goncalves has wrist control.
Werthers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goncalves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Werthers has managed to get both his arms back between Goncalves's legs - danger averted.
Goncalves looking for a triangle here. Werthers is fighting it but it looks tight! Goncalves pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Werthers is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dilon Goncalves!
A victorious Dilon Goncalves 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 Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 2130 p4p, 3973 weight class) and Ronald Dela Rosa (ranked 258 p4p, 448 weight class). Gamzatov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Entrance Song. Gamzat Gamzatov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald Dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Rosa misses with a right hand
and Gamzatov counters with a shoot takedown. Dela Rosa fights it but they end up in guard.
Gamzatov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dela Rosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gamzatov has managed to get both his arms back between Dela Rosa's legs - danger averted.
Gamzatov drops back looking for a leg! Dela Rosa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dela Rosa manages to kick Gamzatov off! Gamzatov jumps back into Dela Rosa's guard.
Gamzatov trying to control but Dela Rosa is working from the bottom.
Dela Rosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dela Rosa looks winded!
Gamzatov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dela Rosa's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Rosa taking some punishment here, with Gamzatov in his half guard.
Gamzatov wants to work for an arm triangle but Dela Rosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gamzatov is looking for a kimura here.
Gamzatov is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov is working for a submission of some sort.
Gamzatov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gamzatov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dela Rosa is looking to improve his position but Gamzatov isn't that keen on the idea.
Gamzatov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dela Rosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gamzatov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov is nestled in close to Dela Rosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gamzatov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dela Rosa keeps working.
Gamzatov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dela Rosa wants to control but Gamzatov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gamzatov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gamzatov wants to work for an arm triangle but Dela Rosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gamzatov is working for a kimura but Dela Rosa is defending it quite comfortably.
Gamzatov working Dela Rosa over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dela Rosa tries to get to full guard but Gamzatov has control of the leg.
Gamzatov working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gamzatov in particular looking to stall.
Dela Rosa is staying active underneath Gamzatov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gamzatov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamzatov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gamzatov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gamzatov is trying to work for a kimura but Dela Rosa is defending well.
Gamzatov lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gamzatov lands a nice short elbow.
Dela Rosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Gamzatov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dela Rosa is looking to control Gamzatov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dela Rosa avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gamzatov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gamzatov working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gamzat Gamzatov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dela Rosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gamzatov gets underhooks to prevent Dela Rosa's takedown attempt.
Dela Rosa wants to take the fight to the mat but Gamzatov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gamzatov blocks a body shot from Dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gamzatov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gamzat Gamzatov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gamzatov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dela Rosa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gamzatov.
Gamzatov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dela Rosa can do to turn this around?
Gamzatov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamzatov working the head and body with strikes.
Dela Rosa is defending against the submission attempts here by Gamzatov.
Dela Rosa is not content to let Gamzatov control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Rosa is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Gamzatov.
Gamzatov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dela Rosa looking for submissions off his back.
Gamzatov is trying to work for a kimura but Dela Rosa is defending well.
Dela Rosa tries to get to full guard but Gamzatov has control of the leg.
Gamzatov wants to work for an arm triangle but Dela Rosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gamzatov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dela Rosa sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gamzatov pulls his head out easily.
Dela Rosa is looking to improve his position.
Gamzatov works his way into full mount!
Gamzatov looking to finish Dela Rosa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dela Rosa!
Dela Rosa is in a horrible position here. Gamzatov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gamzatov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dela Rosa is squirming around, avoiding Gamzatov's attempts to control the action.
Dela Rosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gamzatov.
Gamzatov tries to control but Dela Rosa wriggling away.
Dela Rosa tries to hold on but Gamzatov pushes him away.
Dela Rosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gamzatov has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Dela Rosa is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gamzat Gamzatov!
Gamzat Gamzatov opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 1052 p4p, 1486 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 139 p4p, 181 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: I’ll Whip Ya Head Boy. James Cole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 46 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Cole gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cole trying to control the position.
Cole looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cole pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Cole's legs - danger averted.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cole wants to sweep but no luck.
Cole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Brown trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Cole wants to control but Brown passes easily into half guard.
Cole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
Cole trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Cole taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Cole is working away.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cole is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Cole's hands, connecting with Cole's forehead.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Cole is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
Cole is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cole trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown distracts Cole with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown postures up.
Cole working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Brown stands and throws Cole's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cole struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown lands a nice forearm strike.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Cole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown cracks Cole with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cole tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cole is not content to let Brown control the position.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
What's Cole going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a right and a left that Cole avoids nicely.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Cole. Cole maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Cole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
Brown blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cole lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
 Brown is rocked!
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole prevents the takedown attempt.
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Cole.
Cole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Cole lands with a short shot to the head.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cole lands a left hand.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Brown is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
James Cole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cole misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown blocks a body shot from Cole.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Cole manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brown wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
A short left from Cole.
Brown has hold of one of Cole's legs. Cole is fighting the takedown attempt but Brown gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cole's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control the position here.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Cole is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cole's head.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
Cole is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Brown misses.
Cole stuffs the takedown.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Cole throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws out a powerful jab.
Cole throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Cole tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown scores with a takedown into Cole's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown postures up in Cole's guard and throws a big left but Cole blocks it.
Cole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown works over Cole with some ground and pound from guard.
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
Cole working a defensive guard here.
Cole pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Cole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Cole is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cole cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Cole cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
James Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Cole finds it's target.
James Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cole defends well and Brown ends up having to push Cole into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cole!
Cole is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cole is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown working away.
Cole is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Cole tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Cole takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brown landing a few strikes.
Cole can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown lands an elbow.
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 James Cole.
I think Cole 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between My Time (ranked 1028 p4p, 1245 weight class) and Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 52 p4p, 64 weight class). Asai has chosen Kaze Ni Nare as his entrance music. 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time misses with an uppercut
and Asai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Time is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai .
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Time.
Asai connects with a solid leg kick.
Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asai thumps Time with a low kick.
Time throws a right hand that Asai ducks under and follows up with a left that Asai also avoids with ease.
Time thows a left - swing and a miss!
Time moves out of range of the body kick.
Time dodges the punch combination from Asai .
Time needs to keep his hands up - Asai had a free shot at his head there.
Asai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time needs to keep his hands up - Asai had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai tries to score with a low kick but Time moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Time wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asai tests Time's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Time has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Time.
Time fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Time throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Time throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asai looks to land a body kick but Time moved away.
Asai misses with a left hand
and Time counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Time as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Time wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Time walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asai .
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time thuds a left hand into Asai 's body.
Asai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Time misses with a body shot.
Time has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .
Asai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Asai thumps Time with a low kick.
Time looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Asai .
A big right from Asai misses.
Time misses with a wild combination.
Time checks a low kick from Asai .
Asai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Asai misses with a hook.
Time blocks a head kick by Asai .
Asai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Time's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai lands a really nice looking cross but Time seems unphased.
Time lands a nice looking body shot.
Asai moves out of range of the leg kick from Time.
Asai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asai there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asai .
Time misses with a looping left.
Asai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Asai has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Time is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Time swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Time's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asai under the eye.
Asai misses with a kick to the body.
Asai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Time fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Time uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Time throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Time throws a big counter combination but Asai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Time takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Asai .
Time waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asai .
Asai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Time lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Time misses with a lunging right hand
and Asai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Time misses.
Asai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Time had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Asai lands the left hand.
Time misses with a body kick.
Asai slips under a jab from Time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai connects with a solid leg kick.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Time.
Time throws a head kick but Asai moves out of range.
Time throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Time avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Time misses with a body shot
enabling Asai to counter with a crisp jab.
Time misses with a looping left.
Asai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Time throws an overhand right that lands on Asai 's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Asai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Time takes a kick to the side of the head.
Time swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Time.
Time throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Time cracks a nice hook into Asai 's ribs.
A big right from Asai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai lands a leg kick that knocks Time off balance momentarily.
Asai scores with a punch to the head.
Time moves out of range of the body kick.
Time takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Asai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Time.
Asai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Time's sensitive parts.
Time looks to land a left hand but Asai moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Asai .
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time checks a leg kick.
Time connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asai . Asai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Times jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Time.
Asai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Asai throws a low kick, looking for Time's leg but Time calmly moves out of range.
Good exchange - Asai coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time throws a push kick but Asai slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai connects with a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Time might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Asai .
Asai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Time counters with a straight right hand.
Asai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Time chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asai can pounce on him.
Time throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Asai blocks the leg kick.
Time throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Asai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Time's sensitive parts.
Time misses with a straight left.
Asai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Time was well out of range. Poor timing from Asai .
Time misses with an attempted mid kick.
Time takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Time throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time 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.
Asai scores with a nice right hand.
Asai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 Time is rocked!
Asai lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Time is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Time throws a right hand that misses
and Asai counters with a thumping low kick.
Asai scores with a kick to the body.
Time seems to have got his legs back now.
Asai staying out of range there.
Time blocks the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Asai .
Asai throws a push kick but Time slaps the foot to one side.
Time has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .
A good leg kick by Asai .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asai scores with a body shot.
Time throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time misses with a body shot.
Asai throws out a counter right but Time avoids it with no problem.
Time loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Asai ! But no joy.
A nice leg kick from Asai , right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Asai .
Asai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asai connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Asai . Beautiful body shot.
Asai feints and then cracks Time's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Time down.
Time throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Time throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai misses with a hook. Time ducked under it nicely.
Asai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Times jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick from Asai , right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Asai with the inside leg kick.
Asai jabs at Time's body.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Time swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Time rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Time has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .
Time throws an off balance right hand
and Asai counters with a right hand to the body.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Time just misses with a punch to the body.
Time throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Time doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Asai misses.
It looked like Time wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai avoids the body shot from Time.
Sloppy strikes from Time. Those never looked like landing.
Asai misses with a kick to the body.
Asai connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Asai .
A big right from Asai misses.
Asai avoids the head kick by Time.
Asai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Time has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Time there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asai slips a jab from Time.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asai .
Time throws a series of punches but Asai moves out of range.
Asai misses with a body kick.
My Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .
A chopping leg kick lands by Asai .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Time lands a jab-cross combination.
Time throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Time manages to avoid it.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Time lands a jab to the nose.
Asai feints and then cracks Time's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Time down.
Time looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big right from Asai misses.
Asai misses with a lunging right hand
and Time counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Time.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Time's shoulder, as Time tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Asai .
Asai tried to score with a low kick but Time checks it.
Time keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Time throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Time slips a jab from Asai .
Asai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Time avoids the head kick by Asai .
Time misses with a hook
and Asai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai throws the left hand but Time avoids the punch easily.
Time misses with the combination.
Asai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Time lands but Asai takes it in his stride.
Asai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Time.
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!
Asai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Time uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Asai is looking to slow Time down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Asai .
Time moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Time's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Asai lands a leg kick that knocks Time off balance momentarily.
Time ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Asai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Asai throws a good cross that connects.
Time misses with an uppercut. Asai saw that one coming.
Asai pushes Time away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Asai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
A pretty intense looking Yoshihiro Asai took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Cobra (ranked 1094 p4p, 824 weight class) and Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 131 p4p, 101 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Von Ver Huevan's choice of entrance music: Call to Arms. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ver Huevan slips under a jab from Cobra.
A big left from Cobra misses.
Von Ver Huevan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a right hand.
Von Ver Huevan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Ver Huevan is looking for the big counter here.
Cobra has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cobra darts in and clinches Von Ver Huevan up against the cage.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a light punch inside.
Cobra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Cobra.
Cobra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Ver Huevan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Ver Huevan clobbers Cobra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Von Ver Huevan misses.
Cobra misses with a few strikes there.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobra misses with a body shot.
Von Ver Huevan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cobra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Magnus Von Ver Huevan has been cut.
No joy there for Cobra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Ver Huevan throws a shot from downtown. Cobra moves away and avoids it.
Cobra feinted with a counter takedown.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a shot to the body.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magnus Von Ver Huevan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Cobra.
Cobra swings widly with a right hand
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a straight right hand.
Von Ver Huevan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobra to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Von Ver Huevan.
Cobra throws the left hand but Von Ver Huevan avoids the punch easily.
Cobra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Ver Huevan.
As Von Ver Huevan looks to move away, Cobra throws a big counter combo but Von Ver Huevan just gets out of the way.
Von Ver Huevan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra working Von Ver Huevan over with strikes.
Von Ver Huevan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cobra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Von Ver Huevan wants to sweep but Cobra has passed to side control!
Cobra throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Von Ver Huevan is looking for a sweep.
Cobra happy to just control the position for now.
Cobra working the head and body with strikes.
Cobra working the head and body with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cobra scores with punches from side control.
Von Ver Huevan struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobra is putting a hurting on Von Ver Huevan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Von Ver Huevan is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra wants to control but Von Ver Huevan is keeping him busy.
Cobra landing strikes.
Cobra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Von Ver Huevan keeps working.
Von Ver Huevan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cobra.
Von Ver Huevan manages to get back to half guard.
Cobra prevents Von Ver Huevan from improving his position.
Cobra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Ver Huevan's head.
Von Ver Huevan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Von Ver Huevan is trying to control but can't.
Cobra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Von Ver Huevan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan tries to roll over but Cobra keeps him under control.
Cobra thows a huge punch but Von Ver Huevan dodges it nicely.
Cobra controlling the action here.
Cobra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cobra content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cobra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Ver Huevan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cobra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Ver Huevan's head.
Cobra seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Von Ver Huevan is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cobra lands a nice short elbow.
Von Ver Huevan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Von Ver Huevan is trying to get back to full guard.
Cobra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Cobra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Von Ver Huevan'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.
Von Ver Huevan jabs Cobra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a two punch combination.
Cobra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle Cobra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Von Ver Huevan.
Cobra misses with a body shot.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cobra's hands.
Cobra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cobra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Ver Huevan.
Cobra misses with an uppercut.
Cobra tests Von Ver Huevan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Ver Huevan lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobra off the cage and back into range.
Von Ver Huevan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobra closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cobra jabs Von Ver Huevan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra shoots in and drives through. Von Ver Huevan sprawls well.
Cobra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Von Ver Huevan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Ver Huevan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cobra.
Cobra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Von Ver Huevan lands a right hook to the body.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a few strikes there.
Cobra defending well as Von Ver Huevan loads up on a big left hand.
Cobra misses the shot to the body.
Cobra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Von Ver Huevan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cobra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cobra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Von Ver Huevan wants to stand and escape but Cobra is having none of it.
Cobra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cobra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cobra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Von Ver Huevan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Von Ver Huevan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cobra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cobra trying to control but Von Ver Huevan is working from the bottom.
Von Ver Huevan pulls Cobra in to control the position.
Cobra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cobra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Von Ver Huevan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cobra is one step ahead there.
Von Ver Huevan controlling Cobra's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cobra stopping the sweep attempt from Von Ver Huevan.
Cobra is working Von Ver Huevan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Von Ver Huevan looking to control.
Cobra scoring with some ground and pound.
Von Ver Huevan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cobra trying to control but Von Ver Huevan is working from the bottom.
Cobra throws a big right hand that misses.
Cobra throwing strikes but missing.
Cobra trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Ver Huevan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Ver Huevan trying to keep a closed guard but Cobra is proving a slippery customer.
Von Ver Huevan wants to stand but Cobra is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cobra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Von Ver Huevan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cobra is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cobra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Von Ver Huevan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cobra is one step ahead there.
Von Ver Huevan keeping moving, preventing Cobra from controlling successfully.
Cobra prevents Von Ver Huevan from getting back to his feet.
Cobra with a nice head shot there.
Von Ver Huevan has his hands on Cobra's head, controlling the position.
Cobra throws a big right hand that misses.
Cobra won't allow Von Ver Huevan to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Von Ver Huevan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Magnus Von Ver Huevan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cobra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Ver Huevan.
Cobra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Ver Huevan was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobra.
Von Ver Huevan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Von Ver Huevan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a nice head shot.
Cobra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Ver Huevan.
Cobra misses with a few strikes there.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a wild body shot.
Cobra fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ver Huevan stuns Cobra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Ver Huevan moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Cobra.
Von Ver Huevan throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobra.
Von Ver Huevan slips a jab and a cross from Cobra.
Danga de danga de dang - Cobra scores with a four punch combination!
Von Ver Huevan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Von Ver Huevan keeping full guard, as Cobra tries to pass.
Von Ver Huevan is trying to control the position but Cobra postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Von Ver Huevan is on top in guard.
Von Ver Huevan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Ver Huevan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cobra's guard.
Von Ver Huevan forces his way into half guard.
Cobra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cobra wants to sweep here but Von Ver Huevan controlling him for the moment.
Cobra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cobra is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan trying to keep a closed guard but Cobra is proving a slippery customer.
Cobra wants to control from the top but Von Ver Huevan keeps moving.
Cobra controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cobra wants to control from the top but Von Ver Huevan keeps moving.
Von Ver Huevan pulls Cobra in close to prevent any damage.
Von Ver Huevan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cobra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kyle Cobra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Ver Huevan looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Ver Huevan, not yet.
Cobra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Von Ver Huevan being controlled here, momentarily.
Von Ver Huevan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cobra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cobra postures up in Von Ver Huevan's guard and throws a big left but Von Ver Huevan blocks it.
Cobra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cobra controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cobra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Ver Huevan keeping moving, preventing Cobra from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Von Ver Huevan holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Ver Huevan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Ver Huevan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cobra pulls Von Ver Huevan in close to prevent any damage.
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 Kyle Cobra.
I think Cobra 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Cobra!
In his post fight interview, Kyle Cobra started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between HL Mencken (ranked 423 p4p, 1337 weight class) and Jesse Karhu (ranked 59 p4p, 158 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Karhu catches Mencken right on the button with a cross.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karhu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Jesse Karhu has been cut.
Mencken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Karhu loads up on a big right hand but Mencken slips the punch.
Mencken slips a jab from Karhu.
Karhu lands with a right hand.
Mencken looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Karhu misses with a two punch combination.
Mencken scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Mencken misses the target.
Jesse Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Karhu misses the target.
Karhu throws a shot to the body.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mencken doesn't seem bothered though.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karhu moves away.
Karhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mencken throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.
Karhu scores with a body shot.
Mencken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karhu.
Karhu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mencken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu's corner calls for a 1-2. Karhu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karhu 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.
Karhu throws an off balance right hand
and Mencken counters with a body kick that stops Karhu in his tracks momentarily.
Mencken thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karhu if he has to take too many more of those.
Karhu looks winded!
Karhu moves out of range as Mencken throws a body kick.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mencken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mencken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mencken is looking to counter with a body kick.
Karhu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mencken misses the shot to the body.
Mencken has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Power Shark Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mencken.
Mencken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu lands a body shot.
Karhu throws a nice looking combination but Mencken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu punishes Mencken's body with a nice straight punch.
Mencken connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mencken throws a big shot that misses.
Karhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karhu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karhu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mencken misses with a hook.
Mencken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mencken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karhu checks it well.
A combination from Karhu does no damage.
Karhu misses with a hook. Mencken ducked under it nicely.
Mencken thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karhu if he has to take too many more of those.
Karhu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karhu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mencken's head backwards.
Karhu misses with a body punch
and Mencken counters with a stiff right hand.
Mencken moves out of range as Karhu strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu scores with a hook.
Karhu moves out of range of the body kick from Mencken.
Karhu moves out of range of the body kick.
Karhu lands a slapping body shot.
Karhu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mencken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Mencken misses the target.
Jab, jab by Karhu - just one landing.
Mencken is looking to chop away at Karhu's legs.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Mencken is out of range.
Karhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Karhu.
Mencken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mencken misses with a right hand
and Karhu counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu throws a looping overhand right but Mencken ducks down to avoid it.
Mencken throwing a counter right hand but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Mencken throws a sloppy head kick and Karhu moves out of range easily.
Karhu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mencken had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Karhu stalks Mencken and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mencken's face. Mencken staggers backwards, shaken.
A shot to the liver by Karhu. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu moves out of range as Mencken throws a body kick.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mencken.
Mencken throws a body shot but no joy.
Mencken is looking to land body kicks.
Mencken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
A shot to the body from Mencken misses
and Karhu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karhu clobbers Mencken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mencken misses with a straight right.
Karhu lands a two punch combo.
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Mencken throws a head kick that Karhu semi-blocks.
Mencken tries a head kick but it misses.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Mencken uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karhu scores with a nice right hand.
Karhu works Mencken's body with a nice hook.
Karhu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karhu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Karhu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mencken scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mencken ducks under a wild hook from Karhu.
Mencken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mencken avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Jesse Karhu's cut even more.
Karhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mencken.
Mencken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karhu misses with a straight left.
Mencken thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karhu if he has to take too many more of those.
Karhu lands with an uppercut that bounces Mencken off the cage and back into range.
Karhu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mencken.
Karhu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mencken blocks a jab.
Mencken moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhu is breathing heavily.
Karhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Mencken throws a right hand that Karhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Karhu also avoids with ease.
Mencken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Mencken finds it's target.
Karhu thuds his right hand into Mencken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu lands with a nice body punch.
Mencken moves out of range of the strikes.
Mencken throwing a counter right hand but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Mencken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karhu checks it well.
Mencken tries to land a front kick but Karhu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mencken moves away.
Mencken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karhu misses with a hook.
Mencken is looking to counter with a body kick.
Karhu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karhu misses with a right hand
and Mencken counters with a stiff right hand.
Karhu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mencken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jesse Karhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mencken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Mencken lands with an overhand left.
The cut above Jesse Karhu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Mencken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken takes one to the chin there.
Mencken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mencken misses with a body punch
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
Karhu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu scores with a nice strike.
Mencken misses with an uppercut. Karhu saw that one coming.
Mencken throws an overhand right that lands on Karhu's shoulder, as Karhu tries to avoid the shot.
Karhu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mencken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mencken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Mencken is looking to counter punch.
Mencken throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Mencken.
Karhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mencken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karhu, as that shot connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mencken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left and a right from Karhu both land. Nice combination.
Karhu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mencken has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Mencken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mencken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mencken cracks Karhu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Karhu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mencken finish him?
Karhu is rocked!
Jesse Karhu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mencken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Mencken finish him?
Karhu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mencken.
Mencken feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Karhu collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). HL Mencken!
HL Mencken retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath HL Mencken thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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