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SYN 860 Al Din vs. Hopkins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Bandini (ranked 2187 p4p, 2119 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 281 p4p, 273 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bandini throws the left hand but Riku avoids the punch easily.
Bandini lands with an overhand left.
Riku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Riku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Riku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riku is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bandini with a body shot.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bandini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A leg kick checked by Bandini.
Bandini throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bandini moves in looking to clinch but Riku pushes him off.
Riku throws out a counter right but Bandini avoids it with no problem.
Bandini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandini fires out a quick counter leg kick but Riku just manages to avoid it.
Bandini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riku moves away.
Bandini just misses with a punch to the body.
Riku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riku misses with a wild combination.
It appears Bandini was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riku eats them both and turns towards Bandini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bandini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riku moves away.
Riku replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bandini blocks it well.
Bandini closes the distance and clinches.
Bandini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bandini thows a leg kick but Riku checks it
and Riku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bandini scores with a jab. Riku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bandini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
A jab from Bandini does it's job there.
Bandini with a nice calf kick.
Bandini lands with a straight right. Riku didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bandini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riku scrambles back to his feet.
Bandini moves out of range of the body kick.
Bandini throws out a leg kick but Riku moves out of range and Bandini only half commits.
Bandini misses with a low kick as Riku jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bandini.
Jab, jab by Bandini - just one landing.
Riku is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bandini rather than just go for the knockout.
Riku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bandini. Bandini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bandini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riku checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Riku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Riku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bandini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bandini tries to close the distance and clinch but Riku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riku throws out a counter right but Bandini avoids it with no problem.
Bandini tries to bum rush Riku with a series of wild strikes but Riku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riku lands a jab to the nose.
Bandini drives through and clinches with Riku against the cage.
A short right from Bandini.
Riku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bandini connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bandini with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Riku to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Bandini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandini lands a nice shot that snaps Riku's head back.
Bandini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riku has time to react.
A jab from Bandini does it's job there.
Bandini lunges at Riku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riku's hand.
Bandini misses with a series of wild punches.
Riku now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Riku jabs Bandini right on the nose. Bandini blinks but takes it well.
Bandini blocks a jab.
Bandini lands a two punch combo.
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!
Bandini lands with a hook. Riku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bandini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Riku blocks a leg kick.
Bandini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Bandini misses
and Riku counters with a nice uppercut.
 Bandini is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bandini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riku scores with a sloppy right hand. Bandini should have avoided that one.
Oh Bandini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lazuran Riku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riku throws an overhand right that drops Bandini like a sack of potatoes! Riku dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazuran Riku!
Lazuran Riku was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Astro Traveller (ranked 677 p4p, 1582 weight class) and Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 102 p4p, 241 weight class). Traveller comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ananada Bunyasarn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traveller throws a sloppy body shot
and Bunyasarn counters with a nice body kick.
Traveller throws a body kick that misses.
Traveller tries to move into range but Bunyasarn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Traveller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Traveller is out of range and Bunyasarn settles back down.
Traveller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bunyasarn - that will leave a mark!
Bunyasarn connects with a body shot that sends Traveller's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Traveller.
Astro Traveller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traveller tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traveller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Traveller misses with a leg kick.
Traveller misses with a looping left.
Traveller throws a sloppy head kick and Bunyasarn moves out of range easily.
Traveller staying out of range there.
Bunyasarn blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Traveller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Traveller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bunyasarn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good work by Bunyasarn as he checks the leg kick.
Bunyasarn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Traveller misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Bunyasarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bunyasarn slips a straight right by Traveller.
Traveller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Traveller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Traveller thows a leg kick but Bunyasarn checks it
letting Bunyasarn counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick from Bunyasarn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunyasarn walks into a jab.
Traveller throws a looping overhand right but Bunyasarn ducks down to avoid it.
Bunyasarn flicks out a counter leg kick but Traveller steps away.
Traveller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bunyasarn's sensitive parts.
Traveller cracks Bunyasarn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traveller throws a hook but Bunyasarn blocks it.
Bunyasarn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traveller misses the shot to the body.
Bunyasarn throws a big counter head kick but Traveller avoids it with no problem.
Traveller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunyasarn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Traveller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Traveller moves into range and clinches up with Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Traveller avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traveller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Traveller misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Traveller.
Bunyasarn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bunyasarn throws out a leg kick but Traveller moves out of range and Bunyasarn only half commits.
Traveller throwing a counter right hand but Bunyasarn manages to avoid it.
A big right from Traveller misses.
Bunyasarn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunyasarn doesn't manage to clinch there - Traveller circles away.
Traveller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunyasarn momentarily.
Traveller looks to throw the jab but Bunyasarn is out of range.
A nice side step and Bunyasarn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traveller.
Bunyasarn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traveller.
Bunyasarn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Traveller misses with a jab to the body
and Bunyasarn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Traveller throws a sloppy body shot
and Bunyasarn counters with a low kick, right behind Traveller 's knee.
Traveller misses with a right hand
enabling Bunyasarn to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Traveller misses
and Bunyasarn counters with a straight right hand.
Traveller scores with a jab. Bunyasarn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bunyasarn checks a leg kick nicely.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice head shot.
Bunyasarn slips under a jab.
Bunyasarn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bunyasarn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Traveller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bunyasarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunyasarn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traveller avoids the body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Traveller. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller misses with a right hand
and Traveller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Traveller swings widly with a right hand
and Bunyasarn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunyasarn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Traveller finds it's way round the side to connect with Bunyasarn's head.
Bunyasarn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Traveller misses with a low kick.
Bunyasarn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bunyasarn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunyasarn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bunyasarn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Traveller looks to throw the jab but Bunyasarn is out of range.
Bunyasarn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Traveller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunyasarn counters with a body kick.
Bunyasarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traveller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunyasarn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Traveller.
Bunyasarn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bunyasarn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Travellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Traveller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunyasarn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Astro Traveller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Traveller throws a shot from downtown. Bunyasarn moves away and avoids it.
Bunyasarn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Bunyasarn.
Traveller throws a hook but Bunyasarn blocks it.
Bunyasarn defending well as Traveller loads up on a big left hand.
Traveller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bunyasarn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Bunyasarn.
Traveller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Traveller misses with a combination
and Bunyasarn counters with a thumping low kick.
Bunyasarn misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traveller misses with an uppercut.
Bunyasarn throws a body punch but Traveller moves out of range.
Bunyasarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traveller.
Traveller checks a leg kick nicely.
Traveller throws an off balance right hand
and Bunyasarn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunyasarn wants to counter with a clinch but Traveller pushes him away.
Traveller swings for the body but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
Bunyasarn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bunyasarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Bunyasarn - just one landing.
Traveller doesn't manage to clinch there - Bunyasarn circles away.
A little jabbing left from Bunyasarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Traveller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn moves out of range of the leg kick from Traveller.
Traveller looks to land a combination but Bunyasarn avoids it well.
Traveller tries to clinch but Bunyasarn is having none of it.
Traveller throws a hook but Bunyasarn blocks it.
Traveller thows a leg kick but Bunyasarn checks it
and Bunyasarn counters with a nice leg kick.
Bunyasarn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Traveller.
Traveller throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunyasarn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunyasarn cracks Traveller with an open hand slap.
Traveller looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunyasarn is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Traveller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Traveller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Traveller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunyasarn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunyasarn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bunyasarn slips a straight right by Traveller.
A solid body kick from Traveller.
Bunyasarn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Traveller feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Traveller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traveller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
Traveller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Traveller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bunyasarn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Traveller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Traveller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bunyasarn is able to avoid easily.
Traveller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bunyasarn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Traveller just misses with a punch to the body.
Traveller doesn't manage to clinch there - Bunyasarn circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a leg kick
and Bunyasarn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Traveller throws a leg kick
and Traveller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Traveller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Traveller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunyasarn.
Traveller tries to land a leg kick but Bunyasarn saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Bunyasarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Bunyasarn misses
letting Traveller counter with a right hand.
Traveller misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunyasarn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Astro Traveller is winning the standup battle so far.
Traveller tries to clinch up but Bunyasarn circles away and keeps his distance.
Traveller throws a leg kick
and Traveller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Traveller lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunyasarn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Traveller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Bunyasarn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traveller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Traveller staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn lands with a nice body punch.
Traveller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Traveller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a nice looking body shot.
Bunyasarn dodges the punch combination from Traveller.
Bunyasarn feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Traveller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunyasarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Bunyasarn jabs Traveller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunyasarn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunyasarn checks a leg kick.
Bunyasarn connects with a right hand. Traveller shakes it off.
Traveller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Traveller.
Bunyasarn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bunyasarn counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ananada Bunyasarn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bunyasarn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Traveller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn misses with a low kick.
Traveller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Traveller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunyasarn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunyasarn cracks Traveller with an open hand slap.
Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Traveller was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn.
Traveller moves away from the strike by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Traveller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunyasarn finds it's way round the side to connect with Traveller's head.
Bunyasarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Traveller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn throws a big shot that misses.
Traveller tried to score with a low kick but Bunyasarn checks it.
Bunyasarn connects with a nice looking jab.
Bunyasarn tries to clinch but Traveller is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller throws a combination that misses
enabling Bunyasarn to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunyasarn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Traveller slips a straight right by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn digs a good hook to Traveller's body.
Traveller tries to clinch there but Bunyasarn circles away.
Traveller just misses with a punch to the body.
Traveller swinging wildly here.
Bunyasarn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a leg kick that knocks Traveller off balance momentarily.
Traveller misses with an uppercut.
Traveller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunyasarn cracks Traveller with an open hand slap.
Traveller blocks the body kick.
Traveller wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Traveller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bunyasarn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bunyasarn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bunyasarn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Traveller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Traveller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunyasarn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Traveller is looking to clinch.
Traveller throws a lazy right hand but Bunyasarn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Traveller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bunyasarn's sensitive parts.
Traveller looks to throw the jab but Bunyasarn is out of range.
Traveller misses with an uppercut. Bunyasarn saw that one coming.
Traveller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Traveller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunyasarn with the inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunyasarn.
A low kick lands for Traveller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bunyasarn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bunyasarn lands with a good body shot.
Bunyasarn avoids the body shot from Traveller.
Traveller throws a leg kick but Bunyasarn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick lands for Bunyasarn.
Traveller tries to clinch there but Bunyasarn circles away.
Traveller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Bunyasarn. Those never looked like landing.
Bunyasarn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Traveller.
Traveller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunyasarn counters with a nice body shot.
Traveller throws a body kick that misses.
Traveller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Traveller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Traveller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a leg kick but Bunyasarn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bunyasarn throws a hook but Traveller blocks it.
Bunyasarn keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunyasarn tries a quick counter leg kick but Traveller is wise to it.
Traveller connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Traveller.
Traveller scores with the left hand. Bunyasarn knows he should have avoided that one.
Bunyasarn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Traveller moves into the clinch.
Traveller misses with some punches.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn lands an uppercut.
Traveller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunyasarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Traveller uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ananada Bunyasarn.
I think Bunyasarn 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ananada Bunyasarn!
After winning the bout, Ananada Bunyasarn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otis Driftwood (ranked 418 p4p, 478 weight class) and Juan Pique (ranked 26 p4p, 30 weight class). Pique is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Piranha. This should be a great matchup!
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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 37 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otis Driftwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driftwood connects with a high kick.
Pique throws a leg kick but Driftwood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Driftwood.
Driftwood moves out of range as Pique throws a body kick.
Pique misses with a lunging right hand
and Driftwood counters with a nice uppercut.
Pique throws a lazy uppercut
and Driftwood counters with a nice body shot.
Pique swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Driftwood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pique lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pique 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.
Driftwood swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Driftwood is looking to chop away at Pique's legs.
Driftwood looks to land a body kick but Pique moved away.
Pique slips a straight right by Driftwood.
Driftwood throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.
Pique throws out a loose jab but Driftwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Driftwood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Driftwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Pique misses with a straight left.
Driftwood throws a counter high kick but Pique was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Driftwood. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Driftwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pique.
Driftwood throws a leg kick but Pique sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Pique was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driftwood. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Driftwood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pique.
Pique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driftwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
Driftwood takes one to the side of the head.
Driftwood throws a looping overhand right but Pique ducks down to avoid it.
Driftwood swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.
Pique misses with a looping right.
Driftwood pushes Pique away with a front kick.
Driftwood misses with an uppercut
and Pique counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pique looks to land a right hand but Driftwood moved out of range.
Driftwood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Pique tries to score with a low kick but Driftwood moves his leg out of the way.
Driftwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Driftwood.
Driftwood ducks under a wild hook from Pique.
Driftwood is looking to wear down Pique with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a hook to the side of Driftwood's head but Driftwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Driftwood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pique misses with a body shot.
Driftwood scores with a spinning back kick!
Pique misses with a right hand
and Pique takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Driftwood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pique.
Pique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driftwood.
Driftwood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Driftwood.
Pique scoring well with a low kick there.
Pique jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pique is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Driftwood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pique lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Driftwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Driftwood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pique throws a lazy body kick
and Driftwood counters with a nice uppercut.
Pique looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Driftwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pique takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Driftwood scores with a leg kick.
Driftwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Driftwood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pique under the eye.
Driftwood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pique doesn't seem bothered though.
Driftwood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab from Pique.
Driftwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pique.
Driftwood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pique misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pique bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Driftwood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pique counters with an outside leg kick.
Pique scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pique takes a swing at Driftwood's ribcage but misses.
Driftwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Driftwood delivers a nice body kick.
Pique throws a jab but it's blocked by Driftwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique swings widly with a right hand
enabling Driftwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Pique throws a low kick, looking for Driftwood's leg but Driftwood calmly moves out of range.
Pique moves out of range of the leg kick from Driftwood.
A low kick from Pique misses
and Pique takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Driftwood scores with a nice head shot.
Pique avoids the body shot from Driftwood.
Pique avoids a punch combination nicely.
Driftwood missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pique throws a leg kick but Driftwood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pique takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pique lands a nice shot to the body.
Driftwood looks to land a right hand but Pique moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pique scores with a sloppy right hand. Driftwood should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Driftwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Pique throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Driftwood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Otis Driftwood will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Driftwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Pique doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab from Driftwood.
Driftwood stuns Pique with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Driftwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pique throws a looping overhand right but Driftwood ducks down to avoid it.
Pique connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pique misses with a straight left.
Pique digs a good hook to Driftwood's body.
Driftwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driftwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pique slips a straight right by Driftwood.
Pique connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driftwood manages to avoid it.
Driftwood missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driftwood scores with a jab to the body.
Otis Driftwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Driftwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
A countering left hand to the body from Pique misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pique.
Driftwood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pique has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Driftwood lands a jab.
Pique throws a right and a left that Driftwood avoids nicely.
Driftwood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Driftwood scores with a three punch combo!
Driftwood blocks a jab.
Pique misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Driftwood.
Driftwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Driftwood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pique looks to land a right hand but Driftwood moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driftwood slips a straight right by Pique.
A big right from Pique misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Driftwood scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pique. That's going to slow Driftwood down.
Pique misses with a looping right.
Pique misses with a left hand
and Driftwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pique lands a slapping body shot.
Pique moves out of range of the leg kick from Driftwood.
A low kick from Pique misses
enabling Driftwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Pique.
Pique has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Driftwood.
Pique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driftwood manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Driftwood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pique stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pique scores with a sloppy right hand. Driftwood should have avoided that one.
Driftwood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pique dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pique takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a body kick that misses.
Pique throws a chopping leg kick but Driftwood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pique fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Driftwood.
Driftwood throws a sloppy head kick and Pique moves out of range easily.
Pique misses with a kick to the body
and Driftwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Driftwood throws a lazy right hand but Pique sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pique! But no joy.
Driftwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Pique scores with a hook to the body. Driftwood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pique connects with a single shot there.
Pique has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pique throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pique tries to clinch
and Driftwood counters with a good low kick that Pique was not able to check.
Driftwood throws a hook to the side of Pique's head but Pique sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Driftwood swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Driftwood saw that one coming.
Driftwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood looks to land a right hand but Pique moved out of range.
Driftwood jabs Pique to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driftwood loads up on a big right hand but Pique slips the punch.
Pique is looking for the big counter here.
Driftwood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pique under the eye.
Pique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Driftwood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pique with a nice calf kick.
Driftwood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pique tries to clinch but Driftwood is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Driftwood. Pique shrugs it off though.
Driftwood missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Driftwood takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Driftwood looks to throw the jab but Pique is out of range.
Driftwood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
Pique's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pique tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Driftwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Otis Driftwood will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Driftwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driftwood defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
Driftwood throws a leg kick
and Pique counters with a good low kick that Driftwood was not able to check.
Pique throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pique with a jab.
Driftwood misses with the body kick
and Pique counters with a body kick that stops Driftwood in his tracks momentarily.
Pique throws a low kick but Driftwood moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Driftwood.
Pique throws a body punch but Driftwood moves out of range.
Driftwood lands a jab to the head.
Driftwood throws a lazy right hand but Pique sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Driftwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Pique looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Driftwood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pique slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood throws a looping overhand right but Pique ducks down to avoid it.
Pique ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Driftwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Driftwood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pique is looking to land body kicks.
Driftwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Pique scoring well with a low kick there.
Driftwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Pique counters with a body kick.
Pique connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Pique misses.
Driftwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pique.
Driftwood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pique. Pique circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Driftwood misses with a body shot.
Driftwood backing away here, and Pique unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pique jabs Driftwood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Driftwood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pique counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique throws a low kick but it's checked well by Driftwood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Driftwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Driftwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pique.
Juan Pique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pique throws a hook but Driftwood avoids it easily.
Driftwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Driftwood missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Driftwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Driftwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pique swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pique catches Driftwood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pique fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Driftwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driftwood lands with a good body shot.
Pique lands with a cross.
Driftwood wants to land a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Driftwood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Pique misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pique throws a hook but Driftwood avoids it easily.
Driftwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Driftwood.
Pique throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Driftwood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pique throws a lazy right hand but Driftwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Driftwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Driftwood, as that shot connected.
Pique takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Driftwood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Driftwood defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
Driftwood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pique has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Pique.
Pique scores with a nice strike.
Driftwood with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driftwood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pique scores with a jab to the head.
Pique pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pique throws out a leg kick but Driftwood moves out of range and Pique only half commits.
Nice jab there from Pique.
Pique looks to land a body kick but Driftwood moved away.
Driftwood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pique takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pique with the inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Driftwood.
Driftwood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pique throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Driftwood counters with a thumping low kick.
Pique tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Otis Driftwood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some bone on bone action there as Driftwood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Driftwood is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Pique.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Pique.
Well Driftwood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otis Driftwood!
Post fight, Otis Driftwood stared into the camera and said 'I am the Devil, and I am here to do the Devil's work.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Middle Finger (ranked 734 p4p, 829 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 89 p4p, 94 weight class). Finger's entrance music is Side to Side. A fine choice. Middle Finger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sarfraz Ali's chin.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Middle Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
Finger throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
Finger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finger is able to avoid easily.
Ali moves out of range as Finger strikes.
Ali slips a jab from Finger.
Ali blocks a jab.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Ali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Ali finds it's way through Finger's defenses.
Ali throws a hook but Finger avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand.
Ali lands a jab to Finger's midsection.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
Good exchange - Finger coming out on top.
Finger throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger walks into a left hand.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finger.
A jab from Finger misses.
Finger lands with a hook. Ali tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ali feints and then cracks Finger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finger down.
Finger scores with a jab to the head.
Ali cracks Finger with a good jab.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finger throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali scores with a leg kick.
Finger looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
We've been informed that Ali has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Finger drops his hands momentarily and Ali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Ali.
Finger throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Finger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finger.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finger.
Finger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finger checks it well.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finger.
Ali moves away from the strike by Finger.
Finger walks into a straight right hand from Ali.
Finger throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Ali stuns Finger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Finger throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Finger should have avoided that one.
Ali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finger is looking to counter punch.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Finger throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali scores with a hook.
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finger's head.
Finger checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Finger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Finger looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali throws a leg kick but Finger sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali with a jab.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Ali scores with a hook to the body. Finger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ali slips under a jab.
Finger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Finger misses.
Ali slips a straight right by Finger.
Ali lands an overhand right.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Ali punishes Finger's body with a nice straight punch.
Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finger misses with a few strikes there.
Finger throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Finger misses.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finger lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finger slips under a jab from Ali.
Finger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Finger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ali lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a leg kick but Finger moved away.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Finger off balance momentarily.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Ali doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finger's hands.
Ali blocks a jab.
Finger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finger defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab.
Ali moves away from the strike by Finger.
Ali digs a good body shot into Finger's ribs.
Finger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ali has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finger throws out a powerful jab.
Finger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ali doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Ali misses.
Finger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target.
Finger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Ali.
Finger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ali.
 Ali is rocked!
Ali tries a low kick but Finger avoids it.
Ali throws a leg kick but Finger moved away.
Ali with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Finger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ali.
Ali digs a good hook to Finger's body.
Finger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finger misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali 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.
Finger misses with a straight left.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Finger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ali scores with a hook.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finger at a distance.
Ali walks into a jab.
A jab from Finger finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Finger finish him?
A swing and a miss from Finger.
Finger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Finger takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Ali with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finger to score with a decent uppercut.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finger pounces like a tiger and cracks Ali with a vicious hook! Ali is down but not out! Finger follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Middle Finger!
A victorious Middle Finger 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 540 p4p, 635 weight class) and Wilmerr Fudd (ranked 87 p4p, 104 weight class). Jones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Ballad of Jim Jones. Jim Jones Jr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilmerr Fudd!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fudd manages to avoid it.
Fudd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fudd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones Jr manages to avoid it.
Fudd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fudd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fudd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones Jr as he avoids it easily.
Jones Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fudd in his tracks.
 It looks like Wilmerr Fudd has been cut.
Jones Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fudd is rocked!
Jim Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones Jr jabs Fudd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones Jr lands a big right hand that sends Fudd crashing to the mat! Jones Jr stays standing though and waves Fudd back to his feet!
Fudd is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones Jr finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fudd sprawling to the canvas! Fudd rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jones Jr finish him?!
Jones Jr fakes the body blow, causing Fudd to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Fudd goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Jones Jr!
A very excited looking Jim Jones Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 340 p4p, 426 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 45 p4p, 53 weight class). Gorgon Patriot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Rodriguez's chin.
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patriot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Patriot coming out on top.
Patriot misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
A low kick lands for Patriot.
Patriot avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
 It looks like Gorgon Patriot has been cut.
That kick from Patriot tenderised Rodriguez's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patriot to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a low kick, looking for Patriot's leg but Patriot calmly moves out of range.
Patriot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patriot missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Patriot ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Patriot as he connects with a hook.
Patriot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patriot.
Patriot slips under a jab.
Patriot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patriot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patriot throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Patriot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
Patriot misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Patriot counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rodriguez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.
Patriot digs a good body shot into Rodriguez's ribs.
Patriot throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez cracks Patriot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patriot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Patriot.
Rodriguez throws a low kick, looking for Patriot's leg but Patriot calmly moves out of range.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patriot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patriot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodriguez is able to avoid easily.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Patriot throws the kick towards the body but Rodriguez avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Patriot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Patriot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodriguez's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez throws a front kick that sends Patriot stumbling back into the cage.
Patriot misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Patriot avoids it with no problem.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
Patriot with the inside leg kick.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patriot throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Rodriguez misses.
Patriot throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodriguez thuds his right hand into Patriot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Patriot misses.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Patriot throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Patriot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Patriot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Patriot lands.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Patriot's head back.
Patriot throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Patriot throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Patriot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patriot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodriguez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick from Rodriguez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patriot. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
Patriot throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Patriot misses.
Nice shot by Patriot.
Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Patriot misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Patriot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Patriot looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rodriguez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Patriot has got the better of the exchanges.
Rodriguez cracks Patriot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriot lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Patriot moves out of range.
Patriot misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Gorgon Patriot is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Patriot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Patriot ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Patriot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez lands the left 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!
Patriot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Patriot scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Patriot swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the nose.
Rodriguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Patriot just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patriot momentarily.
Patriot is rocked!
Patriot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Patriot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Patriot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws a monster overhand right that drops Patriot! Rodriguez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rodriguez!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryan Rodriguez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 188 p4p, 317 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 21 p4p, 39 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Terranova throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a hook but Terranova blocks it.
Murhaa thumps Terranova with a low kick.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Terranova tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murhaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terranova looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Terranova manages to avoid it.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Terranova wants to clinch but Murhaa slips to the side
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terranova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Terranova misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Terranova throws a chopping leg kick but Murhaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Terranova scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murhaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.
Terranova jabs Murhaa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely.
Terranova tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Terranova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova misses with a left hand
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Terranova darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Terranova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Terranova manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.
Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Terranova down.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova misses the jab.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa 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.
Terranova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Terranova feints a counter leg kick.
Terranova scores with a nice strike.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murhaa.
Nice straight punches there by Terranova. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Terranova.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
Terranova scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Terranova lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Terranova's head back.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terranova tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terranova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terranova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Terranova looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Terranova takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Terranova misses its intended target.
Terranova lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.
Terranova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Terranova slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Terranova! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Terranova throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Terranova off balance momentarily.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Terranova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terranova moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Terranova.
Terranova throws the kick towards the body but Murhaa avoids it.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terranova dodges the punch combination from Murhaa.
The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Terranova throws a lazy head kick
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhaa throws a hook but Terranova blocks it.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terranova. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Terranova there.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Terranova looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Murhaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Terranova moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Terranova there.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murhaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Terranova lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Murhaa works the jab nicely.
Terranova lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ispa Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Terranova throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Terranova scores with a hook.
Terranova tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Terranova lands with a cross.
Terranova fakes the leg kick and cracks Murhaa in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Terranova ducks down to avoid it.
Terranova misses with a looping right.
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terranova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Terranova's shoulder, as Terranova tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Terranova clobbers Murhaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Terranova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terranova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terranova misses the jab.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Terranova moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left lands for Terranova.
Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Terranova stuns Murhaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Terranova throws out a powerful jab.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
Murhaa lands a jab to Terranova's midsection.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Terranova staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Terranova fails to land with a series of punches.
Terranova on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Terranova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
Murhaa scores with a nice strike.
Terranova throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Terranova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Terranova moved away.
Murhaa with a jab.
Murhaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terranova tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terranova gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terranova loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Murhaa moves out of range as Terranova strikes.
Terranova throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murhaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Terranova on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa clobbers Terranova with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa takes one to the chin there.
Terranova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Terranova shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick lands for Murhaa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Terranova throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova misses with a few strikes there.
Terranova misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Terranova is just out of range.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Terranova.
Murhaa scores with a one two! Terranova had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Terranova lands with a right hand.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Terranova tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick there by Murhaa.
Good leg kick by Terranova.
Murhaa connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Murhaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ispa Murhaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Terranova as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa slips a jab and a cross from Terranova.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Terranova.
Terranova misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Terranova moved out of range.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Terranova with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murhaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Terranova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terranova slips a jab from Murhaa.
Terranova ducks right into an uppercut from Murhaa.
Terranova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terranova tries to clinch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murhaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Terranova moves out of range of the leg kick from Murhaa.
Terranova appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a series of strikes that have Terranova backpedaling.
Terranova takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Terranova throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Terranova lands.
Terranova goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Terranova tries to clinch up.
Murhaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terranova throws out the jab.
Terranova's corner calls for a 1-2. Terranova obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Terranova has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Terranova lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Terranova misses.
Terranova throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Terranova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Terranova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut there from Terranova.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova wants to clinch.
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Terranova connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murhaa. Murhaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murhaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terranova looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murhaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Terranova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Terranova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terranova down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Terranova does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ciro Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Terranova.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Terranova lands a lovely overhand right.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Murhaa moved away.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Terranova slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
Terranova cracks Murhaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Terranova is out of range.
Terranova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ispa Murhaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Terranova fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murhaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Terranova misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terranova closes the distance and clinches.
Terranova lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ciro Terranova.
I think Murhaa 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 29:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 3 p4p, 74 weight class) and Dick Pawlik (ranked 1 p4p, 9 weight class). Reinikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Viimeinen päivä. Pawlik comes into a darkened arena with his song building. John Butler - Ocean kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Artturi Reinikainen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Pawlik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen throws a hook to the side of Pawlik's head but Pawlik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Reinikainen.
Pawlik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pawlik throws a body punch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Pawlik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reinikainen circles away.
Pawlik lands a glancing blow to the side of Reinikainen's head.
Artturi Reinikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinikainen swings for the body but Pawlik moves out of range.
Reinikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pawlik was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinikainen.
Pawlik blocks a jab.
Pawlik lands with a cross.
Reinikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pawlik manages to avoid it.
Reinikainen throws the left hand but Pawlik avoids the punch easily.
Reinikainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reinikainen throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen takes one to the side of the head.
A low kick from Reinikainen misses
and Pawlik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reinikainen's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinikainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pawlik.
Pawlik wants to control from the top but Reinikainen keeps moving.
Pawlik passes Reinikainen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Pawlik.
Pawlik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pawlik is looking to take a break and control but Reinikainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pawlik is trying for a kimura here. Reinikainen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pawlik wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dick Pawlik!
Dick Pawlik is the new lightweight champion!
Dick Pawlik was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Al Din (ranked 2 p4p, 7 weight class) and Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Al Din might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RUNNING BACK. Badr Al Din is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Din moves out of range as Hopkins throws a body kick.
Al Din throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Din misses the jab.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Al Din feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Din avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Al Din seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hopkins sizes up Al Din with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Badr Al Din has been cut.
Hopkins lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a kick to the body
and Al Din counters with a thumping low kick.
Al Din works Hopkins's body with a nice hook.
Hopkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Al Din's head.
Hopkins throws a lazy head kick
and Al Din counters with a right hand to the body.
Al Din lands a nice looking body kick.
Hopkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hopkins looks winded!
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Al Din finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Din.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Al Din is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Al Din moves out of range easily.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Al Din counters with a low kick, right behind Hopkins 's knee.
Al Din scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with an overhand left.
Al Din lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
Al Din scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Al Din throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hopkins thinks about the counter body kick.
Al Din darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Din throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Al Din moves out of range easily.
Al Din thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hopkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Hopkins tries to land a body kick
and Al Din counters with a low kick, right behind Hopkins 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Din lands a left and a right that send Hopkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Al Din thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Giuseppe Hopkins has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Din.
Hopkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Al Din dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Din is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Al Din drops Hopkins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hopkins looks back up at him and smiles so Al Din waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hopkins is rocked!
Hopkins throws a body kick that misses
and Al Din counters with a good low kick that Hopkins was not able to check.
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick from Al Din.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Din throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Din misses with a low kick.
Hopkins follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Al Din misses.
Hopkins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Al Din blocks it well.
Al Din throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Al Din avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din misses with a body shot.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Din.
Al Din pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hopkins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Al Din scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Din moves out of range of the body kick from Hopkins.
Al Din quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hopkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Badr Al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Al Din counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Al Din counters with a slapping leg kick.
Al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins clobbers Al Din with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Al Din feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hopkins sprawling to the canvas! Hopkins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Al Din finish him?!
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Din finish him?
Hopkins delivers a nice body kick.
Hopkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Din throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
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!
Al Din throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hopkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Al Din has got the better of the exchanges.
Hopkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Al Din on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hopkins defending well as Al Din loads up on a big left hand.
Al Din throws a big shot that misses.
Al Din lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Al Din dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Din.
Al Din moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Al Din looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Din swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Din misses with a low kick.
Al Din walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Din counters with a straight right hand.
Al Din feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hopkins sprawling to the canvas! Hopkins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Al Din finish him?!
Hopkins avoids a kick to the body.
Hopkins throws a big counter head kick but Al Din avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Din.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Din throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Din makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Din looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hopkins misses with a combination
and Al Din counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hopkins's knee momentarily.
Hopkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Al Din.
Al Din throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Al Din sends Hopkins crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Al Din is motioning to the referee to let Hopkins up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Al Din thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hopkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but Al Din moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Al Din.
Hopkins moves out of range as Al Din strikes.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Al Din went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Al Din avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with an overhand left.
Al Din moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Din bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Al Din clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Al Din seems unphased.
Hopkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Din connects with a jab.
Hopkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Al Din counters with a nice leg kick.
Hopkins is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Al Din doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Hopkins crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Hopkins's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Badr Al Din!
Badr Al Din retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Badr Al Din made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 39 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 1 p4p, 8 weight class). Maluga's entrance music is JUNGLE. A fine choice. Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maluga blocks a jab.
Maluga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maluga.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Maluga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Maluga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Maluga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Knox misses.
Maluga is looking to counter punch.
Maluga lands an overhand right.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Maluga looks to land a body kick but Knox moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga with a nice cross.
Maluga drops Knox with a straight right hand, right on the button! Maluga follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Kilo Maluga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Zeta Knox had this to say: '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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