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SYN 869 Kilo vs. Knox II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kvame Zulu (ranked 600 p4p, 604 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 83 p4p, 85 weight class). Zulu comes to the cage accompanied by Big Badaboom. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kvame Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zulu.
Goodman looks to land a right hand but Zulu moved out of range.
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Zulu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goodman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goodman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Zulu to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodman tries to clinch but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu moves in looking to clinch but Goodman pushes him off.
Zulu jabs Goodman right on the nose. Goodman blinks but takes it well.
Zulu cracks Goodman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zulu wants to clinch up but Goodman keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goodman. Zulu shrugs it off though.
Zulu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Goodman.
Goodman tries to clinch but Zulu is having none of it.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulu is just out of range.
Zulu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goodman moves in looking to clinch but Zulu pushes him off.
Goodman looks to land a right hand but Zulu moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Goodman throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Zulu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goodman instigates a clinch.
Goodman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goodman misses with a few strikes there.
Zulu throwing a counter right hand but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman slips under a jab from Zulu.
Zulu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goodman tries to clinch up.
Zulu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zulu throws a hook to the side of Goodman's head but Goodman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zulu sets himself, and Goodman steps forward looking for the clinch! Zulu avoids it this time.
Zulu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Goodman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu keeps the fight on the outside.
Goodman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goodman throws a front kick that sends Zulu stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body. Zulu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zulu is breathing heavily.
Zulu tries to keep at a distance but Goodman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goodman lands a right hand.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodman misses with an elbow over the top.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zulu throws a head punch that misses.
Zulu avoids a wild elbow strike from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goodman tries to circle away but Zulu has him pinned against the cage.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
Nice elbow from Goodman.
Kvame Zulu's cut is getting worse.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Zulu tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu.
Goodman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zulu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jeez, Kvame Zulu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulu moves away.
Goodman stuns Zulu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goodman tries to clinch there but Zulu circles away.
Goodman moves forwards but Zulu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zulu at a distance.
Zulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zulu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zulu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goodman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zulu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goodman is looking to clinch but Zulu is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Goodman. Beautiful body shot.
Goodman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodman digs a good hook to Zulu's body.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulu manages to avoid it.
Goodman throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Goodman thuds a left hand into Zulu's body.
Goodman rushes Zulu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Zulu is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kvame Zulu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goodman catches Zulu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goodman avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Goodman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kvame Zulu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Saul Goodman!
Saul Goodman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FUClothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long Hung Dong (ranked 267 p4p, 513 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 42 p4p, 76 weight class). Bissainthe has chosen Hoodoo Man Blues as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Long Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Dong misses.
Nice straight punches there by Dong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dong.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Dong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bissainthe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dong tries a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe 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.
Bissainthe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dong to score with a decent uppercut.
Dong misses with a head kick.
Dong avoids a kick to the body.
Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Dong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dong misses with a right hand
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Dong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe scores with the left hand. Dong knows he should have avoided that one.
Dong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses.
Dong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bissainthe drops his hands momentarily and Dong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bissainthe - the referee stops the clock and Dong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bissainthe. Dong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Dong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe is looking to land body kicks.
Dong is looking to counter with head kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dong checks a leg kick.
Dong throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Dong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Dong does no damage.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Bissainthe jabs at Dong's body.
Good shot there by Dong.
Dong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dong throws the kick towards the body but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dong is able to avoid easily.
Dong throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Dong checks it.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Dong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dong.
Bissainthe avoids a kick to the body.
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dong throws an off balance right hand
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dong throws a leg kick
and Bissainthe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dong misses with a kick to the body.
Dong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bissainthe is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Bissainthe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dong doesn't seem bothered though.
Dong thumps Bissainthe with a low kick.
Dong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Dong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dong scores with a nice head shot.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bissainthe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe scores with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Dong's leg. Dong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bissainthe tried to score with a low kick but Dong checks it.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong connects with the punch.
Bissainthe slips a jab and a cross from Dong.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Dong wants to slow Bissainthe down by chopping away at his legs.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Dong does it's job there.
Bissainthe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong lands a really nice looking cross but Bissainthe seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Bissainthe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dong is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick from Bissainthe.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dong thumps Bissainthe with a low kick.
Dong slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Dong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick which misses Dong's front leg but catches the back leg as Dong tries to avoid it.
Dong slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Dong needs to keep his hands up - Bissainthe had a free shot at his head there.
Dong lands a leg kick that knocks Bissainthe off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dong.
Bissainthe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dong's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe 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 Dong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong defending well as Bissainthe loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Dong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dong jabs Bissainthe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dong blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bissainthe loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Bissainthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dong throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Dong is looking to counter punch.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe throws out a counter right but Dong avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong throws out the jab.
Bissainthe missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Dong.
Bissainthe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong.
Bissainthe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dong moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
Bissainthe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong misses the target.
Dong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bissainthe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick.
Bissainthe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dong with a nice calf kick.
Dong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong blocks a leg kick.
Dong moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bissainthe finds it's way round the side to connect with Dong's head.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dong lands a lovely overhand right.
Dong cracks Bissainthe with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Dong throws the left hand but Bissainthe avoids the punch easily.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Dong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bissainthe.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe thinks about the counter body kick.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Dong's head but Dong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dong swings widly with a right hand
and Bissainthe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dong throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
Dong misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Dong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong moves forwards but Bissainthe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Dong.
A nice leg kick from Bissainthe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong misses with a straight right.
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!
Bissainthe is looking to slow Dong down with leg kicks.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Dong moved away.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dong. That did some damage!
Bissainthe tries to score with a low kick but Dong moves his leg out of the way.
Dong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dong lands a jab.
Bissainthe blocks the body kick.
Dong feints and then cracks Bissainthe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bissainthe down.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Bissainthe blocks the leg kick.
Dong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that misses.
Bissainthe slips a jab from Dong.
Bissainthe lands a jab to the nose.
Dong defending well as Bissainthe loads up on a big left hand.
Dong throws a leg kick which misses Bissainthe's front leg but catches the back leg as Bissainthe tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bissainthe slips under a jab.
Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Bissainthe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Dong moves out of range of the leg kick from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe checks a low kick from Dong.
Dong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dong.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Dong misses.
A solid body kick from Dong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Dong throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Dong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bissainthe can pounce on him.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong tests Bissainthe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe throws a solid leg kick but Dong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dong throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Dong.
Dong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Dong finds it's target.
Dong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Dong blocks the leg kick.
Bissainthe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bissainthe clobbers Dong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Dong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Long Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dong is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong.
Dong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Bissainthe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bissainthe misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
Nice body kick from Bissainthe.
Dong throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bissainthe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bissainthe misses with a leg kick.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Bissainthe moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Dong.
Bissainthe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Dong down with leg kicks.
Bissainthe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dong misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong - that will leave a mark!
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Dong.
Dong throws a nice looking combination but Bissainthe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Dong tried to counter with a leg kick but Bissainthe avoided it.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong misses with a left hand
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bissainthe catches Dong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dong moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Dong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dong misses with a wild combination.
Bissainthe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dong.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Bissainthe moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Dong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe moves forwards but Dong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bissainthe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Dong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.
Dong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bissainthe! But no joy.
Bissainthe checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bissainthe motions for Dong to come forward. Bissainthe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Dong throws the kick towards the body but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toussaint Bissainthe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bissainthe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
An out of breath Toussaint Bissainthe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 227 p4p, 456 weight class) and Peter Zonta (ranked 30 p4p, 60 weight class). Urameshi comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Bomb. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Insanely flexible |
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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 32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zonta pushes Urameshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zonta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zonta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zonta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Zonta misses with an uppercut. Urameshi saw that one coming.
Zonta has his takedown stuffed
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Zonta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Urameshi misses
and Zonta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zonta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urameshi counters with a right hand to the body.
Zonta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Zonta is just out of range.
A slow jab from Urameshi misses its intended target.
Zonta misses with a body shot.
Urameshi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Urameshi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Urameshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zonta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
Zonta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zonta staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Urameshi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zonta ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi scores with a nice head shot.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zonta manages to avoid it.
Urameshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Urameshi scores with the left hand. Zonta knows he should have avoided that one.
Zonta has managed to clinch.
Urameshi misses with a body punch.
Urameshi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zontas head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urameshi blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Urameshi.
A right handed body shot lands from Urameshi.
Zonta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urameshi's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
Zonta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zonta lands with a left to the head.
Urameshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Urameshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urameshi working aggressively here.
Urameshi throws a head punch that misses.
Zonta blocking some punches.
Zonta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Urameshi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Zonta.
Urameshi prevents the takedown attempt.
Zonta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zonta scores with a shoulder strike.
Zonta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zonta gets through Urameshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Urameshi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zonta is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Urameshi to the mat. Urameshi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urameshi wants to stand but Zonta is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zonta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zonta off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zonta looking to score a takedown here. Urameshi is defending well but Zonta drives through and ends up in Urameshi's guard.
Urameshi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zonta is controlling him.
Zonta stands up over Urameshi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Urameshi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Zonta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Zonta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Peter Zonta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zonta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urameshi moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Zonta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Zonta misses the body punch
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zonta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Urameshi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zonta jabs at Urameshi's body.
Zonta swings for the body but Urameshi moves out of range.
Zonta cracks Urameshi with a good jab.
Urameshi swings widly with a right hand
and Zonta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Zonta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urameshi lands a lovely overhand right.
Zonta throws a right hand that Urameshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Urameshi also avoids with ease.
Zonta doesn't manage to clinch there - Urameshi circles away.
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
Zonta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Urameshi rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Zonta.
Urameshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urameshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zonta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi'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.
A slow jab from Zonta misses its intended target.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zonta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zonta throws a good cross that connects.
Zonta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Urameshi throws out a loose jab but Zonta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zonta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zonta lands a head shot.
Zonta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Urameshi scores with a body shot.
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Urameshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zonta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urameshi in his tracks.
Zonta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Urameshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Urameshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Urameshi.
Zonta misses with a hook
and Urameshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yusuke Urameshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
Zonta is looking for the big counter here.
Zonta slips a jab from Urameshi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Urameshi.
Urameshi takes a swing at Zonta's ribcage but misses.
Zonta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urameshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zonta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Urameshi is able to avoid easily.
Zonta misses with a looping right.
Zonta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Zonta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zonta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peter Zonta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zonta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zonta staying out of range there.
Zonta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zonta misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Urameshi misses the target.
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
Zonta slips under a jab.
Zonta just misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urameshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zonta.
Urameshi lands with a good body shot.
Zonta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Zonta is just out of range.
Urameshi moves forwards but Zonta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zonta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Urameshi as he jumps to the side.
Zonta shoots in for a takedown but Urameshi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zonta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Urameshi is out of range.
Zonta rushes Urameshi and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urameshi takes an elbow to the temple.
I was talking to Urameshi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zonta misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zonta.
Zonta lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Zonta.
Zonta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Urameshi.
Zonta throws a punch but it's blocked by Urameshi.
Urameshi misses with the head strike.
Zonta lands with a right to the head.
Zonta tries a body shot but Urameshi blocks it.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zonta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Urameshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zonta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Urameshi after a bit of a struggle.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Zonta.
Zonta is breathing heavily.
Urameshi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peter Zonta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zonta lands a left hand.
Zonta blocks a body shot from Urameshi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi is leaning against Zonta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Urameshi lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Urameshi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
Urameshi lands a left hand.
Zonta blocking some punches.
Zonta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Urameshi lands a shoulder strike.
Zonta misses with a punch to the body.
Zonta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urameshi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Urameshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zonta blocks an uppercut.
Zonta has a couple of punches blocked by Urameshi.
Urameshi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Urameshi tries to throw a body punch but Zonta avoids it by throwing Urameshi back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zonta tries to land a knee to the head but Urameshi blocks with his arms.
Urameshi lands an uppercut.
Urameshi misses with a body punch.
Urameshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zonta throws an off balance right hand
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Urameshi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Urameshi.
Urameshi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Zonta misses its intended target.
Zonta defending well as Urameshi loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Urameshi as he connects with a hook.
Jab from Urameshi.
Zonta misses with a body punch
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zonta tries to bum rush Urameshi with a series of wild strikes but Urameshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zonta misses with the combination.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A cross from Urameshi lands.
Zonta throws a right hand that misses
and Urameshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Zonta. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta misses with a hook
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Urameshi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urameshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Zonta.
Zonta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urameshi.
Zonta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Urameshi misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Urameshi. That snapped Zonta's head back.
Zonta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Zonta tries to clinch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Zonta.
Zonta throws the kick towards the body but Urameshi avoids it.
As Zonta looks to move away, Urameshi throws a big counter combo but Zonta just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi scores with a hook to the body. Zonta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zonta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Zonta is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Urameshi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Urameshi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yusuke Urameshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Urameshi lands a jab.
Peter Zonta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urameshi slips a jab from Zonta.
A low kick from Zonta misses
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi lands with a hook. Zonta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zonta misses with a wild combination.
Urameshi catches Zonta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zonta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urameshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi connects with the punch.
Zonta looks to clinch
and Urameshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zonta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Urameshi does it's job there.
Urameshi throws an overhand right that lands on Zonta's shoulder, as Zonta tries to avoid the shot.
Urameshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zonta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Urameshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zonta.
Zonta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zonta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zonta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Zonta is out of range.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urameshi missing with a left hand there. Zonta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zonta! But no joy.
Urameshi connects with a right hand. Zonta shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Urameshi.
Urameshi stuns Zonta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Zonta.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zonta is defended easily by Urameshi.
Zonta avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urameshi 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
Yusuke Urameshi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 241 p4p, 251 weight class) and Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 37 p4p, 39 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Ko Nachi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Echoing Thunder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rigel Ko Nachi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Ko Nachi. That snapped Bartoli's head back.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bartoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartoli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ko Nachi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartoli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Ko Nachi avoids it.
Bartoli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bartoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ko Nachi tries to score with a low kick but Bartoli moves his leg out of the way.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab from Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut. Ko Nachi saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ko Nachi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bartoli throws out a loose jab but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ko Nachi.
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!
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ko Nachi looks for the body kick but Bartoli saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ko Nachi.
Bartoli loads up on a big right hand but Ko Nachi slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi thumps Bartoli with a low kick.
Ko Nachi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bartoli misses with a body kick.
Bartoli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ko Nachi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartoli doesn't seem bothered though.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli throws a sloppy head kick
and Ko Nachi counters with a low kick, right behind Bartoli 's knee.
Bartoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi throws a shot from downtown. Bartoli moves away and avoids it.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Ko Nachi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ko Nachi clinches up against the cage.
Bartoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartoli wants to land a leg kick but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Bartoli throws a solid leg kick but Ko Nachi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bartoli.
A low kick from Ko Nachi is predictable there
and Ko Nachi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bartoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko Nachi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Bartoli.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Bartoli slips the punch.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bartoli checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Bartoli misses.
Ko Nachi scores with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi tries to land a front kick but Bartoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartoli 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.
Ko Nachi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bartoli misses with a hook. Ko Nachi ducked under it nicely.
Bartoli throws a head kick but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ko Nachi.
Bartoli misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli tries a low kick but Ko Nachi avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bartoli in his tracks.
Nice cross by Ko Nachi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bartoli.
Ko Nachi throws out a counter right but Bartoli avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Bartoli blocks it.
Bartoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ko Nachi throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
letting Bartoli counter with a right hand.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bartoli counters with an outside leg kick.
Ko Nachi tries to land a front kick but Bartoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Ko Nachi misses its intended target.
Ko Nachi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ko Nachi connects with an inside leg kick.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli tried to counter with a leg kick but Ko Nachi avoided it.
Ko Nachi thumps Bartoli with a low kick.
Ko Nachi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Ko Nachi misses
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Bartoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ko Nachi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko Nachi throws a lazy right hand but Bartoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartoli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bartoli looks to land a right hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli throws a right and a left that Ko Nachi avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko Nachi. Bartoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartoli tried to counter with a leg kick but Ko Nachi avoided it.
Ko Nachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartoli throws a big counter combination but Ko Nachi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bartoli.
Nice defenses there by Bartoli.
Ko Nachi throws the left hand but Bartoli avoids the punch easily.
Ko Nachi connects with a looping right hand.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bartoli misses with a hook.
Bartoli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bartoli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut
and Ko Nachi counters with a good low kick that Bartoli was not able to check.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the side of Bartoli's head but Bartoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ko Nachi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartoli.
Bartoli with a jab.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but Bartoli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ko Nachi digs a good hook to Bartoli's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ko Nachi misses.
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but Bartoli checks it
and Bartoli counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko Nachi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartoli.
Jab, jab by Ko Nachi - just one landing.
Bartoli connects with a nice looking jab.
Ko Nachi misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Bartoli's shoulder, as Bartoli tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartoli.
Ko Nachi connects with a single shot there.
Ko Nachi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ko Nachi throws out a loose jab but Bartoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko Nachi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartoli.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bartoli checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi digs a good body shot into Bartoli's ribs.
Ko Nachi looks to land a right hand but Bartoli moved out of range.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Bartoli misses.
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ko Nachi lands a right hook to the body.
Bartoli throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook
and Bartoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ko Nachi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
Bartoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ko Nachi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
Ko Nachi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ko Nachi misses the body punch
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ko Nachi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bartoli looks to land a right hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range.
Bartoli cracks a nice hook into Ko Nachi's ribs.
Ko Nachi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Ko Nachi does it's job there.
Ko Nachi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.
Ko Nachi misses with a leg kick
and Bartoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bartoli connects with a looping right hand.
Bartoli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ko Nachi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bartoli scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Ko Nachi misses.
Bartoli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bartoli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ko Nachi. That one must have hurt.
Ko Nachi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartoli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ko Nachi scores with a hook to the body. Bartoli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartoli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartoli gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Ko Nachi to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ko Nachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartoli.
Ko Nachi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartoli doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartoli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ko Nachi finds it's way round the side to connect with Bartoli's head.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut
and Ko Nachi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ko Nachi looks to throw a body kick
and Bartoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli defending well as Ko Nachi loads up on a big left hand.
Ko Nachi misses with a body kick.
Bartoli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ko Nachi can pounce on him.
Some bone on bone action there as Bartoli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ko Nachi connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a chopping leg kick but Bartoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
Ko Nachi staying out of range there.
Valerio Bartoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi moves out of range as Bartoli strikes.
Ko Nachi tries a quick counter leg kick but Bartoli is wise to it.
Ko Nachi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartoli moves away.
Bartoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ko Nachi defending well as Bartoli loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bartoli misses with a body kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice body kick.
Ko Nachi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Bartoli misses.
Bartoli drops his hands momentarily and Ko Nachi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ko Nachi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Ko Nachi.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Bartoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ko Nachi.
Bartoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ko Nachi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bartoli misses with a hook.
Ko Nachi rushes Bartoli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ko Nachi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rigel Ko Nachi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ko Nachi looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bartoli.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bartoli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A low kick from Bartoli misses
and Ko Nachi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli walks into a left hand.
Bartoli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bartoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ko Nachi. Ko Nachi obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Ko Nachi.
Bartoli walks into a stiff left hand from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi scores with a leg kick.
Ko Nachi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bartoli blocks the body kick.
Ko Nachi slips a jab from Bartoli.
Ko Nachi tries a quick counter leg kick but Bartoli is wise to it.
Bartoli slips under a jab.
Ko Nachi throws a front kick aimed at Bartoli's knee but Bartoli avoids it well.
Ko Nachi slips a jab from Bartoli.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rigel Ko Nachi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ko Nachi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rigel Ko Nachi!
An out of breath Rigel Ko Nachi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 305 p4p, 413 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 43 p4p, 60 weight class). Hannu Karpo 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Karpo.
Karpo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karpo moves into the clinch.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Karpo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Karpo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karpo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Karpo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karpo slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Karpo feinted with a counter takedown.
Karpo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karpo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murhaa eats them both and turns towards Karpo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Karpo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo slips under a jab.
Karpo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karpo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karpo throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Karpo misses the target.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karpo lands a jab to the nose.
Murhaa moves out of range as Karpo strikes.
Nice shot lands for Murhaa.
A low kick lands for Murhaa.
A good leg kick by Karpo.
Karpo avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karpo manages to avoid it.
A jab from Karpo misses.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Karpo.
Karpo looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa lands a nice shot that snaps Karpo's head back.
Hannu Karpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Karpo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Karpo misses the jab.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karpo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Murhaa throws a chopping leg kick but Karpo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murhaa sizes up Karpo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karpo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karpo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Karpo saw that one coming.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karpo throws out the jab.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Karpo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Karpo is just out of range.
Karpo throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Karpo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karpo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murhaa counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Karpo or perhaps it was just good defense by Murhaa, which made it look bad.
Karpo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Karpo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karpo misses with a takedown
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Karpo misses.
Karpo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Karpo blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karpo moves away.
Karpo feinted with a counter takedown.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Karpo.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karpo.
Karpo moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Karpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Karpo misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karpo's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karpo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karpo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Murhaa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Karpo.
Murhaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murhaa keeps trying to improve his position.
Karpo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murhaa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Murhaa sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpo prevents Murhaa from standing back up.
Murhaa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murhaa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karpo connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karpo.
Karpo looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Karpo.
Murhaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karpo at a distance.
Murhaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Karpo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karpo throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Karpo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murhaa!
Murhaa throws Karpo to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Karpo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa throws a hook but Karpo blocks it.
Karpo connects with a looping right hand.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karpo.
Karpo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karpo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karpo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Karpo misses its intended target.
Karpo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murhaa.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Karpo.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Karpo wants to clinch.
Karpo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karpo ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Karpo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Karpo blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murhaa takes a swing at Karpo's ribcage but misses.
Karpo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karpo tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Karpo tries to work over Murhaa's front leg with a kick but Murhaa checks it.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Murhaa.
Karpo connects with a crisp jab.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Karpo ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Karpo.
Hannu Karpo is winning the standup battle so far.
Karpo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karpo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murhaa sprawls and moves away.
Karpo lands a slapping body shot.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
Murhaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karpo on the side of the head.
Karpo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karpo. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Karpo misses.
Karpo backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karpo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa misses with a low kick as Karpo jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo lands with a cross.
Ispa Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Karpo. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Good exchange - Karpo coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Karpo misses
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karpo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murhaa lands a jab to the head.
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karpo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karpo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karpo wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Karpo tries to clinch up.
Karpo fails to land the takedown.
Karpo throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Karpo throws a leg kick that misses.
Karpo moves to clinch but Murhaa breaks away
and Murhaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karpo.
Karpo moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Karpo's defenses.
Karpo shoots in and drives through. Murhaa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannu Karpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Karpo.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Karpo throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murhaa.
Karpo closes the distance but Murhaa moves to the side
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karpo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Hannu Karpo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murhaa cracks a nice hook into Karpo's ribs.
Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Karpo's belly button to the back.
Karpo tried to score with a low kick but Murhaa checks it.
Karpo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karpo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karpo moves away.
It looked like Karpo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murhaa.
Karpo is looking to chop away at Murhaa's legs.
Karpo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karpo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo wants to land a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karpo.
Karpo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karpo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Murhaa.
Murhaa dodges the punch combination from Karpo.
Murhaa cracks Karpo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karpo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karpo slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Karpo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karpo down.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karpo just misses with a punch to the body.
Karpo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Karpo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murhaa.
A clash of legs there as Karpo blocks the low kick.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karpo moves away.
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.
Karpo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo tries to clinch up
and Murhaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Karpo scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Murhaa misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karpo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karpo shoots in for a double leg but Murhaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannu Karpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karpo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karpo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhaa momentarily.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Karpo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murhaa lands with a nice body punch.
Karpo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karpo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karpo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhaa is looking to slow Karpo down with leg kicks.
Karpo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Karpo.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karpo throws out the jab.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Karpo avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karpo.
A solid body kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with an overhand left.
Murhaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murhaa throws out a powerful jab.
Karpo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa connects with a looping right hand.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karpo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karpo ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Karpo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karpo down.
Karpo connects with the punch.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karpo tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa moves out of range as Karpo strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Karpo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karpo misses with a wild combination.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karpo.
Ispa Murhaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Karpo.
Murhaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murhaa!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murhaa's waist but Murhaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karpo off to one side.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Karpo lands a body shot.
Murhaa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karpo misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Murhaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murhaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Murhaa!
During a confident post fight interview, Ispa Murhaa 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 160 p4p, 495 weight class) and Jack Number (ranked 28 p4p, 68 weight class). Dionisy comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo. Number is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Number checks the leg kick.
Number looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dionisy catches Number with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Number pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dionisy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Number takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dionisy swats away the attempt to clinch by Number.
Dionisy throws a looping overhand right but Number ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dionisy.
Dionisy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Number moves to clinch but Dionisy breaks away
and Dionisy counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionisy delivers a nice body kick.
Dionisy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Number works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Number instigates a clinch.
Number blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dionisy misses with a punch on the inside.
Number blocking some punches.
Number goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dionisy can't find room to land a body shot as Number controls the action.
Dionisy blocks an uppercut.
Number tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dionisy's elbow.
Number doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dionisy tries to throw a body punch but Number avoids it by throwing Dionisy back against the cage.
Dionisy lands an uppercut.
Dionisy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Number prevents a body shot from Dionisy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy can't find room to land a body shot as Number controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dionisy.
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!
Number tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Number.
Number misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Dionisy.
Dionisy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Number misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Number doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Number softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Number tries to work over Dionisy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dionisy.
Number breaks the clinch.
Number takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Number throws a body punch but Dionisy moves out of range.
Number throws a shot from downtown. Dionisy moves away and avoids it.
Dionisy connects with a right hand. Number shakes it off.
Dionisy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dionisy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack Number seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dionisy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Number is out of range.
Dionisy lands a big right hand that sends Number crashing to the mat! Dionisy stays standing though and waves Number back to his feet!
 Number is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dionisy.
Number is still on wobbly legs! Can Dionisy finish him?
Dionisy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Number seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dionisy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dionisy counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cerberus Dionisy!
Cerberus Dionisy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pawlik (ranked 3 p4p, 27 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Pawlik comes to the cage accompanied by John Butler - Ocean . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Pawlik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Pawlik catches Bathory right on the button with a cross.
Bathory misses with a looping left.
Pawlik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bathory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bathory misses with an uppercut.
Bathory slips under a jab from Pawlik.
Pawlik misses with a shot to the body
and Pawlik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bathory throws a lazy body kick
and Pawlik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bathory won't be happy with that.
We've been hearing that Pawlik has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pawlik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bathory keeps working.
Pawlik in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bathory is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dick Pawlik!
Dick Pawlik retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Dick Pawlik 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric De Boise (ranked 116 p4p, 81 weight class) and Gary Sparxx (ranked 20 p4p, 12 weight class). De Boise's entrance music is Do Your Thing. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Sparxx!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Boise swings widly with a right hand
and Sparxx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from De Boise.
Sparxx lands a big head kick that sends De Boise tumbling to the mat! Sparxx takes a step backwards and waves De Boise back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 De Boise is rocked!
It looks like Cedric De Boise has been cut.
Gary Sparxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Boise chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sparxx can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Sparxx misses.
De Boise misses with a body kick.
Sparxx follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sparxx misses with a right hand
and De Boise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Boise misses with a kick to the body.
Sparxx looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Sparxx 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.
De Boise throws a big shot that misses.
De Boise takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sparxx lands a big head kick that sends De Boise tumbling to the mat! Sparxx takes a step backwards and waves De Boise back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh De Boise is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparxx throws a body punch but De Boise moves out of range.
De Boise seems to have got his legs back now.
De Boise misses with a hook. Sparxx ducked under it nicely.
De Boise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparxx jabs De Boise right on the nose. De Boise blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparxx catches De Boise with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Boise throws an off balance right hand
and Sparxx counters with a huge left! De Boise is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sparxx isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save De Boise from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sparxx!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Sparxx!
Gary Sparxx decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Barbarian (ranked 6 p4p, 220 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 2 p4p, 41 weight class). Conor The Barbarian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor The Barbarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
The Barbarian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Barbarian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veainu jabs The Barbarian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Barbarian throws a sloppy body shot
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
The Barbarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and The Barbarian counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The Barbarian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
The Barbarian slips a straight right by Veainu.
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Barbarian in his tracks.
The Barbarian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Veainu misses with a hook
and The Barbarian counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veainu throws a hook but The Barbarian avoids it easily.
It looked like The Barbarian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Veainu swinging wildly here.
The Barbarian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. The Barbarian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Barbarian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
Veainu lands a right hook to the body.
The Barbarian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
An attempted straight right counter from The Barbarian misses the target.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
Vunipola Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Barbarian tries to move into range but Veainu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from The Barbarian misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian slips a jab from Veainu.
A little feinted left hand from The Barbarian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Barbarian.
Veainu swings for the body but The Barbarian moves out of range.
The Barbarian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Barbarian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veainu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Veainu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Barbarian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu takes a swing at The Barbarian's ribcage but misses.
The Barbarian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from The Barbarian misses.
The Barbarian throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Barbarian misses with a shot to the body
and The Barbarian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Barbarian defending well as Veainu loads up on a big left hand.
Veainu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Veainu takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Barbarian lands a big uppercut and Veainu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Veainu looks OK. The Barbarian waves Veainu back to his feet!
The Barbarian pounces like a tiger and cracks Veainu with a vicious hook! Veainu is down but not out! The Barbarian follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 9 weight class) and Yardbird Knox (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Maluga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JUNGLE. Knox has chosen Now's The Time | Charlie Parker as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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32
260
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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 33 - 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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yardbird Knox!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Maluga's belly button to the back.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maluga manages to avoid it.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws the left hand but Maluga avoids the punch easily.
Maluga tried to counter with a leg kick but Knox avoided it.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox swings for the body but Maluga moves out of range.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Maluga counters with a low kick, right behind Knox 's knee.
Maluga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maluga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maluga's hands.
Maluga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maluga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Maluga.
Knox throws the left hand but Maluga avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maluga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Maluga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maluga walks into a jab.
Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Maluga is just out of range.
Maluga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maluga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Maluga's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluga has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Maluga lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Kilo Maluga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knox tries to break free but Maluga pushes him back against the cage.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Maluga controls the action.
Knox avoiding damage as Maluga throws knees to the body.
Maluga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maluga lands a shot to the body.
Maluga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maluga lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox looks winded!
Maluga misses with a punch to the body.
Maluga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Maluga misses with a knee to the head.
Maluga lands a nice knee to the body.
Knox misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maluga fails to land.
Knox working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
Maluga misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Maluga scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maluga.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maluga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Maluga tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Maluga back against the cage.
Maluga lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Maluga misses with the head strike.
Maluga can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yardbird Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kilo Maluga's cut.
That's time! Maluga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maluga half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Maluga counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maluga has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
Maluga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maluga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Maluga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maluga misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maluga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maluga throws an off balance right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maluga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox with a hook.
Maluga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox lands with a hook. Maluga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maluga with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Maluga.
Maluga thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maluga is looking to counter punch.
Maluga lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maluga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maluga.
Maluga is looking to land body kicks.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maluga moves into the clinch successfully.
Maluga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Maluga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maluga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maluga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maluga lands an uppercut.
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maluga.
Maluga landing knees to the body.
Kilo Maluga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maluga.
Still in the clinch, Maluga scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maluga.
Maluga lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Knox.
Maluga lands a right hand.
Knox prevents a body shot from Maluga.
Maluga tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maluga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maluga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Maluga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maluga lands with a light punch inside.
Maluga scores a nice knee to the body.
Maluga lands a good knee to the midsection. Knox won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Maluga.
Maluga working Knox over with knees to the body.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maluga crunches a lovely knee into Knox's ribcage.
Maluga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maluga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maluga trying to land knees to the body.
Maluga misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kilo Maluga dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maluga manages to avoid it.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maluga.
Maluga tries to clinch up
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maluga counters with a solid body kick.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maluga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maluga presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maluga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Maluga.
Maluga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maluga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maluga lands a nice knee to the body.
Maluga tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maluga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maluga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Maluga.
Maluga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Maluga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maluga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Maluga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluga lands a nice knee to the body.
Maluga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maluga.
Maluga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocks a body shot from Maluga.
Maluga landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Maluga.
Maluga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maluga lands with a light punch inside.
Maluga scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Maluga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maluga gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maluga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maluga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maluga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Maluga misses with a body punch.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maluga lands with a left to the head.
Maluga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Maluga.
Maluga pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maluga lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Maluga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maluga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maluga pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maluga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maluga lands with a short shot to the head.
Maluga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox tries to break the clinch but Maluga is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Good body shot from Maluga.
Maluga scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maluga throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Maluga is working Knox over against the cage.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maluga.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Knox is rocked!
Maluga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maluga pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Maluga finish him?
Maluga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maluga drops Knox onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Knox is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right hook to the body lands for Maluga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Maluga.
Maluga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maluga scores a nice knee to the body.
Maluga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kilo Maluga clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maluga cracks Knox with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Knox falls to his knees and Maluga doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
Kilo Maluga thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Yardbird Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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