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WVT 63: Narushima v Knox PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gholam Estili (ranked 2001 p4p, 2796 weight class) and Dylan Elkins (ranked 243 p4p, 312 weight class). Estili comes to the cage accompanied by Ready For War (Instrumental). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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9 - 15 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gholam Estili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estili shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Estili was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Elkins throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Elkins throws a good cross that connects.
Estili has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Elkins throws a body punch but Estili moves out of range.
Elkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Estili on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dylan Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkins digs a good body shot into Estili's ribs.
Elkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Elkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Estili. Estili gets slowly back to his feet.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estili manages to avoid it.
Elkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Elkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Estili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Estili at a distance.
Estili takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Elkins stuffs the takedown.
Estili defending well as Elkins loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Estili was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Elkins.
Elkins throws a hook but Estili avoids it easily.
Estili tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Elkins manages to circle out of the way.
Estili walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Elkins misses its intended target.
Estili is looking for a counter combo.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Estili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elkins.
Elkins tests Estili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elkins throws a nice looking combination but Estili bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Estili throws a big counter combination but Elkins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Elkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Estili is looking to counter the offense by Elkins and move into the clinch.
Estili blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Estili is just out of range.
Elkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Estili momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Estili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkins misses with an uppercut. Estili saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Estili tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Estili staying out of range there.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elkins misses with a left hand
so Estili counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Estili being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elkins keeping full guard, as Estili tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Elkins holds on and takes a little breather.
Estili is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elkins wants to get back to his feet but Estili is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins working a defensive guard here.
Estili has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Elkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estili.
Elkins is pulling down on Estili's head. It's preventing any offense from Estili, at least for the moment.
Elkins looking to control.
Estili throwing strikes but missing.
Elkins keeping moving, preventing Estili from controlling successfully.
Estili working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Elkins looking to control.
Elkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Estili tries to free his leg and advance position but Elkins is retaining full guard.
Elkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estili.
Elkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Estili landing some decent shots from guard.
Elkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Estili postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Estili is fighting to break Elkins's control of his arms but Elkins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Elkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Estili trying to control the position from guard on top but Elkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elkins is pulling down on Estili's head to control his posture.
Elkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Estili postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Elkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Estili forces Elkins back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Estili.
Elkins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Elkins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Elkins keeping moving, preventing Estili from controlling successfully.
Elkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Estili being controlled here momentarily.
Elkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Estili lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Elkins, not yet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Elkins. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Elkins keeping moving, preventing Estili from controlling successfully.
Elkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Estili lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Elkins wants to control but Estili passes easily into half guard.
Estili looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins is trying to stand back up but Estili is controlling him
Elkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Estili.
Estili working Elkins over with strikes.
Elkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Estili's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Estili's back!
Elkins gets his hands free as Estili looks to control.
Elkins is trying to stick to Estili's back but Estili is turning into Elkins. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Elkins's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Estili.
Estili missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Estili forces his way into half guard.
Elkins tries to roll over but Estili keeps him under control.
Estili throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estili is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Estili throwing shots but Elkins is blocking nicely.
Estili throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Estili trying to mount his opponent but Elkins defends it.
Elkins is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Estili seems content to control.
Estili is trying to work for a kimura but Elkins is defending well.
Estili lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Elkins is trying to maintain the position but Estili is very close to passing his half guard.
Estili not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estili is thwarting Elkins's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Estili's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Estili's back!
Estili tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Elkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Estili tries to hold on but Elkins postures up.
Estili is squirming around, avoiding Elkins's attempts to control the action.
Estili tries to reverse the position but Elkins maintains control.
Estili slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Elkins is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Estili to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Estili controlling Elkins's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Estili is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Estili thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elkins's head.
Estili prevents Elkins from improving his position.
Elkins trying to hold on to Estili's head to control him but Estili postures up.
Elkins kicks off Estili and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Estili fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gholam Estili dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Elkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elkins throws a right hand that misses
and Estili counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Estili.
Estili wants to pass the guard but Elkins is keeping the position.
Elkins looking to control.
Elkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Estili is one step ahead there.
Estili trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Elkins is looking to stand up but Estili isn't so interested in that idea.
Elkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Estili manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estili looking to control.
Elkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Estili works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elkins won't allow Estili to sweep him here.
Elkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins stopping the sweep attempt from Estili.
Estili pulls Elkins in close to prevent any damage.
Elkins throwing strikes from guard but Estili blocks nicely.
Estili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elkins.
Elkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Estili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elkins.
Elkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Estili's guard.
Estili trying to control here.
Gholam Estili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estili is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Estili is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elkins's back!
Elkins prevents Estili from getting a body triangle.
Elkins can't escape the position.
Estili somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Elkins can't escape the position.
Estili has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Elkins.
Estili scores with strikes from the back.
Elkins is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Estili off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Estili throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Estili throwing sloppy strikes.
Estili is working the ground and pound. Can Elkins escape?
Estili slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Estili missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estili struggling to land strikes to the head as Elkins covers up.
Elkins takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Estili throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Elkins is in bad spot here.
Estili thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Estili has his opponent's back but Elkins is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Estili.
Elkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Elkins misses with an uppercut.
Elkins looks to land a left hand but Estili moved out of range nicely.
As Elkins looks to move away, Estili throws a big counter combo but Elkins just gets out of the way.
Estili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elkins.
Estili forces Elkins back against the cage and clinches.
Elkins jumps guard and drags Estili to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Estili's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estili trying to control the position from guard on top but Elkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elkins is on top in guard.
Elkins stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Estili has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Elkins manages to get his head free but now Estili has transitioned to an armbar! Elkins grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Estili! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gholam Estili!
Our winner, Gholam Estili, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnie Shavers (ranked 2249 p4p, 2332 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 91 p4p, 114 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shavers works on St Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
St Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shavers trying to land knees to the body.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Stone wants to stall.
Shavers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Shavers leaning his opponent against the cage.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
Shavers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shavers can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Earnie Shavers has been cut.
Shavers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shavers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
St Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shavers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shavers avoids a wild elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Shavers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shavers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shavers scores with a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Shavers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Shavers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by St Stone.
Shavers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Stone is trying to maintain a safe position but Shavers gets an underhook and turns St Stone into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St Stone fails to land.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped Shavers in his tracks for a moment.
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 right handed body shot lands from Shavers.
Shavers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers working aggressively here.
St Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shavers blocks it with crossed arms.
Shavers stalls.
St Stone wants to stall.
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Shavers's head coaches at Deathsquad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St Stone tries to clinch
letting Shavers counter with a right hand.
Shavers keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone has Shavers up against the cage in a clinch.
Shavers stalls.
St Stone slowing the pace effectively.
Shavers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers trying to stall but St Stone improves his position.
Shavers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shavers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
St Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Shavers.
St Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shavers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shavers blocks a body shot from St Stone.
Shavers lands an elbow inside.
Shavers is trying to break the clinch but St Stone is controlling him.
St Stone trying to control the position but instead, Shavers has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Stone into the cage.
Shavers tries a body shot but St Stone blocks it.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shavers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers working aggressively here.
St Stone taking a breather.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Stone.
A right handed body shot lands from Shavers.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
St Stone with a knee to the head.
Shavers lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from St Stone.
Shavers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
St Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shavers breaks the clinch.
St Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shavers lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Stone's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Stone clinches up against the cage.
Shavers missing with knees to the body.
Shavers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
That has opened up Marcus St Stone's cut even more.
Shavers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Shavers misses with a punch on the inside.
Shavers blocks the elbow strike.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
St Stone avoiding damage.
St Stone is trying to stall.
Shavers taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
St Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shavers blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
Shavers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Stone is stalling here.
Shavers has a couple of punches blocked by St Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Shavers.
St Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shavers blocks the elbow strike.
Shavers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Stone avoids it.
Shavers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shavers blocks an uppercut.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Stone tries to clinch up but Shavers circles away and keeps his distance.
Shavers throws a series of punches but St Stone moves out of range.
St Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shavers.
St Stone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Stone tries to clinch up but Shavers circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers misses with the combination.
Shavers swinging wildly here.
Shavers keeps the fight on the outside.
Shavers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shavers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Stone can do to turn this around?
St Stone ducks under a wild hook from Shavers.
St Stone rushes Shavers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Stone tries to work over Shavers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shaverss head.
St Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Shavers controls the action.
Shavers missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavers.
St Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shavers lands a hook that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
The cut above Marcus St Stone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shavers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Stone moves in looking to clinch but Shavers pushes him off.
Shavers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shavers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shavers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shavers throws out a loose jab but St Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shavers moves into the clinch.
Shavers lands a damaging elbow.
Shavers is pushing St Stone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Stone is pushing Shavers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St Stone tries to work over Shavers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers effectively controlling the action here.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Stone prevents a body shot from Shavers.
Shavers tries to land knees in the clinch but St Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Shavers tries to stall but St Stone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shavers tries a body shot but St Stone blocks it.
Shavers prevents a body shot from St Stone.
St Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shavers blocks the elbow strike.
St Stone missing with knees to the body.
Shavers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shavers lands an elbow that stopped St Stone in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Shavers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcus St Stone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
St Stone is trying to stall.
Shavers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Shavers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
St Stone moves into range and clinches up with Shavers.
St Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but Shavers blocks it.
Shavers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shavers managing to block the knees to the body from St Stone.
St Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Shavers tries to throw a body punch but St Stone avoids it by throwing Shavers back against the cage.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by St Stone.
Earnie Shavers's cut is getting worse.
Shavers misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but Shavers blocks it.
Shavers blocks a body shot from St Stone.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Shavers 's eye.
St Stone tries to work over Shavers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shavers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shavers misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone is looking to control Shavers's arms but Shavers gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Stone has his back to the cage.
St Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shavers blocks it with crossed arms.
Shavers avoiding damage.
Shavers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from St Stone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shavers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Stone tries to clinch but Shavers moves away
and Shavers counters with a low kick, right behind St Stone 's knee.
St Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shavers, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Shavers.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by St Stone.
St Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shavers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Stone.
Marcus St Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shavers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Stone trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Nice elbow from St Stone.
The referee is keeping an eye on St Stone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
St Stone misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Shavers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shavers misses with an elbow strike.
St Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Shavers avoids the damage to the body.
Shavers takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shavers's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shavers breaks from the clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch up.
St Stone tries to clinch there but Shavers circles away.
Shavers misses with a few strikes there.
St Stone tries to clinch but Shavers is having none of it.
No joy there for Shavers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Earnie Shavers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Stone slips a straight right by Shavers.
Shavers has closed the distance and engaged St Stone in a clinch.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but Shavers blocks it.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Shavers shrugs off.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
St Stone avoiding damage as Shavers throws knees to the body.
Shavers misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Stone is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shavers lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Shavers blocks with his arms.
Shavers throws an elbow that misses.
St Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shavers's defenses.
Earnie Shavers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shavers throws a head punch that misses.
Shavers scores with a hook to the body.
Marcus St Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus St Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shavers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earnie Shavers!
Our winner, Earnie Shavers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 1825 p4p, 1401 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 78 p4p, 61 weight class). Oliva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Biscuit Oliva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliva's head.
A good leg kick by Oliva.
Fett closes the distance and clinches up with Oliva, looking for a takedown. Fett pushes Oliva against the cage but Oliva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Oliva 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.
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Oliva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fett is out of range and Oliva settles back down.
Fett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliva is looking for a sweep. Fett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fett thows a huge punch but Oliva dodges it nicely.
Oliva is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliva keeps trying to improve his position.
Fett winds up and cracks Oliva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fett is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliva trying to control from the bottom.
Oliva is looking to improve his position.
Oliva wants to control but Fett is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva gets full guard.
Oliva trying to keep a closed guard but Fett is proving a slippery customer.
Fett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fett is working Oliva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oliva wants to sweep but no luck.
Fett landing with the ground and pound.
Oliva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fett trying to control but Oliva is working from the bottom.
Fett tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliva is retaining full guard.
Fett pushing down on Oliva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fett lands with a punch from half guard.
Oliva wants to improve his position but Fett is controlling well.
Oliva is trying to maintain the position but Fett is very close to passing his half guard.
Oliva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fett.
Fett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva trying to hold on to Fett's head to control him but Fett postures up.
Oliva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fett connects with a nice short shot to Oliva's temple.
Oliva tries to get to full guard but Fett has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliva gets back to full guard.
Oliva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oliva prevents Fett from improving his position.
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!
Oliva is keen to just control but Fett is a slippery customer.
Oliva prevents Fett from improving his position.
Fett trying to hold on to Oliva's head to control him but Oliva postures up.
Ground and pound from Oliva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fett keeps working.
Fett is trying to maintain the position but Oliva is very close to passing his half guard.
Oliva wants to pass the guard but Fett is defending well.
Oliva working over Fett with some ground and pound. Fett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fett is looking to improve his position.
Oliva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fett keeps working.
Fett wants to get back to full guard.
Fett wants to control but Oliva is keeping busy.
Well, if Oliva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oliva is trying to control. Fett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oliva is controlling the pace.
Oliva is looking to advance position but Fett won't allow it.
Fett tries to roll over but Oliva keeps him under control.
Oliva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oliva trying to control from half guard but Fett is working away.
Oliva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oliva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oliva's back!
Fett is looking to control Oliva but Oliva is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fett lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cassus Fett dominated that round.
That's time! Fett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fett throws a jab when Oliva was well out of range.
Fett lands a jab to Oliva's midsection.
Oliva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Oliva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fett scores with a jab.
Oliva throws a leg kick which misses Fett's front leg but catches the back leg as Fett tries to avoid it.
Oliva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliva wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
Fett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Fett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva tried to score with a low kick but Fett checks it.
Oliva throws a front kick aimed at Fett's knee but Fett avoids it well.
A low kick lands for Oliva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva moves out of range as Fett strikes.
Fett connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Fett misses.
Fett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Fett.
Fett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Fett misses the target.
Fett throws a right hand that Oliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliva also avoids with ease.
Fett throws a jab when Oliva was well out of range.
Oliva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fett's sensitive parts.
Cassus Fett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fett's sensitive parts.
Fett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oliva momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva is looking to score with low kicks.
Fett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oliva lands a leg kick that knocks Fett off balance momentarily.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliva.
Fett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oliva has time to react.
Fett catches Oliva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fett misses with a body shot.
Oliva tries a quick counter leg kick but Fett is wise to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oliva.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oliva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oliva momentarily.
Oliva misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliva.
Oliva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
Fett connects with a single shot there.
Cassus Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fett blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliva motions for Fett to come forward. Oliva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Biscuit Oliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Fett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oliva doesn't seem phased though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oliva - the referee stops the clock and Fett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oliva. Fett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A cross from Fett lands.
Fett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oliva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliva tries a quick counter leg kick but Fett is wise to it.
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Oliva ducks down to avoid it.
Oliva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice leg kick from Oliva, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oliva on his heels. He'll look to pass Oliva's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fett is one step ahead there.
Fett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fett stands up over Oliva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fett postures up in Oliva's guard and throws a big left but Oliva blocks it.
Oliva keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Cassus Fett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oliva holds on and takes a little breather.
Fett won't allow Oliva to sweep him here.
Fett distracts Oliva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fett is in close to Oliva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oliva controlling Fett's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cassus Fett dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Fett blocks a low kick nicely.
Fett attempts a counter takedown but Oliva avoids it well and moves away.
It looks like Fett has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliva throws a front kick aimed at Fett's knee but Fett avoids it well.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cassus Fett is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Fett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fett scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva 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 Fett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fett feinted with a counter takedown.
Fett misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oliva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliva. That's going to slow Fett down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva tries to move into range but Fett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fett goes for a double leg but Oliva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oliva continues to drive forward.
Oliva flicks out a counter leg kick but Fett steps away.
Fett's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fett prevents a body shot from Oliva.
Fett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Fett.
Oliva lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Oliva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliva blocking some punches.
Fett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fett working aggressively here.
Oliva lands a shot to the body.
Oliva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fett blocking some punches.
Oliva struggles to land a body shot inside as Fett controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Oliva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva pushes Fett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Oliva.
Nice body punch from Oliva - that landed with a thud.
Oliva lands a hook that snaps the head of Fett backwards.
Fett tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassus Fett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliva.
Fett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliva breaks from the clinch.
Fett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliva tries a quick counter leg kick but Fett is wise to it.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fett.
Fett shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliva sprawls well. He's pushed Fett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Fett fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliva.
Oliva lands a big head kick that sends Fett tumbling to the mat! Oliva takes a step backwards and waves Fett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Fett is rocked!
It looks like Cassus Fett has been cut.
A good leg kick by Oliva.
Oh Fett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick lands for Oliva.
Fett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Oliva slips the punch.
Fett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliva counters with a good low kick that Fett was not able to check.
Fett seems to have got his legs back now.
Oliva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Oliva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A combination from Fett does no damage.
Fett misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett checks a leg kick.
Fett feinted with a counter takedown.
Oliva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cassus Fett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fett's sensitive parts.
Oliva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fett misses with an uppercut
and Oliva counters with an inside leg kick.
Fett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Fett.
Fett backing away here, and Oliva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Fett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fett.
Fett checks a leg kick.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Oliva tried to score with a low kick but Fett checks it.
Oliva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oliva connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassus Fett!
Cassus Fett decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chew Kok (ranked 2490 p4p, 1590 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 99 p4p, 78 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Kok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier scores with a shot to the body.
Tharrier lands the left hand.
It looks like Chew Kok has been cut.
Kok throws a head kick that Tharrier semi-blocks.
Tharrier gets a clinch.
Tharrier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Tharrier.
Tharrier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Tharrier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tharrier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kok backwards.
Kok is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tharrier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kok misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tharrier fails to land.
Good body shot from Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a shot to the body.
Tharrier misses with a body punch.
Tharrier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier lands a nice uppercut.
Tharrier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kok wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tharrier lands with a left to the head.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
Tharrier lands a shoulder strike.
Tharrier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kok backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tharrier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kok is rocked!
Tharrier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Kok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kok blocking some punches.
Tharrier manages to break the clinch.
Tharrier jabs at Kok's body.
We've been told by Kok's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts 🆠that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kok out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thom Tharrier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 1010 p4p, 2034 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 141 p4p, 270 weight class). Yeshua Immanuel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Immanuel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva 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.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Immanuel.
Immanuel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Immanuel.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Immanuel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Yeshua Immanuel has been cut.
Immanuel throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Immanuel is rocked!
Silva digs a good hook to Immanuel's body.
Oh Immanuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva finds Immanuel's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Immanuel flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Silva lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Immanuel will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Yeshua Immanuel stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hueng Son (ranked 752 p4p, 999 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 39 p4p, 49 weight class). Devin Hill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hueng Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hill sprawls well initially but Son persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hill tries to roll over but Son keeps him under control.
Hill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Son manages to get himself to full guard.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Hill has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hill stands and throws Son's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Son keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill working the strikes but Son uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Son is in trouble now - Hill has advanced to mount!
Son can't escape the position.
Son is working hard here to advance position.
You get the feeling that Son really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill landing strikes, looking to finish!
Son is rocked!
Hill loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Son scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hill land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hill stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Hill!
An out of breath Devin Hill 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Pierre (ranked 1316 p4p, 557 weight class) and Antti Railio (ranked 58 p4p, 34 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Pierre !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Railio. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Railio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Railio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre misses with a shot to the body
and Railio counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jacques Pierre has been cut.
Pierre throws the left hand but Railio avoids the punch easily.
Pierre lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Railio looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
Pierre swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Railio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Pierre .
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Railio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Railio throws a right hand that misses
and Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Railio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierre misses with a hook. Railio ducked under it nicely.
Railio throws an off balance right hand
and Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and Railio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Antti Railio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Railio at a distance.
Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pierre cracks Railio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Railio manages to avoid it.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Railio is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Railio misses with a hook to the body
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Antti Railio's cut even more.
Pierre drops Railio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Railio looks back up at him and smiles so Pierre waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Railio! But no joy.
Railio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've been told by Pierre 's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Railio connects with a body shot that sends Pierre 's belly button to the back.
Railio swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Railio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Railio finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre 's head.
Railio throws a hook to the side of Pierre 's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Railio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Railio throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Railio missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Pierre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Railio misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Railio misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Railio misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Railio! But no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Railio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pierre has got the better of the exchanges.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Railio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Railio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre .
Pierre appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Railio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Pierre scores with the left hand. Railio knows he should have avoided that one.
The cut above Antti Railio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A shot to the body from Railio misses
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Railio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacques Pierre 's cut is getting worse.
Railio cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jacques Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre cracks a nice hook into Railio's ribs.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Railio.
Railio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierre .
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Railio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pierre misses the target.
Railio throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Railio misses the target.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Railio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Railio lands the left hand.
Jacques Pierre 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pierre lands a left and a right that send Railio crashing to the mat, dazed. Pierre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Railio. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Railio misses with a body punch
and Pierre counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Pierre !
Our winner, Jacques Pierre , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 916 p4p, 904 weight class) and Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 48 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchusuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tchusuk misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen 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.
Tchusuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tchusuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pulkkinen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tchusuk.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tchusuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tchusuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tchusuk avoids a kick to the body.
Tchusuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pulkkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tchusuk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Tchusuk throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Tchusuk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pulkkinen.
Tchusuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
It seemed like Pulkkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen throws a counter combo.
Pulkkinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tchusuk.
Pulkkinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchusuk misses the target.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch.
Pulkkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tchusuk is looking to counter punch.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tchusuk misses the jab.
Tchusuk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pulkkinen.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Good work by Pulkkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws out a counter right but Tchusuk avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk connects with a jab.
Tchusuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Tchusuk.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Tchusuk misses.
Despite the aggression on Pulkkinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchusuk throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tchusuk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tchusuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Tchusuk is out of range.
Tchusuk throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
Pulkkinen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pulkkinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pulkkinen works the jab nicely.
Tchusuk throws a low kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Tchusuk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tchusuk missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
Tchusuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tchusuk.
An inside leg kick lands from Tchusuk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tchusuk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tchusuk connects with a body shot.
Tchusuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tchusuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchusuk loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Pulkkinen misses with a right hand
and Tchusuk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tchusuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Tchusuk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tchusuk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tchusuk throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tchusuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Sloppy strikes from Pulkkinen. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Tchusuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
That's time! Tchusuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tchusuk avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Sepi Pulkkinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tchusuk moves in looking to clinch but Pulkkinen pushes him off.
Pulkkinen throws a shot to the body.
Tchusuk checks a leg kick.
Tchusuk throwing a counter right hand but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Tchusuk lands a head shot.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is looking for the big counter here.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tchusuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulkkinen can do to turn this around?
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tchusuk has time to react.
Tchusuk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pulkkinen unleashes a big counter combination but Tchusuk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tchusuk closes the distance and clinches.
Tchusuk is working Pulkkinen over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tchusuk.
Pulkkinen is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Tchusuk.
Pulkkinen avoiding damage as Tchusuk throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Tchusuk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
Tchusuk scores with a shot to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Tchusuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tchusuk is working Pulkkinen over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
Tchusuk lands a left hand.
Tchusuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Tchusuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Pulkkinen avoids the damage to the body.
Tchusuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tchusuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pulkkinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tchusuk.
A hook to the body from Tchusuk.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tchusuk here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tchusuk tries to throw a body punch but Pulkkinen avoids it by throwing Tchusuk back against the cage.
Tchusuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tchusuk tries to throw a body punch but Pulkkinen avoids it by throwing Tchusuk back against the cage.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tchusuk.
Pulkkinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Tchusuk as the two fighters clinch.
Tchusuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tchusuk throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Tchusuk misses.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tchusuk scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tchusuk lands a body shot.
Kenny Tchusuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Tchusuk lands a nice looking body kick.
Tchusuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulkkinen 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.
Pulkkinen drops his hands momentarily and Tchusuk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tchusuk misses with a looping left.
Pulkkinen tries to counter with a clinch but Tchusuk shakes him off and moves away.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tchusuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Tchusuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tchusuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulkkinen is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen looks to land a right hand but Tchusuk moved out of range.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tchusuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pulkkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tchusuk forces Pulkkinen back against the cage and clinches.
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
Tchusuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pulkkinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchusuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pulkkinen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tchusuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tchusuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tchusuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Tchusuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tchusuk - that landed with a thud.
Tchusuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tchusuk throws an elbow but it misses.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Tchusuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
That's time! Tchusuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tchusuk throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tchusuk scores with a decent looking hook.
Tchusuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tchusuk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range and Tchusuk settles back down.
Tchusuk feints a jab promting Pulkkinen to slip. Tchusuk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pulkkinen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tchusuk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot.
Tchusuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen wants to counter the offense by Tchusuk and move into the clinch position.
Pulkkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Tchusuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tchusuk throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Pulkkinen blocks the leg kick.
Tchusuk looks to land a combination but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
Tchusuk misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tchusuk checks a leg kick nicely.
Tchusuk swings for the body but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tchusuk.
A head kick by Pulkkinen misses
and Tchusuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tchusuk lands a body shot.
Pulkkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a chopping leg kick but Pulkkinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Pulkkinen.
Tchusuk scores with a jab. Pulkkinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Tchusuk.
Pulkkinen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tchusuk feints and then cracks Pulkkinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pulkkinen down.
Tchusuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen misses with a wild combination.
Tchusuk swings for the body but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Tchusuk connects with a right hand. Pulkkinen shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Tchusuk.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tchusuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk closes the distance and clinches.
Tchusuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.
Pulkkinen is trying to break the clinch but Tchusuk has him pressed against the cage.
Pulkkinen lands with a right to the head.
Sepi Pulkkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulkkinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pulkkinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tchusuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Tchusuk misses.
Tchusuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tchusuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tchusuk throws a body kick that misses.
Tchusuk throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Tchusuk slips under a jab from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen throws a counter combo.
Tchusuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Tchusuk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tchusuk throws a leg kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a good low kick that Tchusuk was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen misses with a two punch combination.
Tchusuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tchusuk ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Tchusuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tchusuk 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Tchusuk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Manivong (ranked 532 p4p, 425 weight class) and Sven Torvik (ranked 27 p4p, 20 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akuma Manivong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvik walks into a stiff left hand from Manivong.
It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torvik. That's going to slow Manivong down.
Good work by Manivong as he checks the leg kick.
Manivong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Torvik coming out on top.
Torvik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manivong is out of range and Torvik settles back down.
Torvik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manivong throws a leg kick that misses.
Manivong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torvik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manivong.
It looked like Manivong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Torvik.
Torvik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manivong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manivong shoots in looking for a takedown. Torvik tries to sprawl out of it but Manivong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torvik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manivong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torvik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manivong throws a shot from downtown. Torvik moves away and avoids it.
Torvik connects with a leg kick.
Torvik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torvik.
Torvik scores with a jab to the body.
Torvik misses with a looping left.
Manivong throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torvik. Manivong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torvik is looking to score with low kicks.
Manivong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Torvik pushes Manivong away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik connects with a right hand. Manivong shakes it off.
Torvik throws a hook but Manivong blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Manivong misses the target.
Torvik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torvik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manivong misses the shot to the body.
Torvik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manivong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torvik is fending him off so far but Manivong persists. Nope, Torvik circles away and we're back to standing.
Torvik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torvik misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Torvik.
Torvik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torvik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manivong has his takedown stuffed
and Manivong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akuma Manivong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torvik scoring well with a low kick there.
Torvik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manivong misses with a head kick.
Manivong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torvik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manivong. That did some damage!
Torvik looks to score with a jab to the body but Manivong is just out of range.
Manivong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Torvik tenderised Manivong's leg. Manivong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torvik throws a leg kick that misses.
Manivong catches Torvik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manivong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torvik manages to avoid it.
Sven Torvik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torvik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manivong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manivong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Torvik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Manivong is in Torvik's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Manivong postures up.
Torvik is controlling Manivong's posture.
Manivong looking to pass the guard.
Torvik trying to control the position here.
Torvik is continuing to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manivong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torvik pulls Manivong in close to his closed guard and prevents Manivong from doing any damage or advancing position.
Torvik trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Torvik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Torvik's cut.
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.
Torvik throws a leg kick but Manivong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manivong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manivong wants to clinch
and Torvik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Manivong misses with a lunging right hand
and Manivong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torvik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Torvik misses.
Torvik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manivong.
Torvik connects with a right hand. Manivong shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torvik swings for the body but Manivong moves out of range.
Torvik misses with a right hand
and Manivong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torvik thinking.
The crowd cheers as Torvik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manivong doesn't seem phased though.
A clash of legs there as Manivong blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manivong throws a head kick but Torvik moves out of range.
Torvik tries a quick counter leg kick but Manivong is wise to it.
Manivong closes the distance and clinches up with Torvik, looking for a takedown. Manivong pushes Torvik against the cage but Torvik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Torvik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torvik scores with a punch to the head.
Manivong tries to clinch up but Torvik circles away and keeps his distance.
Manivong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torvik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sven Torvik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torvik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manivong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Manivong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sven Torvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manivong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torvik.
Torvik lands a leg kick that knocks Manivong off balance momentarily.
Manivong fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torvik! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torvik throws a leg kick which misses Manivong's front leg but catches the back leg as Manivong tries to avoid it.
Torvik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Manivong is out of range and Torvik settles back down.
Torvik catches Manivong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manivong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torvik.
Torvik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torvik scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manivong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Torvik if he has to take too many more of those.
Torvik connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torvik scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torvik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Torvik.
Torvik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manivong.
Torvik with the inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Torvik misses
and Manivong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manivong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torvik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manivong has time to react.
Torvik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torvik feints and then cracks Manivong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manivong down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torvik works Manivong's body with a nice hook.
Torvik throws a jab but it's blocked by Manivong.
Manivong's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Manivong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manivong is looking to score with low kicks.
Manivong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torvik.
Torvik with a hook.
Manivong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Torvik getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Manivong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torvik - the referee stops the clock and Manivong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torvik. Manivong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torvik cracks Manivong with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Manivong looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Torvik finish him?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Torvik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sven Torvik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torvik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manivong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Manivong.
Torvik throws a hook but Manivong blocks it.
Manivong is looking to clinch.
Torvik appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Torvik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manivong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torvik lands with an uppercut that bounces Manivong off the cage and back into range.
Torvik throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manivong tries to clinch but Torvik moves out of range.
Torvik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Torvik. No joy for Manivong on that attempt.
Torvik was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Torvik has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manivong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torvik connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torvik.
Torvik checks a low kick from Manivong.
Torvik connects with a solid leg kick.
Manivong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Torvik backs away, Manivong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torvik.
Torvik throws a low kick but Manivong moves out of range easily.
Torvik throws a low kick, looking for Manivong's leg but Manivong calmly moves out of range.
Torvik throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Manivong to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manivong. Torvik does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manivong misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manivong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Torvik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torvik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torvik scores with a leg kick.
Torvik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manivong misses with a low kick as Torvik jumps back.
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!
Manivong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manivong needs to keep his hands up - Torvik had a free shot at his head there.
Torvik gets tackled into the cage by Manivong. Manivong maintains the clinch.
Manivong misses with the head strike.
Torvik misses with a body punch.
Manivong scores with a shoulder strike.
Akuma Manivong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik prevents a body shot from Manivong.
Torvik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Torvik.
Torvik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torvik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manivongs head.
A body shot lands from Torvik.
Torvik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Torvik - that landed with a thud.
Torvik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torvik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manivong takes a shot to the head.
Torvik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manivong backwards.
Torvik tries to work over Manivong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torvik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manivongs head.
Manivong misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manivong swings wildly with an uppercut but Torvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torvik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Torvik lands a shot to the body.
Torvik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manivong backwards.
Torvik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torvik digs a right hand into Manivong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manivong's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik struggles to land a body shot inside as Manivong controls his hands.
Torvik tries a body shot but Manivong blocks it.
Sven Torvik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torvik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manivong backwards.
Torvik tries to throw a body punch but Manivong avoids it by throwing Torvik back against the cage.
Manivong working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manivong.
Torvik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torvik lands with a right to the head.
Manivong has a couple of punches blocked by Torvik.
Torvik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torvik working aggressively here.
Torvik manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Torvik.
Torvik throws a shot to the body.
Torvik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Torvik lands a front kick.
Torvik scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Torvik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Torvik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Torvik!
A victorious Sven Torvik thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Narushima (ranked 169 p4p, 184 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 9 p4p, 13 weight class). Narushima comes to the cage accompanied by Little Sis Nora - MDMA (Erikootsa Hardstyle Remix) |. Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zeta Knox enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Narushima !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox slips under a jab.
Narushima has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Narushima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Narushima .
Narushima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws the left hand but Narushima avoids the punch easily.
Knox scores with a one two! Narushima had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Leonardo Narushima has been cut.
Knox misses with a hook. Narushima ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Narushima misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox misses with a hook
and Narushima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Narushima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narushima manages to avoid it.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Narushima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Narushima misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a nice right hand that sends Narushima toppling to the canvas! Narushima scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knox finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Narushima moved out of range nicely.
Knox takes a swing at Narushima 's ribcage but misses.
Narushima throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knox walks into a jab.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Narushima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Narushima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Narushima is rocked!
Narushima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Narushima badly! He tries to strike back but Knox puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Narushima out cold! Oh man, Narushima will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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