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WVT 127: Takahashi v Bloodaxe PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Medieval Mercenary (ranked 21560 p4p, 3788 weight class) and Adlartok Chizutere (ranked 552 p4p, 444 weight class). Chizutere has chosen Choices And Mistakes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adlartok Chizutere!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercenary there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chizutere scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mercenary throws a jab but it's blocked by Chizutere.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Chizutere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chizutere missing with a left hand there. Mercenary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chizutere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mercenary connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mercenary slips under a jab from Chizutere.
Mercenary throws a leg kick which misses Chizutere's front leg but catches the back leg as Chizutere tries to avoid it.
Mercenary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chizutere.
Chizutere staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Chizutere moves out of range.
Chizutere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercenary throws a body shot but no joy.
Chizutere 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.
Mercenary looks to score with a jab to the body but Chizutere is just out of range.
Chizutere lands a nice hook to Mercenary's body. Mercenary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chizutere misses the jab.
Chizutere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chizutere takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chizutere walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
Mercenary slips a straight right by Chizutere.
Mercenary throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chizutere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mercenary thuds a left hand into Chizutere's body.
A swing and a miss from Chizutere.
Chizutere walks into a straight right hand from Mercenary.
Mercenary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chizutere was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercenary.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chizutere lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercenary's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chizutere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands with a shot to the body.
Mercenary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chizutere throws a jab when Mercenary was well out of range.
Chizutere lands a jab.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mercenary misses with a right hand
and Chizutere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Mercenary is rocked!
Chizutere keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chizutere.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Chizutere might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab, jab by Chizutere - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercenary. Chizutere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chizutere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chizutere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercenary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercenary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Chizutere avoids them all with ease.
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Chizutere's shoulder, as Chizutere tries to avoid the shot.
Chizutere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chizutere is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercenary had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mercenary blocks a jab.
As Chizutere backs away, Mercenary returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mercenary takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chizutere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chizutere takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chizutere manages to avoid it.
Mercenary scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Chizutere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mercenary doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Mercenary 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chizutere misses with a straight left.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chizutere appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chizutere chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercenary can pounce on him.
A head kick by Mercenary misses
and Chizutere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chizutere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercenary ducks under a wild hook from Chizutere.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Chizutere as he connects with a hook.
Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chizutere.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercenary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chizutere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercenary's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chizutere moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mercenary throws a jab when Chizutere was well out of range.
A big left from Chizutere misses.
Mercenary throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary lands with an uppercut that bounces Chizutere off the cage and back into range.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chizutere throws a right hand that misses
and Mercenary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chizutere moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Chizutere moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Chizutere misses.
Chizutere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adlartok Chizutere will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mercenary moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Adlartok Chizutere has been cut.
Mercenary swings for the body but Chizutere moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Chizutere checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Chizutere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary moves away from the strike by Chizutere.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Chizutere as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercenary swings widly with a right hand
and Chizutere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chizutere takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chizutere misses with a looping right.
Mercenary went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chizutere slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Chizutere throws the left hand but Mercenary avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chizutere manages to avoid it.
Mercenary staying out of range there.
Chizutere moves out of range as Mercenary strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chizutere misses its intended target.
Chizutere swings for the body but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Chizutere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chizutere catches Mercenary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mercenary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chizutere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mercenary scrambles back to his feet.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut
and Chizutere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
and Chizutere counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mercenary! He's just covering up as Chizutere starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adlartok Chizutere!
After winning the bout, Adlartok Chizutere thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 15315 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Frank Blank (ranked 242 p4p, 159 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 35 - 50 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Blank!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Blank does no damage.
Alzado throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alzado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alzado shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alzado throws out a loose jab but Blank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blank throws a series of punches but Alzado moves out of range.
Blank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alzado misses with a punch on the inside.
Blank breaks the clinch.
Alzado moves in looking to clinch but Blank pushes him off.
Blank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alzado.
Blank thuds his right hand into Alzado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blank connects with a combination that backs up Alzado into the cage. Blank lands a flurry of punches that gets past Alzado's guard. Alzado is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Blank bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Blank!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 2734 p4p, 2758 weight class) and Igor Trubitsyn (ranked 353 p4p, 355 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Hell Yeah blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Trubitsyn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Trubitsyn.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Trubitsyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trubitsyn avoids the body shot from Jones.
Trubitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trubitsyn scores with a jab to the head.
Jones swings for the body but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Trubitsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trubitsyn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trubitsyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trubitsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn slips under a jab.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trubitsyn's hands.
Trubitsyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Trubitsyn moves out of range easily.
Jab by Trubitsyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones jabs Trubitsyn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Trubitsyn throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trubitsyn ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Trubitsyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Trubitsyn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trubitsyn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trubitsyn scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Trubitsyn moves his leg out of the way.
Trubitsyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Igor Trubitsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trubitsyn moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trubitsyn tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Trubitsyn back against the cage.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trubitsyn.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Trubitsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trubitsyn.
Jones avoiding damage as Trubitsyn throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trubitsyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trubitsyn.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trubitsyn backwards.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trubitsyn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trubitsyn lands a knee to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Trubitsyn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stall.
Trubitsyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trubitsyn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Trubitsyn tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trubitsyn breaks from the clinch.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trubitsyn throws out the jab.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trubitsyn misses with a two punch combination.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trubitsyn.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dingleberry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Trubitsyn.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trubitsyn throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Trubitsyn counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Trubitsyn scores with a nice right hand.
Trubitsyn is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trubitsyn. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trubitsyn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trubitsyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
Trubitsyn throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
Trubitsyn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trubitsyn throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trubitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trubitsyn throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Jones crashing down! Jones tries to stagger back to his feet but Trubitsyn just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Jones asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Trubitsyn!
Igor Trubitsyn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Archer (ranked 1875 p4p, 2202 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 306 p4p, 351 weight class). Murphy has chosen Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music. Paddy Murphy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonathan Archer's chin.
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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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Archer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy lands with a kick to the temple. Archer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murphy slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Archer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Archer cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Archer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy throws a head kick but Archer moves out of range.
Archer throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Archer avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Archer circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Archer throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Archer feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Archer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Archer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Archer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Archer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jonathan Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Archer cracks Murphy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murphy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Archer finish him?
 Murphy is rocked!
Archer weaves into range and cracks Murphy right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Murphy goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Archer is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Archer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 1275 p4p, 1241 weight class) and Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 178 p4p, 176 weight class). Bleak comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast - Rammstein. Akhmed Dudayev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhmed Dudayev!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudayev with a jab.
A big right from Dudayev misses.
Nice cross by Dudayev.
Dudayev misses with a body punch
and Bleak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bleak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dudayev connects with a right hand. Bleak shakes it off.
Bleak is rocked!
Bleak lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudayev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Bleak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dudayev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak switches off momentarily and Dudayev cracks him with a monster right hand! Bleak topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Dudayev dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Dudayev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akhmed Dudayev!
Akhmed Dudayev gave a mention to AVALON in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Wulfgang Bleak stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't mind the pain, it helps remember the lesson. Great job by my opponent, he earned it. But I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 1450 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Carlton Smithers (ranked 76 p4p, 97 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 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlton Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers throws a lazy head kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Smithers dips to his left and cracks Pulkkinen with an uppercut!
Smithers missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen looks to land a left hand but Smithers moved out of range nicely.
Smithers scores with a nice right hand.
Smithers throws a lazy head kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp one two that drops Smithers! Pulkkinen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smithers to his feet! Smithers is in big trouble!
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp one two that drops Smithers! Pulkkinen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smithers to his feet! Smithers is in big trouble!
Smithers is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a huge right that knocks Smithers out cold! Pulkkinen is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sepi Pulkkinen!
Sepi Pulkkinen took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoner Steve (ranked 400 p4p, 578 weight class) and Macka Briggs (ranked 62 p4p, 96 weight class). Briggs has chosen Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Briggs.
Briggs scores with a jab. Steve acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steve walks into a jab.
Steve scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Steve scores with a punch to the head.
Briggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve checks a leg kick.
Briggs throws a combination. Steve tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve moves out of range as Briggs strikes.
Briggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Briggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Briggs lands the left hand.
Steve misses the body punch
and Briggs counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs scores with a takedown into Steve's guard.
Briggs trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Steve pulls Briggs in close to his closed guard and prevents Briggs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Briggs from controlling successfully.
Briggs is fighting to break Steve's control of his arms but Steve is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Briggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steve works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
Steve 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs throws an elbow that misses. Steve uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Briggs's guard. Nice move by Steve!
Briggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there.
Steve controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Briggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Briggs, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve controlling from the top position.
Steve has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Briggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Steve is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Briggs lands a body shot.
Briggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Briggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Steve.
Briggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Briggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Briggs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Briggs lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macka Briggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steve throws a hook but Briggs blocks it.
Briggs throws a big shot that misses.
Briggs tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Steve tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macka Briggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Briggs misses with an uppercut.
Briggs digs a good body shot into Steve's ribs.
Briggs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steve finds it's way round the side to connect with Briggs's head.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Steve blocks the leg kick.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Briggs.
Briggs throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
Briggs throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Macka Briggs's cut even more.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Briggs misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Briggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Briggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs connects with a single shot there.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
Briggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Briggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Steve takes one on the button.
Steve is rocked!
Briggs batters Steve with a massive right followed by a huge left! Steve is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Briggs lands a final crushing right hand to drop Steve to the mat with a gruesome thud! Briggs is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Macka Briggs!
After winning the bout, Macka Briggs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 135 p4p, 159 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 20 p4p, 26 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Matikainen tries to get set, Sitsongrit tries to push him back and clinch up but Matikainen manages to avoid the attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matikainen throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Matikainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Matikainen connects with a crisp jab.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matikainen thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matikainen thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matikainen 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.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Matikainen missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matikainen.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matikainen is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Matikainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Matikainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Matikainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matikainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Matikainen with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matikainen avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Matikainen throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Matikainen dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Matikainen misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Matikainen lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Matikainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Matikainen tries to avoid it.
Matikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Matikainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matikainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matikainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matikainen moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
No joy there for Matikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a lazy body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matikainen's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Matikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matikainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit motions for Matikainen to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
A clash of legs there as Matikainen blocks the low kick.
Matikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Matikainen fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sitsongrit.
Matikainen managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matikainen.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
Matikainen defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen slips under a jab.
Matikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Matikainen throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Matikainen works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Matikainen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
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.
Matikainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Matikainen punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit cracks Matikainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Matikainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matikainen throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Matikainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Matikainen misses.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Matikainen sees coming a mile off.
Matikainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Matikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Nice uppercut there from Matikainen.
Matikainen 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Matikainen.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matikainen swinging wildly here.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Matikainen's head but Matikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matikainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matikainen lands a body shot.
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Matikainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matikainen misses with a hook
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Matikainen's legs.
Matikainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matikainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matikainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madkhao Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matikainen delivers a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matikainen cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Matikainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Matikainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matikainen cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
Matikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Matikainen scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Matikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Matikainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matikainen jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Matikainen is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matikainen's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Matikainen is out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Matikainen is just out of range.
Matikainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit lunges at Matikainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matikainen's hand.
Matikainen throws a good cross that connects.
Matikainen avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Matikainen saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Matikainen's leg but Matikainen calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Matikainen swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Matikainen throws a body kick.
Matikainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matikainen throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matikainen is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit thumps Matikainen with a low kick.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
Matikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Matikainen misses the target.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matikainen lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Matikainen jumps back.
Matikainen lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matikainen can pounce on him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matikainen.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Matikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Matikainen misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matikainen.
Matikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matikainen throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matikainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matikainen connects with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Matikainen blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
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!
Matikainen scores with a body shot.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Matikainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matikainen in his tracks.
Matikainen is rocked!
Matikainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matikainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Matikainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matikainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Matikainen pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matikainen.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Matikainen.
Matikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matikainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Matikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Matikainen misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Matikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Matikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matikainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
Matikainen misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Matikainen throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Matikainen in the body.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matikainen is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Matikainen misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Matikainen down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Matikainen throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matikainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Matikainen scores with a nice head shot.
Matikainen throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Matikainen sprawling to the canvas! Matikainen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sitsongrit finish him?!
That has opened up DaMatti Matikainen's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Matikainen blocks the leg kick.
Matikainen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Matikainen.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Matikainen avoided it.
Matikainen tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Madkhao Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matikainen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
After winning the bout, DaMatti Matikainen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torvik (ranked 247 p4p, 243 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 17 p4p, 16 weight class). Torvik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MUPP & Sadfriendd - BLOODY!. Sven Torvik has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvik throws a wild body kick that Veainu sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Veainu misses.
Torvik throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
Torvik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Veainu.
 It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik throws a head kick but Veainu moves out of range.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Torvik misses
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Torvik throws a leg kick but Veainu checks it.
Veainu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torvik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torvik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
Veainu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torvik to score with a decent uppercut.
Torvik slips a jab from Veainu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvik bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Veainu's head backwards.
Torvik lands a really nice looking cross but Veainu seems unphased.
Torvik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Veainu has time to react.
That has opened up Vunipola Veainu's cut even more.
Torvik connects with a solid leg kick.
Torvik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torvik loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
Torvik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Torvik has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Veainu misses with a shot to the body
enabling Torvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Veainu's corner calls for a 1-2. Veainu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torvik 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 Veainu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Veainu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik connects with a leg kick.
Torvik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The cut above Vunipola Veainu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Torvik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torvik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torvik is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Torvik loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
Veainu 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.
Torvik misses with a wild body shot.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torvik motions for Veainu to come forward. Torvik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Veainu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Torvik misses
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Sven Torvik's cut is getting worse.
Torvik misses with a leg kick
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Torvik toppling to the canvas! Torvik scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Torvik misses with a body shot
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Sven Torvik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torvik.
Torvik is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torvik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Veainu misses with a hook. Torvik ducked under it nicely.
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torvik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torvik lands a nice looking kick to the body. Veainu takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik lunges at Veainu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veainu's hand.
Vunipola Veainu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Veainu throws out a loose jab but Torvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Torvik there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vunipola Veainu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sven Torvik!
Sven Torvik 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 4 p4p, 191 weight class) and Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 1 p4p, 31 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by SMOKING & THINKING. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a low kick but Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Takahashi works the jab nicely.
Takahashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takahashi misses with a right hand
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi closes the distance but Bloodaxe moves to the side
and Bloodaxe counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi looks to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Takahashi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Takahashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bloodaxe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bloodaxe blocks a head kick by Takahashi.
Bloodaxe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Takahashi
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Bloodaxe throws a fast counter high kick but Takahashi manages to duck under it in time.
Takahashi blocks a leg kick.
Takahashi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Takahashi instigates a clinch.
Takahashi misses with the head strike.
Bloodaxe breaks from the clinch.
Takahashi closes the distance but Bloodaxe moves to the side
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a hook
and Bloodaxe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a front kick aimed at Bloodaxe's knee but Bloodaxe avoids it well.
Bloodaxe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Takahashi with a body shot.
Takahashi with a jab.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Takahashi saw that one coming.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takahashi stuns Bloodaxe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Takahashi looks to land a body kick but Bloodaxe moved away.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Takahashi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the body
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with a one-two to the body.
Bloodaxe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryoto Takahashi's cut is getting worse.
Bloodaxe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Takahashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Takahashi is controlling him.
Takahashi jumps guard but Bloodaxe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bloodaxe misses with a body punch.
Bloodaxe manages to break the clinch.
Takahashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takahashi throws a sloppy body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi misses the body punch
and Bloodaxe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodaxe.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Takahashi misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Takahashi tries to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodaxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryoto Takahashi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takahashi scores with a body shot.
Takahashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Bloodaxe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and Bloodaxe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bloodaxe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bloodaxe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takahashi closes the distance and clinches.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but Bloodaxe avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
Bloodaxe working aggressively here.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Takahashi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunnar Bloodaxe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi'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.
Takahashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodaxe is looking to chop away at Takahashi's legs.
Takahashi looks to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Takahashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takahashi is looking to wear down Bloodaxe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takahashi closes the distance but Bloodaxe moves to the side
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takahashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bloodaxe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a push kick but Bloodaxe slaps the foot to one side.
Bloodaxe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bloodaxe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
Bloodaxe flicks out a counter leg kick but Takahashi steps away.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild combination.
Takahashi scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Takahashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodaxe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi catches Bloodaxe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takahashi moves out of range as Bloodaxe strikes.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bloodaxe throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi looks to clinch
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body kick there by Takahashi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gunnar Bloodaxe just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi'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.
Takahashi has closed the distance and engaged Bloodaxe in a clinch.
Bloodaxe tries to throw a body punch but Takahashi avoids it by throwing Bloodaxe back against the cage.
Takahashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takahashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to break the clinch but Takahashi is controlling the position.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Bloodaxe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
Takahashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloodaxes head.
Bloodaxe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takahashi lands an uppercut.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Bloodaxe looking to pass the guard.
Bloodaxe trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi keeping full guard, as Bloodaxe tries to pass.
Bloodaxe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Takahashi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bloodaxe, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bloodaxe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Takahashi is now in half guard.
Bloodaxe trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Takahashi manages to pass to mount!
Ryoto Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe wants to control but Takahashi is having none of it.
Bloodaxe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bloodaxe is still trying to improve position.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bloodaxe tries to hold on but Takahashi postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bloodaxe tries to improve his position but Takahashi has taken his back! Takahashi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Bloodaxe tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Takahashi pushes Bloodaxe away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi retains his lightweight title!
Ryoto Takahashi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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