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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 3803 p4p, 23359 weight class) and Yuta Sanguiao (ranked 398 p4p, 478 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 35 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuta Sanguiao!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from King.
King 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.
 It looks like Yuta Sanguiao has been cut.
King is looking to slow Sanguiao down with leg kicks.
Sanguiao goes for a double leg but King avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as King continues to drive forward.
Sanguiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Sanguiao blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
A good leg kick by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguiao blocks a jab.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a leg kick.
King misses with a looping right.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanguiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King gets caught napping as Sanguiao dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanguiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King wants to stand but Sanguiao is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Sanguiao told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
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.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanguiao postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanguiao drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Sanguiao as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! King screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Sanguiao! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Yuta Sanguiao!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Crazyhorse (ranked 1251 p4p, 1742 weight class) and Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (ranked 49 p4p, 63 weight class). Crazyhorse comes to the cage accompanied by They Donβt Care About Us. Heydrich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wass wollen wir trinken. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crazyhorse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazyhorse looks to score with a jab to the body but Heydrich is just out of range.
Crazyhorse works the jab nicely.
Crazyhorse misses with an uppercut.
Crazyhorse gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Heydrich to score an easy takedown into full 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.
Crazyhorse trying to keep a closed guard but Heydrich is proving a slippery customer.
Heydrich wants to pass the guard but Crazyhorse is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazyhorse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heydrich defends it easily.
Crazyhorse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heydrich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crazyhorse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heydrich defends it easily.
Crazyhorse has momentary wrist control but Heydrich slips an elbow through the middle.
Heydrich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crazyhorse has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Heydrich has managed to get both his arms back between Crazyhorse's legs - danger averted.
Heydrich sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crazyhorse trying to control the position.
That's two 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.
Crazyhorse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heydrich is one step ahead there.
Heydrich looking to pass the guard.
Heydrich throws a big right hand that misses.
Heydrich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heydrich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heydrich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crazyhorse trying to keep a closed guard but Heydrich is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Crazyhorse misses its target.
Heydrich thuds a left hand into Crazyhorse's body.
Crazyhorse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heydrich manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Crazyhorse on his heels. He'll look to pass Crazyhorse's guard now, I'm sure.
Crazyhorse is looking for a triangle here but Heydrich uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Crazyhorse stops Heydrich from passing to mount.
Heydrich remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse wants to control but Heydrich postures up.
Heydrich advances to full mount.
Heydrich scoring with strikes but Crazyhorse is staying in there.
Crazyhorse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Heydrich controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Heydrich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Heydrich working his ground and pound in the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crazyhorse regains half guard.
Heydrich thows a huge punch but Crazyhorse dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heydrich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heydrich looks for the body kick but Crazyhorse saw that one coming.
It looked like Crazyhorse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crazyhorse missing with a left hand there. Heydrich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crazyhorse gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Heydrich wants to control from the top but Crazyhorse keeps moving.
Heydrich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Heydrich wants to control from the top but Crazyhorse keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich looking to sit in guard and control but Crazyhorse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crazyhorse controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse has gone for a leg lock! Heydrich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Crazyhorse's guard.
Crazyhorse keeping moving, preventing Heydrich from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crazyhorse has control of Heydrich's left arm, preventing Heydrich from doing any damage.
Crazyhorse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heydrich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crazyhorse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crazyhorse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heydrich trying to control but Crazyhorse is working from the bottom.
Heydrich postures up.
Crazyhorse has his foot on Heydrich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Heydrich works his way back into a safe position though.
Crazyhorse looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crazyhorse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is looking for a triangle here but Heydrich uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Crazyhorse can't do much from the bottom here.
Crazyhorse tries to bench press Heydrich off him but Heydrich keeps the position.
Heydrich working the ground and pound from side control.
Crazyhorse is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Heydrich off and has taken his back!
Crazyhorse is looking for the choke from the back position but Heydrich is controlling his hands well.
Heydrich is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Crazyhorse off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Crazyhorse keeps control of the position easily here as Heydrich tries to buck him off.
Crazyhorse working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich is trying to break free.
Crazyhorse is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Heydrich is defending well though. Crazyhorse let's go of the attempt for now.
Crazyhorse trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Crazyhorse is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Heydrich has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heydrich is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Crazyhorse dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Heydrich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crazyhorse throws a big counter combination but Heydrich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heydrich lands a right hook to the body.
Heydrich avoids the body shot from Crazyhorse.
Heydrich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has been cut.
Crazyhorse looks to score with a jab to the body but Heydrich is just out of range.
Good shot there by Crazyhorse.
Heydrich fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Crazyhorse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James Crazyhorse is winning the standup battle so far.
Crazyhorse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crazyhorse lands with a kick to the temple. Heydrich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Heydrich looks to throw the jab but Crazyhorse is out of range.
Crazyhorse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heydrich was well out of range. Poor timing from Crazyhorse.
Heydrich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crazyhorse pinned against the cage. Crazyhorse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crazyhorse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James Crazyhorse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich.
Heydrich dives in and grabs Crazyhorse's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crazyhorse pushes down on Heydrich's head and hops out.
Crazyhorse shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heydrich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crazyhorse scores with a hook to the body. Heydrich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James Crazyhorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heydrich doesn't seem bothered though.
Crazyhorse throws a jab but it's blocked by Heydrich.
Heydrich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heydrich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crazyhorse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James Crazyhorse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crazyhorse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heydrich on the side of the head.
Crazyhorse throws the left hand but Heydrich avoids the punch easily.
Heydrich slips a jab from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heydrich can do to turn this around?
Crazyhorse just misses with a punch to the body.
Crazyhorse throws a jab when Heydrich was well out of range.
Heydrich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crazyhorse digs a good body shot into Heydrich's ribs.
Crazyhorse scores with a push kick.
Heydrich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crazyhorse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heydrich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crazyhorse cracks Heydrich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crazyhorse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heydrich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heydrich avoids the body shot from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heydrich.
Crazyhorse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heydrich circles away quickly and effectively.
Heydrich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crazyhorse misses the shot to the body.
Heydrich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse 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.
Crazyhorse loads up on a big right hand but Heydrich slips the punch.
Heydrich feints the counter takedown.
Heydrich slips a jab from Crazyhorse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich shoots in and drives through. Crazyhorse sprawls well.
Crazyhorse throwing a counter right hand but Heydrich manages to avoid it.
Crazyhorse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heydrich manages to avoid it.
Crazyhorse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heydrich is defended easily by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heydrich.
Crazyhorse lands with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Heydrich or perhaps it was just good defense by Crazyhorse, which made it look bad.
Crazyhorse lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Crazyhorse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crazyhorse 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Crazyhorse!
A relieved looking James Crazyhorse thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 1995 p4p, 937 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 296 p4p, 150 weight class). Kirov Sturmovik 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturmovik.
Sturmovik looks to throw the jab but Nti is out of range.
Sturmovik cracks Nti with a good jab.
Sturmovik throws a big shot that misses.
Sturmovik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nti blocks a low kick nicely.
Nti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Nti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturmovik takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Sturmovik cracks Nti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmovik misses with a two punch combination.
Sturmovik throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
Nti avoids the body shot from Sturmovik.
Nti 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.
Sturmovik throws a combination that misses
and Nti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik is trying to stand up here but Nti is controlling him well.
Sturmovik pushes Nti off but Nti dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Sturmovik is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nti has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A lull in the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sturmovik wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sturmovik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturmovik can pounce on him.
Nti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sturmovik is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturmovik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Sturmovik.
Nti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik scores with a leg kick.
Sturmovik misses with a hook to the body
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturmovik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Nti slips a jab and a cross from Sturmovik.
Sturmovik gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nti gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sturmovik is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwame Nti!
Our winner, Kwame Nti, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruddo Ryokale (ranked 1357 p4p, 2265 weight class) and Buzz Killer (ranked 186 p4p, 282 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruddo Ryokale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Killer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Killer.
Killer works over Ryokale's head and body with a nice combination.
Killer slips a straight right by Ryokale.
Killer misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryokale has a takedown stuffed.
Killer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ryokale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Killer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Killer does no damage.
Ryokale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Killer 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryokale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Killer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryokale.
Killer lands with a good body shot.
Ryokale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Killer pinned against the cage. Killer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Killer looks to land a combination but Ryokale avoids it well.
Killer dodges the punch combination from Ryokale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer connects with the punch.
Ryokale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Killer slips a jab and a cross from Ryokale.
Killer is looking for the big counter here.
Killer throws a nice looking combination but Ryokale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick by Ryokale misses
and Killer counters with a two punch combo.
Killer throws out a loose jab but Ryokale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryokale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Ryokale.
Ryokale dodges the punch combination from Killer.
Killer throws a right and a left that Ryokale avoids nicely.
As Killer looks to move away, Ryokale throws a big counter combo but Killer just gets out of the way.
Ryokale drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryokale throws a strike but Killer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryokale keeping full guard, as Killer tries to pass.
Ryokale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryokale working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Killer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ryokale is tightening it up a little... Killer has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Killer reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Killer taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ryokale!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ruddo Ryokale!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Halli (ranked 723 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 105 p4p, 140 weight class). Halli kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz. Corona has chosen Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reijo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 3, fighting out of London, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli forces Corona back against the cage and clinches.
Halli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Halli.
A head punch on the inside from Corona fails to land.
Halli struggles to land a body shot inside as Corona controls his hands.
Halli tries to throw a body punch but Corona avoids it by throwing Halli back against the cage.
Halli scores with a shot to the side of Corona's head.
Halli digs a right hand into Corona's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corona's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halli.
Corona gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Halli.
Corona has a couple of punches blocked by Halli.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halli as Corona tries to tie him up.
Halli has Corona pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Halli pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Corona tumbling to the mat - Halli dives into Corona's guard.
Corona keeping moving, preventing Halli from controlling successfully.
Corona looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halli is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Corona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corona bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halli's guard.
Halli 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.
Halli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Corona's guard.
Corona working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halli controlling from the top position.
Halli with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halli wants to control from the top but Corona keeps moving.
Corona escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Corona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Corona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corona looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Corona is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halli defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halli defends well.
Halli tries to free his leg and advance position but Corona is retaining full guard.
Corona is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Halli is not content to let Corona control the position.
Halli actively working from the bottom here.
Halli looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Halli has managed to free his arm - good work.
Corona is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Halli sees it coming and defends easily.
Halli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corona pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Halli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halli is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corona looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Corona looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Halli dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Corona throws a lazy head kick
and Halli counters with a takedown into side control.
Halli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Halli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Halli wants to control but Corona is keeping him busy.
We've been informed that Corona has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corona struggling a bit here.
Halli is working to tighten his grip on Corona's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Corona has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Halli is really squeezing tight and eventually Corona passes out! Halli breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Reijo Halli!
After the fight, Reijo Halli was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Juan Corona spoke after the fight, saying 'Wow! He is more badass than I thought.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svalbard Haudegen (ranked 589 p4p, 325 weight class) and Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 88 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svalbard Haudegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Haudegen slips under a jab from Bloodaxe.
Haudegen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haudegen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haudegen blocks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haudegen throws a hook to the side of Bloodaxe's head but Bloodaxe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haudegen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bloodaxe.
Jab from Bloodaxe.
Gunnar Bloodaxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haudegen's sensitive parts.
Haudegen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bloodaxe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haudegen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haudegen moves away from the strike by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bloodaxe throws an overhand right that lands on Haudegen's shoulder, as Haudegen tries to avoid the shot.
Haudegen feinted with a counter takedown.
Bloodaxe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bloodaxe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haudegen.
Bloodaxe catches Haudegen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haudegen checks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Haudegen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bloodaxe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haudegen jabs Bloodaxe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been hearing reports that Haudegen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bloodaxe ducks right into an uppercut from Haudegen.
Bloodaxe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bloodaxe looks to land a combination but Haudegen avoids it well.
Haudegen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slow jab from Bloodaxe misses its intended target.
Haudegen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haudegen.
Jab by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to score with a low kick but Haudegen moves his leg out of the way.
Haudegen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bloodaxe.
Haudegen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good standup being displayed there by Bloodaxe as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haudegen staying out of range there.
Bloodaxe throws out a loose jab but Haudegen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Haudegen saw that one coming.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Haudegen avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe 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.
Bloodaxe looks to land a left hand but Haudegen moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Haudegen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bloodaxe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haudegen is able to avoid easily.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodaxe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haudegen looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
Bloodaxe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Haudegen ducked under it nicely.
Haudegen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight right.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloodaxe misses with a right hand
and Haudegen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haudegen wants to control but Bloodaxe is keeping him busy.
Haudegen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haudegen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is trying to control but Haudegen passes into side control!
Haudegen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bloodaxe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Haudegen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haudegen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bloodaxe keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bloodaxe regains half guard.
Bloodaxe manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haudegen prevents Bloodaxe from getting back to his feet.
Haudegen is fighting to break Bloodaxe's control of his arms but Bloodaxe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bloodaxe being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
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.
Bloodaxe throws a looping overhand right but Haudegen ducks down to avoid it.
Bloodaxe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haudegen.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haudegen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bloodaxe is looking to slow Haudegen down with leg kicks.
Haudegen swings for the body but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Haudegen misses the jab.
Bloodaxe throws a shot from downtown. Haudegen moves away and avoids it.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Haudegen saw that one coming.
Haudegen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bloodaxe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bloodaxe misses with a looping right.
Bloodaxe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haudegen.
Haudegen takes one to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe throws a hook to the side of Haudegen's head but Haudegen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Haudegen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe looks to land a body kick but Haudegen moved away.
Bloodaxe looks to land a left hand but Haudegen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunnar Bloodaxe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haudegen drops his hands momentarily and Bloodaxe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bloodaxe misses with a left hand
and Haudegen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haudegen wants to take a breather but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Bloodaxe controlling the position well.
Bloodaxe trying to control here.
Haudegen is trying to control. Bloodaxe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haudegen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bloodaxe has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen is just content to waste time from the top position. Bloodaxe takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bloodaxe keeping moving, preventing Haudegen from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haudegen throws a series of punches but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Haudegen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloodaxe. Haudegen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haudegen drops his hands momentarily and Bloodaxe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haudegen misses with an uppercut. Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
A jab from Bloodaxe misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bloodaxe.
Haudegen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice head shot.
Bloodaxe throws a looping overhand right but Haudegen ducks down to avoid it.
Bloodaxe lunges at Haudegen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haudegen's hand.
Haudegen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haudegen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Haudegen saw that one coming.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
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!
Bloodaxe takes one to the chin there.
Haudegen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Haudegen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haudegen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bloodaxe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bloodaxe does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe gets caught flat footed, as Haudegen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bloodaxe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Haudegen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Haudegen 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.
Haudegen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Haudegen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Haudegen finds it's way through Bloodaxe's defenses.
Bloodaxe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haudegen ducks right into an uppercut from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a hook to the side of Haudegen's head but Haudegen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haudegen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haudegen staying out of range there.
Bloodaxe loads up on a big right hand but Haudegen slips the punch.
Haudegen ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Haudegen ducked under it nicely.
Haudegen looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight right.
Bloodaxe misses with a leg kick
so Haudegen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bloodaxe keeping moving, preventing Haudegen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haudegen controls the pace.
Haudegen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodaxe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodaxe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haudegen is one step ahead there.
Bloodaxe keeping moving, preventing Haudegen from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Svalbard Haudegen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haudegen misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodaxe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haudegen.
Bloodaxe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haudegen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloodaxe throws out the jab.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haudegen misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Bloodaxe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haudegen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bloodaxe swings for the body but Haudegen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Bloodaxe.
Haudegen catches Bloodaxe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bloodaxe throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodaxe throws a jab but it's blocked by Haudegen.
Haudegen misses with a wild body shot.
Haudegen throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haudegen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haudegen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Haudegen takes one to the chin there.
Bloodaxe misses with a looping left.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the head.
Bloodaxe thuds his right hand into Haudegen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haudegen misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haudegen swings for the body but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Haudegen misses with a looping left.
Bloodaxe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haudegen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
It seemed like Bloodaxe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick from Bloodaxe lands but Haudegen takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haudegen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Haudegen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haudegen throws a hook but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Haudegen misses with a straight right.
A combination from Haudegen does no damage.
Haudegen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight right.
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bloodaxe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haudegen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bloodaxe throws a shot to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a really nice looking cross but Haudegen seems unphased.
Bloodaxe throws a right and a left that Haudegen avoids nicely.
Haudegen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haudegen misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe with a hook.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Haudegen is out of range.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haudegen misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Bloodaxe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bloodaxe 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bloodaxe!
A relieved looking Gunnar Bloodaxe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 218 p4p, 371 weight class) and Apophis Kalmisto (ranked 32 p4p, 58 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by The Evil Scotsman. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Apophis Kalmisto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalmisto. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalmisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Logan catches Kalmisto right on the button with a cross.
Logan misses with a leg kick
and Kalmisto counters with a right hand to the body.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kalmisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalmisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Kalmisto's shoulder, as Kalmisto tries to avoid the shot.
Kalmisto lands a jab to Logan's midsection.
Logan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Logan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalmisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
Kalmisto checks a low kick from Logan.
Logan clobbers Kalmisto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kalmisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Logan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalmisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Logan.
Logan connects with a single shot there.
Logan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalmisto's head.
Logan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Logan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Logan blocks the body kick.
Kalmisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Kalmisto misses with a straight left.
Kalmisto misses with a two punch combination.
Kalmisto misses with a looping left.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kalmisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Logan blocks a head kick by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Kalmisto moves out of range easily.
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!
Kalmisto stalks Logan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Logan's face. Logan staggers backwards, shaken.
Kalmisto lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kalmisto misses with an uppercut.
Logan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Logan.
Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kalmisto throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalmisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kalmisto throws a series of punches but Logan avoids them all with ease.
Kalmisto throws out a leg kick but Logan moves out of range and Kalmisto only half commits.
Logan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kalmisto slips a straight right by Logan.
Kalmisto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kalmisto blocks a low kick nicely.
Logan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kalmisto's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Kalmisto blocks the leg kick.
Kalmisto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Logan.
Nice shot by Logan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kalmisto finds it's way round the side to connect with Logan's head.
It looks like Logan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Logan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Logan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kalmisto misses with a low kick as Logan jumps back.
Kalmisto wants to clinch.
Logan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kalmisto misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Logan. That's going to slow Kalmisto down.
Kalmisto lands a slapping body shot.
Kalmisto moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Logan's corner calls for a 1-2. Logan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kalmisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalmisto tried to score with a low kick but Logan checks it.
Jab by Logan.
Kalmisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalmisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan misses with a hook.
Kalmisto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Logan.
Logan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left lands for Kalmisto.
Some bone on bone action there as Logan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Logan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kalmisto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
Logan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kalmisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Kalmisto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Logan.
Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kalmisto throws a right hand that misses
and Logan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan digs a good body shot into Kalmisto's ribs.
Kalmisto looks to land a body kick but Logan moved away.
Kalmisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalmisto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalmisto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Logan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kalmisto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Logan scores with a nice right hand.
Logan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kalmisto is able to avoid easily.
Logan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kalmisto.
Logan tries to land a leg kick but Kalmisto saw it coming and moves away.
Kalmisto feints a counter leg kick.
Logan lands a head shot.
Logan misses with a hook.
Kalmisto looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
Logan 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.
Kalmisto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Kalmisto - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan defending well as Kalmisto loads up on a big left hand.
Kalmisto throws a big shot that misses.
Kalmisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Logan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kalmisto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Logan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalmisto has time to react.
Logan misses with a hook.
And Kalmisto responds with a good body kick, but Logan manages to step out the way in time.
Nice jab there from Logan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalmisto. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan moves out of range of the body kick.
Kalmisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kalmisto staying out of range there.
Logan moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kalmisto.
Nice straight punches there by Kalmisto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kalmisto.
Kalmisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kalmisto walks into a stiff left hand from Logan.
Kalmisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Kalmisto avoids the body shot from Logan.
Kalmisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Logan.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Kalmisto lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalmisto throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
Kalmisto misses with a right hand
and Kalmisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalmisto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Logan is out of range.
Kalmisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan jabs Kalmisto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Logan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kalmisto misses the jab.
Kalmisto cracks Logan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kalmisto throws a low kick but Logan avoids it.
Logan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kalmisto throws a solid leg kick but Logan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalmisto.
Logan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Logan works Kalmisto's body with a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Kalmisto ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Kalmisto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a hook to the body. Kalmisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalmisto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Logan misses with a left hand
and Kalmisto counters with a nice uppercut.
Logan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Kalmisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalmisto scores with a decent looking hook.
Logan misses with a leg kick.
Kalmisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan is looking to slow Kalmisto down with leg kicks.
Kalmisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Logan.
Kalmisto with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan's corner calls for a 1-2. Logan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kalmisto throws a jab when Logan was well out of range.
Logan scores with a shot to the body.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Kalmisto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kalmisto looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Logan will feel that in the morning.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto throws a head kick that misses
and Logan counters with a three punch combo that has Kalmisto backing up. Kalmisto nods at Logan to acknowledge the strikes.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto misses with a body shot.
Kalmisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
Kalmisto feints a counter leg kick.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Logan.
Kalmisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Logan.
Kalmisto throws a leg kick but Logan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Logan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalmisto is just out of range.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Kalmisto.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Kalmisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Kalmisto scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kalmisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Logan counters with a stiff right hand.
Frankie Logan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalmisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kalmisto tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
It looked like Logan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kalmisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Kalmisto there.
Kalmisto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Logan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Logan lands with a cross.
Kalmisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalmisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan checks a leg kick.
Logan checks a leg kick.
Kalmisto looks for the body kick but Logan saw that one coming.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Kalmisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Kalmisto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by Logan - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalmisto misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Kalmisto tries to move into range but Logan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kalmisto thows a body kick. Logan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Logan lands a head kick. Kalmisto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kalmisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Logan stuns Kalmisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Logan throws an off balance right hand
and Kalmisto counters with a nice leg kick.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalmisto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Logan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Apophis Kalmisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalmisto misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Logan misses the target.
Kalmisto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Logan with a jab.
Kalmisto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kalmisto misses with a body kick.
Kalmisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalmisto throws a quick inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Logan.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Kalmisto slips the punch.
Kalmisto takes one to the side of the head.
Logan is looking to chop away at Kalmisto's legs.
Kalmisto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Logan.
Kalmisto scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Kalmisto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalmisto. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalmisto moves away.
Kalmisto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Logan 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 Kalmisto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalmisto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kalmisto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Logan will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalmisto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Kalmisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalmisto throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan throwing a counter right hand but Kalmisto manages to avoid it.
Kalmisto tries to work over Logan's front leg with a kick but Logan checks it.
Logan scoring well with a low kick there.
Kalmisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by Logan.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Logan lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan lands a nice hook to Kalmisto's body. Kalmisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalmisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalmisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalmisto takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalmisto.
Logan works Kalmisto's body with a nice hook.
Logan thuds a left hand into Kalmisto's body.
Logan misses with a low kick as Kalmisto jumps back.
Kalmisto throws the kick towards the body but Logan avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Logan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kalmisto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Logan has got the better of the exchanges.
Kalmisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Logan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalmisto looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kalmisto.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Logan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Logan 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan 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 Bo Garrett (ranked 335 p4p, 475 weight class) and Bryan Gracie (ranked 52 p4p, 78 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garrett circles away.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Garrett circles away.
Garrett slips under a jab from Gracie.
Garrett is looking to counter the offense by Gracie and move into the clinch.
Garrett instigates a clinch.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrett lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Garrett takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Bo Garrett has been cut.
Garrett dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Garrett keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie 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.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garrett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garrett is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garrett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garrett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garrett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Gracie controls Garrett momentarily but Garrett frees himself.
Garrett is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Garrett is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Garrett is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bryan Gracie!
Bryan Gracie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 68 p4p, 233 weight class) and Kurki Potku (ranked 13 p4p, 37 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Rags2Riches. Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurki Potku!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku connects with a body shot.
Potku lands a nice looking body shot.
Potku misses with an uppercut
enabling Thibodeaux Jr. to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Potku.
Nice body punch from Potku.
Thibodeaux Jr. thuds a left hand into Potku's body.
Potku misses the jab.
Potku throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a left to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potku misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Potku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Potku.
Potku scores with a hook to the body. Thibodeaux Jr. takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Potku throws a solid leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Potku.
Thibodeaux Jr. swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potku throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Potku throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a right hand to the body.
Potku misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Thibodeaux Jr. wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurki Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. moved out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Potku misses with a body punch
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice right hand that sends Potku toppling to the canvas! Potku scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thibodeaux Jr. finish him?!
 Potku is rocked!
It looks like Kurki Potku has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from Potku
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a huge right that knocks Potku out cold! Thibodeaux Jr. is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Anderson (ranked 8 p4p, 11 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Bassically by Tei Shi. Kersikov has chosen Head of the Table as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Noah Anderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Noah Anderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson lands a big uppercut and Kersikov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kersikov looks OK. Anderson waves Kersikov back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Kersikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kersikov is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Anderson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrei Kersikov!
Andrei Kersikov is the new super heavyweight champion!
Andrei Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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