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WVT 210: Fedetenko v Shida PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 15141 p4p, 2358 weight class) and Jarkko Ahola (ranked 259 p4p, 118 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent MT
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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 - 60 - 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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Ahola.
Alzado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahola scores with the left hand. Alzado knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ahola moves away from the strike by Alzado.
Alzado throws a looping overhand right but Ahola ducks down to avoid it.
Ahola works Alzado's body with a nice hook.
Ahola lands with a shot to the body.
Ahola moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahola scores with a hook.
Ahola tests Alzado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Alzado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahola moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola is working Alzado over against the cage.
Alzado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alzado is breathing heavily.
Alzado takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Ahola.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Alzado pressed against the cage. Ahola frees himself up and cracks Alzado with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Alzado crumples to the floor, out cold! Ahola jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarkko Ahola!
During a confident post fight interview, Jarkko Ahola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 3043 p4p, 2009 weight class) and Antonio Luciano (ranked 375 p4p, 266 weight class). Kanaani comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Antonio Luciano will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanaani.
Kanaani looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanaani.
Kanaani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanaani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Kanaani saw that one coming.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Kanaani thuds a left hand into Luciano's body.
Kanaani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
 It looks like Mehdi Kanaani has been cut.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Kanaani moved out of range.
Kanaani lands a jab to the nose.
Kanaani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luciano. Luciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luciano blocks a jab.
Kanaani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kanaani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanaani cracks Luciano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kanaani moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kanaani.
Kanaani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kanaani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kanaani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano slips a jab and a cross from Kanaani.
Antonio Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanaani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kanaani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanaani.
Luciano throws a hook but Kanaani blocks it.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and Kanaani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Kanaani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanaani went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A cross from Luciano lands.
Kanaani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luciano cracks Kanaani with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kanaani looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Luciano finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanaani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kanaani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Kanaani moved out of range.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Kanaani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano throws a hook but Kanaani blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a hook
and Kanaani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luciano lands a big right hand that sends Kanaani crashing to the mat! Luciano stays standing though and waves Kanaani back to his feet!
 Kanaani is rocked!
Mehdi Kanaani's cut is getting worse.
Luciano lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Kanaani - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Luciano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Luciano!
Antonio Luciano 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Keane (ranked 1694 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Hawk Hollow (ranked 202 p4p, 180 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brett Keane has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brett Keane seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
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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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Hollow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollow thumps Keane with a low kick.
Hollow misses with a leg kick.
Keane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keane misses with a lunging right hand
and Hollow counters with a good, hard body kick but Keane shrugs it off.
Keane cracks Hollow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hollow lands an overhand right.
Keane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keane misses with a hook
and Hollow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keane throws a jab when Hollow was well out of range.
Keane throws a hook but Hollow avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow drops Keane with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Keane looks back up at him and smiles so Hollow waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Keane is rocked!
Hollow delivers a nice body kick.
Oh Keane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hollow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Keane is breathing heavily.
Hollow cracks Keane with a left hook right on the temple and Keane goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Hollow lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Keane is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hawk Hollow!
During a confident post fight interview, Hawk Hollow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rounin Hashima (ranked 2075 p4p, 1844 weight class) and Valtteri Badass (ranked 240 p4p, 214 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 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Rounin Hashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valtteri Badass!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass throws a combination that misses
and Hashima counters with a stiff right hand.
Hashima pushes Badass away with a front kick.
Hashima misses with a hook
and Badass counters with a nice body kick.
Hashima moves out of range of the strikes.
Badass doesn't manage to clinch there - Hashima circles away.
Hashima blocks a jab.
Hashima connects with a solid leg kick.
Badass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hashima counters with a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hashima.
Badass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hashima.
Badass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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!
Badass misses with a right hand
and Hashima counters with a stiff right hand.
Hashima thumps Badass with a low kick.
Badass cracks a nice hook into Hashima's ribs.
Badass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hashima.
Hashima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Badass does no damage.
Hashima tests Badass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hashima connects with an inside leg kick.
Badass 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.
Hashima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badass.
Badass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hashima with the inside leg kick.
Hashima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badass.
Badass throws an off balance right hand
and Hashima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Badass thinking.
Badass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hashima moves out of range as Badass strikes.
Badass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hashima's head.
Valtteri Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hashima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Badass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Badass misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Badass throws a right hand that misses
and Hashima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hashima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Badass is able to avoid easily.
Badass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hashima digs a good body shot into Badass's ribs.
Badass stalks Hashima and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hashima's face. Hashima staggers backwards, shaken.
Hashima 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.
Badass misses with a left hand
and Hashima counters with a nice body kick.
Hashima lands a really nice looking cross but Badass seems unphased.
Hashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass unleashes a big counter combination but Hashima bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hashima walks into a jab.
Hashima's jab looks to have found its range, popping Badass under the eye.
Badass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass misses with a lunging right hand
and Hashima counters with a stiff right hand.
 Badass is rocked!
A head kick misses from Hashima.
Badass is still on wobbly legs! Can Hashima finish him?
Hashima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hashima connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses with a leg kick.
Badass misses the jab.
Hashima tried to counter with a leg kick but Badass avoided it.
Badass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass seems to have recovered his senses.
Hashima cracks Badass with a good jab.
Hashima throws a nice looking combination but Badass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Hashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hashima walks into a stiff left hand from Badass.
Hashima is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the liver by Badass. Beautiful body shot.
Hashima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hashima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Badass throws the left hand but Hashima avoids the punch easily.
Hashima takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hashima scores with a sloppy right hand. Badass should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hashima defending well as Badass loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Badass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashima scores with a jab. Badass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Badass avoids the body shot from Hashima.
The fighters circling - Badass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badass blocks a low kick nicely.
Badass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hashima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Badass misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hashima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Badass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hashima is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hashima.
Badass misses with a jab to the body
and Hashima counters with an outside leg kick.
Badass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hashima blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Hashima misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Hashima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Hashima tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Badass misses
and Hashima counters with a left right combination that sends Badass crashing to the mat - Hashima wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Badass out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rounin Hashima!
Rounin Hashima decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda MacLeod (ranked 1496 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Tony Luciano (ranked 94 p4p, 76 weight class). Tony Luciano will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacLeod.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with a hook.
Luciano 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.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
MacLeod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Luciano misses.
MacLeod blocks a jab.
MacLeod seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod misses with a straight right.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MacLeod rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Panda MacLeod has been cut.
Luciano misses with a hook.
MacLeod definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacLeod misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacLeod.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano lands a head shot.
MacLeod lunges at Luciano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luciano's hand.
Luciano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luciano with a jab.
Luciano drives through and clinches with MacLeod against the cage.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
Luciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacLeod lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Luciano's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
MacLeod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
MacLeod digs a right hand underneath Luciano's ribcage. Luciano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MacLeod scores with a shot to the side of Luciano's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod gets through Luciano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacLeod.
MacLeod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacLeod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacLeod lands a nice shot to the body.
MacLeod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luciano looks winded!
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacLeod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
MacLeod prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacLeod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
MacLeod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano prevents a body shot from MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
Luciano blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
MacLeod scores with a shot to the side of Luciano's head.
MacLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod blocks a body shot from Luciano.
MacLeod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano prevents a body shot from MacLeod.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod is trying to pull guard but Luciano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
MacLeod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacLeod lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacLeod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacLeod working aggressively here.
A short right from MacLeod.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano prevents a body shot from MacLeod.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luciano or not.
Luciano tries to work over MacLeod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacLeod lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from MacLeod.
Nice body punch from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands an uppercut.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by MacLeod.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Luciano uses from the top position.
MacLeod has his feet on Luciano's thighs here. He's pushed Luciano off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Luciano screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Panda MacLeod!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 575 p4p, 641 weight class) and Bo Garrett (ranked 90 p4p, 99 weight class). Briggs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25 - 18 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett misses with an uppercut. Briggs saw that one coming.
Garrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garrett wants it to stay on the feet.
Briggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garrett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Nice shot by Briggs.
Briggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Briggs.
Briggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrett.
Jab by Garrett.
Garrett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garrett showed some decent athleticism there.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Briggs's head.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Briggs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Briggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garrett on the ground.
Garrett is nestled in close to Briggs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Briggs desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Garrett throws a strike but Briggs avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Briggs blocks nicely.
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs keeping full guard, as Garrett tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Briggs, not yet.
Briggs has his hands on Garrett's head, controlling the position.
Briggs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrett is working Briggs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garrett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Briggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Briggs wants to sweep here but Garrett controlling him for the moment.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Briggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrett throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Briggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Briggs misses with an uppercut. Garrett saw that one coming.
Garrett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Briggs misses with a hook
and Garrett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Briggs tries to move into range but Garrett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett throws a hook but Briggs blocks it.
Briggs misses with a looping left.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Garrett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrett is just out of range.
Briggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garrett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Garrett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Briggs swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett dodges the punch combination from Briggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Briggs has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Briggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garrett backs up against the cage.
Macka Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett cracks Briggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Briggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrett throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs takes one to the side of the head.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Briggs throws out the jab.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Briggs!
Briggs throws Garrett to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett 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.
Briggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Briggs.
Garrett lands with a good body shot.
Garrett connects with a single shot there.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Garrett's shoulder, as Garrett tries to avoid the shot.
Briggs scores with a one two! Garrett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Briggs is just out of range.
Garrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Briggs counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Briggs is looking to counter punch.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrett circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrett throws an overhand right that lands on Briggs's shoulder, as Briggs tries to avoid the shot.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.
Nice defenses there by Briggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrett.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Briggs ducks down to avoid it.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Garrett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garrett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Briggs.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Briggs misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Garrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Briggs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Briggs.
Garrett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Briggs misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Garrett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garrett walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garrett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Garrett slips the punch.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Briggs.
Briggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett walks into a left hand.
Briggs looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Briggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrett throws a right hand that misses
and Briggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garrett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Garrett circles away easily
enabling Garrett to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrett throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
Briggs throws a right and a left that Garrett avoids nicely.
Garrett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Briggs with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a straight right.
Briggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Briggs drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Briggs moved out of range nicely.
Briggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett throws a series of punches but Briggs moves out of range.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Briggs's head but Briggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Briggs misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
A punch lands to the side of Briggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Briggs. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Garrett. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Briggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Briggs.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Briggs drops his shoulder and cracks Garrett with a huge uppercut! Garrett goes down! Can Briggs finish him?
Garrett is rocked!
Briggs throwing strikes from guard but Garrett blocks nicely.
Garrett is still in real trouble! Can Briggs finish him?
Briggs throws an elbow that misses. Garrett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Briggs's guard. Nice move by Garrett!
Garrett seems to have recovered his senses.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett postures up in Briggs's guard and throws a big left but Briggs blocks it.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macka Briggs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Briggs shoots and misses
and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut.
Briggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrett.
Garrett staying out of range there.
Briggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Garrett avoids them all with ease.
Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrett lands a jab.
Briggs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garrett tries to avoid it but Briggs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garrett to the ground. Garrett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Briggs misses with a body punch
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Bo Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Briggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garrett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Briggs somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs moves forwards but Garrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garrett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Briggs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garrett is trying to ground and pound but Briggs uses the momentary lack of control by Garrett to regain half guard.
Garrett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garrett misses with a head shot. Briggs uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Briggs has wrist control.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett looking to sit in guard and control but Briggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garrett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Briggs works over Garrett with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett controlling Briggs's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Briggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Briggs!
Briggs postures up.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
Briggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Briggs postures up in Garrett's guard and throws a big left but Garrett blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to control from the top but Garrett keeps moving.
Briggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett controlling Briggs's posture.
Briggs throwing strikes but missing.
Briggs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Briggs is looking to stall here but Garrett recovers full guard.
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but Garrett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garrett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett 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 Kazuma Kiryu (ranked 272 p4p, 308 weight class) and Macca Outback (ranked 39 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Kiryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Kiryu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Outback throws the left hand but Kiryu avoids the punch easily.
Outback lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiryu. Outback does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Outback misses its intended target.
Kiryu swings for the body but Outback moves out of range.
Kiryu scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kiryu blocks the low kick.
Kiryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu throws a lazy body kick
letting Outback counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Outback as he connects with a hook.
Outback thows a left - swing and a miss!
Outback throws a jab when Kiryu was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Outback.
Kiryu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Outback misses the target.
Kiryu thows a leg kick but Outback checks it
and Outback counters with a straight right hand.
Outback misses the jab.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiryu moves away from the strike by Outback.
Outback misses with a looping left.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Outback works the jab nicely.
It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
We've been informed that Outback has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Outback throws a sloppy head kick and Kiryu moves out of range easily.
Outback slips under a jab from Kiryu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Outback misses.
Kiryu throwing a counter right hand but Outback manages to avoid it.
Outback connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Outback.
Outback throws a shot to the body.
Outback dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiryu. That did some damage!
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
letting Outback counter with a right hand.
Kiryu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
Kiryu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Outback.
Kiryu throws a wild body kick that Outback sees coming a mile off.
Outback connects with a right hand. Kiryu shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
Outback misses with a leg kick.
As Outback tries to get set, Kiryu tries to push him back and clinch up but Outback manages to avoid the attempt.
Outback throws a big shot that misses.
As Outback tries to get set, Kiryu tries to push him back and clinch up but Outback manages to avoid the attempt.
Outback looks to land a right hand but Kiryu moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiryu misses the target.
Good leg kick by Outback.
Kiryu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the head.
Outback fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Outback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Outback tries to keep at a distance but Kiryu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Outback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback connects with a leg kick.
Outback plants his feet and lands a nice head 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!
A big left from Outback misses.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Outback looks to land a right hand but Kiryu moved out of range.
Outback misses with a right hand
and Kiryu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiryu.
Outback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Outback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Outback misses with a left hand
and Kiryu counters with a good low kick that Outback was not able to check.
Kiryu scoring well with a low kick there.
Outback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macca Outback dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Outback sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Outback is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiryu with a body shot.
Kiryu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiryu moves out of range as Outback strikes.
Kiryu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Outback. Outback circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Outback throws a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Kiryu moves away from the strike by Outback.
Kiryu scores with a sloppy right hand. Outback should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiryu moves away.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Outback misses with a hook. Kiryu ducked under it nicely.
Kiryu slips a straight right by Outback.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Outback counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Outback's head.
Outback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiryu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiryu is looking to land body kicks.
Outback throws out a counter right but Kiryu avoids it with no problem.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Outback scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Outback fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Outback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu avoids a kick to the body.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Outback moves out of range easily.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kiryu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Outback connects with a leg kick.
Outback buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Outback counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Outback looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
Outback has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
Kiryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Outback is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Outback misses with a hook to the body
and Kiryu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab from Outback misses.
Outback throws an off balance right hand
and Outback takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Outback avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Outback throws a sloppy body shot
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Outback checks it well.
Kiryu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
Outback looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
Outback lands with a shot to the body.
Kiryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Outback scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiryu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Outback is out of range and Kiryu settles back down.
Outback connects with a body shot that sends Kiryu's belly button to the back.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Macca Outback seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Outback missing with a left hand there. Kiryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiryu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Outback swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Outback blocks a low kick nicely.
Outback is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiryu with a body shot.
Kiryu throws a shot from downtown. Outback moves away and avoids it.
Outback misses with a hook
and Kiryu moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Macca Outback will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Outback.
Outback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Kiryu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Outback has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Outback scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Outback is just out of range.
Outback looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Outback throws a shot from downtown. Kiryu moves away and avoids it.
Kiryu throws a head kick but Outback moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback lands with a straight right. Kiryu didn't see that one coming.
Outback explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Outback misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback throws a body punch but Kiryu moves out of range.
Outback cracks Kiryu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Outback is out of range.
Kiryu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiryu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Outback tries to land a leg kick but Kiryu saw it coming and moves away.
Outback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Outback throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiryu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiryu blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Outback misses with a looping left.
Outback scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Outback.
A left lands for Outback.
Outback takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Kiryu.
Outback walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kiryu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Outback misses with an uppercut. Kiryu saw that one coming.
Kiryu tries to bum rush Outback with a series of wild strikes but Outback uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiryu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu misses with a body shot.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
and Outback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Outback with a nice cross.
Outback moves out of range as Kiryu strikes.
Macca Outback is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Outback throws an overhand right that lands on Kiryu's shoulder, as Kiryu tries to avoid the shot.
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiryu is looking to counter punch.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the body
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Outback avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Outback lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Outback steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Outback.
Outback jabs at Kiryu's body.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Outback avoids the punch easily.
As Kiryu backs off Outback throws a huge counter combo but Kiryu manages to avoid it all.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Outback lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu staying out of range there.
Kiryu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiryu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kiryu connects with a single shot there.
Kiryu tries to clinch up but Outback circles away and keeps his distance.
Kazuma Kiryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Outback throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macca Outback comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Outback 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macca Outback!
A less than humble Macca Outback misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 492 p4p, 200 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 35 p4p, 10 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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44
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255
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World class boxer
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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 47 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakharov lands with a kick to the temple. Knox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zakharov with a nice calf kick.
Zakharov throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Zakharov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Zakharov swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Zakharov scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakharov misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zakharov.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov delivers a nice body kick.
Zakharov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zakharov.
Zakharov catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox moves away from the strike by Zakharov.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Zakharov manages to avoid it.
Zakharov throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zakharov.
Knox moves out of range as Zakharov throws a body kick.
Zakharov looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zakharov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Zakharov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zakharov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zakharov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zakharov misses with a left hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Zakharov connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
Zakharov looks to throw a body kick
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zakharov. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox slips under a jab from Zakharov.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zakharov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zakharov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zakharov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Zakharov loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Zakharov. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Zakharov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeta Knox'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.
Zakharov lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zakharov throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Zakharov lands a right hook to the body.
Knox defending well as Zakharov loads up on a big left hand.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Zakharov.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakharov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leonid Zakharov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zakharov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov with the inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zakharov drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Knox's head, knocking him out cold! Zakharov is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonid Zakharov!
Leonid Zakharov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Zeta Knox had this to say: '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 65 p4p, 338 weight class) and Lemmy Bang (ranked 11 p4p, 47 weight class). Bang has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
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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 25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemmy Bang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bang misses.
Assndrop seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
A right-left combo lands from Assndrop.
Bang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Assndrop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bang is rocked!
Assndrop cracks Bang with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurits Assndrop!
An out of breath Maurits Assndrop thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Fedetenko (ranked 104 p4p, 97 weight class) and Takeda Shida (ranked 9 p4p, 8 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladamir Fedetenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shida cracks Fedetenko with an open hand slap.
Shida lands a body shot.
Shida misses the jab.
Fedetenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Shida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fedetenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fedetenko thinking.
Shida digs a good body shot into Fedetenko's ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fedetenko is breathing heavily.
Shida lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida scores with a nice head shot.
Fedetenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fedetenko in his tracks.
Shida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shida is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fedetenko walks into a straight right hand from Shida.
Shida takes a swing at Fedetenko's ribcage but misses.
Fedetenko throwing a counter right hand but Shida manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Shida lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fedetenko doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Fedetenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedetenko moves in looking to clinch but Shida pushes him off.
Shida throws out a counter right but Fedetenko avoids it with no problem.
Shida clobbers Fedetenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shida has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fedetenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedetenko darts in trying to clinch
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedetenko lands a right hook to the body.
Shida throws a body punch but Fedetenko moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fedetenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fedetenko swings for the body but Shida moves out of range.
Fedetenko wants to clinch
and Shida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shida. Fedetenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fedetenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedetenko misses with a right hand
and Shida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fedetenko takes a swing at Shida's ribcage but misses.
Shida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shida misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedetenko. Shida does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Shida misses.
Shida looks to throw the jab but Fedetenko is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Fedetenko.
Shida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedetenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Fedetenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fedetenko drives through and clinches with Shida against the cage.
Fedetenko throws a head punch that misses.
Fedetenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shida swats away the attempt to clinch by Fedetenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Fedetenko moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Fedetenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fedetenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida throws a right hand that misses
and Fedetenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shida slips under a jab.
Fedetenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fedetenko thinking.
Shida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fedetenko swings widly with a right hand
and Shida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fedetenko thinking.
Shida lands with a straight right. Fedetenko didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Vladamir Fedetenko has been cut.
Fedetenko looks to land a right hand but Shida moved out of range.
Fedetenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedetenko misses with a left hand
and Shida counters with a stiff right hand.
Fedetenko lands with a right hand.
Fedetenko scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Fedetenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shida doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedetenko takes one to the side of the head.
Fedetenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shida.
Shida scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedetenko throws a right hand that misses
and Shida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shida cracks Fedetenko with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shida has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fedetenko to stand back up!
Fedetenko is rocked!
Fedetenko is holding his hands too far apart here. Shida throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Fedetenko is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takeda Shida!
Our winner, Takeda Shida, 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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