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BANZAI COMBAT 146 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Errol Paramount (ranked 24525 p4p, 4433 weight class) and Giovanni Santos (ranked 533 p4p, 450 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Errol Paramount!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paramount looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good standup being displayed there by Paramount as he connects with a hook.
Paramount getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paramount looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paramount lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paramount takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paramount.
Errol Paramount seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to clinch but Paramount moves away
enabling Paramount to counter with a crisp jab.
Paramount lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Paramount throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Paramount throws a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Paramount connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paramount digs a good hook to Santos's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paramount with a hook.
Paramount throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paramount manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paramount seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos wants to clinch up but Paramount keeps it at a distance.
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paramount backs up against the cage.
Paramount lands with an overhand left.
Paramount avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
No joy there for Paramount, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paramount feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paramount misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Paramount misses the jab.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paramount lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paramount looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos slips under a jab from Paramount.
Paramount misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Paramount with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paramount with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos has Paramount up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paramount is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paramount misses the body punch
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paramount counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Paramount does no damage.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paramount swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids the head kick by Paramount.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paramount counters with a one-two to the body.
Paramount wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paramount throws a good cross that connects.
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Paramount avoids the damage to the body.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paramount connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Paramount.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paramount counters with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Paramount dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paramount misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos wants to clinch up but Paramount keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paramount.
Paramount lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paramount loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Giovanni Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paramount cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paramount misses with the combination.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paramount missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Paramount backs off Santos throws a huge counter combo but Paramount manages to avoid it all.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paramount manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paramount throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paramount feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paramount misses the shot to the body.
Paramount tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos wants to clinch.
Paramount throws a body shot but no joy.
Paramount jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paramount throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Paramount backs off Santos throws a huge counter combo but Paramount manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paramount scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Paramount.
Paramount looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
As Paramount backs off Santos throws a huge counter combo but Paramount manages to avoid it all.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Paramount lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Santos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Paramount finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Errol Paramount is winning the standup battle so far.
Paramount ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Paramount looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paramount throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Paramount keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos clinches up against the cage.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santos drives through and clinches with Paramount against the cage.
Santos landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paramount pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paramount misses with an uppercut.
Paramount is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Paramount there.
Santos wants to clinch up but Paramount keeps it at a distance.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos defending well as Paramount loads up on a big left hand.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paramount swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Paramount throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Paramount back into the cage.
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!
Paramount working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paramount scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Paramount dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paramount throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paramount lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Paramount in a clinch.
Paramount is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paramount breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos rushes Paramount and presses him up against the cage.
Paramount digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paramount to score with a decent uppercut.
Paramount throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Paramount misses.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Paramount getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paramount avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paramount is looking to counter with head kicks.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Paramount.
Paramount jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 Santos is rocked!
Paramount cracks Santos with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Santos falls to his knees and Paramount doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Errol Paramount!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Fisher (ranked 24594 p4p, 4868 weight class) and Lukas Haley (ranked 389 p4p, 359 weight class). Haley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Floor 555. 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Haley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fisher tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Haley is in Fisher's guard.
Haley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Haley drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Haley seems to have locked his on tight now - Fisher screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Haley, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Lukas Haley!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asa Bernard (ranked 2904 p4p, 4148 weight class) and Diogo Viana (ranked 108 p4p, 130 weight class). Viana has chosen Pagode Russo as his entrance music. The key to victory for Asa Bernard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asa Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diogo Viana!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard tries to bum rush Viana with a series of wild strikes but Viana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bernard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Viana somewhat.
We've been hearing reports that Bernard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bernard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bernard lands a jab to the head.
Viana shoots in looking for a takedown. Bernard tries to sprawl out of it but Viana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bernard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernard misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernard lands a nice shot that snaps Viana's head back.
Bernard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Viana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bernard has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Viana off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernard lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard 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.
Good exchange - Bernard coming out on top.
Bernard swings for the body but Viana moves out of range.
Viana misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Bernard scores with a four punch combination!
Viana shoots in but Bernard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Asa Bernard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Viana.
Bernard lands with a cross.
Viana tries for a takedown but Bernard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bernard throws a right and a left that Viana avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Bernard.
Viana misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bernard circles away.
Bernard jabs Viana right on the nose. Viana blinks but takes it well.
Bernard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viana now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Viana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bernard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viana is rocked!
Bernard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viana.
Bernard is looking to counter punch.
Viana is still on wobbly legs! Can Bernard finish him?
Bernard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bernard moves in close and cracks Viana with a massive right hand! Viana, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Bernard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asa Bernard!
After the fight, Asa Bernard 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.
Diogo Viana spoke after the fight, saying 'This maybe a lost fight, but is not a lost battle, and not even close to a lose war, I will come back, and soon!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Tiramisu (ranked 3729 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Arthur Brade (ranked 408 p4p, 338 weight class). Brade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jamiroquai - Canned Heat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Tiramisu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Arthur Brade!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiramisu closes the distance and clinches.
Tiramisu breaks the clinch.
Tiramisu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brade throws a body kick that misses
and Tiramisu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brade won't be happy with that.
Tiramisu stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Brade misses with a hook. Tiramisu ducked under it nicely.
Tiramisu pushes Brade up against the cage in a clinch.
Brade is trying to break free.
Brade managing to block the knees to the body from Tiramisu.
Brade stalling.
Tiramisu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brade is struggling to control the position.
Tiramisu misses with a punch to the body.
Tiramisu breaks the clinch.
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!
Brade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiramisu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramisu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brade is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Brade - that landed with a thud.
Brade is struggling to control the position.
Tiramisu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brade.
Brade is working Tiramisu over against the cage.
Tiramisu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brade misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiramisu.
Tiramisu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiramisu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brade backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiramisu.
Tiramisu breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Brade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiramisu moves into the clinch successfully.
Brade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiramisu misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Tiramisu.
It looks like Arthur Brade has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiramisu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tiramisu is trying to force a seperation but Brade has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brade can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tiramisu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiramisu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiramisu forces Brade back against the cage and clinches.
Tiramisu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brade stuns Tiramisu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiramisu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brade on his heels. He'll look to pass Brade's guard now, I'm sure.
Tiramisu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brade, up you get!
A low kick from Brade is predictable there
and Tiramisu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brade thinking.
Brade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brade lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brade swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiramisu.
Brade connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Brade misses.
Brade looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiramisu is just out of range.
Tiramisu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tiramisu tries to clinch but Brade moves out of range.
Tiramisu gets a clinch.
Tiramisu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tiramisu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiramisu drops his hands momentarily and Brade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Tiramisu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Brade's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tiramisu blocks the body kick.
Brade pushes Tiramisu away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brade. Tiramisu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arthur Brade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tiramisu.
Tiramisu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiramisu is looking to clinch but Brade is avoiding it.
Brade unleashes a big counter combination but Tiramisu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brade throws a hook to the side of Tiramisu's head but Tiramisu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiramisu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiramisu, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiramisu breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramisu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Brade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brade lands with an overhand left.
Brade stuns Tiramisu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brade takes a swing at Tiramisu's ribcage but misses.
Brade misses with a leg kick
and Tiramisu counters with a good low kick that Brade was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramisu moves into the clinch.
Tiramisu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Brade.
Tiramisu stalling in the clinch but Brade improves position.
Tiramisu missing with knees to the body.
Tiramisu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brade is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Brade.
Brade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiramisu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tiramisu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brade. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A cross from Brade lands.
Brade lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brade.
Steven Tiramisu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiramisu up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tiramisu misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brade effectively controlling the action here.
Tiramisu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Brade has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Steven Tiramisu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiramisu just misses with a punch to the body.
Arthur Brade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiramisu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tiramisu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiramisu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brade swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiramisu.
Tiramisu tries to clinch there but Brade circles away.
Brade appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arthur Brade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brade has managed to clinch.
Tiramisu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiramisu up against the cage.
Tiramisu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramisu clinches up with Brade and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiramisu tries a knee to the head but Brade blocks it.
Brade manages to break the clinch.
Brade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiramisu is looking to clinch.
Brade scores with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Brade.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Brade as he connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brade, as that shot connected.
 Tiramisu is rocked!
Brade closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Tiramisu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brade creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tiramisu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tiramisu drops to his knees and Brade pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Brade!
After the big win, Arthur Brade made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BANZAI NUTRITION and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jahsem Onfoy (ranked 3096 p4p, 2738 weight class) and Paulie Rover (ranked 362 p4p, 328 weight class). Onfoy comes to the cage accompanied by #Imsippinteainyohood. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jahsem Onfoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie Rover!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Onfoy.
Onfoy tries to counter with a takedown but Rover is quick to defend against it.
Onfoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Rover gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Onfoy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rover wants to stand and escape but Onfoy is having none of it.
Onfoy is standing up over Rover. Rover looks to escape but Onfoy dives into side control.
Onfoy working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onfoy working the head with strikes.
It looks like Paulie Rover has been cut.
Onfoy scores with punches from side control.
Onfoy prevents Rover from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rover struggling a bit here.
Onfoy controls the position from side control.
Rover is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Onfoy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rover struggling a bit here.
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.
Onfoy working the ground and pound.
Rover is trying to get back to his feet.
Onfoy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rover some visible discomfort.
Rover wants to get back to his feet.
Rover is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Onfoy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rover is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Onfoy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Onfoy takes a little break here. Rover wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rover is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Onfoy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rover wants to get back to his feet.
Onfoy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Onfoy working the ground and pound effectively.
Onfoy lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rover is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Onfoy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Onfoy with a couple of short strikes.
Onfoy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rover is rocked!
The cut above Paulie Rover's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rover is working to get back to half guard.
Rover is still in real trouble! Can Onfoy finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onfoy postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rover in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rover to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jahsem Onfoy!
Jahsem Onfoy 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 Reñan Silva (ranked 2606 p4p, 2451 weight class) and Schlitz Mahpants Jr (ranked 276 p4p, 264 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, “Ak Do Flamego”. Schlitz Mahpants Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reñan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schlitz Mahpants Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva feints and then cracks Mahpants Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahpants Jr down.
Mahpants Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mahpants Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Mahpants Jr manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Mahpants Jr.
 It looks like Reñan Silva has been cut.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva tries to work over Mahpants Jr's front leg with a kick but Mahpants Jr checks it.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Mahpants Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahpants Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mahpants Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mahpants Jr misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahpants Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahpants Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Mahpants Jr blocks the leg kick.
Mahpants Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahpants Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahpants Jr smiles and moves away.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Mahpants Jr with a good jab.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva misses with a low kick as Mahpants Jr jumps back.
Mahpants Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahpants Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Mahpants Jr backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahpants Jr.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahpants Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mahpants Jr, as that shot connected.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Mahpants Jr moved away.
Mahpants Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mahpants Jr.
Whack! Mahpants Jr lands a heavy head kick that drops Silva. The ref tackles Mahpants Jr to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Silva was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Schlitz Mahpants Jr!
Schlitz Mahpants Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between zOe gOld (ranked 1983 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Demetrius Graham (ranked 208 p4p, 265 weight class). Demetrius Graham has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with zOe gOld's chin.
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, zOe gOld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demetrius Graham!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gOld misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
gOld throws a hook but Graham avoids it easily.
Graham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Graham darts in and clinches gOld up against the cage.
Graham breaks the clinch.
Graham clinches with his opponent.
Graham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
gOld just leaning against Graham, taking a breather.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as gOld controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Graham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
gOld is working Graham over against the cage.
Graham lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graham lands an elbow inside that gOld shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from gOld fails to land.
gOld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
gOld misses with a looping left.
Graham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like gOld wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left and a right from Graham both land. Nice combination.
gOld throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graham sizes up gOld with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graham slips a straight right by gOld.
gOld falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graham counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple gOld!
gOld is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oh gOld is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graham prevents gOld from improving his position.
Graham thows a huge punch but gOld dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gOld is not content to let Graham control the position.
gOld seems to have got his legs back now.
gOld tries to get to full guard but Graham has control of the leg.
gOld moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because gOld has locked up a guillotine! gOld's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Graham is holding on here and gOld must be using up a lot of energy. Graham has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! gOld gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). zOe gOld!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mats Olle Soderlund (ranked 2343 p4p, 1249 weight class) and Timo Werner (ranked 265 p4p, 152 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soderlund might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gunther - Ding Dong Song. Werner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Let There Be Rock. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mats Olle Soderlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Werner!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werner drives through and clinches with Soderlund against the cage.
Soderlund working aggressively here.
Werner tries a body shot but Soderlund blocks it.
Soderlund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Werner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soderlund stalling against the cage.
Werner misses with a body punch.
Soderlund lands a left hand.
Werner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soderlund lands a shoulder strike.
Werner misses with a punch to the body.
Soderlund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Timo Werner has been cut.
Soderlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Werner throws the left hand but Soderlund avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werner connects with a body shot that sends Soderlund's belly button to the back.
Werner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Werner throws a front kick that sends Soderlund stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werner has Soderlund up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soderlund connects with a body shot.
Werner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Werner.
Soderlund is breathing heavily.
Soderlund takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Werner thuds his shin into the meat of Soderlund's side.
Werner connects with the punch.
It looks like Mats Olle Soderlund has been cut.
Werner has managed to clinch.
Werner can't find room to land a body shot as Soderlund controls the action.
Werner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Werner tries to throw a body punch but Soderlund avoids it by throwing Werner back against the cage.
Werner can't find room to land a body shot as Soderlund controls the action.
Werner throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soderlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Werner misses with a punch to the body.
Werner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soderlund's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soderlund.
Soderlund breaks the clinch.
Werner throws a hook to the side of Soderlund's head but Soderlund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Werner has closed the distance and engaged Soderlund in a clinch.
Werner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Werner can't find room to land a body shot as Soderlund controls the action.
Werner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Soderlund.
Soderlund lands with a short shot to the head.
Soderlund scores with a shot to the side of Werner's head.
Soderlund blocking some punches.
Werner scores with a shoulder strike.
Werner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soderlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soderlund.
Soderlund is trying to stall.
Soderlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soderlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Werner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Werner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soderlund is leaning against Werner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Werner struggles to land a body shot inside as Soderlund controls his hands.
Soderlund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Werner's defenses.
Werner lands a left hand.
Werner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Werner misses with a body punch.
Werner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Werner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Soderlund.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Werner blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soderlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Werner lands with a straight right. Soderlund didn't see that one coming.
Werner looks to land a left hand but Soderlund moved out of range nicely.
Werner feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Soderlund sprawling to the canvas! Soderlund rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Werner finish him?!
Soderlund is rocked!
Werner throws a body kick that misses.
Werner works Soderlund's body with a nice hook.
Werner misses with a straight right.
Soderlund seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Soderlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Werner throws a shot to the body.
Werner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soderlund sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Werner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Werner lands a nice shot to the body.
Soderlund looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Werner throws an overhand right that lands on Soderlund's shoulder, as Soderlund tries to avoid the shot.
Soderlund throws a quick counter kick to the body but Werner avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Werner
letting Soderlund counter with a right hand.
Werner feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Soderlund sprawling to the canvas! Soderlund rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Werner finish him?!
Werner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soderlund is looking to counter with a body kick.
Timo Werner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Werner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Werner throws a series of punches but Soderlund moves out of range.
Werner throws a big shot that misses.
Werner pushes Soderlund away with a front kick.
We've been informed that Werner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Werner feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Soderlund sprawling to the canvas! Soderlund rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Werner finish him?!
Oh Soderlund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soderlund takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Werner throws a head kick that misses.
Soderlund seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Werner stuns Soderlund with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soderlund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Are you kidding me?! Werner ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Soderlund clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timo Werner!
Timo Werner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobiasz Wawrzyniak (ranked 237 p4p, 774 weight class) and Ratchanasak Sitsongrit (ranked 23 p4p, 75 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobiasz Wawrzyniak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ratchanasak Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawrzyniak avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Wawrzyniak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wawrzyniak looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Wawrzyniak.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Wawrzyniak misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Wawrzyniak's head coaches at Wolfshark MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wawrzyniak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Wawrzyniak was well out of range.
Wawrzyniak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wawrzyniak misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Wawrzyniak misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Wawrzyniak steps away.
Wawrzyniak 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.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Wawrzyniak throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wawrzyniak misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wawrzyniak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Wawrzyniak misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Wawrzyniak tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Wawrzyniak.
No joy there for Wawrzyniak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wawrzyniak connects with the punch.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Wawrzyniak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wawrzyniak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Wawrzyniak misses its intended target.
Wawrzyniak backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit lands a big head kick that sends Wawrzyniak tumbling to the mat! Sitsongrit takes a step backwards and waves Wawrzyniak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wawrzyniak is rocked!
Wawrzyniak is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wawrzyniak.
Oh Wawrzyniak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wawrzyniak misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wawrzyniak throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wawrzyniak seems to have got his legs back now.
Wawrzyniak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wawrzyniak thinking.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wawrzyniak with a body shot.
Wawrzyniak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wawrzyniak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Wawrzyniak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wawrzyniak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Wawrzyniak.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wawrzyniak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Wawrzyniak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wawrzyniak.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wawrzyniak to counter with a crisp jab.
Wawrzyniak with a hook.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Wawrzyniak misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wawrzyniak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Wawrzyniak connects with a single shot there.
Wawrzyniak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wawrzyniak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wawrzyniak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wawrzyniak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tobiasz Wawrzyniak will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Wawrzyniak misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wawrzyniak misses the shot to the body.
Wawrzyniak misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Wawrzyniak scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Wawrzyniak's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wawrzyniak. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Wawrzyniak misses.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wawrzyniak.
A punch combination from Wawrzyniak misses.
Wawrzyniak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Wawrzyniak misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wawrzyniak scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Wawrzyniak was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Wawrzyniak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wawrzyniak looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Wawrzyniak scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Wawrzyniak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
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!
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Wawrzyniak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak is winning the standup battle so far.
Wawrzyniak misses with the combination.
Wawrzyniak misses with a wild combination.
Wawrzyniak looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
A punch combination from Wawrzyniak misses.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wawrzyniak misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wawrzyniak feints a jab promting Sitsongrit to slip. Wawrzyniak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sitsongrit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wawrzyniak walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Wawrzyniak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wawrzyniak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wawrzyniak 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.
Jab, jab by Wawrzyniak - just one landing.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wawrzyniak lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Wawrzyniak throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wawrzyniak loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Wawrzyniak staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wawrzyniak with a body shot.
Wawrzyniak misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wawrzyniak with a body shot.
Wawrzyniak throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wawrzyniak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Wawrzyniak throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Wawrzyniak lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wawrzyniak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wawrzyniak scores with a one two! Sitsongrit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wawrzyniak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Wawrzyniak throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak dominated that second 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.
Wawrzyniak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wawrzyniak cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Wawrzyniak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Wawrzyniak.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wawrzyniak.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wawrzyniak throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Wawrzyniak misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wawrzyniak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wawrzyniak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Wawrzyniak's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Wawrzyniak is having none of it.
Wawrzyniak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Wawrzyniak thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wawrzyniak. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wawrzyniak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wawrzyniak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wawrzyniak misses with a wild body shot.
Wawrzyniak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Wawrzyniak moves out of range.
Wawrzyniak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wawrzyniak tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wawrzyniak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wawrzyniak just misses with a punch to the body.
Wawrzyniak throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wawrzyniak's knee momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wawrzyniak's corner calls for a 1-2. Wawrzyniak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wawrzyniak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wawrzyniak's sensitive parts.
Wawrzyniak throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Wawrzyniak misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsongrit follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wawrzyniak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wawrzyniak's head.
Wawrzyniak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wawrzyniak misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wawrzyniak throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Wawrzyniak strikes.
Sitsongrit steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Wawrzyniak does no damage.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Wawrzyniak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wawrzyniak blocks a low kick nicely.
Wawrzyniak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wawrzyniak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wawrzyniak misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Wawrzyniak misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wawrzyniak throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wawrzyniak throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Wawrzyniak throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Wawrzyniak misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Wawrzyniak.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wawrzyniak with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wawrzyniak lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Wawrzyniak misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wawrzyniak manages to avoid it.
Wawrzyniak avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Wawrzyniak counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Wawrzyniak was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wawrzyniak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Wawrzyniak connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wawrzyniak scores with a three punch combo!
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wawrzyniak.
Sloppy strikes from Wawrzyniak. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wawrzyniak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wawrzyniak looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Wawrzyniak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Wawrzyniak moved out of range.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wawrzyniak swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wawrzyniak lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Wawrzyniak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wawrzyniak throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Wawrzyniak takes one to the side of the head.
Wawrzyniak throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Wawrzyniak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wawrzyniak throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit jabs Wawrzyniak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wawrzyniak cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wawrzyniak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wawrzyniak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Wawrzyniak.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wawrzyniak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wawrzyniak cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wawrzyniak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Wawrzyniak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wawrzyniak.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Wawrzyniak.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Wawrzyniak throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Wawrzyniak stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wawrzyniak misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wawrzyniak misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a huge left! Wawrzyniak is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sitsongrit isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Wawrzyniak from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sitsongrit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ratchanasak Sitsongrit!
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Ratchanasak Sitsongrit, 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.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak was interviewed post fight and said '"i can't think of a more worthy fighter to be champ he is a tough SOB and tonight he showed it, but i will be back"'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Tanaka (ranked 60 p4p, 433 weight class) and Bolle Gijs (ranked 12 p4p, 59 weight class). Gijs has chosen Holle bolle Gijs as his entrance music. Bolle Gijs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaito Tanaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolle Gijs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
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.
Tanaka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tanaka throws a big shot that misses.
Gijs changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tanaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tanaka dips to his left and cracks Gijs with an uppercut!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka works Gijs's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a right hand that misses
and Gijs counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tanaka!
Gijs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tanaka some visible discomfort.
The strikes coming from Gijs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gijs creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gijs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tanaka tries to improve position but can't.
Gijs throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gijs is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tanaka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gijs lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gijs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gijs throws an elbow but Tanaka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gijs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tanaka some visible discomfort.
Gijs trying to control the action but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gijs cracks Tanaka with a big elbow.
Tanaka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tanaka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gijs postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tanaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tanaka tries to get out of the position.
Tanaka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tanaka is rocked!
It looks like Kaito Tanaka has been cut.
A big shot lands for Gijs! That's hurt Tanaka! Will he recover? Gijs fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolle Gijs!
Bolle Gijs is the new heavyweight champion!
As Bolle Gijs got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Papier hier'.
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