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GAMMA#1230 Gun v Zweihander PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 1367 p4p, 1376 weight class) and Danny Sitsongrit (ranked 157 p4p, 159 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Ryan swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Ryan lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Ryan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ryan jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danny Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good exchange - Ryan coming out on top.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Danny Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan checks the leg kick.
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Ryan throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Ryan backs off Sitsongrit throws a huge counter combo but Ryan manages to avoid it all.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit works Ryan's body with a nice hook.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Ryan.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ryan in his tracks.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryan at a distance.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Sitsongrit punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Ryan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Ryan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Ryan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ryan takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryan.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ryan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan feinted with a counter takedown.
Ryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ryan with a hook.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit motions for Ryan to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Ryan slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Sitsongrit's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danny Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Ryan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ryan somewhat.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Ryan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan wants to work for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ryan is working for a submission of some sort.
Sitsongrit controlling the position well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.
Sitsongrit trying to hold on to Ryan's head to control him but Ryan postures up.
Sitsongrit keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Ryan sees coming a mile off.
Ryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Ryan feinted with a counter takedown.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Ryan's side.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eddie Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryan is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ryan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sitsongrit is controlling Ryan's posture.
Ryan 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan drops back looking for a leg! Sitsongrit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sitsongrit manages to kick Ryan off! Ryan jumps back into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan drops back looking for a leg! Sitsongrit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sitsongrit manages to kick Ryan off! Ryan jumps back into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ryan 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ryan tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Ryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Ryan looks for a takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryan at a distance.
Ryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Ryan shrugs it off though.
Danny Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Ryan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan 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 a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ryan momentarily.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Ryan right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryan backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryan has time to react.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Ryan's leg but Ryan calmly moves out of range.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sitsongrit 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Sitsongrit!
A very excited looking Danny Sitsongrit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Decebal Cretu (ranked 917 p4p, 695 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 108 p4p, 81 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decebal Cretu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cretu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cretu catches Niaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Niaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decebal Cretu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cretu moves into the clinch successfully.
Niaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cretu smiles and moves away.
Cretu closes the distance and clinches.
Cretu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cretu scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cretu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cretu lands with a short shot to the head.
Cretu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cretu digs a right hand underneath Niaz's ribcage. Niaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niaz prevents a body shot from Cretu.
Niaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Niaz 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cretu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cretu moves into the clinch successfully.
Cretu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Cretu holds him up against the cage and eventually Niaz drops back down to his feet.
Niaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niaz trying to stall but Cretu improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cretu.
Cretu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Cretu.
Cretu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cretu working aggressively here.
Cretu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cretu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cretu tries to throw a body punch but Niaz avoids it by throwing Cretu back against the cage.
Cretu lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cretu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niaz stalling.
Cretu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cretu misses with a punch to the body.
Niaz fails to pull guard.
Decebal Cretu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Niaz.
Cretu lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cretu is leaning against Niaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niaz blocking some punches.
Cretu is working Niaz over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cretu.
Cretu lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Cretu.
Cretu scores with a shoulder strike.
Niaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cretu manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cretu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Niaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cretu sprawls well. Cretu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Niaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Niaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cretu.
Niaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Niaz looks to move away, Cretu throws a big counter combo but Niaz just gets out of the way.
Cretu closes the distance and pushes Niaz back into the cage.
Cretu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niaz backwards.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but Cretu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cretu smiles and moves away.
Cretu jabs Niaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niaz fails to land the takedown.
Niaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Niaz has managed to 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!
Cretu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decebal Cretu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cretu clinches up against the cage.
Niaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Cretu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Decebal Cretu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cretu misses with a few strikes there.
Niaz darts in and clinches Cretu up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cretu fails to land.
Cretu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cretu to keep the fight standing.
Cretu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niaz can do to turn this around?
Cretu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niaz tries to stall but Cretu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cretu lands with a left to the head.
Cretu tries a body shot but Niaz blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz looking to stall.
Cretu misses with a body punch.
Niaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Niaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cretu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niaz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cretu is defending well. Niaz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cretu has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Niaz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Niaz!
An out of breath Dick Niaz 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Clark (ranked 1168 p4p, 1243 weight class) and Wang Jang Jai (ranked 59 p4p, 65 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Home Alabama. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jang Jai's choice of entrance music: Snake Shadow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jang Jai.
A big right from Jang Jai misses.
Clark blocks a jab.
Jang Jai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Jang Jai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark misses with an uppercut
and Jang Jai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Jang Jai moves out of range as Clark strikes.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jang Jai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Jang Jai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jang Jai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clark doesn't seem bothered though.
Jang Jai digs a good hook to Clark's body.
Jang Jai moves out of range as Clark strikes.
Jang Jai misses with a straight left.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jang Jai.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jang Jai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jang Jai. That snapped Clark's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Jang Jai misses the target.
Jang Jai just misses with a punch to the body.
Jang Jai loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Jang Jai ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Jang Jai throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Clark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jang Jai throws a big shot that misses.
As Jang Jai tries to get set, Clark tries to push him back and clinch up but Jang Jai manages to avoid the attempt.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Jang Jai moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Clark! Jang Jai continues to tee off on Clark, landing with a left and a right! Jang Jai connects with a right hand that leaves Clark sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Jang Jai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wang Jang Jai!
After winning the bout, Wang Jang Jai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Deane (ranked 576 p4p, 637 weight class) and Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 28 p4p, 14 weight class). Deane comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man. Salajudin Ii has chosen На белом as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deane moves out of range as Salajudin Ii strikes.
Deane appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Deane scores with a jab to the head.
Salajudin Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Deane feinted with a counter takedown.
Deane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salajudin Ii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deane defends well.
Salajudin Ii is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deane is aware though and is defending well.
Salajudin Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salajudin Ii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Deane defends it easily.
Deane is in close to Salajudin Ii's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salajudin Ii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salajudin Ii working for a triangle but Deane defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deane throwing strikes but missing.
Deane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deane throws a big right hand that misses.
Deane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Deane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Deane lands a couple of elbows.
 Salajudin Ii is rocked!
Salajudin Ii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deane.
Salajudin Ii is still in real trouble! Can Deane finish him?
Salajudin Ii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salajudin Ii seems to have recovered his senses.
Deane gets to his feet and stands over Salajudin Ii, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Salajudin Ii felt that one! Deane unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Salajudin Ii from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Deane!
An out of breath Calvin Deane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Peterson (ranked 139 p4p, 282 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 18 p4p, 41 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. Honorio has chosen Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio as his entrance music. Vinicius Honorio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phoenix Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Honorio misses with the combination.
Honorio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Honorio is defended easily by Peterson.
Honorio throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Honorio knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson lands a nice shot that snaps Honorio's head back.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Honorio tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Honorio swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honorio keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Honorio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Honorio keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honorio, pushing him back against the cage.
Peterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Honorio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Honorio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Peterson presses Honorio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson slows down the pace here.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honorio managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.
Honorio tries to pull guard but Peterson holds him up against the cage and eventually Honorio drops back down to his feet.
Peterson controlling the action here for a moment.
Honorio looking for a takedown.
Phoenix Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Peterson.
Come on Peterson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Peterson.
Peterson taking a breather.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Honorio backwards.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Peterson as the two fighters clinch.
Honorio is looking for a takedown.
Peterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Honorio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Honorio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peterson missing with knees to the body.
Peterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honorio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peterson to keep the fight standing.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Honorio gets control of Peterson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Honorio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson wants to stand but Honorio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Honorio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio has his foot on Peterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Peterson wants to stand but Honorio has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Peterson stands up from Honorio's guard - Peterson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peterson dips to his left and cracks Honorio with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Peterson.
Phoenix Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Honorio jabs at Peterson's body.
Honorio walks into a left hand.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Honorio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peterson defends it nicely.
Honorio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Peterson scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Honorio drops his hands momentarily and Peterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Honorio takes one on the button.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Honorio saw that one coming.
Honorio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honorio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peterson circles away.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Honorio moves out of range easily.
Peterson misses the jab.
Peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peterson throws a combination. Honorio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Honorio keeps the fight on the outside.
Honorio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peterson's waist but Peterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Honorio off to one side.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honorio circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Honorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Peterson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honorio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Peterson defends well and Honorio ends up having to push Peterson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Peterson slips under a jab from Honorio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Peterson connects with a jab.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Honorio.
Honorio connects with a nice looking jab.
Honorio misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peterson misses the jab.
Honorio tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Honorio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peterson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peterson wants to stand but Honorio is controlling the position.
Honorio wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
Honorio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.
Honorio throws a strike but Peterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Honorio looking for a guillotine here but Peterson defends easily.
Honorio looking for a guillotine here but Peterson defends easily.
Honorio looking for subs off his back but Peterson has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honorio moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.
Peterson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Honorio's guard.
Honorio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peterson passes into half guard.
Peterson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Honorio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson decides to stand up.
Honorio swinging wildly here.
Donk. Peterson catches Honorio right on the button with a cross.
Honorio just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson lands with a hook. Honorio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peterson drives through and clinches with Honorio against the cage.
Phoenix Peterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Honorio tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Honorio back against the cage.
Peterson is pressed up against the cage. Honorio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Peterson down to the mat. Peterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peterson with a nice calf kick.
Good shot there by Peterson.
Peterson scores with a nice head shot.
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg 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!
Peterson moves away from the strike by Honorio.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honorio was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson scores with a leg kick.
Honorio connects with a right hand. Peterson shakes it off.
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Honorio on that attempt.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Honorio circles away.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honorio.
Peterson moves out of range as Honorio strikes.
Honorio gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honorio is defending well for now.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Honorio.
Honorio jumps guard but Peterson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Phoenix Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Honorio's defenses.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Honorio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honorio jumps guard but Peterson stands there with Honorio around his waist. Honorio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peterson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Honorio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peterson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Peterson staying out of range there.
Peterson tests Honorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honorio.
Honorio moves forwards but Peterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honorio swinging wildly here.
Peterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Honorio misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honorio throws a counter combo.
Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Peterson.
A jab from Peterson does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honorio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Honorio. Honorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Honorio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Honorio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phoenix Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Honorio.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peterson sprawls well. Peterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Honorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Peterson cracks Honorio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peterson feints a jab promting Honorio to slip. Peterson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Honorio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Honorio is rocked!
Jab by Honorio.
Vinicius Honorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honorio is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterson finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peterson as he avoids it easily.
Honorio seems to have recovered his senses.
Phoenix Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Peterson feints and then cracks Honorio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honorio down.
Honorio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Honorio somewhat.
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
Honorio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peterson's waist but Peterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Honorio off to one side.
A left lands for Peterson.
Honorio walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Honorio.
An attempted straight right counter from Peterson misses the target.
Honorio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oooooh!!! Peterson has knocked Honorio down with a huge combo! Peterson steps away and waves a wobbly Honorio back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a good body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Honorio! Peterson dives in looking to finish! Honorio is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Peterson!
Phoenix Peterson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill River (ranked 68 p4p, 298 weight class) and Jonas Karlsson (ranked 11 p4p, 41 weight class). Jonas Karlsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson slips a jab from River.
As River backs off Karlsson throws a huge counter combo but River manages to avoid it all.
River misses with a left hand
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
River throws a head kick that Karlsson semi-blocks.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson throws a leg kick but River checks it.
River lands a head kick!
 It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karlsson. That did some damage!
River throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
River takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
River defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
River tries to counter by clinching up but Karlsson breaks away and moves out of range.
River pushes Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to River's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlsson is defending well for now.
Karlsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath River's ribcage. River let out a lung full of air as it connected.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson avoids a wild elbow strike from River.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. River just stands there and leans against the cage.
River misses with the head strike.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River preventing the sweep.
Karlsson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead River passes into side control.
River has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karlsson.
River tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
River closes the distance and pushes Karlsson back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
Karlsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
A right hand to the body from Karlsson.
River takes a shot to the head.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karlssons head.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River crunches a lovely knee into Karlsson's ribcage.
River pushes Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
River tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but River forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
River lands a right hand.
Karlsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables River to keep the fight standing.
Bill River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Karlsson.
A short body shot lands from Karlsson as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from River.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karlsson looks winded!
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karlsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Karlsson won't want to take too many of those.
River digs a right hand into Karlsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karlsson's gas tank.
River has Karlsson pushed against the cage.
River landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for River.
Karlsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Karlsson's cut.
That's time! River's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Karlsson's torso.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karlsson counters with a big head kick but River shrugs it off.
Karlsson tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
River gets a clinch.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by River.
The referee is keeping an eye on River - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson tries to circle away but River has him pinned against the cage.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlsson avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
Karlsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. River smiles and moves away.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karlsson! But no joy.
Karlsson drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
That kick from Karlsson tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
River misses with a body punch
and Karlsson counters with a solid body kick.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
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!
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bill River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karlsson tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
River was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karlsson throws a leg kick
and River counters with a series of strikes. Karlsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River has managed to clinch.
River lands an uppercut.
River pushes Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
River missing with knees to the body.
Karlsson is trying to pull guard but River has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but River forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bill River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
River misses with a knee strike.
Bill River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from River.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Karlsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from River.
River controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River trying to stall but Karlsson improves his position.
Good body shot from River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlsson avoids it.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River lands with a right to the head.
River blocking some punches.
River with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River with a knee to the head.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson is trying to pull guard but River turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
River presses Karlsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for River.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karlsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from River.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karlssons head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Karlsson's cut.
That's time! River's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jonas Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Karlsson's head.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
River works over Karlsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses with a wild combination.
Karlsson throws a fast counter high kick but River manages to duck under it in time.
River lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from River.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
River is looking to clinch.
River works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karlsson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River tries to clinch up but Karlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlsson feints a counter leg kick.
River tried to score with a low kick but Karlsson checks it.
As River backs off Karlsson throws a huge counter combo but River manages to avoid it all.
River throws a head kick that misses
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and River duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karlsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
River scores with a kick to the body.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from River.
River throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
River has closed the distance and engaged Karlsson in a clinch.
Karlsson is working River over against the cage.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Karlsson pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Karlsson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karlsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables River to keep the fight standing.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Karlsson.
Karlsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karlsson is keeping busy.
River with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Karlsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River works on Karlsson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karlsson avoids it.
River pushes Karlsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karlsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River landing knees to the body.
River misses with a body punch.
River content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as River takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Karlsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill River showed his dominance in that final round.
Well River has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill River!
A relieved looking Bill River thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 26 p4p, 296 weight class) and Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 4 p4p, 43 weight class). Santo Amaro has chosen дигга на юг as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jalo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen misses with a hook.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ilmarinen moves away.
Ilmarinen takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Santo Amaro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ilmarinen.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ilmarinen throws a combination that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook. Santo Amaro ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen slips under a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a nice looking body kick.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Santo Amaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ilmarinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santo Amaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ilmarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot
and Ilmarinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ilmarinen swings for the body but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen checks a leg kick.
Ilmarinen pushes Santo Amaro up against the cage in a clinch.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro is trying to push Ilmarinen away but Ilmarinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro prevents a body shot from Ilmarinen.
Santo Amaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ilmarinen blocks the leg kick.
Ilmarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santo Amaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ilmarinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santo Amaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santo Amaro punishes Ilmarinen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Ilmarinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Santo Amaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the body from Ilmarinen misses
enabling Santo Amaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick that misses.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Santo Amaro is just out of range.
Ilmarinen avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
Ilmarinen avoids the head kick by Santo Amaro.
Ilmarinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santo Amaro under the eye.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Santo Amaro is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro slips under a jab from Ilmarinen.
Santo Amaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santo Amaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilmarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Santo Amaro.
Ilmarinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santo Amaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Santo Amaro misses with a straight left.
Santo Amaro throws the kick towards the body but Ilmarinen avoids it.
Ilmarinen is looking to counter the offense by Santo Amaro and move into the clinch.
Santo Amaro throws a big shot that misses.
Santo Amaro tries to move into range but Ilmarinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ilmarinen 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.
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 Jalo Ilmarinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Santo Amaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen tries to advance to mount but Santo Amaro denies him.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position but Santo Amaro is working away.
Santo Amaro tries to buck Ilmarinen off but Ilmarinen is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Santo Amaro wants to get back to his feet but Ilmarinen drags him back down.
An elbow from Ilmarinen crashes against the mat.
Ilmarinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ilmarinen landing strikes.
Santo Amaro struggling a bit here.
Santo Amaro parries the strikes from Ilmarinen easily there. Ilmarinen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santo Amaro to escape.
Santo Amaro tries to buck Ilmarinen off but Ilmarinen is having none of it.
Ilmarinen looks up at the clock and then as Santo Amaro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ilmarinen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen throws an elbow but Santo Amaro slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Santo Amaro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santo Amaro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro is trying to escape the position but Ilmarinen is controlling the position.
Ilmarinen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Santo Amaro pushes Ilmarinen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ilmarinen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ilmarinen tries to score with some ground and pound. Santo Amaro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Santo Amaro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ilmarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ilmarinen lands a nice forearm strike.
Ilmarinen scoring with punches and elbows.
Ilmarinen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santo Amaro can do to turn this around?
Santo Amaro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ilmarinen scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro tries to escape but Ilmarinen is in control.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santo Amaro keeps working.
Ilmarinen advances to full mount.
Santo Amaro tries to hold on but Ilmarinen pushes him away.
Ilmarinen lands a nice shot to the head.
Ilmarinen avoids the attempt from Santo Amaro to control.
Santo Amaro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ilmarinen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Santo Amaro is bucking up trying to escape but Ilmarinen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is landing with some decent strikes but Santo Amaro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santo Amaro is rocked!
Ilmarinen unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Santo Amaro wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ilmarinen celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalo Ilmarinen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoatea Nuku (ranked 126 p4p, 203 weight class) and Thunda Punch (ranked 1 p4p, 12 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoatea Nuku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thunda Punch!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch moves out of range as Nuku strikes.
Punch throws out a counter right but Nuku avoids it with no problem.
Nuku jabs Punch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nuku has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Nuku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punch.
Punch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuku.
Nice shot by Punch.
Nuku walks into a jab.
Nuku checks the leg kick.
Punch checks a leg kick.
Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuku manages to avoid it.
Punch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nuku.
Punch throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Nuku there.
Nuku wants to slow Punch down by chopping away at his legs.
Nuku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nuku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Punch counters with a body kick.
Nuku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch tries to clinch but Nuku moves out of range.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Nuku misses the target.
Punch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuku.
Nuku misses with a body shot.
Punch 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.
Nuku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nuku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Punch as he connects with a hook.
Punch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nuku counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Punch.
Good work by Punch as he checks the leg kick.
Nuku tries to keep at a distance but Punch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nuku prevents a body shot from Punch.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Punch prevents a body shot from Nuku.
Punch blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Nuku.
Nuku can't find room to land a body shot as Punch controls the action.
Nuku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punch closes the distance and clinches.
Nuku misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuku.
Nuku blocking some punches.
Punch blocks an uppercut.
Punch misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuku.
Nuku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Punch.
Nuku blocks an uppercut.
Nuku misses with the head strike.
Nuku misses with a punch on the inside.
Punch blocks an uppercut.
Punch lands with a left to the head.
Nuku content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nuku breaks the clinch.
Punch staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws a shot from downtown. Nuku moves away and avoids it.
Punch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punch lands a lovely overhand right.
Nuku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Punch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Punch just misses with a punch to the body.
Punch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nuku moves away.
Punch throws a low kick but Nuku moves out of range easily.
Punch jabs Nuku right on the nose. Nuku blinks but takes it well.
Punch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nuku misses with a two punch combination.
Punch misses with a right hand
and Nuku counters with a left and a right that stings Punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Punch misses the target.
Nuku misses with a lunging right hand
and Punch counters with a stiff right hand.
Punch walks into a stiff left hand from Nuku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nuku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nuku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Punch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Punch misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nuku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Punch misses with the head strike.
Punch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Punch.
Punch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nuku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Punch backwards.
Punch tries a body shot but Nuku blocks it.
Nice body punch from Punch - that landed with a thud.
Nuku prevents a body shot from Punch.
Nuku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punchs head.
Punch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuku lands a hook that snaps the head of Punch backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punch working aggressively here.
Nuku blocks an uppercut.
Nuku blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thunda Punch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nuku manages to avoid it.
Nuku feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Punch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thunda Punch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Punch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Punch lands a right hook to the body.
Punch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nuku.
Punch checks a leg kick nicely.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nuku was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
A punch lands to the side of Nuku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Punch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuku.
Punch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nuku.
Nuku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuku misses with a hook. Punch ducked under it nicely.
Punch looks to throw the jab but Nuku is out of range.
Punch jabs Nuku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nuku misses with the combination.
Thunda Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nuku.
A big left from Nuku misses.
Nuku scores with a nice head shot.
Nuku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nuku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punch. Punch obviously looking to wear him down.
Punch thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Nuku misses its target.
Punch throws a looping overhand right but Nuku ducks down to avoid it.
Nuku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.
Nuku getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Nuku.
Punch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
Nuku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punch throws out the jab.
Nuku swings for the body but Punch moves out of range.
Punch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nuku slips a jab from Punch.
Nuku is looking to counter punch.
Punch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuku.
Nuku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Punch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nuku scrambles back to his feet.
Punch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nuku misses with a wild body shot.
Punch looks to score with a jab to the body but Nuku is just out of range.
Nuku is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A punch lands to the side of Nuku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Punch wants to clinch up but Nuku keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Nuku misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Nuku.
Punch has managed to clinch.
Punch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Punch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nuku throws a punch but it's blocked by Punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch tries a body shot but Nuku blocks it.
Punch misses with the head strike.
Punch lands a nice uppercut.
Punch lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nuku fails to land.
Punch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuku has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Punch tries to throw a body punch but Nuku avoids it by throwing Punch back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nuku - that landed with a thud.
Punch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nuku backwards.
Punch blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Nuku.
Nuku misses with the head strike.
Nuku misses with a body punch.
Nuku tries a body shot but Punch blocks it.
Nuku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nuku.
Punch lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punchs head.
A head punch on the inside from Punch fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuku swings wildly with an uppercut but Punch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Punch fails to land.
Nuku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Punch lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punch throws a punch but it's blocked by Nuku.
A right hook to the body lands for Punch.
Punch lands with a light punch inside.
Punch throws a punch but it's blocked by Nuku.
A right handed body shot lands from Punch.
Nice body punch from Punch - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Punch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Punch can't find room to land a body shot as Nuku controls the action.
Punch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nuku backwards.
Punch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nuku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Punch.
Punch lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thunda Punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Punch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nuku. That did some damage!
Punch misses with a straight left.
Nuku was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Punch lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Punch.
Nuku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Punch counters with a stiff right hand.
Nuku ducks right into an uppercut from Punch.
Punch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Punch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nuku looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nuku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Nuku thinks about countering with a body kick.
Punch clinches with his opponent.
Punch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Punch misses with the head strike.
Thunda Punch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Punch.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punch lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Punch misses with a body punch.
Punch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Punch lands a hook that snaps the head of Nuku backwards.
Punch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Punch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuku controls his hands.
Punch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuku's elbow.
Punch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nuku backwards.
A body shot lands from Punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Punch.
A hook to the body from Punch.
Punch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuku misses with the head strike.
Nuku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Punch.
Nuku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punchs head.
Punch misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuku has a couple of punches blocked by Punch.
Punch digs a right hand underneath Nuku's ribcage. Nuku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Punch tries to work over Nuku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Punch tries to work over Nuku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Punch digs a right hand into Nuku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nuku's gas tank.
A short left from Punch.
Punch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Punch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punch lands with a light punch inside.
Nuku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Punch lands a shoulder strike.
Punch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nuku working aggressively here.
Nuku blocks an uppercut.
Punch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuku controls his hands.
Nuku digs a right hand into Punch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Punch's gas tank.
Punch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nuku backwards.
Punch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Punch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuku controls his hands.
Punch misses with some punches.
Nuku misses with the head strike.
Nuku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Punch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Punch gets through Nuku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Punch.
Punch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Punch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Punch - that landed with a thud.
Punch works on Nuku's body with a couple of short punches.
Punch is leaning against Nuku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Punch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Punch digs a right hand into Nuku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nuku's gas tank.
Thunda Punch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punch tries a body shot but Nuku blocks it.
Aoatea Nuku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Punch - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Punch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nuku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punch lands a hook that snaps the head of Nuku backwards.
Nuku throws a punch but it's blocked by Punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nuku.
Punch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Punch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Punch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punch blocks an uppercut.
Punch keeps control of Nuku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Punch throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuku pushes Punch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nuku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thunda Punch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Punch 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thunda Punch!
Thunda Punch 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 17 p4p, 32 weight class) and Jimmy Nguyen (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Nguyen has chosen In One Ear as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nguyen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Benjamin.
Benjamin throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
And Nguyen tries to counter it with a takedown but Benjamin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick misses from Benjamin.
Nguyen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nguyen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Benjamin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Nguyen dives in and grabs Benjamin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benjamin pushes down on Nguyen's head and hops out.
Nguyen throws a hook but Benjamin avoids it easily.
Benjamin is looking to counter punch.
Nguyen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benjamin on the side of the head.
Benjamin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen scores with a hook.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nguyen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benjamin at a distance.
Nguyen shoots in but no luck this time.
Luuk Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nguyen.
Nguyen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benjamin circles away.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a body shot.
Nguyen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nguyen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benjamin throws out the jab.
Benjamin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benjamin moves in looking to clinch but Nguyen pushes him off.
Nguyen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benjamin on the side of the head.
Benjamin misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Nguyen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjamin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Nguyen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benjamin counters with a nice leg kick.
Benjamin throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Nguyen shoots in and drives through. Benjamin sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin throws a hook to the side of Nguyen's head but Nguyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benjamin scores with a nice right hand.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin throws a big shot that misses.
Benjamin misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Nguyen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Nguyen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen jabs at Benjamin's body.
A punch lands to the side of Nguyen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benjamin throws out a leg kick but Nguyen moves out of range and Benjamin only half commits.
Nguyen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benjamin throws a poor cross that misses
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benjamin lands a head kick. Nguyen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jimmy Nguyen has been cut.
Nguyen shoots for a double leg takedown but Benjamin sprawls well. He's pushed Nguyen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Nguyen looks to move away, Benjamin throws a big counter combo but Nguyen just gets out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nguyen, as that shot connected.
Benjamin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benjamin feints and then cracks Nguyen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nguyen down.
Luuk Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 momentary lapse in concentration from Benjamin enables Nguyen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Benjamin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nguyen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nguyen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benjamin wants to stand up but Nguyen is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benjamin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nguyen trying to control but Benjamin is working from the bottom.
Benjamin is looking to stand up but Nguyen isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luuk Benjamin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nguyen's cut.
That's time! Benjamin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nguyen lands with a nice body punch.
Benjamin lands a really nice looking cross but Nguyen seems unphased.
Benjamin throws a jab but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Benjamin throws a head kick but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nguyen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benjamin on the side of the head.
Nguyen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A punch combination from Benjamin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin doesn't manage to clinch there - Nguyen circles away.
Nguyen throws out a counter right but Benjamin avoids it with no problem.
Benjamin digs a good body shot into Nguyen's ribs.
Nguyen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benjamin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benjamin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nguyen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benjamin lands with an uppercut that bounces Nguyen off the cage and back into range.
Luuk Benjamin is winning the standup battle so far.
Nguyen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benjamin throws a leg kick which misses Nguyen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nguyen tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Nguyen.
Nguyen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benjamin misses with a looping right.
Nguyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Benjamin is just out of range.
Nguyen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benjamin moves forwards but Nguyen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 Benjamin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nguyen.
Oh Benjamin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nguyen throws a monster overhand right that drops Benjamin! Nguyen follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nguyen!
Jimmy Nguyen is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Jimmy Nguyen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Gun (ranked 10 p4p, 14 weight class) and Kurt Zweihander (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Kurt Zweihander will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Gun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zweihander with a nice cross.
Zweihander throws a low kick but Gun moves out of range easily.
Gun fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Gun.
Zweihander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gun misses the target.
Gun looks to land a left hand but Zweihander moved out of range nicely.
Gun misses with a few strikes there.
Zweihander wants to clinch up but Gun keeps it at a distance.
Zweihander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zweihander feints a jab promting Gun to slip. Zweihander then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gun slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gun pushes Zweihander up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Zweihander - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zweihander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gun's elbow.
Zweihander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gun is breathing heavily.
Zweihander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gun backwards.
Zweihander tries to throw a body punch but Gun avoids it by throwing Zweihander back against the cage.
Zweihander lands with a light punch inside.
Zweihander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zweihander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zweihander lands a left hand.
Zweihander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Zweihander.
Gun misses with a body punch.
Zweihander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gun backwards.
A right hand to the body from Zweihander.
A short right from Zweihander on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zweihander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zweihander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zweihander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guns head.
Zweihander lands with a short shot to the head.
Zweihander tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zweihander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zweihander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zweihander tries a body shot but Gun blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Zweihander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zweihander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zweihander misses with a body punch.
Gun breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Gun misses
and Zweihander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zweihander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zweihander throws a shot to the body.
Zweihander moves into the clinch successfully.
Zweihander misses with a body punch.
Zweihander throws a head punch that misses.
Zweihander struggles to land a body shot inside as Gun controls his hands.
Zweihander gets through Gun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zweihander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zweihander scores with a shoulder strike.
Gun misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zweihander.
Zweihander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zweihander lands with a light punch inside.
Zweihander pushes Gun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Zweihander.
Zweihander lands an uppercut.
Zweihander works on Gun's body with a couple of short punches.
Zweihander gets through Gun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zweihander.
Nice body punch from Zweihander - that landed with a thud.
Zweihander works on Gun's body with a couple of short punches.
Zweihander gets through Gun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zweihander lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zweihander.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Zweihander.
Zweihander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zweihander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gun.
Zweihander cracks Gun with a nice body shot.
Zweihander lands a nice uppercut.
Zweihander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zweihander misses with a body punch.
Zweihander digs a right hand underneath Gun's ribcage. Gun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zweihander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zweihander misses with a body punch.
Gun prevents a body shot from Zweihander.
Zweihander tries a body shot but Gun blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Zweihander.
Zweihander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Zweihander - that landed with a thud.
Gun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zweihander lands a hook that snaps the head of Gun backwards.
Zweihander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gun backwards.
Zweihander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guns head.
A short left from Zweihander.
Gun is rocked!
Zweihander can't find room to land a body shot as Gun controls the action.
Zweihander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gun or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zweihander tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zweihander cracks Gun with a nice body shot.
Zweihander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gun backwards.
Zweihander misses with a body punch.
Zweihander lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Zweihander dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gun is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Zweihander doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Gun crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Gun's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Zweihander!
Kurt Zweihander is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Kurt Zweihander made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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