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CFL 159: Lightweight Showdown! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sproles comes to the cage accompanied by can't be touched -Roy Jones Jr. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lessard's choice of entrance music: Dexter - Intruder. Junior Lessard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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159 lbs
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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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Pete Sproles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Lessard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lessard connects with an inside leg kick.
Pete Sproles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sproles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lessard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sproles. Lessard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lessard moves out of range of the leg kick from Sproles.
Sproles misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Lessard. No joy for Sproles on that attempt.
Lessard stuns Sproles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sproles moves in looking to clinch but Lessard pushes him off.
Lessard throws a good cross that connects.
Sproles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lessard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sproles misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lessard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lessard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lessard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sproles. That did some damage!
Sproles is breathing heavily.
Lessard connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles is looking to clinch but Lessard is avoiding it.
Sproles throws a nice looking combination but Lessard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lessard looks to land a body kick but Sproles moved away.
Junior Lessard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lessard lands a jab to Sproles's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lessard.
Sproles misses with a hook. Lessard ducked under it nicely.
Lessard throws a leg kick which misses Sproles's front leg but catches the back leg as Sproles tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Sproles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sproles just misses with a punch to the body.
Sproles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sproles takes a swing at Lessard's ribcage but misses.
Lessard scores with a nice right hand.
Sproles misses with a takedown attempt - Lessard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lessard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sproles's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lessard stalks Sproles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sproles's face. Sproles staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard works Sproles's body with a nice hook.
Lessard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lessard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sproles's calf.
Lessard lands a jab to the head.
Sproles is rocked!
Lessard lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Sproles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lessard lands with a hook. Sproles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lessard lands with a nice body punch.
Sproles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lessard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lessard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sproles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lessard lands with a big left! Sproles is wobbled badly! Lessard comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Sproles to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Junior Lessard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gora Sammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Big Chips as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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228 lbs
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282 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Gora Sammo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ace King!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King leaves Sammo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sammo.
A big left from King misses.
Sammo lands a jab to the nose.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sammo.
King tries to keep at a distance but Sammo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sammo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King can't find room to land a body shot as Sammo controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King misses with some punches.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Sammo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sammo prevents a body shot from King.
Sammo blocking some punches.
Sammo with a knee to the head.
Sammo lands with a left to the head.
Sammo trying to stall but King improves his position.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sammo into the cage.
Sammo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sammo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sammo blocks a jab.
Sammo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ace King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sammo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King missing with a left hand there. Sammo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Sammo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Sammo tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sammo missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sammo misses with a body shot.
Sammo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sammo fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sammo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King drops Sammo with a straight right hand, right on the button! King follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace King!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis comes to the cage accompanied by Ether. Bull has chosen The Last Shadow Puppets as his entrance music. Julius Adonis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Julius Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Bull!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull wants to clinch.
Adonis ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Adonis lands with a nice combination. Bull backs away looking to recover.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adonis has a takedown stuffed.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Adonis moves out of range easily.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Adonis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Adonis - just one landing.
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!
Adonis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bull looks gassed!
Adonis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bull misses with an uppercut
and Adonis counters with a good, hard body kick but Bull shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck for Adonis with that takedown attempt.
Adonis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bull looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Adonis cracks Bull with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bull taking a bit of punishment here - Adonis scoring with strikes.
Adonis trying to control the action but Bull is working from the bottom.
Adonis landing a few strikes.
Adonis advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adonis breaks from Bull's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis breaks from Bull's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Adonis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Adonis landing strikes from the mount and Bull is in trouble!
Bull tries to reverse the position but Adonis maintains control.
Adonis controlling the pace for now.
Adonis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bull tries to reverse the position but Adonis maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adonis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Adonis controlling the position easily from mount.
Bull taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Adonis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bull is rocked!
Adonis lands a big elbow - Bull is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bull is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Julius Adonis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades by Motorhead. Jenkins has chosen Snow- Informer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Casper Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Jenkins jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Hunt lands with a hook. Jenkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jenkins misses with a hook.
Jenkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Jenkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jenkins scrambles back to his feet.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenkins counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Jenkins lands with a good body shot.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Casper Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Jenkins moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Hunt sizes up Jenkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt with a hook.
Jenkins misses with a straight left.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Jenkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Jenkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casper Jenkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Hunt.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Jenkins jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Hunt throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Jenkins takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jenkins misses with a body punch
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Jenkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Jenkins digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Jenkins throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jenkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Jenkins's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt slips a straight right by Jenkins.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a right hand that misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Jenkins off the cage and back into rage.
Jenkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Jenkins.
Jenkins walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenkins.
Casper Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Jenkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jenkins's head.
Hunt 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.
Jenkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casper Jenkins 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hunt avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Hunt defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Jenkins takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Jenkins.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Jenkins.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hunt duly obliges.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jenkins throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice body shot.
Jenkins throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a series of strikes. Jenkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jenkins moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jenkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jenkins swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Jenkins should have avoided that one.
Jenkins throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Jenkins misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a jab.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonny Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Jenkins swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Jenkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Jenkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Hunt cracks Jenkins's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Jenkins slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Hunt can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Hunt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konan Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Rizzuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Konan Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Alessandro Rizzuto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzuto avoids the body shot from Obrien.
A jab from Obrien misses.
Obrien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obrien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzuto was well out of range. Poor timing from Obrien.
Rizzuto scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzuto lands a jab to Obrien's midsection.
Rizzuto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obrien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alessandro Rizzuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obrien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzuto scores with a jab to the body.
Obrien is breathing heavily.
Rizzuto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obrien slips a jab and a cross from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto punishes Obrien's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzuto throws a shot to the body.
Rizzuto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Obrien rather than just go for the knockout.
Rizzuto misses with a low kick.
Obrien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rizzuto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rizzuto. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rizzuto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Rizzuto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obrien doesn't seem phased though.
Obrien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzuto. Obrien does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Rizzuto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzuto can pounce on him.
Rizzuto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Obrien's sensitive parts.
Rizzuto lands a lovely overhand right.
Obrien is rocked!
Rizzuto cracks Obrien with a hook to the temple - Obrien is on wobbly legs here! Rizzuto swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Obrien falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rizzuto wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alessandro Rizzuto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norrin Radd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Starrider. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norrin Radd!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radd misses the shot to the body.
Radd blocks a head kick by Durden.
Durden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Radd. Radd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Radd on the side of the head.
Durden misses with a head kick.
Radd blocks a head kick by Durden.
Radd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Durden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Durden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Durden lands a nice shot that snaps Radd's head back.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
Radd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Radd wants to slow Durden down by chopping away at his legs.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Radd pushes him off.
Durden slips under a jab.
That kick from Durden tenderised Radd's leg. Radd is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
Radd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden looks to land a body kick but Radd moved away.
Durden moves into the clinch successfully.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
Radd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Radd is trying to break the clinch but Durden is controlling him.
Durden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Radd.
Radd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Radds head.
A hook to the body from Durden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden scores with a shoulder strike.
Radd tries to break free but Durden pushes him back against the cage.
Radd just leaning against Durden, taking a breather.
Durden misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radd is trying to maintain a safe position but Durden gets an underhook and turns Radd into the cage.
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Radd or not.
Radd looks gassed!
Durden swings wildly with an uppercut but Radd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden scores with a shoulder strike.
Durden working aggressively here.
Radd blocking some punches.
Radd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden cracks Radd with an open hand slap.
Durden throws a head kick but Radd moves out of range.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Radd saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Radd does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Durden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Durden misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Durden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Radd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durden checks a leg kick nicely.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Radd pushes him off.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Radd.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Radd.
Durden swinging wildly here.
Radd throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Durden misses
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Radd.
Radd throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radd moves away from the strike by Durden.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radd manages to avoid it.
A jab from Durden misses.
Radd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Radd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radd misses with a body shot.
Durden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Durden dives in and grabs Radd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Radd pushes down on Durden's head and hops out.
Radd throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Radd on the side of the head.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Radd thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Durden fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Durden throws the left hand but Radd avoids the punch easily.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Radd.
Radd lands with a shot to the body.
Radd misses with a leg kick.
Durden closes the distance and clinches.
Durden throws a head punch that misses.
Durden throws a head punch that misses.
Radd breaks the clinch.
Durden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durden takes a kick to the side of the head.
Radd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durden. Durden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Radd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Durden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Radd checks a low kick from Durden.
Radd slips under a jab.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radd blocks a jab.
Durden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Radd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durden misses with a few strikes there.
Radd misses with a straight right.
Durden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durden checks the leg kick.
Radd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Radd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Radd slips under a jab from Durden.
Durden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Durden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Radd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durden rushes Radd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Durden landing knees to the head.
Durden misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Durden.
Radd tries a body shot but Durden blocks it.
Radd managing to block the knees to the body from Durden.
Radd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Radd thumps Durden with a low kick.
Radd misses with a wild body shot.
Durden misses with a hook.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radd.
Durden throws a nice looking combination but Radd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Radd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Radd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Radd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durden staying out of range there.
Radd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Radd swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Radd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Radd.
Radd misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Durden misses.
Radd blocks a head kick by Durden.
Durden loads up on a big right hand but Radd slips the punch.
Radd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Durden.
Durden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Radd misses.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden throws a sloppy head kick and Radd moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
Durden misses with a double jab.
Radd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
Durden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radd digs a good body shot into Durden's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radd scores with a jab. Durden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
Radd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Radd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden connects with a single shot there.
Durden blocks a jab.
Radd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Radd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Norrin Radd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Radd throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Radd tenderised Durden's leg. Durden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durden darts in and clinches Radd up against the cage.
Radd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Radd tries to work over Durden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Radd lands with a left to the head.
Durden trying to land knees to the body.
Durden lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Durden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Radd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Radd struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands.
Durden looking to throw knees to the head but Radd is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden lands with a right to the head.
Radd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Radd can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Radd breaks the clinch.
Radd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Radd moves away and avoids it.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden swings widly with a right hand
and Radd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Radd misses the shot to the body.
Radd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Radd connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden throws a leg kick but Radd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Radd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Durden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden slips under a jab.
Radd moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Radd can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Radd 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 Durden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Radd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Radd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Radd wants to land a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Durden misses with a straight left.
Radd misses with a double jab.
Radd scores with a shot to the body.
Radd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durden tries to clinch but Radd moves out of range.
Radd throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Durden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Durden.
A swing and a miss from Radd.
Radd slips a jab from Durden.
Radd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Radd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norrin Radd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Radd thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Radd.
Durden lands a jab to the nose.
Durden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Radd misses with a series of wild punches.
Radd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radd connects with a jab.
Radd tries a low kick but Durden avoids it.
Radd keeps the fight on the outside.
Radd misses the shot to the body.
Durden ducks right into an uppercut from Radd.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Radd throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Radd. That's going to slow Durden down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radd throws a head kick that misses.
Durden looking to score a takedown here. Radd is defending well but Durden drives through and ends up in Radd's guard.
Durden being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norrin Radd really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Radd.
Radd misses with a wild body shot.
Durden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Radd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durden checks it well.
Durden tries to score with a low kick but Radd moves his leg out of the way.
Radd misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden tries to clinch up but Radd circles away and keeps his distance.
Radd throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Radd.
Radd avoids the head kick by Durden.
Durden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durden misses with a few strikes there.
Radd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durden 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.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radd misses with a kick to the body.
Durden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Radd blocks a head kick by Durden.
Radd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Durden misses.
Radd just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden throws a leg kick but Radd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Radd.
Durden takes one to the chin there.
Radd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Durden.
Radd staying out of range there.
Radd scores with a hook to the body. Durden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Radd thows a body kick. Durden tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radd throws a low kick, looking for Durden's leg but Durden calmly moves out of range.
Radd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Radd stuns Durden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Radd moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Radd misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Radd.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durden connects with a right hand. Radd shakes it off.
Durden moves out of range of the leg kick from Radd.
Durden throws a sloppy head kick and Radd moves out of range easily.
Radd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Durden takes a step back to recover.
Radd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Durden connects with a single shot there.
Radd cracks Durden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Radd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Radd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Radd moves away and avoids it.
Durden tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Radd throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Radd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durden fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Radd. That's going to slow Durden down.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radd manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durden misses with a head kick.
Durden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Radd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Radd.
Durden checks a leg kick nicely.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Radd looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Radd cracks a nice hook into Durden's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Durden misses.
Durden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Radd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radd throws a nice head kick!
Radd misses with a low kick.
Durden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Radd lands a glancing blow to the side of Durden's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norrin Radd dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Radd is just out of range.
Durden throws a low kick but Radd moves out of range easily.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Radd throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Durden misses
and Radd counters with a big head kick but Durden shrugs it off.
Durden is rocked!
A big left from Durden misses.
Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Radd looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
Radd cracks Durden on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Durden falls backwards against the cage. Radd follows up with more strikes that drop Durden to his knees. Radd keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Durden! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norrin Radd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stark's choice of entrance music: Cmon Feel The Noise. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, YB Sol Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Stark.
Sol Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sol Jr throws a low kick but Stark moves out of range easily.
Sol Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sol Jr is looking to chop away at Stark's legs.
Sol Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stark throws a right hand that Sol Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Sol Jr also avoids with ease.
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sol Jr misses with a body kick.
Stark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stark blocks a head kick by Sol Jr.
Sol Jr throws a head kick that Stark semi-blocks.
Sol Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark avoids a kick to the body.
Stark has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sol Jr.
Sol Jr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sol Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sol Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sol Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sol Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Sol Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Jr blocks a body shot from Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr digs a right hand into Stark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stark's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sol Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sol Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Sol Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sol Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Sol Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sol Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sol Jr stalling.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sol Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Sol Jr tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Sol Jr back against the cage.
Stark prevents a body shot from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Sol Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Sol Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Sol Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark misses with some punches.
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sol Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark throws a low kick but Sol Jr avoids it.
Stark moves out of range as Sol Jr throws a body kick.
Stark throws a solid leg kick but Sol Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stark.
Stark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sol Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stark checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sol Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stark on the side of the head.
Stark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sol Jr can pounce on him.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sol Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Sol Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Some bone on bone action there as Sol Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark blocks a body shot from Sol Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sol Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sol Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Stark gets an underhook and turns Sol Jr into the cage.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
Sol Jr tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sol Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Sol Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Stark as he checks the leg kick.
Sol Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Sol Jr connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sol Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Stark misses with a hook. Sol Jr ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Stark misses.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sol Jr throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark works over Sol Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sol Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sol Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark wants to clinch up but Sol Jr keeps it at a distance.
Sol Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark misses with a hook. Sol Jr ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
Stark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sol Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sol Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sol Jr.
Stark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sol Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sol Jr.
Stark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sol Jr throws a low kick but Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick.
Sol Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sol Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr throws a front kick aimed at Stark's knee but Stark avoids it well.
Stark is looking to clinch but Sol Jr is avoiding it.
Sol Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stark's head.
Sol Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stark checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sol Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sol Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Sol Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sol Jr wants to land a leg kick but Stark is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr throws the kick towards the body but Stark avoids it.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Sol Jr.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark blocks the body kick.
YB Sol Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark walks into a left hand.
Sol Jr tries to land a leg kick but Stark saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sol Jr takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sol Jr manages to avoid it.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sol Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sol Jr throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Sol Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Stark throws a body punch but Sol Jr moves out of range.
Sol Jr throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Stark blocks the low kick.
Sol Jr connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sol Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sol Jr looks for the body kick but Stark saw that one coming.
Stark connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark throws a good cross that connects.
Stark checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Jr throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sol Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sol Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sol Jr slips a straight right by Stark.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stark.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Stark.
Sol Jr looks for the body kick but Stark saw that one coming.
Sol Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark throws a series of punches but Sol Jr moves out of range.
Stark jabs Sol Jr right on the nose. Sol Jr blinks but takes it well.
YB Sol Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sol Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Sol Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sol Jr.
Stark is looking to land body kicks.
Sol Jr motions for Stark to come forward. Sol Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sol Jr can pounce on him.
Sol Jr misses with an uppercut.
Stark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sol Jr throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Thomas Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.
Sol Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stark moves out of range as Sol Jr throws a body kick.
Sol Jr lands a front kick.
Stark blocks a leg kick.
Sol Jr throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sol Jr misses the target.
Sol Jr defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Stark has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sol Jr.
That kick from Sol Jr tenderised Stark's leg. Stark is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Jr takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark lands with a cross.
Sol Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Sol Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Sol Jr moves away and avoids it.
Stark blocks a head kick by Sol Jr.
Sol Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sol Jr throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark checks a low kick from Sol Jr.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Stark throws a chopping leg kick but Sol Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Stark.
Well Sol Jr 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa comes to the cage accompanied by Jore Marjaranta - Tunteisiin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank The Crippler!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but The Crippler is just out of range.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Crippler walks into a straight right hand from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taalasmaa cracks The Crippler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a double jab.
Taalasmaa lands with a hook. The Crippler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Crippler missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Crippler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kari Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Crippler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from The Crippler.
The Crippler ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a combination. The Crippler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taalasmaa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The Crippler wants to stand and escape but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa postures up in The Crippler's guard and throws a big left but The Crippler blocks it.
Taalasmaa thows a big elbow that misses.
The Crippler keeping full guard, as Taalasmaa tries to pass.
The Crippler has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Taalasmaa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The Crippler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut.
The Crippler misses with an uppercut.
The Crippler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa gets a takedown into half guard.
The Crippler pushes Taalasmaa off but Taalasmaa dives into side control.
Taalasmaa tries to advance to mount but can't.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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!
The Crippler dodges the ground and pound from Taalasmaa.
The Crippler parries the strikes from Taalasmaa easily there. Taalasmaa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Crippler to escape.
Taalasmaa tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Taalasmaa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Taalasmaa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for The Crippler!
The Crippler is squirming around, avoiding Taalasmaa's attempts to control the action.
The Crippler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taalasmaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taalasmaa won't let The Crippler get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa trying to control but The Crippler is having none of it.
Taalasmaa landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns The Crippler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taalasmaa goes for an armbar but The Crippler turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from The Crippler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Crippler leaves Taalasmaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Crippler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Crippler sprawls well. The Crippler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taalasmaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Taalasmaa moves out of range of the leg kick from The Crippler.
The Crippler throws a shot from downtown. Taalasmaa moves away and avoids it.
Taalasmaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Crippler.
Taalasmaa checks a low kick from The Crippler.
A low kick from The Crippler is predictable there
and Taalasmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taalasmaa fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Crippler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Crippler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from The Crippler.
Taalasmaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Crippler doesn't seem bothered though.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Crippler misses with a hook. Taalasmaa ducked under it nicely.
A big right from The Crippler misses.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Crippler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frank The Crippler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Crippler moves away.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Crippler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taalasmaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crippler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taalasmaa moves away.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Crippler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.
Taalasmaa misses the shot to the body.
Taalasmaa fails to land the takedown.
The Crippler tries to clinch but Taalasmaa moves away
and Taalasmaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Crippler. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Crippler swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
The Crippler scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Crippler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Crippler presses Taalasmaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taalasmaa blocking some punches.
Taalasmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by The Crippler.
The Crippler lands an uppercut.
The Crippler wants to break free but Taalasmaa has control.
The Crippler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taalasmaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa managing to block the knees to the body from The Crippler.
Taalasmaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa blocks a body shot from The Crippler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa blocks a body shot from The Crippler.
The Crippler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taalasmaa's elbow.
The Crippler throws a punch but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
A shot in the inside from The Crippler.
The Crippler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taalasmaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Crippler or not.
A short left from Taalasmaa.
The Crippler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Crippler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Taalasmaa fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Crippler backwards.
Taalasmaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Taalasmaa.
The Crippler throws a punch but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Crippler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Crippler sprawls well. The Crippler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taalasmaa gets slowly back to his feet.
The Crippler just misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Taalasmaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taalasmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crippler manages to avoid it.
The Crippler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taalasmaa rather than just go for the knockout.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook to the body. The Crippler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Crippler tries to land a leg kick but Taalasmaa saw it coming and moves away.
The Crippler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Crippler thuds a left hand into Taalasmaa's body.
Taalasmaa lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crippler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taalasmaa is able to avoid easily.
Taalasmaa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Crippler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
The Crippler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
Kari Taalasmaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Taalasmaa cracks The Crippler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and The Crippler counters with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Taalasmaa - just one landing.
The Crippler tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and The Crippler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but The Crippler moves out of range.
Taalasmaa throws an off balance right hand
and The Crippler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taalasmaa's knee momentarily.
Taalasmaa swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taalasmaa misses the shot to the body.
The Crippler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Taalasmaa shoots for a double leg takedown but The Crippler sprawls well. He's pushed Taalasmaa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Crippler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Crippler wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Crippler.
Taalasmaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taalasmaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but The Crippler is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Crippler.
The Crippler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Crippler misses with a wild body shot.
The Crippler wants to clinch.
Taalasmaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Crippler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Crippler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Crippler lands a leg kick that knocks Taalasmaa off balance momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Crippler misses with a punch to the body.
The Crippler tries to throw a body punch but Taalasmaa avoids it by throwing The Crippler back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank The Crippler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Crippler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taalasmaa's elbow.
The Crippler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Crippler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taalasmaa's elbow.
Taalasmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as The Crippler controls his hands.
The Crippler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Taalasmaa.
The Crippler tries a body shot but Taalasmaa blocks it.
Taalasmaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Crippler can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa is working for takedown but The Crippler is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Crippler scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa can't find room to land a body shot as The Crippler controls the action.
The Crippler throws a punch but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
The Crippler misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping left.
The Crippler throws a lazy right hand but Taalasmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taalasmaa digs a good body shot into The Crippler's ribs.
Taalasmaa defending well as The Crippler loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa misses with a two punch combination.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Crippler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Crippler throws a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Crippler wants to clinch up but Taalasmaa keeps it at a distance.
Taalasmaa clinches with his opponent.
Taalasmaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taalasmaa.
The Crippler lands a right hand.
Taalasmaa throws a head punch that misses.
Taalasmaa lands a body punch.
The Crippler is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Crippler breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa scores with a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taalasmaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Crippler in his tracks.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taalasmaa cracks The Crippler with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the head.
Taalasmaa slips a straight right by The Crippler.
The Crippler tries to land a leg kick but Taalasmaa saw it coming and moves away.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by The Crippler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crippler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from The Crippler.
The Crippler misses with a low kick.
Taalasmaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Taalasmaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Crippler did well to prevent Taalasmaa getting side control.
Taalasmaa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taalasmaa working The Crippler over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound but The Crippler is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa punching from mount but The Crippler doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Taalasmaa lands with some strikes.
Taalasmaa landing strikes from the mount and The Crippler is in trouble!
Taalasmaa working The Crippler over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa throws some wild stikes that The Crippler manages to avoid easily.
Taalasmaa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The Crippler is rocked!
Taalasmaa looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has The Crippler covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kari Taalasmaa!
Kari Taalasmaa retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III has chosen Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Marcos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marcos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gatti III missing with a left hand there. Marcos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Marcos is looking to chop away at Gatti III's legs.
Ferdinand Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marcos's calf.
Gatti III misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marcos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gatti III counters with a low kick, right behind Marcos 's knee.
Gatti III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcos was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti III.
Marcos blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a leg kick.
Marcos looks for a takedown but Gatti III sprawls well.
Marcos throws a right and a left that Gatti III avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marcos defending well as Gatti III loads up on a big left hand.
Marcos misses the jab.
Marcos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gatti III with a hook.
Marcos blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gatti III.
Marcos throws an off balance right hand
and Gatti III counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti III.
Gatti III tries to clinch but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gatti III has time to react.
Gatti III fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gatti III on the side of the head.
Gatti III throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marcos counters with a thumping low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marcos looks to land a left hand but Gatti III moved out of range nicely.
Marcos 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.
Gatti III misses the jab.
Marcos throws a looping overhand right but Gatti III ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marcos, right into the meat.
Gatti III avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Gatti III is looking to slow Marcos down with leg kicks.
Marcos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gatti III counters with a left to the body.
Gatti III throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Gatti III has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses with some punches.
Gatti III misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatti III.
Marcos breaks the clinch.
Marcos throws a body kick the misses
and Gatti III finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marcos misses with a hook.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcos moves away.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos lands a lovely overhand right.
Gatti III tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marcos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gatti III defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos motions for Gatti III to come forward. Marcos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatti III. That snapped Marcos's head back.
Gatti III takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Gatti III avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Gatti III misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatti III creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatti III scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gatti III struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcos controls his hands.
Marcos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gatti III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatti III digs a right hand into Marcos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcos's gas tank.
Gatti III struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcos controls his hands.
Gatti III misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatti III is pressed up against the cage. Marcos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gatti III down to the mat. Gatti III avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marcos throws a body punch but Gatti III moves out of range.
Marcos looks to throw the jab but Gatti III is out of range.
Gatti III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcos blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III blocks the body kick.
Marcos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gatti III clinches up against the cage.
Gatti III pushes Marcos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marcos tries to pull guard but Gatti III won't allow it.
Marcos tries to break free but Gatti III pushes him back against the cage.
Gatti III can't find room to land a body shot as Marcos controls the action.
Gatti III lands a right hand.
Gatti III misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatti III misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos has Gatti III pressed against the cage.
Marcos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gatti III has him pressed against the cage.
Gatti III throws a head punch that misses.
Marcos wants to stall.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatti III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatti III lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
Gatti III tries to throw a body punch but Marcos avoids it by throwing Gatti III back against the cage.
Gatti III lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatti III tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcos taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatti III.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gatti III as Marcos tries to tie him up.
Arturo Gatti III seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcos blocks the elbow strike.
Gatti III scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries for a takedown but Gatti III manages to get underhooks.
Gatti III makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gatti III lands an uppercut.
Gatti III pushes Marcos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatti III has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gatti III throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Gatti III.
A head punch on the inside from Gatti III fails to land.
A short left from Gatti III.
Marcos wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatti III won't allow it.
Gatti III lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatti III lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right from Gatti III.
Gatti III lands an elbow inside that Marcos shrugs off.
Gatti III can't find room to land a body shot as Marcos controls the action.
Gatti III stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Gatti III.
Gatti III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.
Gatti III thuds a left hand into Marcos's body.
Gatti III swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcos.
Arturo Gatti III seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marcos tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti III misses with a low kick.
Gatti III lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatti III misses with a leg kick.
Gatti III loads up on a big right hand but Marcos slips the punch.
Marcos throws a hook but Gatti III blocks it.
Gatti III looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcos is just out of range.
Gatti III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gatti III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcos slips a jab and a cross from Gatti III.
Gatti III ducks under a wild hook from Marcos.
Gatti III throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Marcos.
Marcos shoots for a takedown but Gatti III saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III lands with a nice body punch.
Gatti III forces Marcos back against the cage and clinches.
Marcos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marcos dodges the punch combination from Gatti III.
Gatti III uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
Gatti III tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcos fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Marcos misses
enabling Gatti III to counter with a crisp jab.
Gatti III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcos.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Gatti III misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Marcos does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III throws out a leg kick but Marcos moves out of range and Gatti III only half commits.
Marcos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatti III.
Marcos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gatti III misses with a kick to the body.
Gatti III lands a jab.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Decent striking displayed by Marcos there.
Marcos throws a hook to the side of Gatti III's head but Gatti III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcos avoids the head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcos rather than just go for the knockout.
Marcos misses with a combination
and Gatti III counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marcos's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Marcos.
Marcos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gatti III's sensitive parts.
Marcos missing with a left hand there. Gatti III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatti III misses with a low kick as Marcos jumps back.
Marcos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatti III slips under a jab from Marcos.
Gatti III dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti III looks to land a left hand but Marcos moved out of range nicely.
Gatti III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcos.
Marcos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a head kick that misses.
Marcos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti III moves away.
Marcos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marcos looks to land a combination but Gatti III avoids it well.
Gatti III connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcos's hands.
Gatti III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Marcos closes the distance and clinches up with Gatti III, looking for a takedown. Marcos pushes Gatti III against the cage but Gatti III circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gatti III thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatti III slips a jab from Marcos.
Gatti III works the jab nicely.
Marcos misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatti III.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcos tries to keep at a distance but Gatti III has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Marcos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gatti III is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos is trying to keep Gatti III in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gatti III staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Marcos. That snapped Gatti III's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gatti III.
Gatti III lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcos thows a body kick. Gatti III tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos throws a head kick but Gatti III moves out of range.
Marcos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gatti III is fending him off so far but Marcos persists. Nope, Gatti III circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcos throws the left hand but Gatti III avoids the punch easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Marcos looks for a takedown but Gatti III sprawls well.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Gatti III.
Marcos throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatti III counters with a three punch combo that has Marcos backing up. Marcos nods at Gatti III to acknowledge the strikes.
Gatti III fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatti III jabs Marcos right on the nose. Marcos blinks but takes it well.
Gatti III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti III wants to clinch.
Marcos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gatti III to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gatti III.
Arturo Gatti III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gatti III to counter with a crisp jab.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Marcos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti III will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gatti III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Gatti III throws a combination. Marcos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marcos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Marcos misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marcos.
Gatti III lands with a kick to the temple. Marcos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos checks the leg kick.
Marcos swings for the body but Gatti III moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marcos.
A slow jab from Gatti III misses its intended target.
Marcos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gatti III on the side of the head.
Gatti III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marcos's calf.
A head kick misses from Gatti III.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick from Marcos.
Gatti III lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marcos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gatti III sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marcos somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos throws a lazy uppercut
and Gatti III counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gatti III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatti III throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatti III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Marcos blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti III throws a wild body kick that Marcos sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Gatti III misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gatti III takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gatti III tries to clinch but Marcos moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marcos 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 Gatti III has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gatti III and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gatti III displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcos.
Gatti III looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcos is just out of range.
Gatti III keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gatti III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gatti III, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Marcos.
Marcos slips a straight right by Gatti III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti III.
Marcos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gatti III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatti III tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti III is looking to clinch but Marcos is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Marcos.
Gatti III stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gatti III fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatti III has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gatti III throws a head kick but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos checks a leg kick.
Ferdinand Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gatti III. That one must have hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Marcos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gatti III eats them both and turns towards Marcos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gatti III scores with a head kick. Marcos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good work by Gatti III as he checks the leg kick.
Gatti III swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Marcos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gatti III on his heels. He'll look to pass Gatti III's guard now, I'm sure.
Gatti III is looking to stand up but Marcos isn't so interested in that idea.
Marcos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throwing strikes but missing.
Marcos won't allow Gatti III to get back to his feet.
Gatti III working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcos.
Marcos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gatti III keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throwing strikes but missing.
Marcos stops Gatti III from standing up.
Marcos stands and throws Gatti III's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marcos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gatti III has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatti III is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ferdinand Marcos.
I think Gatti III has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti III!
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