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Syn' 286: Sacrifice! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sensational Sensation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes into the arena with Diary of a Madman blaring out of the sound system. Sensational Sensation has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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27
149 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sensational Sensation!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensation throws a big shot that misses.
Sensation lunges at Dunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunn's hand.
Dunn lands a body shot.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Sensation avoids nicely.
A jab from Dunn misses.
Sensation's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dunn under the eye.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensation throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sensation had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dunn defends it easily.
Sensation looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sensation has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dunn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sensation utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sensation working for a triangle but Dunn defends it easily.
Dunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn cracks Sensation with a solid left hand.
Sensation controlling Dunn's posture.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunn landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation pulls Dunn in close to his closed guard and prevents Dunn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dunn postures up in Sensation's guard and throws a big left but Sensation blocks it.
Sensation not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sensation avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dunn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sensation stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunn. Dunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sensation is just out of range.
Dunn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sensation eats them both and turns towards Dunn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sensation avoids the head kick by Dunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensation throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily.
Sensation takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sensational Sensation is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dunn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sensation at a distance.
Sensation connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dunn momentarily.
Sensation misses with a body kick.
Sensation misses with a low kick.
Dunn walks into a left hand.
Dunn closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Sensation.
Sensation misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sensation lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dunn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sensation's brow.
Sensation takes an elbow to the temple.
Sensation working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensation presses Dunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn lands a knee to the head.
Dunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sensation softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sensation scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sensation lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dunn is rocked!
Sensation gets through Dunn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Dunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunn takes a shot to the head.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sensation is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sensation throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
Sensation stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sensation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensation works on Dunn's body with a couple of short punches.
Sensation trying to stall but Dunn improves his position.
Sensation lands a nice uppercut.
Sensation being controlled against the cage.
Dunn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sensation gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sensational Sensation will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sensation looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sensation delivers a nice body kick.
Sensation throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dunn moves into the clinch.
Sensation drags the fight down to the ground.
Sensation looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sensation working a defensive guard here.
Dunn works over Sensation with some ground and pound from guard.
Sensation throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sensation is controlling Dunn's posture.
Sensational Sensation has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensation controls Dunn momentarily but Dunn frees himself.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
Dunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dunn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sensation keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Dunn cracks Sensation with a solid left hand.
Sensation has his foot on Dunn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dunn works his way back into a safe position though.
Dunn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sensation managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sensation looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sensation is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dunn passes into half guard.
Dunn seems to be working for a kimura but Sensation defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Dunn.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensation trying to control from the bottom.
Sensation has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dunn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sensation is trying to control but can't.
Dunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sensation's head.
Sensation desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sensation moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sensation preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sensation is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunn defends well.
Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Sensation keeps moving.
Dunn postures up in Sensation's guard and throws a big left but Sensation blocks it.
Sensation is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sensation has his foot on Dunn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dunn works his way back into a safe position though.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Sensation is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sensation has momentary wrist control but Dunn slips an elbow through the middle.
Sensation avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sensation trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunn throwing strikes but missing.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sensational Sensation will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Sensation as Dunn shoots in.
Dunn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sensation swivels and escapes.
Sensation is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Dunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sensation can pounce on him.
Sensational Sensation seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunn scores with a spinning back kick!
Dunn misses with a straight left.
Dunn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sensation's guard.
Sensation is looking for a triangle but Dunn pushes his legs off easily.
Sensation had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dunn defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sensation working for a triangle but Dunn defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn cracks Sensation with a solid left hand.
Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dunn is working Sensation over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sensation looking for a guillotine here but Dunn defends easily.
Sensation trying to keep a closed guard but Dunn is proving a slippery customer.
Sensation keeping full guard, as Dunn tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mark Dunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sensation is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sensation is looking for a triangle but Dunn pushes his legs off easily.
Sensation takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Sensation blocks nicely.
Sensation trying to control the position.
Sensation is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dunn scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sensation controls Dunn momentarily but Dunn frees himself.
Sensation utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sensation is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
Sensation escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dunn postures up in Sensation's guard and throws a big left but Sensation blocks it.
Sensation is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
Dunn chips away with some ground and pound.
Dunn landing some decent shots from guard.
Dunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dunn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sensation's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sensation slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sensational Sensation is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sensation trying to control the position here.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensation pulls Dunn in close to prevent any damage.
Sensation avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Mark Dunn.
I think Sensation 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sensational Sensation!
Sensational Sensation made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I know things has not gone my way lately but I promise you this. I WILL GET THAT BELT! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ochoa comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - I Rep That West. Tatsuki has chosen Norther - Released as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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141 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
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170 cm
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166 lbs
31 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mayuri Tatsuki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ochoa pushes Tatsuki up against the cage in a clinch.
Tatsuki lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tatsuki postures up.
Ochoa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki being controlled here momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ochoa keeping moving, preventing Tatsuki from controlling successfully.
Tatsuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ochoa is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Ochoa.
Tatsuki misses with a body punch
and Ochoa counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ochoa but Ochoa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tatsuki throws a leg kick that misses.
Tatsuki throws a low kick, looking for Ochoa's leg but Ochoa calmly moves out of range.
Ochoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ochoa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuki moves away.
A head kick misses from Ochoa.
Ochoa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatsuki.
Ochoa tries to bum rush Tatsuki with a series of wild strikes but Tatsuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ochoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ochoa throws out a powerful jab.
Ochoa wants to slow Tatsuki down by chopping away at his legs.
Tatsuki closes the distance and clinches up with Ochoa, looking for a takedown. Tatsuki pushes Ochoa against the cage but Ochoa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tatsuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochoa.
Danny Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatsuki moves away from the strike by Ochoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ochoa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Tatsuki misses.
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!
Ochoa thuds his right hand into Tatsuki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tatsuki throws a looping overhand right but Ochoa ducks down to avoid it.
Tatsuki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ochoa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ochoa keeps working.
Tatsuki trying to pass the guard but Ochoa defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is looking to improve his position.
Tatsuki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tatsuki slips a nice elbow through Ochoa's hands, connecting with Ochoa's forehead.
Tatsuki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tatsuki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tatsuki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tatsuki is trying to control the action in half guard but Ochoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tatsuki is looking for a kimura but Ochoa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tatsuki to get the leverage.
Tatsuki lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki misses with a head shot. Ochoa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tatsuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatsuki passes Ochoa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Tatsuki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ochoa trying to hold on to Tatsuki's head to control him but Tatsuki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayuri Tatsuki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tatsuki scores with a decent looking hook.
Tatsuki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatsuki tries to score with some ground and pound. Ochoa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ochoa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tatsuki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mayuri Tatsuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Tatsuki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tatsuki working the head and body with strikes.
Tatsuki in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Ochoa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ochoa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa taking a bit of punishment here - Tatsuki scoring with strikes.
Tatsuki wants to control but Ochoa is keeping him busy.
Ochoa tries to bench press Tatsuki off him but Tatsuki keeps the position.
Tatsuki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tatsuki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tatsuki is controlling him well.
Ochoa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tatsuki off and has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Ochoa has the hooks in. Tatsuki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ochoa is trying to stick to Tatsuki's back but Tatsuki is turning into Ochoa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ochoa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki won't allow Ochoa to get back to his feet.
Tatsuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Ochoa is retaining full guard.
Tatsuki controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tatsuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mayuri Tatsuki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tatsuki has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Tatsuki does no damage.
A combination from Tatsuki does no damage.
Tatsuki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ochoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ochoa wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ochoa checks it well.
Mayuri Tatsuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tatsuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ochoa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ochoa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tatsuki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ochoa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatsuki. That did some damage!
Ochoa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatsuki.
Danny Ochoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mayuri Tatsuki.
Tatsuki throws a right and a left that Ochoa avoids nicely.
Tatsuki is breathing heavily.
Ochoa tries to clinch up but Tatsuki circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ochoa.
Ochoa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki shoots in and bounces Ochoa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayuri Tatsuki 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ochoa throws a nice looking combination but Tatsuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tatsuki moves into the clinch.
Ochoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ochoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ochoa avoiding damage.
Ochoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuki clinches.
Ochoa tries to break free but Tatsuki pushes him back against the cage.
Ochoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuki ducks right into an uppercut from Ochoa.
Tatsuki shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tatsuki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ochoa's waist but Ochoa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tatsuki off to one side.
Ochoa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tatsuki back to the cage. Ochoa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tatsuki cracks Ochoa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tatsuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ochoa tries to avoid it but Tatsuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ochoa to the ground. Ochoa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danny Ochoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mayuri Tatsuki.
Ochoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Tatsuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Tatsuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatsuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatsuki avoids the head kick by Ochoa.
No luck for Tatsuki with that takedown attempt.
Tatsuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ochoa misses with a straight right.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ochoa enables Tatsuki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ochoa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ochoa looking for a sweep. Not yet Ochoa, not yet.
Ochoa trying to control the position.
Ochoa keeping moving, preventing Tatsuki from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tatsuki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayuri Tatsuki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tatsuki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tatsuki won't allow Ochoa to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tatsuki dives in and scores a takedown into Ochoa's guard.
Tatsuki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ochoa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tatsuki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tatsuki postures up.
Danny Ochoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Danny Ochoa just wasn't active enough.
Ochoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ochoa looks to land a combination but Tatsuki avoids it well.
Tatsuki shoots in but Ochoa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ochoa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tatsuki will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatsuki looking to score a takedown here. Ochoa is defending well but Tatsuki drives through and ends up in Ochoa's guard.
Ochoa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tatsuki.
Ochoa working for a triangle but Tatsuki defends it easily.
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 Danny Ochoa.
I think Tatsuki 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mayuri Tatsuki!
In his post fight interview, Mayuri Tatsuki started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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157 lbs
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31
158 lbs
22 - 14 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr lands a jab to the head.
Allen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. Rizzo Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo Jr dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Rizzo Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rizzo Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Rizzo Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allen blocks the body kick.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. Allen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Allen takes one on the button.
Nice shot lands for Rizzo Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been informed that Rizzo Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rizzo Jr cracks the inside of Allen's front leg.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rizzo Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rizzo Jr - that will leave a mark!
Rizzo Jr needs to keep his hands up - Allen had a free shot at his head there.
Rizzo Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rizzo Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been hearing reports that Allen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A good leg kick by Rizzo Jr.
A good leg kick by Rizzo Jr.
Frank Rizzo Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Allen coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice head kick!
Allen throws a combination that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters by clinching up.
Allen blocks a body shot from Rizzo Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen wants to stall.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rizzo Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rizzo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rizzo Jr moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Allen misses with a double jab
and Rizzo Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Allen lands a jab to the head.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a looping left.
Rizzo Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo Jr pushes him off.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rizzo Jr as he avoids it easily.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid it.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rizzo Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Allen slips under a jab from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Rizzo Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Allen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen has Rizzo Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Rizzo Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Allen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rizzo Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Allen in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Rizzo Jr misses.
Allen 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.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rizzo Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Rizzo Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Rizzo Jr is out of range.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rizzo Jr scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Rizzo Jr.
Allen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rizzo Jr can pounce on him.
Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Allen is defended easily by Rizzo Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allen tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo Jr.
Mateus Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Rizzo Jr tenderised Allen's leg. Allen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr drives through and clinches with Allen against the cage.
A short right from Rizzo Jr on the inside.
Allen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rizzo Jr has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Rizzo Jr.
A short right from Rizzo Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzo Jr.
Allen avoiding damage as Rizzo Jr throws knees to the body.
Allen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rizzo Jr is working Allen over against the cage.
Allen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rizzo Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Rizzo Jr wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rizzo Jr backwards.
Allen is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzo Jr has double underhooks.
Allen is trying to force a seperation but Rizzo Jr has the dominant position.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizzo Jr tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rizzo Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rizzo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Allen tries to break free but Rizzo Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen drives through with a takedown into Rizzo Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Allen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Rizzo Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Rizzo Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allen doesn't seem phased though.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Rizzo Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo Jr connects with a body shot that sends Allen's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a low kick.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rizzo Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rizzo Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Allen.
Rizzo Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr takes one on the button.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr lands with a hook. Allen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Rizzo Jr is out of range.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rizzo Jr lunges at Allen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Allen's hand.
Rizzo Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rizzo Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr darts in and clinches Allen up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bit of stalling here from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Mateus Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rizzo Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rizzo Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Rizzo Jr feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good work by Allen as he checks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizzo Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rizzo Jr lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr has managed to clinch.
Rizzo Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allen 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.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Allen defends well.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
Frank Rizzo Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rizzo Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rizzo Jr is looking for a triangle but Allen pushes his legs off easily.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allen wants to control from the top but Rizzo Jr keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rizzo Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
After winning the bout, Frank Rizzo Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto comes into the arena with Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers blaring out of the sound system. Mitsuyo Maeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37
174 lbs
36 - 15 - 0 |
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33
178 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barretto thows a leg kick but Maeda checks it
and Maeda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barretto's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maeda looking to pass the guard.
Barretto is adopting a defensive guard.
Maeda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maeda chips away with some ground and pound.
Barretto is pulling down on Maeda's head to control his posture.
Barretto wants to hit a switch here but Maeda passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Barretto there!
Maeda unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda cracks Barretto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maeda wants to control the pace but Barretto is squirming around nicely.
Maeda wants to finish this one by submission but Barretto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Maeda.
Barretto working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Barretto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maeda working the ground and pound effectively.
Barretto is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barretto regains half guard.
Oh Barretto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maeda is pressing down on Barretto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barretto is holding on for now.
Barretto seems to have got his legs back now.
Maeda passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maeda lands a big elbow - Barretto is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Barretto is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mitsuyo Maeda!
During a confident post fight interview, Mitsuyo Maeda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Roque Barretto was interviewed post fight and said 'Get outta my face'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Booger comes to the cage accompanied by Ang Kulangot. Chris Booger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Booger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Radev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Radev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Booger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Booger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Radev lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Booger.
Radev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Booger, pushing him back against the cage.
Booger has Radev pressed against the cage.
Booger scores with a shoulder strike.
Booger wants to get back to striking at distance but Radev won't allow it.
Radev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Radev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Booger's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Radev.
Radev tries a body shot but Booger blocks it.
Radev struggles to land a body shot inside as Booger controls his hands.
Radev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Booger manages to break the clinch.
Radev connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev is looking to land body kicks.
Booger lands a slapping body shot.
Booger lands a right hook to the body.
Chris Booger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radev lands a head kick. Booger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Booger cracks Radev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Booger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Radev scores with a leg kick.
Booger slips a straight right by Radev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Radev. Booger shrugs it off though.
Booger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Radev.
Radev lands a glancing blow to the side of Booger's head.
Booger stuns Radev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Radev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Booger. Booger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Chris Booger has been cut.
Radev defending well as Booger loads up on a big left hand.
Radev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Booger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Booger feints a jab promting Radev to slip. Booger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Radev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Nikolai Radev has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Radev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Radev looks to score with a jab to the body but Booger is just out of range.
Radev dodges the punch combination from Booger.
Radev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Booger is out of range.
Radev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Radev throws a head kick but Booger moves out of range.
Booger is looking to wear down Radev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Booger misses with a body shot.
Booger connects with a single shot there.
Booger connects with a body shot that sends Radev's belly button to the back.
Booger stuns Radev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Radev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Radev wants it to stay on the feet.
Radev throws an overhand right that lands on Booger's shoulder, as Booger tries to avoid the shot.
Booger misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger lands with a shot to the body.
Booger tests Radev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Radev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Booger's sensitive parts.
Radev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Radev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Booger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Booger misses with a body shot.
Booger shoots in looking for a takedown. Radev tries to sprawl out of it but Booger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Radev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Booger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booger loads up on a big right hand but Radev slips the punch.
Radev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Radev feints and then cracks Booger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Booger down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radev takes one to the side of the head.
Radev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Radev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Radev misses with a low kick.
Radev throws a head kick that misses.
Booger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booger throws a jab but it's blocked by Radev.
Booger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Radev counters with a right hand to the body.
Radev cracks Booger with an open hand slap.
Booger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Radev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Booger throws a right and a left that Radev avoids nicely.
Radev works Booger's body with a nice hook.
Booger is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Booger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Booger misses with a looping left.
Radev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Booger throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Radev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Radev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Radev throws out a loose jab but Booger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booger misses with an uppercut
and Radev counters with a solid body kick.
Booger throws a big shot that misses.
Booger lands a lovely overhand right.
Booger throws a shot from downtown. Radev moves away and avoids it.
Booger scores with a hook to the body. Radev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Radev throws a wild body kick that Booger sees coming a mile off.
Radev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Radev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Booger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Booger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Radev at a distance.
Radev misses with a body kick.
Radev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Booger throws a right hand that misses
and Booger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Radev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger with a nice cross.
Booger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Radev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Booger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Booger throws a hook but Radev blocks it.
Booger misses with a double jab.
Nikolai Radev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Radev sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Booger to the ground! Radev dives into full mount looking to finish!
Booger is rocked!
Booger is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Radev controlling from mount.
Oh Booger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Radev raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Booger is bucking up trying to escape but Radev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Radev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Booger is looking to escape.
Booger seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger is desperately trying to improve his position but Radev has a good base and remains in mount.
Booger is working hard here to advance position.
Radev breaks from Booger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Radev is landing with some decent strikes but Booger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Booger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Radev raining down shots from the mount!
Radev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Booger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Booger is looking to get to half guard.
Radev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radev postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Booger is out cold - huge knockout for Radev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolai Radev!
A relieved looking Nikolai Radev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Bellator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellator has chosen A Lesson Never Learned as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Bellator!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellator throws a lazy right hand but Aguinaldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bellator lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Bellator misses its intended target.
Aguinaldo drops his hands momentarily and Bellator takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aguinaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellator.
Aguinaldo throws a series of strikes that have Bellator backpedaling.
Bellator misses with an uppercut.
Aguinaldo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bellator misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aguinaldo swings for the body but Bellator moves out of range.
Aguinaldo blocks a jab.
Bellator lands a right hook to the body.
Bellator moves forwards but Aguinaldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellator fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aguinaldo avoids it really well and circles away.
Aguinaldo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Frank Bellator has been cut.
Frank Bellator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellator closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aguinaldo's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aguinaldo wants to hit a switch here but Bellator passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aguinaldo there!
Bellator throwing strikes but Aguinaldo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bellator is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bellator slips a nice elbow through Aguinaldo's hands, connecting with Aguinaldo's forehead.
Bellator is looking to stall here but Aguinaldo recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bellator.
Aguinaldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bellator throws a big right hand that misses.
Bellator loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aguinaldo keeping moving, preventing Bellator from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellator looking to pass the guard.
Bellator throws a strike but Aguinaldo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bellator keeping moving, preventing Aguinaldo from controlling successfully.
Bellator avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellator keeping moving, preventing Aguinaldo from controlling successfully.
Aguinaldo throws a big elbow that misses.
Aguinaldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguinaldo throwing strikes from guard but Bellator blocks nicely.
Bellator not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Bellator will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Bellator's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bellator shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aguinaldo but Aguinaldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aguinaldo misses with a wild combination.
Aguinaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellator throws a jab when Aguinaldo was well out of range.
Good exchange - Aguinaldo coming out on top.
Bellator gets a takedown into half guard.
Bellator is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellator is thwarting Aguinaldo's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo wants to get back to full guard.
Bellator is keen to just control but Aguinaldo is a slippery customer.
Aguinaldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bellator is working away from the top position though.
Aguinaldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellator trying to control the action but Aguinaldo is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aguinaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bellator.
A jab from Aguinaldo misses.
Bellator dives in for a single leg takedown but Aguinaldo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Andres Aguinaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Bellator.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aguinaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aguinaldo misses with the head strike.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Aguinaldo.
Bellator is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguinaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Aguinaldo.
A right hand to the body from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellator uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo misses with a body punch.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Bellator's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aguinaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Aguinaldo tries to work over Bellator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aguinaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Bellator.
Aguinaldo is leaning against Bellator and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguinaldo lands a body shot.
Aguinaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aguinaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bellator backwards.
Aguinaldo misses with a body punch.
Aguinaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aguinaldo working aggressively here.
Aguinaldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bellator.
A body shot lands from Aguinaldo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aguinaldo tries to work over Bellator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aguinaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Bellator controls the action.
Aguinaldo misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Aguinaldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Bellator's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Aguinaldo as he connects with a hook.
Aguinaldo throws out a powerful jab.
Aguinaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bellator taking a breather.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellator is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aguinaldo is defending well.
Aguinaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aguinaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aguinaldo tries to work over Bellator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands with a left to the head.
Bellator jumps guard but Aguinaldo stands there with Bellator around his waist. Bellator gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo misses with the head strike.
Bellator tries to pull guard but Aguinaldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Bellator drops back down to his feet.
Andres Aguinaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Bellator.
Aguinaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bellators head.
Bellator blocks a body shot from Aguinaldo.
Bellator breaks the clinch.
Bellator with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aguinaldo counters by clinching up.
Aguinaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Bellator controls the action.
Aguinaldo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aguinaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellator.
Aguinaldo misses with a body punch.
Aguinaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellator is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aguinaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aguinaldo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bellator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bellator loads up on a big right hand but Aguinaldo slips the punch.
Aguinaldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellator has his takedown stuffed
and Aguinaldo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo tries to work over Bellator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aguinaldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellator or not.
Aguinaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aguinaldo lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellator controls his hands.
Aguinaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aguinaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aguinaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bellator backwards.
Aguinaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aguinaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aguinaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aguinaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bellator can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo pushes Bellator back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Frank Bellator's cut even more.
Aguinaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Aguinaldo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aguinaldo.
A body shot lands from Aguinaldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andres Aguinaldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aguinaldo lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Aguinaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aguinaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellator blocks a body shot from Aguinaldo.
Bellator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aguinaldo tries to work over Bellator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aguinaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aguinaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellator backwards.
Aguinaldo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aguinaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bellator wants to take the fight to the mat but Aguinaldo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Aguinaldo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Bellator's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Aguinaldo.
Bellator shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aguinaldo defends it nicely.
Aguinaldo throws a body punch but Bellator moves out of range.
Bellator ducks under a wild hook from Aguinaldo.
Bellator fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aguinaldo checks it well.
Bellator avoids the body shot from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo scores with a hook.
Bellator fails with a takedown attempt.
Bellator darts in looking for a takedown but Aguinaldo gets double underhooks and turns Bellator into the cage.
Andres Aguinaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Bellator.
Aguinaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bellator tries to pull guard but Aguinaldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aguinaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bellator is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Aguinaldo as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aguinaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Frank Bellator's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aguinaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellator.
Aguinaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Bellator.
Bellator blocking some punches.
A short left from Aguinaldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo working aggressively here.
Aguinaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellator has had enough of the clinch but Aguinaldo keeps him there for the moment.
Aguinaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Aguinaldo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aguinaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aguinaldo lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frank Bellator's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short right from Aguinaldo on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Aguinaldo fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bellator prevents a body shot from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Bellator's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andres Aguinaldo!
Andres Aguinaldo retains his super heavyweight title!
Andres Aguinaldo very nearly forgot to thank Cynical Truth (steel penn) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom comes into the arena with Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out blaring out of the sound system. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanomtom counters by clinching up.
Lopez keeps control of Khanomtom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Miguel Lopez has been cut.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Khanomtom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom scores with a shot to the side of Lopez's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khanomtom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
Khanomtom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanomtom's elbow.
Khanomtom pushes off an throws an elbow but Lopez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khanomtom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez lands a right hand.
Khanomtom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Khanomtom blocks an uppercut.
Khanomtom blocks an uppercut.
Khanomtom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Khanomtom.
A body shot lands from Khanomtom.
Lopez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khanomtom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khanomtom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanomtom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khanomtom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khanomtom throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Khanomtom lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanomtom, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanomtom misses with a looping left.
Khanomtom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Khanomtom.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom connects with a body shot.
Khanomtom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Khanomtom sees coming a mile off.
Khanomtom misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez cracks Khanomtom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Khanomtom tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lopez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanomtom - the referee stops the clock and Lopez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanomtom. Lopez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Khanomtom slips the punch.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khanomtom looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Khanomtom scores with a nice right hand.
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khanomtom finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
Nice shot lands for Khanomtom.
Lopez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez thumps Khanomtom with a low kick.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Khanomtom moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khanomtom misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanomtom lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khanomtom staying out of range there.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Khanomtom clinches.
Khanomtom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lopez.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khanomtom backwards.
Khanomtom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanomtom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanomtom drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Lopez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Khanomtom looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanomtom is just out of range.
Khanomtom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanomtom lands a head shot.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez misses with a hook. Khanomtom ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Khanomtom.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khanomtom is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lopez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanomtom.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khanomtom checks a leg kick.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Khanomtom lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Khanomtom blocks the low kick.
Lopez wants to slow Khanomtom down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanomtom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khanomtom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanomtom's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Khanomtom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Khanomtom lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
Khanomtom throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lopez counters with a three punch combo that has Khanomtom backing up. Khanomtom nods at Lopez to acknowledge the strikes.
Khanomtom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Khanomtom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanomtom. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khanomtom swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
The crowd cheers as Khanomtom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
Khanomtom moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez lands a nice looking body kick.
Khanomtom feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Khanomtom.
Lopez moves out of range as Khanomtom throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanomtom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khanomtom throws a body kick that misses.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot.
Khanomtom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot.
Khanomtom missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanomtom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez throws a hook but Khanomtom avoids it easily.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Khanomtom misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Khanomtom slips the punch.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanomtom misses with an uppercut.
Khanomtom doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Khanomtom throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Khanomtom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Khanomtom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lopez. Lopez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez takes one to the chin there.
Khanomtom misses with a straight right.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Khanomtom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanomtom is out of range and Lopez settles back down.
Khanomtom cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanomtom, right into the meat.
Lopez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Khanomtom.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanomtom.
Lopez throws a push kick but Khanomtom slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Khanomtom checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lopez takes a step back to recover.
A leg kick checked by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khanomtom has time to react.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khanomtom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Khanomtom takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Khanomtom moves into the clinch successfully.
Khanomtom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khanomtom to score with a decent uppercut.
Khanomtom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Khanomtom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanomtom checks a leg kick nicely.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Khanomtom misses its intended target.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses.
Khanomtom lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Khanomtom's leg but Khanomtom calmly moves out of range.
Khanomtom lands a jab-cross combination.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khanomtom throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Khanomtom forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanomtom pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khanomtom backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanomtom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khanomtom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Lopez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanomtom.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanomtom breaks the clinch.
Khanomtom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Khanomtom misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Khanomtom finds it's target.
Khanomtom moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Khanomtom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Khanomtom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Khanomtom counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom connects with a body shot.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanomtom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanomtom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Khanomtom motions for Lopez to come forward. Khanomtom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom avoids the body shot from Lopez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoklai Khanomtom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khanomtom 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoklai Khanomtom!
A very excited looking Kaoklai Khanomtom made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti comes into the arena with Hunting For Death blaring out of the sound system. Surov has chosen Amphetamines as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 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
36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evangelisti tries to land a leg kick but Surov saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Evangelisti.
Surov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Surov misses.
Surov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been told by Evangelisti's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Evangelisti throws a head kick but Surov moves out of range.
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
Evangelisti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Evangelisti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Surov throws out the jab.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. Surov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Evangelisti misses with a kick to the body.
Evangelisti misses the shot to the body.
Evangelisti ducks under a wild hook from Surov.
Surov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Surov is just out of range.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Surov misses the jab.
Evangelisti fails to land with a series of punches.
Surov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Surov is keen to just control but Evangelisti is a slippery customer.
Surov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Surov wants to work for an arm triangle but Evangelisti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Evangelisti is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Evangelisti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Surov.
Surov is looking to take a break and control but Evangelisti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Surov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Evangelisti's thigh. Evangelisti counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Evangelisti keeping moving, preventing Surov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti is pulling down on Surov's head. It's preventing any offense from Surov, at least for the moment.
Surov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Surov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evangelisti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Surov stays in close to Evangelisti's body and controls the position.
Surov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evangelisti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Evangelisti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a hook. Surov ducked under it nicely.
Surov fails with the takedown.
Surov blocks a leg kick.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Dante Evangelisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surov tries for a takedown but Evangelisti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Surov wants to land a leg kick but Evangelisti is out of range.
Surov looks to throw the jab but Evangelisti is out of range.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. Surov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov shoots in looking for a takedown but Evangelisti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Surov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dante Evangelisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Surov.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick and Surov moves out of range easily.
Dante Evangelisti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evangelisti thuds his right hand into Surov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surov avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Surov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Surov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Surov moves away from the strike by Evangelisti.
Surov has a takedown stuffed.
Surov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evangelisti.
Surov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dante Evangelisti is winning the standup battle so far.
Evangelisti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Surov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Evangelisti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Surov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Surov.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Surov throws a chopping leg kick but Evangelisti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Surov walks into a stiff left hand from Evangelisti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov punishes Evangelisti's body with a nice straight punch.
Surov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Surov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evangelisti. Evangelisti obviously looking to wear him down.
Surov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evangelisti just misses with a punch to the body.
Evangelisti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evangelisti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Surov scores with a nice head shot.
Surov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Surov blocks a jab.
Surov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Surov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Surov misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evangelisti dodges the ground and pound from Surov.
Surov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evangelisti is trying to get back to half guard.
Evangelisti is not content to let Surov control the position.
Surov tries to score with some ground and pound. Evangelisti controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Surov lands a few punches from side control.
Surov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evangelisti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti isn't going anywhere.
Surov misses with the ground and pound.
Surov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Evangelisti down.
Surov controls the position.
Surov cracks Evangelisti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Surov trying to control the action but Evangelisti is working from the bottom.
Surov grinds an elbow into Evangelisti's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Surov.
You can see the frustration on Evangelisti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Surov with the ground and pound but Evangelisti regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
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!
Surov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Evangelisti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Evangelisti wants to improve his position but Surov is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov is taking a breather. Evangelisti says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Evangelisti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Surov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evangelisti is fending him off so far but Surov persists. Nope, Evangelisti circles away and we're back to standing.
Surov swings for the body but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Surov shoots in for a takedown but Evangelisti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Surov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
Surov with a hook.
Surov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Surov moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Surov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Surov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Surov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelisti.
Jab, jab by Evangelisti - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evangelisti with a hook.
Surov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti takes a swing at Surov's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Evangelisti - that will leave a mark!
Surov throws a solid leg kick but Evangelisti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Surov.
Evangelisti tests Surov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Evangelisti defending well as Surov loads up on a big left hand.
Surov lands a jab.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Surov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Evangelisti as Surov shoots in.
Dante Evangelisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Surov.
Good work by Surov as he checks the leg kick.
Evangelisti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Surov is out of range and Evangelisti settles back down.
Evangelisti tests Surov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick there by Evangelisti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surov throws an overhand right that lands on Evangelisti's shoulder, as Evangelisti tries to avoid the shot.
Surov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Surov. That snapped Evangelisti's head back.
Surov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Evangelisti's guard.
Evangelisti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Surov preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti keeping moving, preventing Surov from controlling successfully.
Surov throws an elbow that misses. Evangelisti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Surov's guard. Nice move by Evangelisti!
Evangelisti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Surov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evangelisti is one step ahead there.
Evangelisti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Surov's head.
Evangelisti stopping the sweep attempt from Surov.
Evangelisti wants to pass the guard but Surov is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti clearly takes that round.
That's time! Evangelisti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Surov avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Surov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Surov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surov throws a big shot that misses.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
Surov throws the left hand but Evangelisti avoids the punch easily.
Evangelisti thuds a left hand into Surov's body.
Surov misses with an uppercut. Evangelisti saw that one coming.
Evangelisti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelisti throws a looping overhand right but Surov ducks down to avoid it.
Evangelisti misses the shot to the body.
Surov thumps Evangelisti with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Evangelisti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evangelisti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Surov has time to react.
Evangelisti is looking to land body kicks.
Evangelisti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Surov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evangelisti pinned against the cage. Evangelisti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Surov shoots in for a takedown but Evangelisti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov swings for the body but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Surov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evangelisti feints and then cracks Surov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Surov down.
Evangelisti stuffs the takedown.
Dante Evangelisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Surov.
Evangelisti lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti looks to land a left hand but Surov moved out of range nicely.
Surov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evangelisti throws out the jab.
Evangelisti throws a head kick but Surov moves out of range.
Surov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Surov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelisti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Evangelisti throws a hook but Surov avoids it easily.
Evangelisti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Evangelisti lands a jab to Surov's midsection.
Evangelisti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surov was well out of range. Poor timing from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evangelisti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Surov avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Surov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Surov avoids the head kick by Evangelisti.
Surov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evangelisti lands a right hook to the body.
Evangelisti with a nice cross.
Surov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Surov moves out of range.
Evangelisti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Surov. That did some damage!
Surov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a poor cross that misses
and Surov counters with a shoot takedown. Evangelisti fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Surov trying to control the position from guard on top but Evangelisti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Surov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov looking to sit in guard and control but Evangelisti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Surov looking for a sweep. Not yet Surov, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti had his way with Alexei Surov in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Evangelisti takes a swing at Surov's ribcage but misses.
Surov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looks to land a left hand but Surov moved out of range nicely.
Surov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Surov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Surov blocks a jab.
Evangelisti connects with a crisp jab.
Surov throws a hook to the side of Evangelisti's head but Evangelisti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evangelisti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Surov scores with a hook to the body. Evangelisti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Surov with a hook.
Evangelisti fakes the leg kick and cracks Surov in the body.
Evangelisti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov checks a low kick from Evangelisti.
Surov staying out of range there.
Surov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Surov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Surov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evangelisti looks to throw the jab but Surov is out of range.
Evangelisti scores with a jab.
Evangelisti fails to land with a series of punches.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surov manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Surov blocks the low kick.
Surov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti motions for Surov to come forward. Evangelisti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Surov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Evangelisti throws the kick towards the body but Surov avoids it.
Surov shoots for a takedown but Evangelisti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Surov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Surov avoids the head kick by Evangelisti.
The crowd cheers as Surov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Evangelisti doesn't seem phased though.
Evangelisti tests Surov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Surov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surov swings for the body but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Surov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti takes a swing at Surov's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Surov misses.
Surov cracks a nice hook into Evangelisti's ribs.
Evangelisti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evangelisti throws a push kick but Surov slaps the foot to one side.
Surov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Evangelisti.
Surov takes one to the chin there.
Surov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. Surov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Evangelisti throws the kick towards the body but Surov avoids it.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Evangelisti misses its intended target.
Evangelisti throws a jab when Surov was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Surov checks a low kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
Evangelisti misses with a leg kick.
Surov stuns Evangelisti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evangelisti ducks under a wild hook from Surov.
Evangelisti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evangelisti slips under a jab from Surov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Surov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evangelisti ducks under a wild hook from Surov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Evangelisti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evangelisti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Evangelisti!
Dante Evangelisti retains his middleweight title!
Dante Evangelisti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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