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EVO 106: McWhiskey vs Tikkanen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Four Star Mary - Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney throws a body punch but Malek moves out of range.
Malek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malek throws a shot from downtown. Sweeney moves away and avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sweeney has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Malek throws a head kick that misses.
Malek scores with a nice right hand.
Malek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malek clinches up with Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage.
Sweeney throws a head punch that misses.
Malek with a knee to the head.
It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sweeney.
Sweeney has a couple of punches blocked by Malek.
Malek blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sweeney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sweeney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sweeney misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweeney is working for takedown but Malek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Malek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malek connects with a knee to the head.
Malek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malek tries a knee to the head but Sweeney blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Sweeney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sweeney is keeping busy.
Malek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sweeney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sweeney tries to throw a body punch but Malek avoids it by throwing Sweeney back against the cage.
Malek takes a shot to the head.
Sweeney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maleks head.
Sweeney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Malek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sweeney lands a nice uppercut.
Sweeney misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malek misses with a punch to the body.
Sweeney lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweeney.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweeney.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malek.
Malek blocks a body shot from Sweeney.
Malek looking to throw knees to the head but Sweeney is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sweeney.
Malek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sweeney blocks it with crossed arms.
Malek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sweeney blocks it with crossed arms.
Sweeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Malek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malek.
A short body shot lands from Sweeney as the two fighters clinch.
Malek misses with a knee to the head.
Sweeney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sweeney fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweeney.
Sweeney throws a head punch that misses.
Sweeney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Malek blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek takes a shot to the head.
Malek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sweeney managing to block the knees to the body from Malek.
A short right from Sweeney on the inside.
Sweeney gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Malek regains guard.
Sweeney is working Malek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sweeney distracts Malek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Malek keeping full guard, as Sweeney tries to pass.
Sweeney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malek's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sweeney stays in close to Malek's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek controls Sweeney momentarily but Sweeney frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jai Malek.
Malek misses with a hook
and Sweeney counters with a nice body shot.
Sweeney cracks Malek with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sweeney has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Malek to stand back up!
Malek is rocked!
Sweeney lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Declan Sweeney!
A relieved looking Declan Sweeney 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. 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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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Maeda.
Maeda moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez clobbers Maeda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maeda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Maeda down.
Maeda drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maeda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maeda scrambles back to his feet.
Maeda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maeda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Maeda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maeda bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanchez tries to bench press Maeda off him but Maeda keeps the position.
Maeda tries to advance to mount but Sanchez denies him.
Maeda working the head and body with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Maeda working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Maeda tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
An elbow from Maeda crashes against the mat.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maeda off and has taken his back!
Maeda wants to control his opponent's hands but Sanchez gets his hands free.
Maeda is really stuck here.
Maeda trying to control the hands but Sanchez breaks the grip.
Sanchez biding his time, controlling Maeda.
Sanchez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Maeda rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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!
Sanchez prevents Maeda from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Maeda tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Maeda is still trying to improve position.
Maeda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Sanchez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Maeda's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez stalling away here and it's allowed Maeda to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Maeda managing to control the position.
Maeda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Maeda keeps moving.
Maeda lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez thumps Maeda with a low kick.
Maeda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Maeda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Maeda tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it.
Nice jab there from Maeda.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Maeda saw that one coming.
Donk. Maeda catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maeda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Oswaldo Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Maeda just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maeda. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Maeda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maeda on the side of the head.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Maeda on that attempt.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Maeda moved away.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Maeda's legs.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maeda.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a jab when Maeda was well out of range.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez thumps Maeda with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Maeda's front leg but catches the back leg as Maeda tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Maeda moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maeda momentarily.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez clobbers Maeda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maeda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Maeda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oswaldo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Sanchez scores with a push kick.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maeda!
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maeda throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
Maeda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez is thwarting Maeda's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Maeda's hands, connecting with Maeda's forehead.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Maeda is doing well to control the position and prevent Sanchez from advancing to side control.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control from the bottom.
Maeda wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Maeda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Maeda won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maeda works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda looking for a sweep. Not yet Maeda, not yet.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maeda 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.
Oswaldo Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maeda has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mitsuyo Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maeda lands a head shot.
Maeda moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Maeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Maeda.
Maeda moves out of range of the body kick.
Maeda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maeda.
Maeda lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Maeda moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Maeda checks the leg kick.
Maeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
A leg kick checked by Maeda.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Maeda moved away.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez leaves Maeda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maeda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Maeda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
Maeda checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a jab to Maeda's midsection.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Maeda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maeda drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maeda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez has his hands on Maeda's head, controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oswaldo Sanchez.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Maeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maeda.
Oswaldo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to slow Maeda down with leg kicks.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maeda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maeda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Maeda off the cage and back into range.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maeda will feel that in the morning.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maeda connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda scores with a leg kick.
Maeda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maeda somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Maeda on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Oswaldo Sanchez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maeda's calf.
Maeda throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maeda scores with a leg kick.
Maeda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Maeda takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maeda momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maeda takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maeda connects with an inside leg kick.
Maeda lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maeda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good leg kick by Maeda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maeda 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.
Maeda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Maeda.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Maeda slips the punch.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Maeda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maeda lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Maeda moves out of range.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Maeda fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Maeda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Maeda is retaining full guard.
Maeda is pulling down on Sanchez's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanchez, at least for the moment.
Maeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mitsuyo Maeda wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maeda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.
Maeda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maeda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maeda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maeda tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Maeda moved away.
Maeda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Maeda pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez had his way with Mitsuyo Maeda in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maeda checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Maeda misses with a leg kick.
Jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Maeda misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Maeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Maeda ducked under it nicely.
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maeda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Maeda.
Maeda staying out of range there.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Maeda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Maeda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Maeda in his half guard.
Maeda works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mitsuyo Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Maeda pushes him away.
BOOM! Maeda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Maeda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maeda thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Sanchez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez trying to hold on to Maeda's head to control him but Maeda postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Maeda is controlling well.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maeda.
Maeda throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Mitsuyo Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maeda is working for a submission of some sort.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but Sanchez defending well.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to control Maeda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Maeda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maeda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maeda's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Oswaldo Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sanchez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuyo Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Sanchez!
A very excited looking Oswaldo Sanchez 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel's entrance music is Hino do Flamengo. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Leeroy Russo enters the cage!
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301 lbs
30 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo throws an overhand right that lands on Manoel's shoulder, as Manoel tries to avoid the shot.
Manoel throws a big shot that misses.
Russo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Manoel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manoel misses with a jab to the body
and Russo counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
Russo needs to keep his hands up - Manoel had a free shot at his head there.
Manoel looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Manoel feints a jab promting Russo to slip. Manoel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Russo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Leeroy Russo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manoel moves out of range of the strikes.
Manoel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Russo throws an off balance right hand
and Manoel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manoel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Russo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manoel throws an overhand right that lands on Russo's shoulder, as Russo tries to avoid the shot.
Russo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manoel drops Russo with a huge uppercut! Russo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Manoel is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Manoel!
A relieved looking Antonio Manoel 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski's entrance music is Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. A fine choice. Veron has chosen The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veron just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Veron.
A decent looking cross lands there for Veron.
Veron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Veron scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Veron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sobieski moves out of range of the leg kick from Veron.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Veron has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Veron throws the left hand but Sobieski avoids the punch easily.
Sobieski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sobieski.
Veron misses with a wild combination.
Veron misses with a wild body shot.
Veron shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski is not content to let Veron control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski manages to get to full guard.
Sobieski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Veron doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Veron manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sobieski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Veron can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Veron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron postures up in Sobieski's guard and throws a big left but Sobieski blocks it.
Veron trying to control but Sobieski is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veron avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Veron trying to control but Sobieski is working from the bottom.
Veron throwing strikes but missing.
Veron throws a sloppy strike and Sobieski has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Veron is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Sobieski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Sobieski!
A victorious Jan Sobieski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokudju Womba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company - Holy Water. Womba has chosen Ludacris - Blueberry Yum Yum 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Smokudju Womba!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint scores with a jab.
Womba scores with a sloppy right hand. Saint should have avoided that one.
Womba sizes up Saint with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Womba looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint.
Womba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint throws out a loose jab but Womba uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Womba throws a head kick that misses.
Womba dives in and grabs Saint's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes down on Womba's head and hops out.
Womba throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Womba moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Womba, right into the meat.
Womba throws a leg kick but Saint sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Womba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Womba just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Womba scores with a jab to the body.
Saint misses with a double jab.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Womba throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.
Womba ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Saint throws a half hearted mid kick.
Womba looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Saint connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint throws a leg kick that is checked
and Womba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saint manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Womba throws a big elbow that misses.
Womba looking to pass the guard.
Womba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Saint is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Womba, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saint distracts Womba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Womba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saint is aware though and is defending well.
Saint is posturing up here but Womba has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Saint tries to roll out but it's too tight and Saint has to tap! Slick submission there by Womba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Smokudju Womba!
A very excited looking Smokudju Womba 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemanja Prijovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes into the arena with Faded blaring out of the sound system. Gegard Mousasi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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34
208 lbs
29 - 9 - 1 |
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210 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nemanja Prijovic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prijovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prijovic.
Mousasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prijovic delivers a nice body kick.
Prijovic wants to land a leg kick but Mousasi is out of range.
Prijovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Mousasi slips a jab from Prijovic.
Prijovic cracks the inside of Mousasi's front leg.
Prijovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi throws a body kick that misses.
Prijovic looks to land a right hand but Mousasi moved out of range.
Prijovic scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prijovic.
We've been informed that Prijovic 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.
Mousasi thuds a left hand into Prijovic's body.
Mousasi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prijovic in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic slips under a jab from Mousasi.
Mousasi lands a right hook to the body.
Prijovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mousasi scores with a decent looking hook.
Prijovic misses with a hook. Mousasi ducked under it nicely.
Mousasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Prijovic misses with a right hand
and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mousasi trying to control the action but Prijovic is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prijovic pushes Mousasi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mousasi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mousasi slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mousasi just content to control the position.
Mousasi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mousasi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Prijovic is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to control but Prijovic is keeping him busy.
Mousasi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mousasi wants to control but Prijovic is keeping him busy.
Prijovic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mousasi is controlling him well.
Prijovic is trying to improve his position.
Prijovic is trying to buck Mousasi off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control the action but Prijovic is working from the bottom.
Mousasi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mousasi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Prijovic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Prijovic bucks up and tries to throw Mousasi off but instead Mousasi has got his back!
Mousasi looking for the RNC.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nemanja Prijovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gegard Mousasi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prijovic checks a low kick from Mousasi.
Prijovic throws a leg kick
and Mousasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mousasi blocks a leg kick.
Prijovic throws a jab when Mousasi was well out of range.
Prijovic closes the distance and clinches.
Mousasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prijovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Prijovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prijovic pushes Mousasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Prijovic.
Prijovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mousasi backwards.
Mousasi trying to control the position but instead, Prijovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mousasi into the cage.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prijovic tries to throw a body punch but Mousasi avoids it by throwing Prijovic back against the cage.
Mousasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prijovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Mousasi.
Prijovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prijovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mousasi.
Mousasi blocks an uppercut.
Prijovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mousasi looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prijovic.
Prijovic misses with a punch to the body.
Mousasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prijovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prijovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prijovic lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prijovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prijovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prijovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Mousasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Prijovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Prijovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prijovic.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Prijovic blocks an uppercut.
Prijovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Prijovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mousasi up against the cage.
Mousasi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic lands a left hand.
Prijovic lands with a left to the head.
Prijovic lands with a light punch inside.
Mousasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mousasi.
Good body shot from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a punch to the body.
Prijovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mousasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mousasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gegard Mousasi's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prijovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prijovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prijovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mousasi prevents a body shot from Prijovic.
Prijovic lands with a left to the head.
Mousasi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prijovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prijovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mousasi as Prijovic tries to tie him up.
Prijovic has a couple of punches blocked by Mousasi.
Mousasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Nemanja Prijovic has been cut.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Prijovic can't find room to land a body shot as Mousasi controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prijovic.
Prijovic tries a body shot but Mousasi blocks it.
Mousasi misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mousasi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Prijovic.
Prijovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Prijovic looks to land a body kick but Mousasi moved away.
Prijovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mousasi momentarily.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prijovic misses the jab.
Mousasi slips a jab from Prijovic.
Good shot there by Mousasi.
Prijovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prijovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prijovic is looking to clinch but Mousasi is avoiding it.
Prijovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Prijovic throws a wild body kick that Mousasi sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prijovic. Mousasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mousasi scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic misses with a leg kick
and Prijovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prijovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mousasi at a distance.
Mousasi checks a leg kick nicely.
Prijovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prijovic misses with a hook.
Mousasi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Prijovic misses.
Prijovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Mousasi should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mousasi throws a leg kick that misses.
Prijovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mousasi doesn't seem bothered though.
Prijovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Mousasi is just out of range.
Prijovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prijovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Mousasi slips under a jab.
Mousasi dips to his left and cracks Prijovic with an uppercut!
Prijovic lands with a straight right. Mousasi didn't see that one coming.
Gegard Mousasi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Prijovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mousasi's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Mousasi misses the target.
Prijovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prijovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mousasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Prijovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prijovic.
Mousasi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Prijovic.
Jab from Prijovic.
A leg kick checked by Mousasi.
Prijovic misses with a looping right.
Mousasi 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.
Mousasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prijovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mousasi.
Mousasi blocks a jab.
Prijovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
Mousasi walks into a left hand.
Jeez, Gegard Mousasi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Prijovic misses with a right hand
and Mousasi counters with a low kick, right behind Prijovic 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prijovic is looking to chop away at Mousasi's legs.
Prijovic throws a leg kick but Mousasi checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Mousasi there.
Prijovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Prijovic throws a big shot that misses.
Mousasi connects with a body shot that sends Prijovic's belly button to the back.
Prijovic misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi scores with a jab.
Prijovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mousasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prijovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mousasi is defended easily by Prijovic.
Prijovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mousasi.
Prijovic throws a hook but Mousasi blocks it.
Prijovic motions for Mousasi to come forward. Prijovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mousasi scores with a hook.
Mousasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prijovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Prijovic.
Prijovic throws a wild body kick that Mousasi sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prijovic is looking to slow Mousasi down with leg kicks.
Prijovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prijovic throws a front kick that sends Mousasi stumbling back into the cage.
Mousasi moves out of range as Prijovic strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Prijovic. That snapped Mousasi's head back.
Prijovic motions for Mousasi to come forward. Prijovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prijovic lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prijovic.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mousasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prijovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic lands a jab to Mousasi's midsection.
Prijovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mousasi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mousasi takes one on the button.
Prijovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mousasi moves out of range of the body kick from Prijovic.
Mousasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prijovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prijovic tries to land a front kick but Mousasi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Prijovic misses its intended target.
Prijovic throws a shot to the body.
Prijovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mousasi cracks the inside of Prijovic's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prijovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prijovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mousasi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mousasi thuds his right hand into Prijovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Prijovic is predictable there
and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Prijovic!
Mousasi advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi prevents Prijovic from getting the reversal.
Prijovic is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mousasi working for a guillotine from mount but Prijovic is in no mood to give up.
Prijovic tries to lock up and control but Mousasi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prijovic is looking to improve his position but Mousasi isn't that keen on the idea.
Mousasi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Prijovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mousasi checks the leg kick.
Mousasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mousasi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Prijovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mousasi wants to work for an arm triangle but Prijovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prijovic wants to get back to his feet.
Mousasi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Prijovic is just riding it out for now. Mousasi eventually gives up the hold.
Mousasi is working for a kimura but Prijovic is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic wants to control but Mousasi is keeping busy.
Mousasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prijovic keeps working.
Gegard Mousasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Prijovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi won't allow Prijovic to sweep him here.
Prijovic keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
Mousasi drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Mousasi as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Prijovic screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Mousasi! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gegard Mousasi!
An out of breath Gegard Mousasi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Magneto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magneto comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Injection. Jordan has chosen Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah? as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 5, fighting out of London, Maximus Magneto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Magneto gets tackled into the cage by Jordan. Jordan maintains the clinch.
Magneto prevents a body shot from Jordan.
Magneto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magneto blocks a body shot from Jordan.
Magneto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.
Magneto lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magneto.
Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Magneto avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage.
Magneto tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Magneto back against the cage.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magneto's elbow.
Jordan has a couple of punches blocked by Magneto.
Magneto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magneto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan has a couple of punches blocked by Magneto.
Still in the clinch, Magneto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magneto misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Magneto.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Magneto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magneto lands a left hand.
Magneto lands with a left to the head.
Jordan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magneto blocking some punches.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Magneto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Magneto has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Magneto is trying to push Jordan away but Jordan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magneto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magneto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magneto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magneto.
Jordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magneto backwards.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan has a couple of punches blocked by Magneto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magneto's elbow.
Magneto throws a head punch that misses.
Magneto breaks from the clinch.
Magneto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Jordan misses.
Magneto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jordan thumps Magneto with a low kick.
Jordan throws a jab when Magneto was well out of range.
Jordan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jordan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Magneto tenderised Jordan's leg. Jordan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magneto blocks a jab.
Magneto throws a head kick that misses.
Magneto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Magneto.
Magneto rushes Jordan and presses him up against the cage.
Magneto tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magneto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jordan or not.
Magneto blocks an uppercut.
Magneto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Jordan.
Magneto can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Magneto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magneto.
A nice left hand lands by Jordan.
Jordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magneto backwards.
Jordan tries to work over Magneto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magneto lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Magneto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magneto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magneto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magneto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jordan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Magneto is out of range.
Magneto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magneto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jordan.
Magneto connects with a leg kick. Jordan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magneto lands with a cross.
Jordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magneto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magneto misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jordan is rocked!
Magneto drops Jordan with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Jordan! Magneto dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Magneto!
Maximus Magneto is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Maximus Magneto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Moretti's choice of entrance music: CHANGES. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior misses with a hook
and Moretti counters with a left and a right that stings Junior.
Moretti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Junior misses with a right hand
and Moretti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Junior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Junior.
Junior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moretti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moretti's head.
Junior tries to pass to full mount but Moretti defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moretti defending well though.
Junior is just content to waste time from the top position. Moretti takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Junior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Moretti stops Junior from passing to mount.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moretti keeps working.
Moretti struggling a bit here.
Junior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Junior.
Moretti is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Junior off and has taken his back!
Junior is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Junior is in bad spot here.
Moretti is looking to control Junior but Junior is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Junior tries to roll but Moretti sticks to his back.
Moretti is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Junior defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Junior rolls, trying to escape but Moretti keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is not going to allow Junior to sit and survive in this position.
Moretti trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Junior is in bad spot here.
Good control from Moretti.
A lull in the action here.
Junior trying to control the hands but Moretti breaks the grip.
Junior looking very determined here, making life difficult for Moretti.
Moretti avoiding Junior 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moretti controls the action.
Junior tries to escape but Moretti has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Moretti controlling the position well here. Junior rolled but Moretti kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Moretti looking to hold on to the position here but Junior rolls and ends up regaining guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior keeping full guard, as Moretti tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Junior. That snapped Moretti's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorge Junior will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Junior looks to land a right hand but Moretti moved out of range.
Junior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moretti's sensitive parts.
Junior shoots in looking for a takedown. Moretti tries to sprawl out of it but Junior keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moretti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Junior misses.
Moretti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moretti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Junior gets the takedown into side control.
Moretti is not content to let Junior control the position.
Junior lands a nice forearm strike.
Junior trying to control the action but Moretti is working from the bottom.
Junior working away.
Jorge Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Moretti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Moretti looking for a sweep but Junior has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Junior throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moretti tries to lock up and control but Junior gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Junior scoring with strikes but Moretti is staying in there.
Moretti wants to hold on but Junior pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moretti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Junior is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Junior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior with a couple of short strikes.
Junior looking to control but Moretti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moretti tries to hold on but Junior postures up.
Junior fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Moretti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Junior wants to control the pace but Moretti is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is really struggling to control Moretti but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Junior lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Junior lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moretti gets back to half guard.
Moretti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Junior wants to control from the top but Moretti keeps moving.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Moretti is keeping the position.
Junior's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moretti pulls Junior in to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moretti keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moretti misses with a jab to the body
and Junior counters with a single leg into guard. Moretti didn't expect that.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moretti holds on and takes a little breather.
Junior is working Moretti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moretti pulls Junior in close to his closed guard and prevents Junior from doing any damage or advancing position.
Junior looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that second round.
That's time! Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moretti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Junior connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moretti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Junior lands the left hand.
Junior looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Moretti.
Moretti stuffs the takedown.
Moretti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Junior.
Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moretti is looking to land body kicks.
Moretti moves out of range of the body kick.
Moretti looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.
Jorge Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Junior tenderised Moretti's leg. Moretti is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moretti swinging wildly here.
Moretti moves out of range as Junior strikes.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Junior 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.
Junior swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moretti ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Moretti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Junior.
Junior's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moretti under the eye.
Moretti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Junior.
Junior looks to land a combination but Moretti avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Moretti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moretti's calf.
Moretti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moretti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Junior feints and then cracks Moretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moretti down.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Moretti counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Junior to score with a decent uppercut.
Moretti looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.
Junior lands a head shot.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junior feints and then cracks Moretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moretti down.
Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moretti avoids it really well and circles away.
Junior shoots in and gets a takedown into Moretti's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moretti looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Junior puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Junior moves nicely into side control.
Junior working the body and head with strikes.
Junior working away.
Moretti is looking for a sweep.
Moretti regains half guard.
Junior is thwarting Moretti's attempts to control the position.
Junior is trying to control the action in half guard but Moretti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moretti is looking to control Junior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moretti avoid being mounted?
Junior stalling away here and it's allowed Moretti to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti controlling the position.
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!
Junior is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Junior throws out a powerful jab.
Junior takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
Moretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moretti misses the shot to the body.
Junior tries to score with a low kick but Moretti moves his leg out of the way.
Moretti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Moretti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moretti manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Moretti, which made it look bad.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moretti as he jumps to the side.
Moretti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Junior scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti loads up on a big right hand but Junior slips the punch.
Junior pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moretti is out of range and Junior settles back down.
Moretti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moretti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moretti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Moretti misses with a straight right.
Junior scores with a jab to the head.
Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Junior shoots in looking for a takedown. Moretti tries to sprawl out of it but Junior keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moretti 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 Jorge Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moretti scores with a kick to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Junior.
Moretti stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti cracks a nice hook into Junior's ribs.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Moretti counters with a nice kick to the body.
Junior scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Junior blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Junior checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Junior cracks Moretti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior shoots in and drives through. Moretti sprawls well.
Moretti throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Junior.
Junior shoots in for a double leg but Moretti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Enzo Moretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior throws out the jab.
Junior connects with a looping right hand.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moretti avoids the head kick by Junior.
Moretti scores with a jab to the body.
Moretti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Junior eats them both and turns towards Moretti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jorge Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Junior blocks the leg kick.
Moretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Junior.
Junior defending well as Moretti loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Junior is predictable there
and Moretti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Junior's knee momentarily.
Moretti lands with a straight right. Junior didn't see that one coming.
Junior takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Junior shoots in for a double leg but Moretti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moretti gets caught flat footed, as Junior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moretti is trying to keep Junior in close.
Junior passes Moretti's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Junior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moretti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Junior.
Junior frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moretti is desperately trying to improve his position but Junior has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior looking to control but Moretti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior looking to ground and pound but Moretti is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jorge Junior will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior'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. This is the final round!
Junior misses with a looping right.
Moretti tries to land a leg kick but Junior saw it coming and moves away.
Moretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moretti.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moretti.
Moretti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moretti swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Junior tried to score with a low kick but Moretti checks it.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Junior tried to score with a low kick but Moretti checks it.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moretti moves away.
Moretti scoring well with a low kick there.
Moretti throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Moretti tenderised Junior's leg. Junior is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti checks a leg kick.
Moretti throws the kick towards the body but Junior avoids it.
Moretti throws a low kick, looking for Junior's leg but Junior calmly moves out of range.
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Moretti moves out of range easily.
Moretti avoids the body shot from Junior.
Junior misses with an uppercut. Moretti saw that one coming.
Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moretti avoids it really well and circles away.
Moretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Junior blocks the leg kick.
Moretti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Enzo Moretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior postures up.
Moretti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moretti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moretti keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Junior lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Junior trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moretti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Moretti pulls Junior in close to his closed guard and prevents Junior from doing any damage or advancing position.
Junior trying to control but Moretti is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moretti looking for a sweep. Not yet Moretti, not yet.
Junior throws a big right hand that misses.
Junior won't allow Moretti to sweep him here.
Moretti can't keep his opponent in guard - Junior advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Junior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moretti defends it well.
Moretti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Junior is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to free his trapped foot but Moretti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moretti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Junior lands with a punch from half guard.
Moretti is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moretti actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Junior 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Junior!
Jorge Junior retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Jorge Junior misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Partio comes to the cage accompanied by Partio enters the arena, that little fucker has bad intentions!. Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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142 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Partio will feel that in the morning.
Silva slips under a jab from Partio.
Silva cracks Partio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Partio misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Partio was not able to check.
Partio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Partio trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Partio working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the 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!
Partio lands a nice forearm strike.
Partio creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Partio working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio misses with the ground and pound.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Partio fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Partio.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Partio stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Partio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio looking to pass the guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Partio.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Partio.
Partio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Partio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Partio is one step ahead there.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Partio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Partio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Partio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Partio's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Partio is not content to let Silva control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
A head kick from Partio lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Partio throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva moves away from the strike by Partio.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
so Partio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Partio throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Partio's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva trying to control but Partio is working from the bottom.
Partio wants to control but Silva passes easily into half guard.
Partio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Partio!
Kauko Partio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva looking to control but Partio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Partio is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Partio is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva stalling.
Silva is keen to just control but Partio is a slippery customer.
Partio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafa Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Partio finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Partio, right into the meat.
Partio misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Partio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva feints and then cracks Partio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Partio down.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Kauko Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva cracks Partio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Partio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Partio's head.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Partio's leg but Partio calmly moves out of range.
Partio misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Partio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Partio swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Partio misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Partio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Partio misses with a body kick.
Partio misses with a leg kick.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Partio connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Partio misses the jab.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Partio. Partio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Partio shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partio. Partio obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Partio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva wants to slow Partio down by chopping away at his legs.
Partio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Partio takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Partio tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Partio's head backwards.
Partio throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Partio.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Partio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Partio.
Partio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Partio has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Partio with an uppercut!
Silva lands the left hand.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Partio lands with an overhand left.
Partio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Partio throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Partio fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauko Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Partio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Partio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Partio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Partio's calf.
Silva feints and then cracks Partio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Partio down.
Silva defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Partio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Partio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Partio's head back.
Silva tests Partio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva tries to clinch but Partio is having none of it.
Jab by Silva.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Partio in the body.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Partio.
Partio throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Partio was not able to check.
Silva takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Partio throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva is looking to slow Partio down with leg kicks.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Partio if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Partio.
Partio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Partio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A bone on bone clash there as Partio blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Partio circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva lands a nice hook to Partio's body. Partio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva tries to work over Partio's front leg with a kick but Partio checks it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
Silva connects with the punch.
Partio tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva wants to clinch up but Partio keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Partio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Partio throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Partio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Partio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Partio dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Partio scoring well with a low kick there.
Partio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Partio throws a body kick that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Partio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Partio throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Partio throws a leg kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Partio misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Partio avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Silva with a hook.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Partio.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Partio connects with a body shot.
Silva throws a push kick but Partio slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Partio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partio cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Partio throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Silva works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Partio is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Partio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Partio is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Partio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Partio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Partio is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Partio with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pulling down on Partio's head to control his posture.
Partio is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Partio is one step ahead there.
Silva trying to control the position.
Partio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Partio postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Partio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kauko Partio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Partio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Partio advances position into side control!
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Partio sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Partio.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Partio tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Partio off and has taken his back!
Partio is keeping busy.
Silva trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Partio doesn't escape.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva has the hooks in. Partio is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Partio is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is riding his opponent, not letting Partio buck him off.
Silva has the hooks in. Partio is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kauko Partio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kauko Partio!
Kauko Partio is the new bantamweight champion!
A less than humble Kauko Partio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick McWhiskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McWhiskey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪. Tikkanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring The Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick McWhiskey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWhiskey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McWhiskey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tikkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McWhiskey.
McWhiskey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Tikkanen.
McWhiskey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McWhiskey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tikkanen. Tikkanen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tikkanen throws a shot to the body.
McWhiskey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tikkanen swings for the body but McWhiskey moves out of range.
McWhiskey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tikkanen.
McWhiskey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McWhiskey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tikkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McWhiskey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tikkanen. That's going to slow McWhiskey down.
McWhiskey jabs Tikkanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McWhiskey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tikkanens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tikkanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from McWhiskey misses
and Tikkanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McWhiskey misses with a lunging right hand
and Tikkanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McWhiskey misses with a straight right.
McWhiskey fails in his attempt to clinch.
McWhiskey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tikkanen moves into range and clinches up with McWhiskey.
Tikkanen throws a head punch that misses.
McWhiskey lands with a left to the head.
Tikkanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
McWhiskey misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tikkanen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to McWhiskey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tikkanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tikkanen lands a body punch.
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!
Tikkanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
McWhiskey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tikkanen digs a right hand underneath McWhiskey's ribcage. McWhiskey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McWhiskey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tikkanen's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen tries to stall but McWhiskey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McWhiskey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tikkanen lands with a light punch inside.
McWhiskey lands a good knee to the midsection. Tikkanen won't want to take too many of those.
Tikkanen prevents a body shot from McWhiskey.
McWhiskey misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for McWhiskey.
Tikkanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tikkanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
McWhiskey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tikkanen is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tikkanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McWhiskey lands a hook to the side of the head.
McWhiskey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
Tikkanen trying to stall but McWhiskey improves his position.
Tikkanen tries a body shot but McWhiskey blocks it.
McWhiskey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tikkanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McWhiskey misses with the head strike.
Tikkanen swings wildly with an uppercut but McWhiskey uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen blocking some punches.
Tikkanen avoiding damage as McWhiskey throws knees to the body.
McWhiskey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McWhiskey throws a head punch that misses.
McWhiskey misses with a knee strike.
Tikkanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McWhiskey lands a shoulder strike.
Tikkanen scores with a hook to the body.
McWhiskey misses with a body punch.
McWhiskey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tikkanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McWhiskey or not.
Tikkanen gets control of McWhiskey's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tikkanen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McWhiskey being controlled here momentarily.
Tikkanen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McWhiskey escapes and throws Tikkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McWhiskey gets to mount! Tikkanen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tikkanen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tikkanen wants to hold on but McWhiskey pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McWhiskey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tikkanen is trying to reverse the position but instead McWhiskey has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esa Tikkanen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tikkanen, right into the meat.
Tikkanen lands a jab to the nose.
McWhiskey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of McWhiskey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab from McWhiskey.
Tikkanen throws a looping overhand right but McWhiskey ducks down to avoid it.
McWhiskey tries to clinch up but Tikkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tikkanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikkanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from McWhiskey misses its intended target.
Tikkanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McWhiskey.
Esa Tikkanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McWhiskey keeps the fight on the outside.
Tikkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Tikkanen digs a good body shot into McWhiskey's ribs.
Tikkanen cracks McWhiskey with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from McWhiskey.
BOOM! Tikkanen lands a beautiful left hook that drops McWhiskey. McWhiskey tries to recover but Tikkanen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and McWhiskey lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Tikkanen!
Esa Tikkanen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Esa Tikkanen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Patrick McWhiskey stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ouch!'.
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