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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Some Kind Of Monster. Ivan Zangief has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Doolittle
and Zangief counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Doolittle 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.
Doolittle scores with a hook to the body. Zangief takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doolittle throws a leg kick but Zangief checks it.
Zangief lands with an uppercut that bounces Doolittle off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Doctor Doolittle has been cut.
Doctor Doolittle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Zangief misses with a leg kick.
Zangief fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doolittle on the side of the head.
Doolittle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zangief tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doolittle is able to avoid easily.
Zangief takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doolittle gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zangief counters with a good low kick that Doolittle was not able to check.
Doolittle lands a nice hook to Zangief's body. Zangief takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Zangief.
Doolittle is looking to chop away at Zangief's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle looks to score with a jab to the body but Zangief is just out of range.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zangief.
Doolittle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zangief misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zangief thows a body shot but no joy.
Doolittle throws a nice head kick!
Zangief is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Zangief keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zangief lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doolittle lands a slapping body shot.
Doolittle throws the kick towards the body but Zangief avoids it.
Zangief moves out of range of the leg kick from Doolittle.
Zangief blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Zangief.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doolittle looks for the body kick but Zangief saw that one coming.
Doolittle throws a front kick aimed at Zangief's knee but Zangief avoids it well.
Doolittle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Zangief blocks the leg kick.
Zangief closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Doolittle! Zangief dives in looking to finish! Doolittle is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Zangief!
A less than humble Ivan Zangief 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebasti Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Rubio!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Butcher throws a leg kick which misses Rubio's front leg but catches the back leg as Rubio tries to avoid it.
Butcher lands a jab-cross combination.
Butcher cracks Rubio with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Rubio tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Butcher pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Rubio is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Butcher!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dan Butcher made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard B Riddick !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schultz on his heels. He'll look to pass Schultz's guard now, I'm sure.
Schultz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Riddick wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Riddick has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Riddick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schultz wants to stand and escape but Riddick is having none of it.
Riddick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schultz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riddick .
Riddick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schultz is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick is trying to control the action in half guard but Schultz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Riddick throwing shots but Schultz is blocking nicely.
Riddick is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Schultz reverses the position - he's now on top in Riddick 's guard.
Riddick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riddick is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Riddick trying to keep a closed guard but Schultz is proving a slippery customer.
Riddick has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schultz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We're going to have a standup here because Richard B Riddick wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schultz tries to land a front kick but Riddick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Riddick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schultz walks into a stiff left hand from Riddick .
Schultz tried to score with a low kick but Riddick checks it.
Schultz thows a body shot but no joy.
Schultz thuds his shin into the meat of Riddick 's side.
Schultz connects with a right hand. Riddick shakes it off.
Riddick thuds his right hand into Schultz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riddick 's sensitive parts.
Riddick throws a nice looking combination but Schultz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schultz feints and then cracks Riddick 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riddick down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riddick lands a nice shot that snaps Schultz's head back.
Schultz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schultz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riddick . Riddick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Riddick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schultz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schultz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riddick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz working Riddick over with knees to the body.
Riddick is breathing heavily.
Schultz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
Schultz has closed the distance and engaged Riddick in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
Schultz lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Schultz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schultz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riddick 's head.
Schultz tries a head kick but it misses.
Schultz slips under a jab from Riddick .
Schultz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dr Schultz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riddick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riddick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick and Riddick moves out of range easily.
Riddick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schultz. Schultz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz throws a push kick but Riddick slaps the foot to one side.
Schultz scores with a spinning back kick!
Riddick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot by Schultz.
Riddick misses with a straight right.
Schultz feints and then cracks Riddick 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riddick down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz connects with a looping right hand.
Schultz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riddick moves away from the strike by Schultz.
Schultz rushes Riddick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schultz obliges.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
Schultz lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Schultz with a knee to the head.
It looks like Richard B Riddick has been cut.
Schultz stalling in the clinch.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schultz tries to clinch up.
Schultz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Schultz.
Nice shot by Riddick .
Schultz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dr Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddick walks into a straight right hand from Schultz.
Schultz lands a front kick.
Schultz scores with a shot to the body.
Schultz cracks Riddick with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Riddick looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Schultz finish him?
Riddick is rocked!
Dr Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schultz pushes Riddick away with a front kick.
Oh Riddick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schultz lands a leg kick that knocks Riddick off balance momentarily.
Riddick seems to have got his legs back now.
Schultz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Schultz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schultz - that will leave a mark!
Good shot there by Schultz.
Schultz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riddick ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Schultz cracks Riddick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schultz sprawls well. Schultz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riddick gets slowly back to his feet.
Schultz slaps away a takedown attempt from Riddick , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riddick will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schultz feints and then cracks Riddick 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riddick down.
Schultz throws a lazy right hand but Riddick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is looking to slow Riddick down with leg kicks.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses.
Schultz connects with a solid leg kick.
Riddick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schultz connects with a solid leg kick.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schultz.
Riddick gets tackled into the cage by Schultz. Schultz maintains the clinch.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddick or not.
Schultz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Schultz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard B Riddick 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Riddick moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schultz.
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schultz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richard B Riddick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schultz throws a leg kick which misses Riddick 's front leg but catches the back leg as Riddick tries to avoid it.
Schultz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schultz connects with an inside leg kick.
Schultz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Schultz.
Schultz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riddick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Schultz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riddick . That did some damage!
Schultz throws a hook but Riddick blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schultz pushes Riddick up against the cage in a clinch.
Schultz breaks from the clinch.
Schultz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
Schultz throws a hook but Riddick avoids it easily.
Riddick 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schultz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riddick scrambles back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Riddick .
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riddick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schultz. That one must have hurt.
Schultz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riddick .
Schultz throws a push kick but Riddick slaps the foot to one side.
Richard B Riddick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riddick 's sensitive parts.
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!
Schultz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schultz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schultz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riddick 's calf.
Schultz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schultz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schultz drops Riddick with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Riddick looks back up at him and smiles so Schultz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Schultz throws a big shot that misses.
Schultz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Riddick if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crunch! Schultz slams his shin into Riddick 's torso.
Dr Schultz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schultz delivers a nice body kick.
Schultz clinches with his opponent.
Riddick misses with some punches.
Riddick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schultz walks away with a smile on his face. Riddick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz scores with a jab to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schultz!
The fighters circle momentarily. Schultz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Schultz.
Riddick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schultz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard B Riddick . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schultz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddick throws a right and a left that Schultz avoids nicely.
Schultz has managed to clinch.
Schultz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddick or not.
Schultz dodges an elbow strike from Riddick .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Riddick would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riddick blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schultz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riddick 's face.
Schultz lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Riddick .
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Schultz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schultz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Schultz!
Dr Schultz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Richard B Riddick was interviewed post fight and said 'I´ll come back stronger you can bet on that'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tseng might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anathema - Deep. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny Brett!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tseng connects with an inside leg kick.
Tseng throws a head kick that misses
and Brett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tseng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tseng bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brett's guard.
Brett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tseng controlling from the top position.
Tseng looking to pass the guard.
Brett wants to sweep here but Tseng controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tseng wants to control from the top but Brett keeps moving.
Tseng trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tseng trying to control but Brett is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tseng works over Brett with some ground and pound from guard.
Brett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tseng wants to pass the guard but Brett is keeping the position.
Tseng trying to control but Brett is working from the bottom.
Brett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vaan Tseng.
Tseng looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brett!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tseng is working Brett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tseng's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tseng seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tseng.
Brett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tseng is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tseng working the head and body with strikes.
Tseng moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Brett.
Tseng is working Brett over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brett to see if he's OK.
Brett struggling a bit here.
Tseng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brett keeps working.
Brett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tseng's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brett wants to get back to full guard.
Tseng wants to control but Brett is keeping him busy.
Tseng prevents Brett from improving his position.
Brett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tseng is keen to just control but Brett is a slippery customer.
Tseng throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brett works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tseng is looking to advance position but Brett has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tseng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brett wants to take his opponent's back but Tseng doesn't allow it.
Brett prevents Tseng from getting the reversal.
Brett avoids the attempt from Tseng to control.
Tseng manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brett wants to take a breather but Tseng is having none of it.
Tseng is trying to maintain the position but Brett is very close to passing his half guard.
Brett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brett throwing shots but Tseng is blocking nicely.
Brett is looking for a kimura but Tseng is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brett to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaan Tseng dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tseng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Benny Brett has been cut.
Brett avoids the body shot from Tseng.
Brett misses with a takedown attempt - Tseng sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tseng throws a nice looking combination but Brett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tseng throws a jab but it's blocked by Brett.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tseng here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tseng.
Tseng tries to bum rush Brett with a series of wild strikes but Brett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Tseng misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brett slaps away a takedown attempt from Tseng, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tseng tries to clinch up.
Tseng lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brett circles away quickly and effectively.
Tseng changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tseng is looking to take a break and control but Brett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tseng scoring with punches and elbows.
Vaan Tseng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brett is trying to control Tseng's posture but Tseng avoids it.
Tseng trying to control the action but Brett is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett can't do much from the bottom here.
Brett dodges the ground and pound from Tseng.
Brett is trying to improve his position.
Brett is trying to control Tseng's posture but Tseng avoids it.
Tseng scoring with punches from side control.
Brett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brett regains half guard.
Tseng lands strikes from half guard.
Brett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brett is looking to control Tseng's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brett avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng trying to control from half guard but Brett is working away.
Tseng content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tseng is nestled in close to Brett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tseng working Brett over with strikes.
Brett wants to improve his position but Tseng is controlling well.
Tseng looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tseng prevents Brett from improving his position.
Tseng working Brett over with strikes.
Tseng will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tseng has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brett tries to reverse the position but Tseng maintains control.
Tseng with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tseng prevents Brett from getting the reversal.
Tseng is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brett working to try and regain half guard.
Brett tries to hold on but Tseng postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tseng dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tseng cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaan Tseng dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brett blocks a head kick by Tseng.
Tseng misses the jab.
Tseng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Tseng coming out on top.
Tseng closes the distance and clinches.
Brett wants the takedown. Tseng is fighting it off but Brett persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tseng's guard against the cage.
Tseng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tseng controls Brett momentarily but Brett frees himself.
Tseng lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tseng is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tseng trying to control the position from guard on top but Brett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tseng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?
Brett has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tseng doesn't defend quickly enough and Brett has managed to lock this one up! Can Tseng escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Brett on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Benny Brett!
In his post fight interview, Benny Brett started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Da Cookie Muncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Poutsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tim Poutsi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Da Cookie Muncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Poutsi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutsi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muncher to score with a decent uppercut.
Muncher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muncher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muncher throws a looping overhand right but Poutsi ducks down to avoid it.
Muncher misses with an uppercut.
Poutsi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poutsi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muncher misses with an uppercut. Poutsi saw that one coming.
Muncher connects with a leg kick. Poutsi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poutsi throws a lazy body kick
and Muncher counters with a good low kick that Poutsi was not able to check.
Muncher gets tackled into the cage by Poutsi. Poutsi maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poutsi throws a head punch that misses.
Muncher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muncher throws a low kick, looking for Poutsi's leg but Poutsi calmly moves out of range.
Muncher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poutsi is able to avoid easily.
Muncher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muncher just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutsi scores with a three punch combo!
Poutsi lands a lovely overhand right.
Poutsi slips a jab from Muncher.
Poutsi scores with a decent looking hook.
Poutsi tries to clinch up but Muncher circles away and keeps his distance.
Tim Poutsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poutsi slips a jab and a cross from Muncher.
Poutsi misses with a left hand
and Muncher counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muncher. That's going to slow Poutsi down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poutsi throws a lazy uppercut
and Muncher counters with a stiff right hand.
Poutsi checks a leg kick.
Poutsi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Cookie Muncher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poutsi checks a low kick from Muncher.
Poutsi closes the distance and clinches up with Muncher, looking for a takedown. Poutsi pushes Muncher against the cage but Muncher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Poutsi throws a wild body kick that Muncher sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muncher throws a shot from downtown. Poutsi moves away and avoids it.
Poutsi moves away from the strike by Muncher.
Poutsi moves into the clinch.
Poutsi lands a body punch.
Poutsi slowing the pace effectively.
Muncher is trying to maintain a safe position but Poutsi gets an underhook and turns Muncher into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Poutsi.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muncher.
A body shot lands from Poutsi.
I was talking to Muncher's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muncher looking to stall.
Poutsi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poutsi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poutsi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi looking to stall.
Muncher looking to slow down the pace here.
Poutsi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muncher's elbow.
Muncher blocks a body shot from Poutsi.
Poutsi misses with a punch on the inside.
Muncher tries to circle away but Poutsi has him pinned against the cage.
Poutsi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Muncher after a bit of a struggle.
Poutsi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muncher working hard to break the clinch.
Poutsi lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Poutsi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Poutsi blocking some punches.
Poutsi misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Muncher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Poutsi lands a nice uppercut.
Muncher avoiding damage as Poutsi throws knees to the body.
Poutsi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muncher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Poutsi.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Poutsi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Poutsi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poutsi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Muncher's legs.
Muncher sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Poutsi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muncher misses with a looping right.
Muncher lands a jab.
Muncher moves out of range of the leg kick from Poutsi.
Muncher drops his hands momentarily and Poutsi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muncher lands a nice shot to the body.
Muncher misses with a looping left.
Poutsi darts in and clinches Muncher up against the cage.
Muncher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muncher is trying to break the clinch but Poutsi is controlling him.
Muncher is trying to push Poutsi away but Poutsi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Muncher is trying to maintain a safe position but Poutsi gets an underhook and turns Muncher into the cage.
The referee calls for Muncher to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muncher is trying to force a seperation but Poutsi has the dominant position.
Poutsi with a knee to the head.
Muncher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poutsi scores with a shot to the side of Muncher's head.
Poutsi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muncher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muncher misses the jab.
Poutsi wants to clinch.
Poutsi scores with a hook to the body. Muncher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poutsi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poutsi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poutsi lands a slapping body shot.
Horrible takedown by Poutsi or perhaps it was just good defense by Muncher which made him look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poutsi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muncher throws out the jab.
Poutsi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muncher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poutsi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muncher.
Poutsi tries to clinch up.
Poutsi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poutsi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poutsi lands a right hand.
Muncher is rocked!
Poutsi tries to throw a body punch but Muncher avoids it by throwing Poutsi back against the cage.
Oh Muncher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poutsi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Muncher is defending well.
Muncher seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muncher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Muncher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muncher.
Da Cookie Muncher is winning the standup battle so far.
Muncher throws an overhand right that lands on Poutsi's shoulder, as Poutsi tries to avoid the shot.
Muncher stuffs the takedown.
Da Cookie Muncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Poutsi.
Muncher misses the jab.
Muncher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poutsi.
Poutsi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poutsi misses with an uppercut. Muncher saw that one coming.
Poutsi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poutsi just misses with a punch to the body.
Muncher throws an overhand right that lands on Poutsi's shoulder, as Poutsi tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi misses the jab.
Poutsi lands a nice shot that snaps Muncher's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muncher throws a leg kick but Poutsi sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muncher checks a leg kick.
Muncher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muncher throws a right and a left that Poutsi avoids nicely.
Poutsi scores with the left hand. Muncher knows he should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Muncher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muncher.
Poutsi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muncher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Muncher.
Muncher misses with an uppercut. Poutsi saw that one coming.
Poutsi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muncher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Poutsi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Poutsi looks to land a right hand but Muncher moved out of range.
Muncher connects with a right hand. Poutsi shakes it off.
Poutsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muncher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Muncher drops his hands momentarily and Poutsi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poutsi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poutsi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Muncher to the mat! Muncher manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poutsi wants to control from the top but Muncher keeps moving.
Muncher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poutsi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Muncher has control of Poutsi's left arm, preventing Poutsi from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muncher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poutsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Muncher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tim Poutsi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Muncher throws out a loose jab but Poutsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poutsi is looking to clinch but Muncher is avoiding it.
Poutsi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muncher is fending him off so far but Poutsi persists. Nope, Muncher circles away and we're back to standing.
Poutsi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muncher as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muncher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poutsi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muncher gets tackled into the cage by Poutsi. Poutsi maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muncher as Poutsi tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Da Cookie Muncher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muncher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poutsi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muncher is keeping busy.
Poutsi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muncher is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tim Poutsi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Muncher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poutsi lands a right hand.
Poutsi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Poutsi.
Muncher stalls.
Poutsi is pushing Muncher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poutsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muncher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poutsi blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Poutsi blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muncher tries a head kick but it misses.
Poutsi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muncher.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muncher lands with a good body shot.
Muncher misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Poutsi.
Poutsi lands an overhand right.
Poutsi fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Cookie Muncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Poutsi.
Muncher throws a body punch but Poutsi moves out of range.
Poutsi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muncher lands a jab to the head.
Muncher tries to keep at a distance but Poutsi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tim Poutsi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short uppercut from Muncher.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Poutsi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poutsi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Poutsi!
A very excited looking Tim Poutsi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hong Entrance Song. 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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207 lbs
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206 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonton Hong!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hong lands a jab to Payakaroon's midsection.
Hong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Payakaroon there.
Payakaroon misses with a head kick.
Hong misses with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hong. Payakaroon shrugs it off though.
Payakaroon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Payakaroon misses.
Hong misses with an uppercut.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakaroon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Payakaroon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong throws a series of punches but Payakaroon avoids them all with ease.
Hong scores with a jab. Payakaroon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Payakaroon saw that one coming.
Hong punishes Payakaroon's body with a nice straight punch.
Payakaroon fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Payakaroon's head but Payakaroon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payakaroon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Payakaroon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
Hong checks the leg kick.
Payakaroon misses with a hook
and Hong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Payakaroon's knee momentarily.
Hong 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.
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakaroon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Payakaroon gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hong is pressing down on Payakaroon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've been hearing that Payakaroon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Payakaroon manages to get himself to full guard.
Hong sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon is trying to keep Hong in close.
Payakaroon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hong is one step ahead there.
Hong is stalling in the full guard.
Hong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Payakaroon's guard.
Hong is trying to control. Payakaroon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong is looking to advance position but Payakaroon won't allow it.
Hong is trying to control. Payakaroon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hong wants to free his trapped foot but Payakaroon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Payakaroon trying to control here.
Hong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tonton Hong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Payakaroon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Payakaroon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Payakaroon avoids the body shot from Hong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a body punch but Payakaroon moves out of range.
A low kick from Payakaroon is predictable there
and Hong counters with a nice body shot.
Hong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Payakaroon rather than just go for the knockout.
Payakaroon blocks a head kick by Hong.
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!
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payakaroon at a distance.
Hong throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Payakaroon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Payakaroon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hong's head.
Payakaroon lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good work by Hong as he checks the leg kick.
Hong missing with a left hand there. Payakaroon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payakaroon misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonton Hong dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hong throws a head kick but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Hong swats away the attempt to clinch by Payakaroon.
Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Payakaroon checks it well.
Payakaroon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Payakaroon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hong swivels and escapes.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Tonton Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong thuds his shin into the meat of Payakaroon's side.
Payakaroon checks a low kick from Hong.
Payakaroon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakaroon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Payakaroon.
A big right from Payakaroon misses.
Payakaroon throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Payakaroon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payakaroon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Hong misses.
Payakaroon throws a shot to the body.
Payakaroon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Payakaroon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Payakaroon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hong controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakaroon throwing strikes from guard but Hong blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong is trying to keep Payakaroon in close.
Payakaroon trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hong working a defensive guard here.
Payakaroon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tonton Hong.
The fighters circling - Payakaroon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Payakaroon misses with a hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
Hong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Payakaroon counters with a single leg into guard. Hong didn't expect that.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hong holds on and takes a little breather.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Payakaroon from controlling successfully.
Payakaroon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Payakaroon looking to pass the guard.
Hong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Payakaroon manages to get himself to full guard.
Hong won't allow Payakaroon to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong trying to control but Payakaroon is working from the bottom.
Samart Payakaroon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payakaroon trying to keep a closed guard but Hong is proving a slippery customer.
Payakaroon trying to control the position here.
Hong wants to control from the top but Payakaroon keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Payakaroon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Payakaroon connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Payakaroon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Payakaroon throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
Hong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Payakaroon if he has to take too many more of those.
Hong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Payakaroon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hong stuffs the takedown attempt from Payakaroon. Payakaroon gets slowly back to his feet.
Payakaroon looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Payakaroon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Payakaroon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hong won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong sneaks back into half guard.
Hong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Payakaroon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon is looking to take a break and control but Hong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hong keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Payakaroon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Payakaroon's back!
Hong keeps control of the position as Payakaroon tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Payakaroon as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hong!
Payakaroon tries to escape the position.
Hong lands strikes to the head.
Hong not allowing Payakaroon to control his hands.
Payakaroon prevents Hong from getting a body triangle.
Hong is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Payakaroon's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hong is controlling the position but Payakaroon somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Hong slows the pace down in half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tonton Hong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hong thumps Payakaroon with a low kick.
Payakaroon shoots in looking for a takedown. Hong tries to sprawl out of it but Payakaroon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hong walks into a stiff left hand from Payakaroon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
Hong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hong throws a poor cross that misses
and Payakaroon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hong's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon throws a strike but Hong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hong is looking to work some ground and pound but Payakaroon has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payakaroon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hong controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tonton Hong.
I think Hong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonton Hong!
Tonton Hong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Twisted Transistor. Sexyama has chosen Sexy Singing as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angel Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sexyama, as that shot connected.
Sexyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toney blocks a head kick by Sexyama.
Sexyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toney.
Sexyama pushes Toney up against the cage in a clinch.
Toney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Yoshihiro Sexyama has been cut.
Sexyama avoids the elbow strike from Toney, against the cage.
Sexyama lands an uppercut.
Toney scores with a shot to the side of Sexyama's head.
A short body shot lands from Sexyama as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sexyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sexyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toney lands a damaging elbow.
Sexyama lands a body punch.
Sexyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sexyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sexyama lands with a short shot to the head.
Sexyama avoids a wild elbow strike from Toney.
Sexyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Sexyama tries to work over Toney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney misses with some punches.
Toney is trying to pull guard but Sexyama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sexyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sexyama pushes Toney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sexyama stalling against the cage.
Sexyama blocking some punches.
Sexyama slows down the pace here.
Toney jumps guard but Sexyama stands there with Toney around his waist. Toney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sexyama lands with a light punch inside.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toney tries to pull guard but Sexyama holds him up against the cage and eventually Toney drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Toney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Sexyama.
Sexyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toney jumps guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Toney keeping moving, preventing Sexyama from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sexyama has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Toney to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sexyama is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Toney pulls down on the head and he's put Sexyama to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Angel Toney!
Angel Toney thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Yoshihiro Sexyama had this to say: 'It was obviousl...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flagg has chosen Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Kato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato tests Flagg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flagg at a distance.
Kato misses with a low kick as Flagg jumps back.
Flagg walks into a left hand.
It looks like Randall Flagg has been cut.
We've been informed that Flagg 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.
Flagg misses with a leg kick.
Flagg misses the jab.
Flagg misses with a straight left.
Flagg tries to bum rush Kato with a series of wild strikes but Kato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flagg misses with a hook
and Kato counters with an outside leg kick.
Kato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flagg is able to avoid easily.
Kato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flagg. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Flagg. Kato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flagg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Flagg counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kato blocks the low kick.
Flagg moves out of range of the strikes.
Kato scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flagg blocks a low kick nicely.
Kato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flagg counters with an outside leg kick.
Kato cracks Flagg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kato is looking to score with low kicks.
Flagg scores with a hook to the body. Kato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flagg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flagg staying out of range there.
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flagg moves away.
Flagg misses with a left hand
and Kato counters with a good low kick that Flagg was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flagg throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Kato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flagg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kato swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kato counters with a nice body shot.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flagg's calf.
Flagg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kato missing with a left hand there. Flagg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flagg misses the shot to the body.
Kato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kato throws a push kick but Flagg slaps the foot to one side.
Kato throws a leg kick but Flagg moved away.
Good leg kick by Flagg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Flagg moves out of range of the leg kick from Kato.
Flagg tries to land a front kick but Kato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Flagg checks the leg kick.
Kato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flagg.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Kato.
Kato lands with a nice body punch.
Flagg looks to land a right hand but Kato moved out of range.
A left lands for Flagg.
Flagg takes a swing at Kato's ribcage but misses.
Kato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flagg's sensitive parts.
Flagg throws out a loose jab but Kato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg slips a jab from Kato.
Flagg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Flagg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kato checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flagg throws a poor cross that misses
and Kato counters with a slapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kato blocks the leg kick.
Flagg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kato throws a low kick but Flagg avoids it.
Flagg throws a wild body kick that Kato sees coming a mile off.
Kato moves out of range of the strikes.
Kato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flagg.
Flagg checks a low kick from Kato.
Flagg misses with an uppercut. Kato saw that one coming.
Kato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flagg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Kato does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flagg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flagg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flagg looks to land a right hand but Kato moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Kato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randall Flagg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flagg.
Flagg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flagg dips to his left and cracks Kato with an uppercut!
Kato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flagg.
Flagg walks into a left hand.
Flagg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kato counters with a left to the body.
Kenji Kato is winning the standup battle so far.
Flagg misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Kato.
Kato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Kato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flagg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kato.
Kato throws a jab but it's blocked by Flagg.
Nice defenses there by Kato.
Kato lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato tests Flagg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato checks the leg kick.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flagg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flagg.
Flagg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flagg throws a shot from downtown. Kato moves away and avoids it.
Flagg throws a body kick that misses.
Flagg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kato takes a swing at Flagg's ribcage but misses.
Flagg punishes Kato's body with a nice straight punch.
Flagg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kato.
Kato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flagg misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a low kick.
Flagg throws the kick towards the body but Kato avoids it.
Kato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flagg punishes Kato's body with a nice straight punch.
Flagg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Kato.
Kato lands a leg kick that knocks Flagg off balance momentarily.
Kato tests Flagg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flagg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kato has time to react.
Flagg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flagg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kato walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato tries a low kick but Flagg avoids it.
Kato lands a slapping body shot.
Kato moves away from the strike by Flagg.
Kato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A bone on bone clash there as Flagg blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flagg checks a leg kick.
Kato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Flagg.
Flagg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flagg checks a leg kick.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Flagg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kato.
Flagg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flagg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kato clobbers Flagg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg checks a low kick from Kato.
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!
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Kato misses.
Kato defending well as Flagg loads up on a big left hand.
Kenji Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Flagg throws a sloppy head kick and Kato moves out of range easily.
Flagg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flagg throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Kato.
Kato lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kato throws the left hand but Flagg avoids the punch easily.
Kato walks into a jab.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenji Kato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randall Flagg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Flagg looks to land a left hand but Kato moved out of range nicely.
Kato 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.
Kato moves out of range of the body kick.
Kato motions for Flagg to come forward. Kato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kato throws a lazy right hand but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flagg.
Flagg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flagg looks to land a right hand but Kato moved out of range.
Flagg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flagg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flagg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kato moves out of range of the body kick.
Kato tries to work over Flagg's front leg with a kick but Flagg checks it.
Kato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flagg can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg looks to land a body kick but Kato moved away.
Flagg throws a nice head kick!
Kato looks to land a body kick but Flagg moved away.
Flagg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flagg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Kato finds it's way through Flagg's defenses.
Flagg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kato.
Kato's corner calls for a 1-2. Kato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flagg throws out the jab.
Kato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flagg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flagg.
Flagg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kato lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato blocks a jab.
Flagg scores with a head kick. Kato tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flagg is able to avoid easily.
Flagg checks a low kick from Kato.
Flagg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kato throws out a leg kick but Flagg moves out of range and Kato only half commits.
Kato lands a body shot.
Kato punishes Flagg's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Flagg misses
and Kato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kato misses with a low kick as Flagg jumps back.
Flagg throws an overhand right that lands on Kato's shoulder, as Kato tries to avoid the shot.
Flagg is looking to slow Kato down with leg kicks.
Flagg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flagg throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato cracks Flagg with an open hand slap.
Kato throws a shot to the body.
Kato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Flagg misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Flagg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kato throws a shot from downtown. Flagg moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Flagg misses its intended target.
Kato misses with a low kick.
Kato scores with a leg kick.
Flagg avoids the body shot from Kato.
Kato looks to land a right hand but Flagg moved out of range.
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kato moves away.
Flagg misses with a head kick.
Flagg tries to work over Kato's front leg with a kick but Kato checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato tries a low kick but Flagg avoids it.
Flagg takes one to the chin there.
Kato pushes Flagg away with a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kato takes one to the side of the head.
Flagg cracks Kato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flagg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Flagg.
Flagg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kato. Kato obviously looking to wear him down.
Flagg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kato throws a low kick but Flagg avoids it.
Kato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flagg misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flagg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flagg slips a straight right by Kato.
A jab lands there for Kato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Kato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Randall Flagg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flagg.
Kato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flagg blocks a head kick by Kato.
Kato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Kato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flagg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flagg's corner calls for a 1-2. Flagg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kato misses with a left hand
and Flagg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kato's knee momentarily.
A big left from Kato misses.
Flagg checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Flagg down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg scores with a kick to the body.
Kato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flagg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flagg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flagg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kato lands a slapping body shot.
Flagg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kato.
Kato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flagg throws a looping overhand right but Kato ducks down to avoid it.
Kato blocks a jab.
Kato is looking to land body kicks.
Kato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kato throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flagg. That's going to slow Kato down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kato is out of range and Flagg settles back down.
Flagg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kato connects with an inside leg kick.
Kato throws a lazy right hand but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flagg just misses with a punch to the body.
Flagg misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flagg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flagg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flagg throws a wild body kick that Kato sees coming a mile off.
Flagg misses with a head kick.
Flagg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flagg.
Kato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kato blocks a head kick by Flagg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flagg. Kato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flagg. Flagg obviously looking to wear him down.
Kato motions for Flagg to come forward. Kato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flagg lands with a nice body kick.
Kato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flagg.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kato throws a leg kick but Flagg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Kato. That snapped Flagg's head back.
A left lands for Kato.
Kato misses with a lunging right hand
and Flagg counters with a series of strikes. Kato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flagg swinging wildly here.
Kato punishes Flagg's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flagg lands with a nice body kick.
Kato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flagg checks it well.
Flagg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kato is looking to score with low kicks.
Flagg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kato was well out of range. Poor timing from Flagg.
Flagg tried to score with a low kick but Kato checks it.
Flagg looks to land a left hand but Kato moved out of range nicely.
Kato scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato misses with a straight right.
Flagg misses with a straight right.
Flagg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 Kenji Kato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randall Flagg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kato misses with an uppercut
letting Flagg counter with a right hand.
Kato blocks a head kick by Flagg.
Kato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flagg is out of range and Kato settles back down.
Flagg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flagg tried to score with a low kick but Kato checks it.
Flagg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flagg cracks Kato with a good jab.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flagg.
Kato misses with a looping left.
Flagg throws a hook but Kato blocks it.
Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Flagg defending well as Kato loads up on a big left hand.
Flagg digs a good body shot into Kato's ribs.
Kato misses with a hook. Flagg ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg jabs at Kato's body.
Flagg misses with a body kick.
Flagg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flagg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flagg.
Kato throws a chopping leg kick but Flagg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Flagg. Those never looked like landing.
Flagg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flagg. That's going to slow Kato down.
Flagg thows a body shot but no joy.
Flagg scores with a jab to the body.
Flagg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flagg throws a lazy head kick
and Kato counters with a good low kick that Flagg was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato is looking to slow Flagg down with leg kicks.
Kato checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flagg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kato scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flagg throws a lazy right hand but Kato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Randall Flagg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flagg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kato.
Flagg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kato has time to react.
Flagg throws a solid leg kick but Kato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flagg.
Flagg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg scores with the left hand. Kato knows he should have avoided that one.
Flagg throws a leg kick but Kato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flagg checks a leg kick nicely.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flagg was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
Flagg with a jab.
Kato with a nice cross.
Flagg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flagg throws a lazy right hand but Kato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flagg misses with a leg kick
and Kato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kato moves out of range of the leg kick from Flagg.
Flagg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flagg misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flagg misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Flagg blocks the leg kick.
Flagg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kato misses with a straight right.
Kato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flagg.
Nice body punch from Kato.
Kato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flagg.
Kato takes a swing at Flagg's ribcage but misses.
Flagg misses with a hook. Kato ducked under it nicely.
Kato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flagg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Kato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kato.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kato. Flagg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenji Kato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Flagg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kato 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Kato!
Kenji Kato is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Kenji Kato 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 Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parmalee Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Power might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Method Man, Redman - Da Rockwilder. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sackett's choice of entrance music: RATM: Know Your Enemy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parmalee Sackett!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Power lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Power has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Power fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Sackett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Power settles back down.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
Power pushes Sackett away with a front kick.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
Parmalee Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power misses the jab.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Power tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Sackett.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power 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.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Power slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett works the jab nicely.
We've been told by Power's head coaches at The Meat Market: 10k/mo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sackett moves forwards but Power connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sackett lunges at Power with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Power's hand.
A jab from Power misses.
Power defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Sackett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Power is predictable there
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Power throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Power tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Power throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Power finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
Power gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Power takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Power saw that one coming.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Power slips under a jab.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
Sackett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
Power lands with a nice body kick.
Power throws a body kick that misses.
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Power shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sackett pinned against the cage. Sackett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sackett throws a good cross that connects.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Power 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parmalee Sackett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sackett throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.
Parmalee Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Power avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Power moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
Power tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
Power ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Power.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Power throws a lazy body kick
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sackett checks a leg kick.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sackett counters with a left to the body.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Power misses with a body shot.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Sackett feints a jab promting Power to slip. Sackett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Power slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sackett blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Power takes one to the chin there.
Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Power sprawling to the canvas! Power rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sackett finish him?!
Power is rocked!
Power misses with a low kick.
Oh Power is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power seems to have got his legs back now.
Sackett throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
Power 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.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Power avoids it.
Power shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Power 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.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power checks the leg kick.
Power steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sackett. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Sackett finds it's way through Power's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Power takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Power checks a low kick from Sackett.
Power looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Power throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Power - that will leave a mark!
Power throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Power looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett thumps Power with a low kick.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sackett!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sackett regains half guard.
Sackett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sackett keeping control of the position.
Sackett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sackett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Power manages to get himself to full guard.
Power looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parmalee Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Sackett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Power looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Power tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Power.
Sackett scores with a nice body kick.
Jab by Sackett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett throws a push kick but Power slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Power saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sackett takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Power swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Power takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power misses with a low kick.
Power walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sackett.
Power takes one on the button.
Power dives in for a single leg takedown but Sackett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sackett.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power 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.
Sackett thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Max Power's cut is getting worse.
Sackett lands with a cross.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Good shot there by Sackett.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett 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 Power has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Power and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Power will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Power. Power circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Power is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Sackett tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Power catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Sackett jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sackett throws out a leg kick but Power moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
Sackett moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and moves out of range.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power checks a low kick from Sackett.
Power 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parmalee Sackett really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
Power throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power looks for a takedown but Sackett sprawls well.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Power changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands a nice hook to Power's body. Power takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Power tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Power darts in looking for a takedown but Sackett gets double underhooks and turns Power into the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sackett lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Sackett.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Sackett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Power misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Power. Power circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Power avoids them all with ease.
Sackett throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Sackett throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power slips under a jab.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Power takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Power shoots for a takedown but Sackett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sackett connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Power throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Power fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Power tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Power misses with a body shot.
Power throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
Power 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.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett cracks Power with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Power.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Power walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parmalee Sackett dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
Power takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Sackett.
Power defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Power lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Power motions for Sackett to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett misses with a low kick as Power jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Power.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett checks a low kick from Power.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sackett.
Power looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Power is defended easily by Sackett.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett scores with a jab.
Power tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Power stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Power finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Power looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Power is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
Power throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett connects with a jab.
Sackett throws a low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Power blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sackett throws a combination that misses
and Power counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Power is looking to advance position but Sackett won't allow it.
Sackett moves into full guard.
Power slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sackett lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett landing some decent shots from guard.
Power has momentary wrist control but Sackett slips an elbow through the middle.
Sackett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Power is trying to control the position but Sackett postures up.
Sackett lands a couple of elbows.
Power has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sackett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sackett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Power works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett won't allow Power to sweep him here.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Parmalee Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sackett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parmalee Sackett! Parmalee Sackett retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, Parmalee Sackett made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellraiser FightGear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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