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EVO 101: Namanja vs Esa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shang Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fanfare. Shang Chi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Shang Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi tries to work over Dincht's front leg with a kick but Dincht checks it.
Chi throws a hook but Dincht avoids it easily.
Dincht takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chi scoring well with a low kick there.
Dincht connects with a looping right hand.
Chi throws the left hand but Dincht avoids the punch easily.
Chi misses with a looping left.
Dincht has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chi.
Chi missing with a left hand there. Dincht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dincht looks to score with a jab to the body but Chi is just out of range.
Dincht connects with a nice looking jab.
Chi throws a looping overhand right but Dincht ducks down to avoid it.
Chi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dincht is out of range and Chi settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dincht darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dincht stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht works Chi's body with a nice hook.
Dincht keeps the fight on the outside.
Dincht uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chi.
Chi lands a jab to Dincht's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chi.
Dincht darts in looking for a takedown but Chi gets double underhooks and turns Dincht into the cage.
Chi throws a punch but it's blocked by Dincht.
Dincht has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dincht is trying to break the clinch but Chi is controlling him.
Dincht wants a takedown but no success here.
Shang Chi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zell Dincht.
Dincht tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dincht tries to pull guard but Chi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chi struggles to land a body shot inside as Dincht controls his hands.
Dincht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chi's elbow.
Dincht drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dincht fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chi lands a shoulder strike.
Dincht avoiding damage as Chi throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dincht's elbow.
Chi misses with a punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dincht has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dincht has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dincht prevents a body shot from Chi.
Dincht blocks a body shot from Chi.
Dincht tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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!
Chi throws a punch but it's blocked by Dincht.
Chi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dincht is trying to pull guard but Chi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dincht can't find room to land a body shot as Chi controls the action.
Chi can't find room to land a body shot as Dincht controls the action.
Dincht is trying to pull guard but Chi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dincht has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dincht backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht jumps guard but Chi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dincht jumps guard but Chi stands there with Dincht around his waist. Dincht gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chi tries to throw a body punch but Dincht avoids it by throwing Chi back against the cage.
Dincht wants a takedown.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dincht tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dincht has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chi is trying to keep an underhook but Dincht manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dincht trying to control from half guard but Chi is working away.
Chi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dincht working Chi over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dincht passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chi won't allow Dincht to pass to mount.
Chi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dincht thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chi wants to control but Dincht is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dincht is stalling here. Chi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dincht seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dincht is trying to work for a sweep but Chi has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shang Chi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dincht connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dincht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chi moves away.
Nice cross by Dincht.
A good leg kick by Chi.
Dincht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Dincht. Those never looked like landing.
Chi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dincht blocks a jab.
Dincht blocks a jab.
Chi lands with a right hand.
Dincht scores with a jab. Chi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dincht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chi moves away.
Chi wants to clinch up but Dincht keeps it at a distance.
Chi misses with a leg kick.
Dincht tries to keep at a distance but Chi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dincht wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dincht is defending well for now.
Dincht wants to get back to striking at distance but Chi won't allow it.
Dincht drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dincht jumps guard but Chi stands there with Dincht around his waist. Dincht gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dincht avoids it.
Dincht fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shang Chi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zell Dincht.
Dincht tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dincht is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chi to keep the fight standing.
Dincht tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dincht jumps guard but Chi stands there with Dincht around his waist. Dincht gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shang Chi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dincht looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi throws an elbow but it misses.
Dincht tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chi smiles and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Dincht blocks the leg kick.
Chi tries to clinch but Dincht is having none of it.
Dincht throws out a loose jab but Chi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dincht misses with an uppercut.
Chi slips a jab from Dincht.
Chi throws a leg kick which misses Dincht's front leg but catches the back leg as Dincht tries to avoid it.
Chi throws a low kick, looking for Dincht's leg but Dincht calmly moves out of range.
Dincht gets tackled into the cage by Chi. Chi maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dincht is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dincht is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chi to keep the fight standing.
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi tries a body shot but Dincht blocks it.
Dincht goes for a takedown attempt but Chi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chi lands with a hook. Dincht tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Chi blocks the leg kick.
Chi forces Dincht back against the cage and clinches.
Chi throws a head punch that misses.
Dincht tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chi has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
Dincht tries to score a body lock takedown but Chi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chi lands an elbow that stopped Dincht in his tracks for a moment.
Dincht fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dincht tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chi smiles and moves away.
Shang Chi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi 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.
Chi swings for the body but Dincht moves out of range.
Chi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dincht manages to avoid it.
Chi wants to clinch.
Chi lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chi throws a looping overhand right but Dincht ducks down to avoid it.
Chi loads up on a big right hand but Dincht slips the punch.
Dincht blocks a jab.
Dincht takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dincht will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dincht throws a solid leg kick but Chi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dincht.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shang Chi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dincht blocks a low kick nicely.
Dincht gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Chi gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dincht is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shang Chi!
Shang Chi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Ninja Monk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Monk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Monk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevens fails to land the takedown.
Stevens takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stevens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Monk avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Monk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Monk tries a low kick but Stevens avoids it.
Stevens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk moves into range and clinches up with Stevens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
Monk working aggressively here.
Stevens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Monk swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevens being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
Stevens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Monk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ninja Monk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Stevens.
Monk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
Stevens has clasped his hands together around Monk's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stevens trying to control the action but Monk is working from the bottom.
Stevens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Monk works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Monk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Monk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Monk is retaining full guard.
Monk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevens manages to get himself to full guard.
Monk trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevens trying to strike off his back.
Monk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stevens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ninja Monk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stevens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ninja Monk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevens clobbers Monk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monk connects with a right hand. Stevens shakes it off.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monk but Monk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Monk misses with a leg kick
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Monk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Monk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stevens goes for a takedown attempt but Monk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good leg kick by Monk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stevens closes the distance but Monk moves to the side
and Monk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Monk.
Monk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Monk misses with a hook. Stevens ducked under it nicely.
Stevens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monk. Monk obviously looking to wear him down.
Monk sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stevens has time to react.
Monk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
Monk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monk scores with a push kick.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens misses with a shot to the body
and Monk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevens's hands.
A good leg kick by Stevens.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monk.
Monk scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Monk finds it's target.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Monk coming out on top.
Monk throws a lazy head kick
and Stevens counters with a takedown into side control.
Stevens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Monk, who protects the arm well.
Monk is not content to let Stevens control the position.
Monk is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to take a break and control but Monk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monk is trying to control Stevens's posture but Stevens avoids it.
Stevens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stevens cracks Monk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Monk managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stevens.
Monk is looking to regain half guard here but Stevens keeps moving and retains side control.
Stevens decides to stand up, so the ref orders Monk to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk throws the left hand but Stevens avoids the punch easily.
Monk connects with an inside leg kick.
Monk throws the left hand but Stevens avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Monk is just out of range.
Stevens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monk.
Monk lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens looks to throw a body kick
and Monk counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Monk dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Monk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
Monk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Monk is looking to clinch.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Monk misses with a left hand
and Stevens counters with a single leg into guard. Monk didn't expect that.
Monk keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens passes Monk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Monk is looking for a sweep. Stevens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monk is trying to maintain the position but Stevens is very close to passing his half guard.
Stevens is working for a kimura but Monk is defending it quite comfortably.
Stevens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Monk defends it well.
Monk gets full guard.
Dean Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Monk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevens throws a big right hand that misses.
Monk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monk is trying to keep Stevens in close.
Stevens is looking to advance position but Monk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Monk looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to reverse the position but Monk maintains control.
Monk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevens is desperately trying to improve his position but Monk has a good base and remains in mount.
Monk moves to back control.
Monk has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Stevens's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja Monk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monk doesn't have the hooks in and Stevens manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Monk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ninja Monk!
Ninja Monk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dumbass McWeakhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen Dangerous as his entrance music. Dumbass McWeakhands could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Power's chin.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dumbass McWeakhands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Power!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power looks to throw the jab but McWeakhands is out of range.
Nice defenses there by McWeakhands.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McWeakhands with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McWeakhands.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McWeakhands moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McWeakhands misses the jab.
McWeakhands swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McWeakhands on the side of the head.
Power fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McWeakhands has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McWeakhands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Power drops his hands momentarily and McWeakhands takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Power lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and McWeakhands counters with a slapping leg kick.
Power misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Power finds it's way through McWeakhands's defenses.
A combination from Power does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Power.
McWeakhands gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Power.
Power misses with a left hand
and McWeakhands counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands lands with a straight right. Power didn't see that one coming.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped McWeakhands in his tracks.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McWeakhands moves out of range of the strikes.
Power throws out a leg kick but McWeakhands moves out of range and Power only half commits.
McWeakhands defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
McWeakhands throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power counters with a low kick, right behind McWeakhands 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Power misses
and McWeakhands cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McWeakhands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McWeakhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McWeakhands misses with a shot to the body
and Power counters with a leg kick.
Power lands a nice hook to McWeakhands's body. McWeakhands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McWeakhands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McWeakhands's jab looks to have found its range, popping Power under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Power dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw.
McWeakhands motions for Power to come forward. McWeakhands throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McWeakhands on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Power has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McWeakhands.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McWeakhands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McWeakhands moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McWeakhands ducks right into an uppercut from Power.
Danny Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power with a hook.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McWeakhands throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
McWeakhands throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Power.
McWeakhands looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McWeakhands changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McWeakhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Power is defended easily by McWeakhands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands lands a big head kick that sends Power tumbling to the mat! McWeakhands takes a step backwards and waves Power back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Power is rocked!
It looks like Danny Power has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dumbass McWeakhands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Power finds it's way through McWeakhands's defenses.
Power throws a head kick but McWeakhands moves out of range.
Power lands with a straight right. McWeakhands didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power moves in looking to clinch but McWeakhands pushes him off.
McWeakhands checks a leg kick.
McWeakhands blocks a head kick by Power.
McWeakhands is looking to wear down Power with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Power throws a leg kick but McWeakhands sees it coming and moves out of range.
McWeakhands ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power avoids the body shot from McWeakhands.
McWeakhands punishes Power's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands tries to land a leg kick but Power saw it coming and moves away.
McWeakhands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power lands with a right hand.
McWeakhands moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Power misses with a looping right.
Power misses with an uppercut. McWeakhands saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and McWeakhands counters with an outside leg kick.
McWeakhands comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Power will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Power'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.
Power misses with a straight left.
McWeakhands lands with an overhand left.
McWeakhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWeakhands was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Power throws a looping overhand right but McWeakhands ducks down to avoid it.
McWeakhands just misses with a punch to the body.
McWeakhands lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McWeakhands. McWeakhands obviously looking to wear him down.
Power wants to clinch up but McWeakhands keeps it at a distance.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Power lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McWeakhands backs up against the cage.
McWeakhands throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McWeakhands looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
McWeakhands turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McWeakhands is looking to slow Power down with leg kicks.
Power scores with a nice body kick.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McWeakhands fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
Power scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for McWeakhands.
Power throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McWeakhands makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McWeakhands finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McWeakhands scores with a shot to the body.
Power drives through with a takedown into McWeakhands's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Power pushing down on McWeakhands's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Power is keen to just control but McWeakhands is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to pass the half guard into mount. McWeakhands knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Power seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McWeakhands does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Power scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McWeakhands is pressing down on Power's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but McWeakhands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Power really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Power's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McWeakhands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Power takes a swing at McWeakhands's ribcage but misses.
McWeakhands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power loads up on a big right hand but McWeakhands slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
McWeakhands takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeakhands bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McWeakhands throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McWeakhands misses with a leg kick.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw.
Power lands a really nice looking cross but McWeakhands seems unphased.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power shoots in for a double leg but McWeakhands sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands misses with the combination.
Power misses with a takedown attempt - McWeakhands sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McWeakhands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power misses with the body kick
and McWeakhands makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danny Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Power misses
and McWeakhands counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Power on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Power looks to throw a body kick
and McWeakhands counters by clinching up.
Power trying to control the position but instead, McWeakhands has worked for underhooks and has pushed Power into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power wants a takedown.
Dumbass McWeakhands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but McWeakhands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McWeakhands backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McWeakhands.
Power blocks an uppercut.
McWeakhands's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power is looking to clinch but McWeakhands is avoiding it.
McWeakhands takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power tries for a takedown but McWeakhands sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McWeakhands leaves Power with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Power dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Danny Power's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Power throws a sloppy head kick
and McWeakhands counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Power misses with an uppercut. McWeakhands saw that one coming.
McWeakhands staying out of range there.
McWeakhands wants to land a leg kick but Power is out of range.
McWeakhands throws a head kick that misses
and Power counters with a solid body kick.
A clash of legs there as Power blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Power blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McWeakhands walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McWeakhands throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McWeakhands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
McWeakhands misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
Power misses with a right hand
and McWeakhands counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Power!
Good shot there by McWeakhands.
Dumbass McWeakhands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McWeakhands misses with a wild body shot.
McWeakhands lands a jab to Power's midsection.
Power throws a nice looking combination but McWeakhands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands avoids a punch combination nicely.
Power lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Power plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McWeakhands is rocked!
Power throws the left hand but McWeakhands avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McWeakhands doesn't seem bothered though.
Power dives in and grabs McWeakhands's left leg, looking for a takedown. McWeakhands pushes down on Power's head and hops out.
Power paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McWeakhands misses with a series of wild punches.
That kick from Power tenderised McWeakhands's leg. McWeakhands is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Power comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Power 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Power!
Danny Power really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asteroid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Asteroid. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
41 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 23 - 5, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asteroid throws the kick towards the body but Verzosa avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Asteroid blocks the leg kick.
Verzosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asteroid throws a leg kick
so Verzosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Verzosa postures up.
Asteroid wants to sweep but no luck.
Verzosa throwing strikes from guard but Asteroid blocks nicely.
Verzosa trying to control but Asteroid is working from the bottom.
Verzosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Verzosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verzosa trying to control but Asteroid is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA LA Elite inform us that Asteroid has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Asteroid looking for a sweep. Not yet Asteroid, not yet.
Verzosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Asteroid has momentary wrist control but Verzosa slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Asteroid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Asteroid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Verzosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verzosa stopping the sweep attempt from Asteroid.
Verzosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asteroid is keeping the position for now.
Asteroid wants to sweep here but Verzosa controlling him for the moment.
Asteroid wants to stand and escape but Verzosa is having none of it.
Asteroid keeping full guard, as Verzosa tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Asteroid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Verzosa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
Asteroid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid is controlling Verzosa's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anabol Asteroid hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Asteroid throws the left hand but Verzosa avoids the punch easily.
Asteroid slips a straight right by Verzosa.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Asteroid tries to sprawl out of it but Verzosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Asteroid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Asteroid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Verzosa misses with a straight right.
Asteroid connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid tries to clinch but Verzosa is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa walks into a stiff left hand from Asteroid.
Asteroid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asteroid lands a two punch combo.
Verzosa looks for a takedown but Asteroid sprawls well.
Asteroid throws a jab when Verzosa was well out of range.
Verzosa looks for the body kick but Asteroid saw that one coming.
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verzosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Verzosa takes a swing at Asteroid's ribcage but misses.
Asteroid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asteroid throws a series of punches but Verzosa moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa cracks Asteroid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Asteroid as Verzosa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asteroid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asteroid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verzosa.
Verzosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asteroid can pounce on him.
Verzosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Verzosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Verzosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Remedios Verzosa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Verzosa tries a low kick but Asteroid avoids it.
Verzosa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Verzosa lands in his opponent's guard.
Asteroid has Verzosa pulled in close to control his posture.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Verzosa being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Asteroid is on top in guard.
Verzosa being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anabol Asteroid wasn't active enough on the ground.
Asteroid throws a front kick aimed at Verzosa's knee but Verzosa avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a head kick!
Verzosa blocks a head kick by Asteroid.
Anabol Asteroid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asteroid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asteroid closes the distance and pushes Verzosa back into the cage.
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
Asteroid tries a body shot but Verzosa blocks it.
Verzosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Verzosa scores with a hook to the body.
Verzosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asteroid tries a body shot but Verzosa blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid tries to work over Verzosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asteroid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Asteroid on the inside.
Asteroid stops a takedown attempt from Verzosa.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Asteroid blocks it.
Verzosa misses with some punches.
Asteroid misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.
A short right from Asteroid.
Verzosa tries to work over Asteroid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verzosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Asteroid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Asteroid.
Asteroid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anabol Asteroid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asteroid struggles to land a body shot inside as Verzosa controls his hands.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Asteroid controls his hands.
Asteroid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Verzosa or not.
A short left from Asteroid.
Verzosa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asteroid tries to throw a body punch but Verzosa avoids it by throwing Asteroid back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Asteroid.
Asteroid stops a takedown attempt from Verzosa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asteroid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Asteroid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verzosa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Asteroid regains guard.
Verzosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Asteroid has wrist control.
Asteroid wants to sweep here but Verzosa controlling him for the moment.
Asteroid has control of Verzosa's left arm, preventing Verzosa from doing any damage.
Asteroid manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Verzosa tries to hold on but Asteroid postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabol Asteroid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Verzosa rushes Asteroid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Asteroid controls his hands.
Verzosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asteroid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Verzosa prevents a body shot from Asteroid.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Asteroid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asteroid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verzosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
Verzosa wants a takedown but no success here.
Asteroid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verzosa's elbow.
Asteroid throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
Asteroid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Asteroid misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid can't find room to land a body shot as Verzosa controls the action.
Asteroid working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Asteroid.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asteroid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asteroid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa tries for a takedown but Asteroid manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asteroid lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Asteroid pushes Verzosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
A left hand lands to the body for Asteroid.
Asteroid tries a body shot but Verzosa blocks it.
Asteroid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verzosas head.
Asteroid struggles to land a body shot inside as Verzosa controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Asteroid.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asteroid is working Verzosa over against the cage.
Asteroid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Asteroid.
Asteroid misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Asteroid.
Asteroid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asteroid lands a right hand.
Verzosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asteroid blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Asteroid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Asteroid lands a right hand.
Asteroid is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Asteroid misses with a body punch.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Asteroid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Asteroid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Asteroid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
Asteroid pushes Verzosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asteroid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Verzosa.
Nice body punch from Asteroid - that landed with a thud.
Asteroid lands a body punch.
Asteroid cracks Verzosa with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verzosa backwards.
Asteroid tries to throw a body punch but Verzosa avoids it by throwing Asteroid back against the cage.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Asteroid lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa can't get the takedown.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Verzosa is looking for a takedown.
Asteroid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verzosa dodges an elbow strike from Asteroid.
Verzosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asteroid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Verzosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Asteroid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa throws a head punch that misses.
Asteroid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asteroid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asteroid digs a right hand into Verzosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Verzosa's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asteroid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa dodges an elbow strike from Asteroid.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike.
Verzosa looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anabol Asteroid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asteroid 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anabol Asteroid!
A very excited looking Anabol Asteroid made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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186 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Haley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haley.
Grey Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Haley.
Haley misses with the body kick
and Grey Ii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grey Ii drops his hands momentarily and Haley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dan Haley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey Ii tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haley throws a body punch but Grey Ii moves out of range.
Haley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grey Ii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grey Ii staying out of range there.
Haley looks to land a left hand but Grey Ii moved out of range nicely.
Haley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grey Ii blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haley. Grey Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haley misses with an uppercut.
Haley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haley throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley lands a body shot.
Haley tried to score with a low kick but Grey Ii checks it.
Grey Ii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gunmetal Grey Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haley lands a right hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haley.
Haley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haley cracks a nice hook into Grey Ii's ribs.
Haley swings widly with a right hand
and Grey Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haley misses with a body kick.
Grey Ii checks the leg kick.
Haley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haley tries to clinch but Grey Ii moves out of range.
Grey Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grey Ii avoids the body shot from Haley.
Haley misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii slaps away a takedown attempt from Haley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from Haley is predictable there
and Grey Ii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Haley is predictable there
and Grey Ii counters with a straight right hand.
Haley throws out a loose jab but Grey Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haley is looking to slow Grey Ii down with leg kicks.
Haley just misses with a punch to the body.
Haley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey Ii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haley thuds his right hand into Grey Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Haley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey Ii.
Haley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haley swings for the body but Grey Ii moves out of range.
Haley thuds a left hand into Grey Ii's body.
Haley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grey Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley throws a lazy body kick
and Grey Ii counters by moving into the clinch.
Haley throws a punch but it's blocked by Grey Ii.
A head punch on the inside from Grey Ii fails to land.
Grey Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Grey Ii is struggling to control the position.
A bit of stalling here from Haley.
Haley tries to throw a body punch but Grey Ii avoids it by throwing Haley back against the cage.
Grey Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haley's elbow.
Grey Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haley.
Haley wants a takedown but no success here.
Grey Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Haley.
Haley has Grey Ii pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii lands a nice uppercut.
Haley is trying to drag Grey Ii to the mat but Grey Ii just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gunmetal Grey Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Haley.
Haley misses with some punches.
Grey Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Haley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haley lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haley.
Grey Ii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haley backwards.
Grey Ii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haley backwards.
Grey Ii misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii working aggressively here.
Haley letting Grey Ii take a breather here.
Grey Ii scores with a shot to the side of Haley's head.
It looks like Dan Haley has been cut.
Haley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
Grey Ii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haley backwards.
Haley is working for takedown but Grey Ii is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grey Ii lands a right hand.
Haley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grey Ii working aggressively here.
Haley working aggressively here.
Come on Haley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haley working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley taking a breather.
Grey Ii misses with the head strike.
Grey Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grey Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Haley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haley blocks an uppercut.
Haley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haley misses with some punches.
Grey Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haley misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Haley scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haley avoiding damage.
Haley has a couple of punches blocked by Grey Ii.
Haley blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Haley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grey Ii is out of range.
A low kick from Haley misses
and Grey Ii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haley tries to throw a body punch but Grey Ii avoids it by throwing Haley back against the cage.
Haley tightens his grip and picks Grey Ii up, before dumping him to the ground. Grey Ii manages to land in guard.
Haley trying to control but Grey Ii is working from the bottom.
Haley throws a big elbow that misses.
Grey Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haley trying to control but Grey Ii is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley connects with a couple of short punches.
Haley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haley throws a big elbow that misses.
Grey Ii has his hands on Haley's head, controlling the position.
Haley wants to control from the top but Grey Ii keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Haley is predictable there
and Grey Ii counters by moving into the clinch.
Haley scores with a shoulder strike.
Haley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haley throws a punch but it's blocked by Grey Ii.
Haley can't find room to land a body shot as Grey Ii controls the action.
Haley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey Ii.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey Ii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grey Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Grey Ii.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey Ii.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haley's coach down at The Cooker was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grey Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haley blocks an uppercut.
Haley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grey Ii working aggressively here.
Haley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grey Ii backwards.
Grey Ii pushes Haley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Haley fails to land.
Grey Ii blocking some punches.
Haley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Grey Ii blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Haley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grey Ii blocks a body shot from Haley.
Grey Ii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grey Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grey Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grey Ii blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Grey Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grey Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey Ii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey Ii digs a right hand underneath Haley's ribcage. Haley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii working aggressively here.
Haley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dan Haley just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haley looks to land a right hand but Grey Ii moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haley. Grey Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dan Haley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grey Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haley.
Haley misses with a right hand
and Grey Ii counters with a nice body kick.
Haley throws a combination that misses
and Grey Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haley lands with a cross.
Haley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grey Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley looks for a takedown but Grey Ii sprawls well.
Haley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grey Ii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grey Ii.
Haley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Haley.
Haley tries a body shot but Grey Ii blocks it.
Grey Ii lands a left hand.
Haley has a couple of punches blocked by Grey Ii.
Haley prevents a body shot from Grey Ii.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grey Ii working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haley blocks an uppercut.
Haley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grey Ii backwards.
Haley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haley has a couple of punches blocked by Grey Ii.
Gunmetal Grey Ii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grey Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haley throws a punch but it's blocked by Grey Ii.
Haley presses Grey Ii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grey Ii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haley blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey Ii.
Haley stalling in the clinch but Grey Ii improves position.
Grey Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haley's elbow.
Haley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii tries to throw a body punch but Haley avoids it by throwing Grey Ii back against the cage.
Grey Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haley backwards.
Haley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grey Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Haley.
Haley misses with a punch on the inside.
Haley throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii tries a body shot but Haley blocks it.
Haley misses with the head strike.
Grey Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haley's elbow.
Grey Ii is working Haley over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grey Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii gets through Haley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haley lands with a left to the head.
Haley looking to stall.
Grey Ii stalling in the clinch but Haley improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Grey Ii.
Grey Ii lands a left hand.
Haley throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii lands a shoulder strike.
Haley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haley blocks a body shot from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii cracks Haley with a nice body shot.
Grey Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Gunmetal Grey Ii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Haley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grey Ii defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haley.
Haley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haley jabs Grey Ii right on the nose. Grey Ii blinks but takes it well.
Grey Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haley.
Haley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haley misses with the body kick
and Grey Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haley dives in and grabs Grey Ii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grey Ii pushes down on Haley's head and hops out.
Grey Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Haley.
Haley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grey Ii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Haley. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Haley misses.
A low kick from Haley is predictable there
and Haley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grey Ii tries to sprawl but Haley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grey Ii controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii is trying to get back to full guard.
Grey Ii keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Haley throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Grey Ii to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gunmetal Grey Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haley swinging wildly here.
Haley throws an overhand right that lands on Grey Ii's shoulder, as Grey Ii tries to avoid the shot.
Dan Haley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haley looks to land a right hand but Grey Ii moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haley missing with a left hand there. Grey Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grey Ii sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haley somewhat.
Gunmetal Grey Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Haley.
Grey Ii moves out of range as Haley strikes.
Haley tests Grey Ii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Haley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dan Haley!
A relieved looking Dan Haley 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solovyev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Solovyev blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe lands a hook that snaps the head of Solovyev backwards.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev throws a low kick but Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Solovyev.
Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solovyev.
Solovyev tries a low kick but Schtrappe avoids it.
Solovyev drives through and clinches with Schtrappe against the cage.
Solovyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solovyev prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solovyev lands a nice uppercut.
Solovyev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Solovyev tries to stall but Schtrappe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solovyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Solovyev avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
We've been informed that Schtrappe 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.
Schtrappe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Solovyev lands a right hand.
Solovyev working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Solovyev misses with a body punch.
Solovyev tries to throw a body punch but Schtrappe avoids it by throwing Solovyev back against the cage.
Solovyev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Solovyev digs a right hand into Schtrappe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schtrappe's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
Solovyev throws a head punch that misses.
Solovyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Solovyev pushes Schtrappe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solovyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solovyev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is trying to break the clinch but Solovyev has him pressed against the cage.
Schtrappe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Solovyev - that landed with a thud.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Solovyev throws a head punch that misses.
Solovyev misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Solovyev scores with a shot to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Solovyev as the two fighters clinch.
Schtrappe struggles to land a body shot inside as Solovyev controls his hands.
Solovyev stalling in the clinch.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solovyev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schtrappe up against the cage.
Solovyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Solovyev's efforts to push away.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Solovyev lands with a light punch inside.
Solovyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Solovyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Solovyev avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Schtrappe.
Solovyev has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solovyev.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solovyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solovyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solovyev struggles to land a body shot inside as Schtrappe controls his hands.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schtrappe's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Solovyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solovyev gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solovyev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schtrappe.
Solovyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Solovyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schtrappe.
Solovyev drops his hands momentarily and Schtrappe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Schtrappe blocks the leg kick.
Solovyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solovyev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schtrappe's hands.
Solovyev is looking to chop away at Schtrappe's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solovyev lands a jab to the head.
Solovyev scores with a jab.
Nice body kick from Schtrappe.
Solovyev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Solovyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schtrappe takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Schtrappe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Solovyev looks to land a body kick but Schtrappe moved away.
Solovyev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Solovyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schtrappe.
Solovyev avoids the body shot from Schtrappe.
Solovyev misses with a leg kick
and Schtrappe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Solovyev darts in and clinches Schtrappe up against the cage.
Solovyev misses with a body punch.
Schtrappe takes a shot to the head.
Schtrappe digs a right hand underneath Solovyev's ribcage. Solovyev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schtrappe letting Solovyev take a breather here.
Solovyev struggles to land a body shot inside as Schtrappe controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Solovyev fails to land.
Solovyev misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev blocking some punches.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solovyev lands a left hand.
Solovyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Solovyev controls the action.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Schtrappe.
Solovyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solovyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Vladimir Solovyev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Solovyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solovyev lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solovyev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Solovyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Solovyev up against the cage.
Solovyev tries to work over Schtrappe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Solovyev fails to land.
Solovyev working hard to break the clinch.
Solovyev misses with a body punch.
Solovyev tries to work over Schtrappe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solovyev backwards.
Solovyev lands an uppercut.
Solovyev can't find room to land a body shot as Schtrappe controls the action.
Solovyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Schtrappe won't allow it.
Solovyev cracks Schtrappe with a nice body shot.
Solovyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Solovyev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solovyev stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Solovyev lands with a right to the head.
Schtrappe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solovyev.
Solovyev looking to slow down the pace here.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solovyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schtrappe has him pressed against the cage.
Schtrappe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solovyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schtrappe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solovyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schtrappe throws a push kick but Solovyev slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe thumps Solovyev with a low kick.
Schtrappe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe throws a jab but it's blocked by Solovyev.
Schtrappe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Solovyev closes the distance and clinches.
Solovyev looking to stall.
Solovyev pushes Schtrappe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Solovyev has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
Good body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a body shot.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Solovyev manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe looks to land a left hand but Solovyev moved out of range nicely.
Solovyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Solovyev moves into the clinch successfully.
Solovyev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schtrappe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Solovyev throws a front kick aimed at Schtrappe's knee but Schtrappe avoids it well.
Schtrappe slips a jab from Solovyev.
Schtrappe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solovyev.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Schtrappe checks it
and Schtrappe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solovyev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Solovyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schtrappe throws out the jab.
Solovyev lands a really nice looking cross but Schtrappe seems unphased.
A leg kick checked by Solovyev.
Schtrappe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solovyev.
Solovyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schtrappe connects with the punch.
Solovyev has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by Solovyev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Solovyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solovyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Schtrappe won't allow it.
Solovyev breaks the clinch.
Schtrappe connects with a single shot there.
Solovyev looks for the body kick but Schtrappe saw that one coming.
A low kick from Solovyev is predictable there
and Schtrappe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solovyev misses with a low kick.
Schtrappe moves out of range as Solovyev throws a body kick.
Schtrappe gets tackled into the cage by Solovyev. Solovyev maintains the clinch.
Solovyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Solovyev blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Solovyev lands a nice uppercut.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schtrappe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Solovyev throws a sloppy head kick and Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe wants to clinch up but Solovyev keeps it at a distance.
Vladimir Solovyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Solovyev throws a hook but Schtrappe blocks it.
Solovyev connects with a body shot that sends Schtrappe's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Solovyev.
Solovyev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schtrappe.
Solovyev throws a leg kick which misses Schtrappe's front leg but catches the back leg as Schtrappe tries to avoid it.
Schtrappe checks a leg kick.
Schtrappe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solovyev.
A solid leg kick lands there for Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Solovyev closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solovyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solovyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Solovyev working aggressively here.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solovyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe 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.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the body kick from Solovyev.
Schtrappe lands a nice looking body kick.
Schtrappe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Solovyev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schtrappe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solovyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Solovyev clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schtrappe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schtrappe.
Solovyev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe lands with a left to the head.
Solovyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Schtrappe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Solovyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe lands an uppercut.
Schtrappe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Solovyev misses with a body punch.
Solovyev lands a hook 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!
Solovyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schtrappe's elbow.
Solovyev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Solovyev is looking to control Schtrappe's arms but Schtrappe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Solovyev has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Solovyev throws a lazy right hand but Schtrappe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Solovyev moves away from the strike by Schtrappe.
Jab, jab by Solovyev - just one landing.
Solovyev throws a hook to the side of Schtrappe's head but Schtrappe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schtrappe 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.
Solovyev lands a jab to the nose.
Solovyev misses the shot to the body.
Solovyev looks for the body kick but Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Schtrappe throws a good cross that connects.
Solovyev throws a sloppy head kick and Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
Schtrappe tries to clinch up.
Schtrappe throws a sloppy head kick and Solovyev moves out of range easily.
Schtrappe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Solovyev is out of range.
Solovyev throws a nice looking combination but Schtrappe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schtrappe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Solovyev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schtrappe checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schtrappe.
Solovyev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schtrappe's calf.
Nice shot lands for Solovyev.
Solovyev blocks a head kick by Schtrappe.
A head kick misses from Schtrappe.
Solovyev throws a right hand that Schtrappe ducks under and follows up with a left that Schtrappe also avoids with ease.
Schtrappe works the jab nicely.
Schtrappe throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schtrappe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solovyev throws a jab when Schtrappe was well out of range.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Solovyev moves into the clinch.
Solovyev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Solovyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe trying to control the position but instead, Solovyev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schtrappe into the cage.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solovyev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Solovyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Solovyev misses with a punch to the body.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schtrappe's elbow.
Schtrappe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Solovyev blocking some punches.
Solovyev is trying to break the clinch but Schtrappe has him pressed against the cage.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Solovyev backwards.
Schtrappe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Solovyev controls the action.
Solovyev tries to break the clinch but Schtrappe is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Solovyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schtrappe lands with a right to the head.
Solovyev working aggressively here.
Solovyev misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Solovyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Schtrappe as the two fighters clinch.
Schtrappe tries to work over Solovyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solovyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Solovyev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe digs a right hand into Solovyev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Solovyev's gas tank.
Solovyev has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Solovyev.
Nice body punch from Schtrappe - that landed with a thud.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by Solovyev.
Solovyev breaks from the clinch.
Schtrappe lands with a shot to the body.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses.
Schtrappe lands a jab.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the side of Solovyev's head but Solovyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solovyev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the body kick.
Solovyev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jacque Schtrappe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Solovyev lands with a straight right. Schtrappe didn't see that one coming.
Solovyev throws an overhand right that lands on Schtrappe's shoulder, as Schtrappe tries to avoid the shot.
Schtrappe missing with a left hand there. Solovyev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solovyev looks to land a right hand but Schtrappe moved out of range.
Solovyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schtrappe counters with a low kick, right behind Solovyev 's knee.
Schtrappe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Solovyev misses its intended target.
Solovyev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schtrappe - that will leave a mark!
A low kick from Schtrappe is predictable there
and Solovyev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schtrappe's knee momentarily.
Schtrappe scores with a jab. Solovyev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schtrappe throws a solid leg kick but Solovyev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schtrappe.
Schtrappe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schtrappe lands a glancing blow to the side of Solovyev's head.
Solovyev lands a leg kick that knocks Schtrappe off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a head kick but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Solovyev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schtrappe is out of range.
A head kick misses from Schtrappe.
Solovyev throws a jab when Schtrappe was well out of range.
Solovyev avoids the body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Solovyev throws out the jab.
Solovyev rushes Schtrappe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Solovyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Solovyev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schtrappe's sensitive parts.
Solovyev lands a leg kick that knocks Schtrappe off balance momentarily.
Solovyev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schtrappe.
A head kick misses from Solovyev.
Jacque Schtrappe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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.
Schtrappe looks to land a body kick but Solovyev moved away.
Solovyev cracks the inside of Schtrappe's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut. Solovyev saw that one coming.
Solovyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Solovyev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solovyev blocks a jab.
Solovyev cracks the inside of Schtrappe's front leg.
Schtrappe lands with a hook. Solovyev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Solovyev misses with a left hand
and Schtrappe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schtrappe throws a lazy right hand but Solovyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Solovyev drives through and clinches with Schtrappe against the cage.
Schtrappe throws a punch but it's blocked by Solovyev.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Vladimir Solovyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev lands a right hand.
Schtrappe lands a right hand.
A short right from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Solovyev gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Solovyev breaks the clinch.
Schtrappe misses with the body kick
and Solovyev counters with a head kick. That will keep Schtrappe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Schtrappe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut.
Solovyev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Solovyev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
Solovyev dodges the punch combination from Schtrappe.
Good standup being displayed there by Solovyev as he connects with a hook.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe loads up on a big right hand but Solovyev slips the punch.
Schtrappe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Solovyevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schtrappe takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Solovyev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Solovyev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schtrappe takes one on the button.
Schtrappe is rocked!
Schtrappe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schtrappe is still on wobbly legs! Can Solovyev finish him?
Schtrappe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Solovyev blocks a jab.
Schtrappe 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.
Schtrappe seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solovyev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schtrappe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schtrappe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vladimir Solovyev.
Well Solovyev 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Solovyev!
An out of breath Vladimir Solovyev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atomi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stratovarius - Abyss Of Your Eyes. The crowd seem to be enjoying Khanom Tom 's choice of entrance music: Round 5. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Atomi.
Atomi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khanom Tom 's head backwards.
Nice takedown defense from Khanom Tom . No joy for Atomi on that attempt.
Atomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khanom Tom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atomi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khanom Tom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Atomi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khanom Tom doesn't seem phased though.
Atomi throws a looping overhand right but Khanom Tom ducks down to avoid it.
Khanom Tom slips under a jab.
Khanom Tom cracks a nice hook into Atomi's ribs.
Atomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Tomi Atomi has been cut.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atomi.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atomi moves out of range of the leg kick from Khanom Tom .
Atomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atomi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom scores with a leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi slips under a jab.
Atomi throws a low kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range easily.
Atomi cracks Khanom Tom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khanom Tom 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.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atomi.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atomi throws a jab when Khanom Tom was well out of range.
Atomi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Atomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Atomi is having none of it.
Atomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Atomi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khanom Tom doesn't seem phased though.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Atomi.
A right-left combo lands from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atomi manages to avoid it.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands with an overhand left.
Atomi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom takes the fight into the clinch.
Atomi breaks the clinch.
Atomi swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom connects with an inside leg kick.
Atomi scores with a hook.
Atomi avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
Atomi throws a leg kick that misses.
Khanom Tom checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom lands a leg kick that knocks Atomi off balance momentarily.
Khanom Tom lands a two punch combo.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Khanom Tom misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Atomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atomi blocks a low kick nicely.
Atomi misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khanom Tom . Atomi shrugs it off though.
Atomi misses with an uppercut
letting Khanom Tom counter with a right hand.
Atomi misses with an uppercut.
Khanom Tom wants to slow Atomi down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanom Tom slips a straight right by Atomi.
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomi.
Atomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanom Tom .
A head kick from Khanom Tom lands but Atomi takes it in his stride.
Atomi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Atomi misses the target.
Atomi dodges the punch combination from Khanom Tom .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanom Tom misses with an uppercut. Atomi saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khanom Tom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanom Tom .
Atomi ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a nice hook to Atomi's body. Atomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook
and Atomi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Atomi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atomi trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
Atomi postures up in Khanom Tom 's guard and throws a big left but Khanom Tom blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khanom Tom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atomi lands a leg kick that knocks Khanom Tom off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Atomi is predictable there
and Khanom Tom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atomi 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.
A head kick misses from Atomi.
Khanom Tom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Atomi is looking to score with low kicks.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab. Atomi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khanom Tom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Atomi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atomi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Atomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Atomi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Khanom Tom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi throws a big elbow that misses.
Atomi throws a strike but Khanom Tom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Atomi has a closed guard, preventing Khanom Tom from standing up.
Atomi is trying to keep Khanom Tom in close.
Atomi working a defensive guard but Khanom Tom passes into half guard.
Atomi looking for submissions off his back.
Atomi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khanom Tom is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi is looking for a sweep. Khanom Tom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atomi is working hard here to advance position.
Atomi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khanom Tom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Atomi looking for a sweep. Not yet Atomi, not yet.
Atomi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi wants to sweep here but Khanom Tom controlling him for the moment.
Khanom Tom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Atomi is proving hard to escape from.
Khanom Tom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khanom Tom stands up from Atomi's guard - Khanom Tom perhaps looking for a knockout.
Atomi misses with a hook. Khanom Tom ducked under it nicely.
Khanom Tom checks a leg kick nicely.
Atomi tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanom Tom connects with a body shot.
Atomi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi shoots for a takedown but Khanom Tom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khanom Tom throws a chopping leg kick but Atomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atomi throws a chopping leg kick but Khanom Tom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khanom Tom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atomi to score with a decent uppercut.
Atomi takes one to the chin there.
Atomi throws a shot from downtown. Khanom Tom moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanom Tom , right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the leg kick from Atomi.
Atomi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khanom Tom moves away from the strike by Atomi.
Khanom Tom slips under a jab from Atomi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomi lands with a cross.
Khanom Tom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Atomi throws a shot from downtown. Khanom Tom moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Atomi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khanom Tom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khanom Tom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atomi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Atomi misses with a wild combination.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Atomi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanom Tom missing with a left hand there. Atomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Khanom Tom . Those never looked like landing.
Khanom Tom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atomi missing with a left hand there. Khanom Tom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanom Tom checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Atomi looks to land a body kick but Khanom Tom moved away.
Atomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khanom Tom finds it's way round the side to connect with Atomi's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atomi 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 Khanom Tom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khanom Tom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khanom Tom throws a jab when Atomi was well out of range.
Atomi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khanom Tom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khanom Tom throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Atomi does it's job there.
Khanom Tom with a hook.
Khanom Tom slips a jab from Atomi.
Khanom Tom has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Atomi is looking to chop away at Khanom Tom 's legs.
Atomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khanom Tom .
Atomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanom Tom .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Atomi throws a lazy right hand but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanom Tom .
Atomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Atomi throws out a loose jab but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Atomi finds it's way through Khanom Tom 's defenses.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanom Tom .
Atomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom is looking to slow Atomi down with leg kicks.
Khanom Tom motions for Atomi to come forward. Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Atomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khanom Tom connects with a looping right hand.
Khanom Tom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Atomi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khanom Tom won't be happy with that.
Khanom Tom is looking for a sweep.
Atomi wants to control but Khanom Tom is keeping him busy.
Khanom Tom is looking for a sweep.
Atomi working the strikes but Khanom Tom uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Atomi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanom Tom 's head.
Atomi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khanom Tom moves into full guard.
Tomi Atomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Khanom Tom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atomi regains half guard.
Khanom Tom is stalling here. Atomi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Khanom Tom seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Atomi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Khanom Tom takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanom Tom takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tomi Atomi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khanom Tom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Atomi throws a jab when Khanom Tom was well out of range.
Atomi throws out a loose jab but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom feints and then cracks Atomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atomi down.
Atomi scores with a push kick.
Nice uppercut there from Atomi.
Atomi shoots in for a takedown but Khanom Tom shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Atomi misses its intended target.
Khanom Tom catches Atomi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khanom Tom checks the leg kick.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Atomi throws an overhand right that lands on Khanom Tom 's shoulder, as Khanom Tom tries to avoid the shot.
Khanom Tom cracks the inside of Atomi's front leg.
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Atomi takes a step back to recover.
Khanom Tom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atomi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Atomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khanom Tom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atomi.
Khanom Tom is trying to maintain the position but Atomi is very close to passing his half guard.
Khanom Tom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atomi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khanom Tom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atomi.
Atomi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanom Tom won't allow Atomi to pass to mount.
Atomi controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Atomi is trying to control. Khanom Tom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khanom Tom trying to control here.
Atomi looks to land a strike but Khanom Tom avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Atomi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khanom Tom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atomi trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Khanom Tom is retaining full guard.
Khanom Tom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Atomi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khanom Tom decides to stand and escape the position.
Khanom Tom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight left.
Khanom Tom misses the body punch
and Atomi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Atomi throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khanom Tom looking for a sweep. Not yet Khanom Tom , not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khanom Tom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atomi throwing strikes from guard but Khanom Tom blocks nicely.
Atomi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Atomi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Atomi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Atomi tries to advance to mount but Khanom Tom denies him.
Atomi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi had his way with Nai Khanom Tom in that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Atomi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Atomi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Atomi is just content to waste time from the top position. Khanom Tom takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanom Tom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khanom Tom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi working to try and regain half guard.
Atomi wants to control but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Khanom Tom controlling from the full mount.
Atomi is looking to improve his position but Khanom Tom isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom controlling from the full mount.
Atomi is squirming around, avoiding Khanom Tom 's attempts to control the action.
Khanom Tom tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Atomi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Atomi tries to roll over but Khanom Tom keeps him under control.
Nai Khanom Tom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khanom Tom pulls his head out easily.
Khanom Tom passes into side control, despite Atomi's attempt to control the position.
Khanom Tom decides to stand back up. Khanom Tom steps back and let's Atomi get back to his feet.
Atomi avoids the body shot from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom wants to get back to full guard.
Khanom Tom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atomi.
Atomi wants to take a breather but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Atomi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khanom Tom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Khanom Tom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanom Tom has hold of Atomi's hands but Atomi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Atomi thows a huge punch but Khanom Tom dodges it nicely.
Atomi thows a huge punch but Khanom Tom dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Atomi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Atomi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Atomi!
A very excited looking Tomi Atomi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goto comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Boy. Jung is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Waiting Room. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshiteru Goto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chan-Sung Jung!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung misses with an uppercut. Goto saw that one coming.
Goto tries a head kick but it misses.
Goto lands a body shot.
Jung connects with a single shot there.
Jung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jung. Goto shrugs it off though.
Goto moves out of range as Jung throws a body kick.
Jung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Goto throws a hook but Jung avoids it easily.
Crunch! Goto slams his shin into Jung's torso.
Jung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jung scores with a nice right hand.
Goto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jung throws a low kick but Goto avoids it.
Goto throws a hook to the side of Jung's head but Jung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goto 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 Jung has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jung and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jung scores with a push kick.
Jung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jung lands a nice shot that snaps Goto's head back.
Goto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goto throws a head kick but Jung moves out of range.
Goto feints and then cracks Jung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jung down.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Goto 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.
Jung throws a sloppy head kick and Goto moves out of range easily.
Jung ducks under a wild hook from Goto.
Chan-Sung Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Goto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goto misses with a low kick.
Jung with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung scores with a hook to the body. Goto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jung is out of range and Goto settles back down.
Jung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goto.
Jung scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goto defending well as Jung loads up on a big left hand.
Jung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goto blocks the body kick.
Jung misses with an uppercut
and Goto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Goto walks into a left hand.
Goto scores with a sloppy right hand. Jung should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jung manages to avoid it.
Jung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jung misses with an uppercut. Goto saw that one coming.
Jung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goto. Goto obviously looking to wear him down.
Jung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Goto misses.
Jung scores with a jab.
Jung fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goto on the side of the head.
Yoshiteru Goto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jung thows a body shot but no joy.
Jung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goto.
Goto slips under a jab from Jung.
Goto cracks Jung with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jung.
Goto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jung in his tracks.
Jung misses the jab.
Goto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
Jung fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goto is out of range.
Jung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jung checks the leg kick.
Goto lands a jab to the nose.
Jung scores with a one two! Goto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jung ducks under a wild hook from Goto.
Goto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jung in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan-Sung Jung dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jung misses with a wild body shot.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goto. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jung.
Jung misses with a hook
and Goto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jung connects with a leg kick. Goto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jung throws a leg kick that misses.
Goto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jung tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goto leaves Jung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jung throws a front kick aimed at Goto's knee but Goto avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Goto.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jung 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 Goto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Goto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jung doesn't seem phased though.
Jung throws a shot from downtown. Goto moves away and avoids it.
Jung tried to score with a low kick but Goto checks it.
Goto moves out of range of the strikes.
Jung misses with a shot to the body
and Goto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goto lands a nice looking body shot.
Chan-Sung Jung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goto's head.
Goto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goto checks a leg kick.
Jung tries to land a leg kick but Goto saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Goto.
Goto lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goto just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
A lazy left from Jung finds it's target.
Jung lands a leg kick that knocks Goto off balance momentarily.
Goto connects with a solid leg kick.
Goto swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Jung throws a leg kick but Goto checks it.
Jung connects with an inside leg kick.
Jung tries to clinch there but Goto circles away.
Goto throws a leg kick but Jung checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jung misses.
Jung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jung jumps guard but Goto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Jung scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goto.
Jung throws a punch but it's blocked by Goto.
Jung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jung presses Goto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jung working aggressively here.
Goto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Goto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goto misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goto working aggressively here.
Jung is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jung lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Goto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jung.
Jung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Goto.
Jung tries to pull guard but Goto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yoshiteru Goto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan-Sung Jung.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jung tries to work over Goto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung tries a body shot but Goto blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Goto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung stalling in the clinch but Goto improves position.
Goto slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan-Sung Jung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Goto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jung checks a low kick from Goto.
Goto swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Goto lunges at Jung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jung's hand.
Jung connects with an inside leg kick.
Jung lands a leg kick that knocks Goto off balance momentarily.
Goto throws an off balance right hand
and Jung counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jung.
Jung's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung wants to control from the top but Goto keeps moving.
Jung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jung is looking to work some ground and pound but Goto has wrist control.
Goto is trying to keep Jung in close.
Goto controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yoshiteru Goto just wasn't active enough.
Jung misses with an uppercut
and Goto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jung tries to clinch but Goto is having none of it.
Jung scores with a leg kick.
Goto feints and then cracks Jung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jung down.
Jung wants to clinch up but Goto keeps it at a distance.
Goto with a nice cross.
Jung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jung misses the jab.
Jung lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Jung catches Goto right on the button with a cross.
Jung throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto throws a leg kick which misses Jung's front leg but catches the back leg as Jung tries to avoid it.
Goto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goto's calf.
Goto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jung.
A good leg kick by Jung.
A swing and a miss from Jung.
Jung takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Goto misses with a straight right.
Goto just misses with a punch to the body.
Jung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Goto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jung misses with a kick to the body
and Goto counters with a body kick.
Jung shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goto is trying to maintain the position but Jung is very close to passing his half guard.
Goto controlling the position well.
Jung missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung throwing shots but Goto is blocking nicely.
Jung throwing shots but Goto is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan-Sung Jung really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goto misses with a low kick as Jung jumps back.
Goto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goto connects with an inside leg kick.
Jung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goto.
A big left from Jung misses.
Jung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jung avoids the head kick by Goto.
Jung feints and then cracks Goto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goto down.
Goto lands with a right hand.
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goto's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jung checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Goto blocks the low kick.
Goto looks to land a right hand but Jung moved out of range.
Goto misses with a straight right.
Jung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jung scores with a shot to the body.
Jung cracks Goto with an open hand slap.
Jung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jung is trying to maintain a safe position but Goto gets an underhook and turns Jung into the cage.
Goto lands a nice uppercut.
Jung lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Goto.
Jung tries a body shot but Goto blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goto lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goto.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goto scores with a shoulder strike.
Jung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goto.
Jung gets through Goto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Jung.
Goto misses with the head strike.
Chan-Sung Jung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goto prevents a body shot from Jung.
Jung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goto or not.
Goto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goto is stalling here.
Jung lands with a left to the head.
Goto misses with some punches.
Jung lands a body shot.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Good body shot from Jung.
Jung takes a shot to the head.
Goto wants to stall.
Goto blocks an uppercut.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Goto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goto struggles to land a body shot inside as Jung controls his hands.
Jung working aggressively here.
Goto misses with some punches.
Goto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goto slowing the pace effectively.
Goto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Goto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chan-Sung Jung 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!
Goto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jung looks for the body kick but Goto saw that one coming.
Goto cracks Jung with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jung has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jung there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jung digs a good body shot into Goto's ribs.
Jung throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Goto counters with a left to the body.
Goto misses with an uppercut. Jung saw that one coming.
Jung throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Goto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung throws a jab but it's blocked by Goto.
Jung tries to work over Goto's front leg with a kick but Goto checks it.
Jung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jung throws the kick towards the body but Goto avoids it.
Jung connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goto. Goto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goto lands a nice shot that snaps Jung's head back.
Goto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jung.
Jung throws a leg kick but Goto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jung is looking to clinch but Goto is avoiding it.
Jung throws a shot from downtown. Goto moves away and avoids it.
Goto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshiteru Goto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan-Sung Jung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with an uppercut. Goto saw that one coming.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jung is looking to clinch.
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goto's calf.
Jung connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Goto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung throws a push kick but Goto slaps the foot to one side.
Goto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jung.
Jung throws a hook but Goto avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Jung blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Goto as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goto avoids a kick to the body.
Jung lands with a kick to the ribs.
Goto walks into a left hand.
Goto takes one to the chin there.
Jung thows a body kick. Goto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jung throws a leg kick but Goto moved away.
Goto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goto walks into a stiff left hand from Jung.
Goto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jung. Jung obviously looking to wear him down.
Jung throws a jab when Goto was well out of range.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Goto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jung's calf.
Jung tries a low kick but Goto avoids it.
Goto lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung throws a body punch but Goto moves out of range.
Jung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goto misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jung.
Jung thumps Goto with a low kick.
Jung looks to land a left hand but Goto moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chan-Sung Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jung 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chan-Sung Jung!
Post fight, Chan-Sung Jung took to the microphone: 'I don't think you 're ready for the big leagues. Consider returning to can crushing.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Njord Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Twilight of the Thunder God. Titanus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by To Glory. 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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Njord Freyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titanus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Freyr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Titanus.
Titanus feints and then cracks Freyr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Freyr down.
A bone on bone clash there as Freyr blocks the leg kick.
Freyr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Titanus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Titanus working aggressively here.
Freyr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Titanus working aggressively here.
Titanus working aggressively here.
Freyr tries a body shot but Titanus blocks it.
Titanus missing with knees to the body.
Titanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Freyr scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
Freyr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Titanus connects with a leg kick. Freyr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titanus walks into a jab.
Titanus is looking to slow Freyr down with leg kicks.
Titanus lands with a kick to the temple. Freyr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Njord Freyr has been cut.
Titanus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Titanus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freyr has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus lands a leg kick that knocks Freyr off balance momentarily.
Titanus throws an overhand right that lands on Freyr's shoulder, as Freyr tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Titanus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Titanus with a jab.
Freyr misses with a low kick.
Titanus connects with a leg kick. Freyr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freyr instigates a clinch.
Freyr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Freyr on the inside.
Freyr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freyr avoiding damage as Titanus throws knees to the body.
Freyr being controlled against the cage.
Titanus throws a punch but it's blocked by Freyr.
Freyr misses with a punch to the body.
Titanus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freyr backwards.
Njord Freyr's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Freyr.
Titanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freyr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Titanus lands a shoulder strike.
Titanus working Freyr over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freyr.
Titanus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Freyr.
Freyr is breathing heavily.
Titanus lands a nice uppercut.
Titanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Titanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Freyr won't want to take too many of those.
Titanus misses with a punch to the body.
Titanus scores with a shot to the side of Freyr's head.
Freyr is rocked!
Njord Freyr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right hook to the body lands for Freyr.
Titanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Titanus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freyr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Titanus tries to land a knee to the head but Freyr blocks with his arms.
Titanus lands an uppercut.
Oh Freyr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Titanus.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Freyr.
Titanus lands a big right hand that drops Freyr! The killer instinct kicks in and Titanus finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Titanus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Constantine Titanus!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Constantine Titanus made sure he mentioned El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER*, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Prijovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tikkanen's choice of entrance music: Bring The Pain. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nemanja Prijovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen works Prijovic's body with a nice hook.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick which misses Prijovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Prijovic tries to avoid it.
Prijovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tikkanen is able to avoid easily.
Tikkanen misses with a looping right.
Tikkanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Prijovic lands with an overhand left.
Tikkanen lands a really nice looking cross but Prijovic seems unphased.
It looks like Nemanja Prijovic has been cut.
Tikkanen moves away from the strike by Prijovic.
Tikkanen shoots in looking for a takedown but Prijovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tikkanen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Prijovic's calf.
Prijovic throws a shot from downtown. Tikkanen moves away and avoids it.
Prijovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prijovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Prijovic as Tikkanen shoots in.
Tikkanen with a nice cross.
Tikkanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tikkanen is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Prijovic misses its intended target.
Prijovic throws out a loose jab but Tikkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tikkanen.
Prijovic loads up on a big right hand but Tikkanen slips the punch.
Tikkanen tries to land a front kick but Prijovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Tikkanen misses.
Prijovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikkanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Prijovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Tikkanen.
Good exchange - Tikkanen coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prijovic scores with a jab.
Prijovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tikkanen momentarily.
Prijovic tries to land a body kick
letting Tikkanen counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Prijovic throws a wild body kick that Tikkanen sees coming a mile off.
Prijovic looks to land a right hand but Tikkanen moved out of range.
Prijovic is looking to slow Tikkanen down with leg kicks.
Prijovic scores with a body shot.
Prijovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Tikkanen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Prijovic. That one must have hurt.
Prijovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tikkanen.
Prijovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prijovic tries to work over Tikkanen's front leg with a kick but Tikkanen checks it.
A solid body kick from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tikkanen misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen is looking to slow Prijovic down with leg kicks.
Nemanja Prijovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tikkanen throws a body punch but Prijovic moves out of range.
Tikkanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tikkanen misses with a body kick.
Tikkanen motions for Prijovic to come forward. Tikkanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tikkanen misses with a low kick.
Prijovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tikkanen staying out of range there.
Tikkanen scores with a push kick.
A slow jab from Prijovic misses its intended target.
Prijovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prijovic.
Tikkanen catches Prijovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Prijovic misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prijovic throws the left hand but Tikkanen avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Prijovic.
Prijovic tries a low kick but Tikkanen avoids it.
Prijovic drives through and clinches with Tikkanen against the cage.
A short left from Prijovic.
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
Prijovic stalling against the cage.
Tikkanen misses with some punches.
Tikkanen lands with a light punch inside.
Tikkanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prijovic has a couple of punches blocked by Tikkanen.
Prijovic blocks a body shot from Tikkanen.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Prijovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tikkanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nemanja Prijovic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tikkanen takes one to the chin there.
Prijovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Prijovic misses
and Tikkanen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen wants to pass the guard but Prijovic is keeping the position.
Tikkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Prijovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikkanen landing with the ground and pound.
Tikkanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prijovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tikkanen is controlling him.
Tikkanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prijovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tikkanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prijovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic is looking to stand up but Tikkanen isn't so interested in that idea.
Tikkanen distracts Prijovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Prijovic is rocked!
Tikkanen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Prijovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tikkanen gets to his feet and stands over Prijovic, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Prijovic felt that one! Tikkanen unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Prijovic from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Tikkanen!
An out of breath Esa Tikkanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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