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EVO 119: Tikkanen vs Hearts PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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178 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Maeda.
Sandoval scores with a shot to the body.
Maeda throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Maeda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maeda's head backwards.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Maeda lands a lovely overhand right.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maeda is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval throws a low kick but Maeda avoids it.
Maeda is looking to score with low kicks.
Maeda shoots in and drives through. Sandoval sprawls well.
Good exchange - Maeda coming out on top.
Sandoval connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandoval scores with the left hand. Maeda knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maeda lands in his opponent's guard.
Sandoval is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sandoval looking for subs off his back but Maeda has passed one foot through into half guard.
Maeda wants to take a breather but Sandoval is having none of it.
Sandoval is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maeda is just content to waste time from the top position. Sandoval takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval 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.
Sandoval is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've been hearing good reports from Maeda's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Maeda connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sandoval looking for a triangle here. Maeda is fighting it but it looks tight! Sandoval pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Maeda is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Flavio Sandoval!
An out of breath and clearly excited Flavio Sandoval thanked FFN Vegas-Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daigle comes to the cage accompanied by Molesta Ewenement - Wszystko wporzo. Cartman has chosen All Within My Hands as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Daigle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daigle walks into a left hand.
Cartman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daigle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cartman.
Cartman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daigle throws a head punch that misses.
Cartman lands a left hand.
Cartman blocks an uppercut.
Cartman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daigle's defenses.
Daigle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daigle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daigle takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Daigle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartman can't find room to land a body shot as Daigle controls the action.
Daigle misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
Cartman's coach down at MadDogs Road House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cartman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cartman lands an elbow inside that Daigle shrugs off.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daigle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daigle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartman lands an elbow inside that Daigle shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Daigle.
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Daigle.
Cartman misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Daigle.
Daigle working aggressively here.
Cartman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daigle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daigle tries to work over Cartman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daigle lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Cartman.
Daigle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartman's elbow.
Daigle misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daigle can't find room to land a body shot as Cartman controls the action.
Daigle has a couple of punches blocked by Cartman.
Cartman looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daigle lands a body shot.
Daigle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daigle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Daigle.
Daigle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daigle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
Cartman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cartman.
Cartman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cartman blocks an uppercut.
Daigle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daigle misses with a body punch.
Daigle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cartman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daigle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Cartman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartman.
Cartman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daigle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cartman connects with a knee to the head.
Cartman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daigle.
Cartman has a couple of punches blocked by Daigle.
Cartman tries to work over Daigle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daigle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Daigle.
Daigle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daigle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartman's elbow.
Cartman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daigle avoids it.
Daigle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle presses Cartman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daigle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cartman prevents a body shot from Daigle.
Daigle working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daigle.
Daigle blocks an elbow strike from Cartman.
Daigle gets through Cartman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daigle avoids a wild elbow strike from Cartman.
Daigle blocks an uppercut.
Cartman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Daigle.
Daigle misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman lands an elbow that stopped Daigle in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Luke Daigle has been cut.
Cartman misses with some punches.
Daigle tries to work over Cartman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Daigle.
Cartman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daigle misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Daigle'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.
Cartman looks to clinch
and Daigle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cartman throws a hook but Daigle blocks it.
Daigle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cartman.
Cartman throws a leg kick
and Daigle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Daigle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daigle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daigle blocking some punches.
Cartman tries to land a knee to the head but Daigle blocks with his arms.
Daigle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cartman lands an elbow inside that Daigle shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Cartman.
Cartman throws an elbow that misses.
Cartman prevents a body shot from Daigle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daigle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daigle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cartman prevents a body shot from Daigle.
Cartman stalling in the clinch but Daigle improves position.
Nice body punch from Daigle.
Cartman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daigle throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman throws an elbow that misses.
Eric Cartman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Daigle.
Daigle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartmans head.
Daigle tries to throw a body punch but Cartman avoids it by throwing Daigle back against the cage.
Cartman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartman blocking some punches.
Cartman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daigle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartman.
Daigle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartman throws an elbow but it misses.
Cartman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hand to the body from Daigle.
Cartman is breathing heavily.
Cartman working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cartman fails to land.
Cartman misses with an elbow strike.
Daigle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daigle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daigle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Daigle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daigle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daigle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cartman tries a knee to the head but Daigle blocks it.
A short uppercut from Daigle.
Daigle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daigle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartman's elbow.
The referee calls for Daigle to work.
Daigle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cartman or not.
Cartman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daigle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cartman backwards.
Daigle scores with a shot to the side of Cartman's head.
Cartman is rocked!
Daigle misses with the head strike.
Cartman is still on wobbly legs! Can Daigle finish him?
Daigle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daigle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daigle dips a shoulder and cracks Cartman with a mighty uppercut! Cartman falls back against the cage and Daigle unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cartman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Daigle screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Daigle!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luke Daigle made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moretti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. CHANGES kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Enzo Moretti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaya connects with a leg kick. Moretti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Enzo Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya moves out of range of the body kick.
Moretti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malaya's hands.
Moretti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moretti slips under a jab from Malaya.
Moretti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moretti throws out a leg kick but Malaya moves out of range and Moretti only half commits.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moretti.
It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Moretti misses the target.
Malaya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moretti misses with a low kick.
Moretti thumps Malaya with a low kick.
Moretti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Moretti moves out of range easily.
Malaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Malaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moretti wants to land a leg kick but Malaya is out of range.
Malaya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malaya has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KAMOT-E 4.5* sparring gym in the buildup to the fight.
Moretti slips under a jab.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaya.
Moretti throws a wild body kick that Malaya sees coming a mile off.
Malaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moretti doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti misses with a straight right.
Moretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya moves out of range of the body kick.
Moretti throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Malaya misses the target.
Malaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malaya blocks a head kick by Moretti.
A lazy left from Moretti finds it's target.
Moretti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moretti looks to land a right hand but Malaya moved out of range.
Moretti lands a slapping body shot.
Malaya throws a wild body kick that Moretti sees coming a mile off.
Malaya jabs at Moretti's body.
Moretti lands a head kick. Malaya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Malaya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moretti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malaya lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws the kick towards the body but Malaya avoids it.
Moretti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moretti clinches up with Malaya and pushes him back against the cage.
Malaya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moretti's elbow.
Malaya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moretti blocks a body shot from Malaya.
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.
Malaya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Moretti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malaya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Malaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Malaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malaya misses with a low kick as Moretti jumps back.
Moretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moretti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malaya's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Malaya.
Moretti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Malaya.
Moretti misses with a hook to the body
and Malaya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malaya misses with a wild body shot.
Moretti swings for the body but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moretti throws a chopping leg kick but Malaya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moretti misses with a straight left.
Moretti has managed to clinch.
Malaya lands a left hand.
Malaya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moretti misses with some punches.
Malaya throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Malaya.
Malaya breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moretti 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 Malaya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malaya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malaya throws a head kick but Moretti moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malaya throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malaya.
Moretti scores with a hook to the body. Malaya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moretti misses with a body shot.
Moretti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malaya.
Malaya is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Moretti.
Moretti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Moretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Moretti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moretti - that will leave a mark!
Malaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moretti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malaya rather than just go for the knockout.
Moretti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malaya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moretti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Moretti misses its intended target.
Moretti misses with a body kick.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Moretti moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enzo Moretti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Moretti.
Malaya 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malaya checks a leg kick.
Moretti takes a swing at Malaya's ribcage but misses.
Moretti just misses with a punch to the body.
Moretti throws a hook but Malaya blocks it.
The fighters circling - Malaya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moretti avoids a kick to the body.
Moretti throws a sloppy head kick and Malaya moves out of range easily.
Moretti looks for the body kick but Malaya saw that one coming.
Malaya clobbers Moretti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malaya slips a straight right by Moretti.
Malaya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moretti blocks a jab.
Moretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Malaya as he checks the leg kick.
Malaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya misses with a hook.
Moretti misses the shot to the body.
Moretti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malaya thumps Moretti with a low kick.
Moretti takes a swing at Malaya's ribcage but misses.
Moretti ducks right into an uppercut from Malaya.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malaya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moretti.
Moretti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moretti throws the kick towards the body but Malaya avoids it.
Moretti takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malaya is trying to break the clinch but Moretti is controlling him.
Malaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moretti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaya throws a lazy right hand but Moretti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Enzo Moretti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moretti scores with a one two! Malaya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Malaya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moretti's calf.
Moretti loads up on a big right hand but Malaya slips the punch.
Moretti 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.
Moretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moretti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moretti misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malaya.
A lazy left from Moretti finds it's target.
Moretti looks to land a right hand but Malaya moved out of range.
Malaya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moretti is breathing heavily.
Malaya tried to score with a low kick but Moretti checks it.
Malaya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moretti.
Malaya lands with a kick to the ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Malaya!
Moretti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malaya tests Moretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malaya throws a leg kick which misses Moretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Moretti tries to avoid it.
Malaya lands with a hook. Moretti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malaya fakes the leg kick and cracks Moretti in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaya.
Moretti moves forwards but Malaya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Malaya.
Moretti 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.
Malaya scores with a head kick. Moretti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moretti throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Moretti stuns Malaya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malaya defending well as Moretti loads up on a big left hand.
Malaya connects with a nice looking jab.
Malaya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moretti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Malaya.
Jab, jab by Malaya - just one landing.
Moretti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti tries a low kick but Malaya avoids it.
A head kick misses from Moretti.
Malaya is looking to slow Moretti down with leg kicks.
Malaya lands a front kick.
Moretti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Moretti moves forwards but Malaya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moretti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malaya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malaya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Malaya blocks a jab.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Moretti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moretti throws a leg kick but Malaya checks it.
Malaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moretti doesn't seem bothered though.
Malaya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malaya lands with a hook. Moretti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Moretti moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya'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.
Malaya misses with a two punch combination.
Moretti defending well as Malaya loads up on a big left hand.
Malaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moretti throws a hook but Malaya blocks it.
Moretti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Moretti.
Moretti staying out of range there.
Moretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
Moretti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malaya misses with a wild body shot.
Malaya connects with a body shot that sends Moretti's belly button to the back.
Malaya scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moretti misses with a wild body shot.
Moretti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moretti looks to throw a body kick
and Malaya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moretti throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Malaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moretti.
Moretti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moretti tries to clinch but Malaya is having none of it.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Moretti moved out of range nicely.
Malaya avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moretti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moretti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malaya.
An inside leg kick lands from Malaya.
Malaya looks to land a combination. Moretti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Malaya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moretti can pounce on him.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Malaya circles away.
Moretti thows a leg kick but Malaya checks it
letting Malaya counter with a right hand.
Crunch! Moretti slams his shin into Malaya's torso.
Moretti lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya checks a low kick from Moretti.
Moretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Malaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moretti manages to avoid it.
Malaya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya jabs Moretti right on the nose. Moretti blinks but takes it well.
Moretti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malaya avoids the body shot from Moretti.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Malaya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moretti lands a nice looking body kick.
Malaya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moretti.
Moretti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malaya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Malaya.
Moretti throws a leg kick
and Moretti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moretti.
Malaya connects with the punch.
Moretti misses with a looping right.
Malaya lands with a right hand.
Moretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaya.
Moretti misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti misses with a double jab.
Malaya cracks Moretti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moretti lands a jab to the nose.
Malaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaya.
Moretti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moretti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malaya doesn't seem bothered though.
Moretti tries to land a front kick but Malaya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaya.
Moretti looks to throw the jab but Malaya is out of range.
A low kick from Moretti misses
and Malaya counters with a big head kick but Moretti shrugs it off.
Moretti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moretti is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya misses with a hook. Moretti ducked under it nicely.
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moretti, right into the meat.
Malaya lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moretti looks for the body kick but Malaya saw that one coming.
Moretti throws a head kick but Malaya moves out of range.
Moretti takes one to the side of the head.
Moretti walks into a straight right hand from Malaya.
Moretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Malaya finish him?
Malaya sizes up Moretti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moretti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moretti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malaya doesn't seem bothered though.
Moretti throws a nice looking combination but Malaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moretti seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Malaya coming out on top.
Moretti throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Malaya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaya lands a glancing blow to the side of Moretti's head.
Malaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moretti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
Malaya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
That's time! Malaya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moretti.
Moretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moretti scores with a kick to the body.
Moretti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moretti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moretti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaya lands with a shot to the body.
Malaya moves out of range of the body kick.
You can see that Moretti has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Malaya lands a leg kick that knocks Moretti off balance momentarily.
Moretti throws a leg kick but Malaya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moretti throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
Moretti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malaya at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malaya scores with a shot to the body.
Malaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaya scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moretti.
Moretti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moretti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malaya feints a jab promting Moretti to slip. Malaya then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moretti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Moretti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
Malaya looks to land a right hand but Moretti moved out of range.
Malaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moretti thuds his right hand into Malaya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moretti looks to throw the jab but Malaya is out of range.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Moretti.
Moretti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moretti throws a shot from downtown. Malaya moves away and avoids it.
Malaya slips under a jab.
Malaya takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moretti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Malaya misses.
Malaya scores with a spinning back kick!
Malaya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moretti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moretti swings for the body but Malaya moves out of range.
Moretti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malaya checks it well.
Malaya blocks a leg kick.
Moretti throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Moretti drops his hands momentarily and Malaya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick by Moretti misses
and Malaya counters with a thumping low kick.
Moretti jabs Malaya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moretti looks for the body kick but Malaya saw that one coming.
Moretti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Moretti misses with a body kick.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moretti.
Moretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaya moves away.
Moretti thows a leg kick but Malaya checks it
and Malaya counters with a straight right hand.
Moretti thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Malaya!
Moretti misses with a body kick.
Moretti throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Malaya lands.
Moretti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moretti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moretti wants to clinch.
Moretti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Malaya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Moretti there.
Malaya connects with a solid leg kick.
Moretti throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaya.
Moretti misses with a combination
and Malaya counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Malaya tests Moretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malaya throws a head kick but Moretti moves out of range.
Moretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaya is just out of range.
Moretti throws a body shot but no joy.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. Moretti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malaya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Moretti 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.
Moretti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malaya takes a swing at Moretti's ribcage but misses.
Malaya avoids the body shot from Moretti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Malaya circles away.
Moretti throws a body shot but no joy.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Malaya circles away.
That kick from Malaya tenderised Moretti's leg. Moretti is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya had his way with Enzo Moretti in that round.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Malaya catches Moretti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moretti.
Malaya moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malaya.
Malaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moretti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malaya takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malaya.
Moretti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaya is just out of range.
Moretti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moretti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malaya throws a looping overhand right but Moretti ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaya.
Nice shot lands for Malaya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moretti on the side of the head.
Malaya lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti tries to land a front kick but Malaya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by Moretti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moretti.
Moretti misses the shot to the body.
Moretti throws a low kick but Malaya moves out of range easily.
Moretti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malaya misses with a head kick.
Malaya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moretti throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Malaya lands a nice shot that snaps Moretti's head back.
Moretti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moretti throws a right hand that Malaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Malaya also avoids with ease.
Moretti lands with a slapping head kick.
Moretti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Malaya lands a jab to Moretti's midsection.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moretti moves out of range as Malaya throws a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malaya.
Enzo Moretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malaya jabs Moretti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moretti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malaya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moretti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malaya lands a nice looking body shot.
Moretti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malaya avoids the head kick by Moretti.
Malaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moretti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malaya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Malaya misses.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Moretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaya moves away.
Moretti misses with a kick to the body.
Malaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moretti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malaya with a jab.
Moretti misses with a series of wild punches.
Malaya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moretti throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good exchange - Malaya coming out on top.
Moretti misses with a hook. Malaya ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moretti. Malaya shrugs it off though.
Moretti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malaya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaya avoids the body shot from Moretti.
Malaya lands an overhand right.
Malaya moves out of range as Moretti strikes.
Malaya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moretti's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya lands with a right hand.
A big left from Moretti misses.
Moretti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malaya.
Nice straight punches there by Malaya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malaya.
Nice straight punches there by Malaya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malaya.
Moretti scores with a body shot.
Moretti misses with a low kick.
Malaya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moretti.
Moretti lands a nice hook to Malaya's body. Malaya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malaya jabs Moretti right on the nose. Moretti blinks but takes it well.
Moretti takes a swing at Malaya's ribcage but misses.
Malaya lands a head kick!
Moretti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moretti misses with a body kick.
Moretti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moretti cracks the inside of Malaya's front leg.
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 Simeon Malaya.
I think Malaya 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simeon Malaya!
A victorious Simeon Malaya thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eroglu comes into the arena with No Worries blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Takanen's choice of entrance music: Krayzie Bone - Murda Mo. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eroglu keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been hearing reports that Eroglu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Takanen lands a nice hook to Eroglu's body. Eroglu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eroglu loads up on a big right hand but Takanen slips the punch.
Takanen walks into a jab.
Takanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eroglu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eroglu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Takanen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eroglu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eroglu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Takanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eroglu momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takanen loads up on a big right hand but Eroglu slips the punch.
Esko Takanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanen lands a nice shot that snaps Eroglu's head back.
Eroglu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Eroglu misses.
Eroglu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eroglu's sensitive parts.
Takanen throws out a powerful jab.
Takanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eroglu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takanen.
Takanen misses with a combination
and Eroglu counters with a single leg into guard. Takanen didn't expect that.
Takanen is trying to hold Eroglu in close to prevent damage but Eroglu has managed to pass into half guard.
Takanen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eroglu is looking for a kimura but Takanen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eroglu to get the leverage.
Takanen is trying to stand.
Eroglu is looking to take a break and control but Takanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eroglu is working away from the top position though.
Takanen won't allow Eroglu to pass to mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Eroglu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takanen is trying to stand back up but Eroglu is controlling him
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Takanen scores with a three punch combo!
Eroglu throws a chopping leg kick but Takanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheers as Eroglu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takanen doesn't seem phased though.
Eroglu jabs Takanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eroglu throws a jab when Takanen was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Takanen scores with the left hand. Eroglu knows he should have avoided that one.
Eroglu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eroglu throws a poor cross that misses
and Takanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eroglu thinking.
Takanen misses the body punch
and Eroglu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eroglu.
Takanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Takanen can't keep his opponent in guard - Eroglu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Takanen wants to get back to full guard.
Eroglu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eroglu content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eroglu moves away.
Eroglu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takanen.
A shot to the liver by Eroglu. Beautiful body shot.
Eroglu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eroglu 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.
Takanen ducks under a wild hook from Eroglu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Takanen throws a hook but Eroglu blocks it.
Eroglu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takanen throws a body punch but Eroglu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takanen throws a head kick but Eroglu moves out of range.
Takanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Eroglu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Takanen's guard.
Eroglu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takanen pulls Eroglu in close to prevent any damage.
Takanen is trying to keep Eroglu in close.
Eroglu wants to control from the top but Takanen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takanen working a defensive guard here.
Takanen wants to control but Eroglu passes easily into half guard.
Takanen trying to control here.
Eroglu wants to work for an arm triangle but Takanen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu trying to control the action but Takanen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eroglu.
Takanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takanen throws a shot from downtown. Eroglu moves away and avoids it.
Eroglu misses with a wild body shot.
Esko Takanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy body kick from Takanen
and Eroglu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu distracts Takanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eroglu trying to control but Takanen is working from the bottom.
Eroglu won't allow Takanen to sweep him here.
Eroglu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eroglu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eroglu preventing the sweep.
Takanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eroglu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Eroglu wants to control from the top but Takanen keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metin Eroglu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Eroglu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takanen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Takanen cracks Eroglu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Takanen.
Takanen lands a nice shot that snaps Eroglu's head back.
Takanen avoids a kick to the body.
Eroglu closes the distance and clinches up with Takanen, looking for a takedown. Eroglu pushes Takanen against the cage but Takanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eroglu shoots for a takedown but Takanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Takanen does it's job there.
Takanen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Takanen throws a leg kick but Eroglu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takanen cracks a nice hook into Eroglu's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Eroglu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Eroglu misses.
Eroglu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takanen pinned against the cage. Takanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Metin Eroglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eroglu. Takanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eroglu sizes up Takanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takanen, right into the meat.
Eroglu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Takanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Eroglu looks to land a left hand but Takanen moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takanen moves away.
Eroglu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eroglu.
Esko Takanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eroglu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eroglu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takanens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eroglu counters with a shoot takedown. Takanen fights it but they end up in guard.
Takanen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen keeping moving, preventing Eroglu from controlling successfully.
Takanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takanen has his foot on Eroglu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eroglu works his way back into a safe position though.
Eroglu with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Takanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eroglu scores with a hook.
Eroglu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takanen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Eroglu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Takanen's guard.
Eroglu chips away with some ground and pound.
Takanen working a defensive guard here.
Eroglu slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Takanen.
Takanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metin Eroglu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eroglu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metin Eroglu!
Metin Eroglu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lomax has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music. Clint Lomax has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stem Cell's chin.
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30
139 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 14 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Lomax 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.
Cell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lomax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomax chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cell can pounce on him.
Lomax throws a wild body kick that Cell sees coming a mile off.
Cell throws a leg kick
and Lomax makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lomax's calf.
Cell misses with a looping right.
Cell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lomax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomax throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cell throws a front kick aimed at Lomax's knee but Lomax avoids it well.
Lomax takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lomax counters with a left to the body.
Lomax lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell misses the body punch
and Lomax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cell throws a leg kick but Lomax sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lomax walks into a left hand.
Cell lands with a nice body punch.
Lomax moves forwards but Cell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Cell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lomax's head backwards.
Cell misses with a kick to the body.
Lomax throws the left hand but Cell avoids the punch easily.
Lomax wants to land a leg kick but Cell is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cell as he connects with a hook.
Lomax jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax throws a good cross that connects.
Clint Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cell throws out a leg kick but Lomax moves out of range and Cell only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cell misses with a wild body shot.
Cell is looking to wear down Lomax with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lomax takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cell scores with a shot to the body.
Cell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lomax.
Cell misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cell. Lomax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lomax.
Lomax's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cell under the eye.
Lomax looks to throw the jab but Cell is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lomax.
Lomax sizes up Cell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax tried to score with a low kick but Cell checks it.
Lomax is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cell throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
Cell throws out a leg kick but Lomax moves out of range and Cell only half commits.
Cell fails with a takedown attempt.
Cell takes a swing at Lomax's ribcage but misses.
Cell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lomax finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cell moves out of range as Lomax throws a body kick.
Lomax checks a leg kick.
Cell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lomax is able to avoid easily.
Lomax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lomax won't be happy with that.
Lomax is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell grinds an elbow into Lomax's temple.
Cell working the ground and pound.
Cell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cell working the ground and pound.
Lomax tries to bench press Cell off him but Cell keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Lomax's face as Cell controls the position.
Cell advances nicely into full mount.
Cell looking to control but Lomax is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cell throwing strikes here but Lomax is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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 Stem Cell will probably get the nod.
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.
Cell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cell tries a low kick but Lomax avoids it.
Lomax avoids the body shot from Cell.
Lomax pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lomax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lomax throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lomax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cell manages to avoid it.
Cell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cell looks to land a right hand but Lomax moved out of range.
Cell throws a low kick but Lomax moves out of range easily.
Lomax stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lomax wants it to stay on the feet.
Lomax moves out of range as Cell throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell throws a body shot but no joy.
Lomax cracks a nice hook into Cell's ribs.
Lomax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lomax thows a leg kick but Cell checks it
and Cell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cell prevents Lomax from standing back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cell throwing shots but Lomax is blocking nicely.
Lomax is trying to maintain the position but Cell is very close to passing his half guard.
Lomax is looking to escape.
Cell is just content to waste time from the top position. Lomax takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax is trying to keep Cell in close.
Cell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lomax stuffs the takedown.
Lomax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lomax feints and then cracks Cell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cell down.
Lomax bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lomax, right into the meat.
Clint Lomax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lomax, right into the meat.
Cell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stem Cell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lomax throws a nice looking combination but Cell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lomax throws a wild body kick that Cell sees coming a mile off.
Cell feints and then cracks Lomax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lomax down.
Cell throws a head kick that misses.
Cell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lomax is able to avoid easily.
Cell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lomax avoids it really well and circles away.
Cell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax has closed the distance and engaged Cell in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lomax.
Cell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lomax lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lomax lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cell backwards.
Cell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lomax gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lomax scores with a shoulder strike.
Cell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cell blocks an uppercut.
Cell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cell throws a head kick but Lomax moves out of range.
Lomax throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cell on the side of the head.
Lomax punishes Cell's body with a nice straight punch.
Cell lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Lomax.
Lomax throws a sloppy head kick and Cell moves out of range easily.
Lomax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cell manages to avoid it.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax slips under a jab from Cell.
A clash of legs there as Lomax blocks the low kick.
Cell checks a leg kick nicely.
Lomax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cell was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomax.
Cell misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax misses with a leg kick.
Cell shoots in looking for a takedown but Lomax manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lomax thuds his right hand into Cell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lomax lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cell at a distance.
Lomax looks to land a right hand but Cell moved out of range.
Cell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lomax chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cell can pounce on him.
Cell moves out of range of the body kick.
Cell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cell.
Lomax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lomax ducks under a wild hook from Cell.
Lomax pushes Cell away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
Lomax scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cell doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomax manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Lomax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lomax misses with a body shot.
Lomax avoids the body shot from Cell.
Cell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lomax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lomax throws the kick towards the body but Cell avoids it.
Cell is looking to land body kicks.
Lomax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lomax connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cell's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax lands with a good body shot.
Cell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lomax trying to control from the bottom.
Lomax keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cell working Lomax over with strikes.
Cell trying to mount his opponent but Lomax defends it.
Cell stops Lomax from getting back to his feet.
Stem Cell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lomax keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lomax tries to clinch but Cell moves out of range.
Cell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lomax is fending him off so far but Cell persists. Nope, Lomax circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid body kick from Cell.
Lomax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cell checks a low kick from Lomax.
Cell takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cell looks to land a left hand but Lomax moved out of range nicely.
Lomax works the jab nicely.
Lomax takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Lomax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lomax 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Lomax!
Clint Lomax tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Stem Cell stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is what it is. Cant do anything against these triple elites when I depop at exceptional..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelbert Gainsborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gainsborough has chosen Dope - Debonaire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
32 - 14 - 0 |
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270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelbert Gainsborough!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers sizes up Gainsborough with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gainsborough slips under a jab.
Gainsborough tries to score with a low kick but Powers moves his leg out of the way.
Gainsborough has closed the distance and engaged Powers in a clinch.
Powers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Powers struggles to land a body shot inside as Gainsborough controls his hands.
A short right from Gainsborough on the inside.
Gainsborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powers's elbow.
Gainsborough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Powers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gainsboroughs head.
Gainsborough tries to work over Powers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powers lands a hook that snaps the head of Gainsborough backwards.
Gainsborough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gainsborough.
Powers looks for the body kick but Gainsborough saw that one coming.
Powers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gainsborough avoids the body shot from Powers.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Gainsborough tenderised Powers's leg. Powers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Powers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Laoch Den in the buildup to the fight.
Gainsborough takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Powers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Powers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gainsborough throws out the jab.
Powers scores with a leg kick.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gainsborough checks a leg kick.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powers lands a glancing blow to the side of Gainsborough's head.
Gainsborough stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powers.
Gainsborough moves forwards but Powers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Powers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gainsborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers leaves Gainsborough with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gainsborough checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gainsborough throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Powers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Powers scores with a nice body kick.
Gainsborough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gainsborough closes this distance looking for a takedown but Powers circles away.
Powers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gainsborough misses with a looping right.
Gainsborough tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gainsborough has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gainsborough tries a head kick but it misses.
Gainsborough stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powers.
Gainsborough stuns Powers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gainsborough doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.
Nice cross by Powers.
Powers throws a hook but Gainsborough blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gainsborough can pounce on him.
Gainsborough misses the jab.
Gainsborough swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gainsborough fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Austin Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adelbert Gainsborough.
Powers lands a left and a right that send Gainsborough crashing to the mat, dazed. Powers thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Adelbert Gainsborough has been cut.
Powers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gainsborough throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Powers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Powers stuffs the takedown.
Powers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Austin Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gainsborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gainsborough fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Powers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powers is looking to slow Gainsborough down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Powers both land. Nice combination.
Gainsborough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gainsborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gainsborough moves away.
Powers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powers gets tackled into the cage by Gainsborough. Gainsborough maintains the clinch.
Gainsborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powers's elbow.
Powers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powers swings wildly with an uppercut but Gainsborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gainsborough tries to throw a body punch but Powers avoids it by throwing Gainsborough back against the cage.
A short right from Powers on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Gainsborough as the two fighters clinch.
Gainsborough works on Powers's body with a couple of short punches.
Gainsborough tries to throw a body punch but Powers avoids it by throwing Gainsborough back against the cage.
Powers lands an uppercut.
Powers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Powers is trying to push Gainsborough away but Gainsborough has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adelbert Gainsborough'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.
Gainsborough throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Gainsborough throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Gainsborough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gainsborough slips a straight right by Powers.
Gainsborough showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powers.
Gainsborough scores with a hook.
Austin Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Gainsborough misses with the combination.
Gainsborough shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Powers as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gainsborough misses with a looping right.
Gainsborough digs a good body shot into Powers's ribs.
Gainsborough throws a leg kick but Powers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Powers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gainsborough's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers blocks a head kick by Gainsborough.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gainsborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gainsborough's hands.
Gainsborough stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powers.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
Powers throws a body shot but no joy.
Gainsborough throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gainsborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Powers.
Gainsborough is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Powers.
Gainsborough fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough blocks a low kick nicely.
Gainsborough blocks a jab.
Gainsborough's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Powers.
Powers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gainsborough looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Powers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gainsborough on the side of the head.
Powers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gainsborough can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers throws the kick towards the body but Gainsborough avoids it.
Powers throws a low kick, looking for Gainsborough's leg but Gainsborough calmly moves out of range.
Gainsborough tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gainsborough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gainsborough drives through and clinches with Powers against the cage.
Powers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gainsborough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough misses with a punch to the body.
Powers looking to stall.
Gainsborough jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Powers walks away with a smile on his face. Gainsborough gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Austin Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adelbert Gainsborough.
Gainsborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powers.
Gainsborough misses with a body shot.
Powers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gainsborough throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Powers on the side of the head.
A low kick from Gainsborough misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Powers counters with a three punch combo that has Gainsborough backing up. Gainsborough nods at Powers to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Gainsborough finds it's way through Powers's defenses.
Powers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gainsborough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gainsborough misses with a looping left.
Powers cracks Gainsborough with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers lands a high kick!
Gainsborough gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Powers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gainsborough takes the fight into the clinch.
Powers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gainsborough's elbow.
Powers misses with a punch to the body.
Gainsborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Powers.
A short right from Gainsborough.
Gainsborough misses with a punch to the body.
Gainsborough misses with a body punch.
Powers prevents a body shot from Gainsborough.
Powers is pushing Gainsborough up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gainsborough misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Austin Powers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adelbert Gainsborough's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gainsborough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gainsborough ducks right into an uppercut from Powers.
Gainsborough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Gainsborough tenderised Powers's leg. Powers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Powers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gainsborough tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Gainsborough steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Powers. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Powers. Those never looked like landing.
Gainsborough misses with a wild body shot.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gainsborough scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gainsborough.
Gainsborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powers thumps Gainsborough with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers lands an overhand right.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gainsborough connects with a body shot that sends Powers's belly button to the back.
Gainsborough shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gainsborough is just content to waste time from the top position. Powers takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gainsborough stands and throws Powers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Powers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gainsborough throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Powers works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Powers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gainsborough.
Powers is trying to control but can't.
Gainsborough thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gainsborough sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powers defending well though.
Adelbert Gainsborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powers's head.
Powers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gainsborough trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gainsborough throwing strikes from guard but Powers blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powers blocks a leg kick.
Gainsborough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gainsborough tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gainsborough avoids the head kick by Powers.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Gainsborough.
Powers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powers tries to keep at a distance but Gainsborough has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gainsborough pushes Powers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin Powers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powers misses with a body punch.
Powers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Powers manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Gainsborough.
Adelbert Gainsborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gainsborough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers cracks Gainsborough with an open hand slap.
Gainsborough digs a good hook to Powers's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adelbert Gainsborough.
I think Powers 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 Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Powers!
A victorious Austin Powers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asteroid kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Asteroid. Dee has chosen Chumbawamba - Tubthumping as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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34
195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
49 - 24 - 5, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asteroid connects with a solid leg kick.
Dee's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asteroid throws a sloppy head kick and Dee moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Asteroid checks a leg kick.
Dee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Asteroid tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dee is in Asteroid's guard.
Asteroid pulls Dee in close to prevent any damage.
Dee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Asteroid trying to control the position.
Asteroid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asteroid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Asteroid looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid is concentrating on defense, preventing Dee from advancing position.
Dee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asteroid has hold of Dee's hands but Dee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asteroid wants to get back to full guard.
Asteroid desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dee not doing much here.
Dee prevents Asteroid from improving his position.
Asteroid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dee.
Dee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asteroid's coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dee working over Asteroid with some ground and pound. Asteroid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dee winds up and cracks Asteroid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Asteroid wants to get back to full guard.
Asteroid moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dee postures up and lands a big shot to Asteroid's brow.
Dee passes into half guard.
Dee wants to take a breather but Asteroid is having none of it.
Dee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Asteroid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Asteroid.
Asteroid wants to sweep here but Dee controlling him for the moment.
Asteroid is working hard here to advance position.
Dee throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid wants to sweep here but Dee controlling him for the moment.
Dee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Asteroid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asteroid keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully.
Asteroid wants to sweep but no luck.
Asteroid pulls Dee in to control the position.
Dee wants to control from the top but Asteroid keeps moving.
Asteroid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dee's guard.
Dee wants to sweep but no luck.
Asteroid is fighting to break Dee's control of his arms but Dee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dee keeping full guard, as Asteroid tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asteroid!
Dee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Asteroid is fending him off so far but Dee persists. Nope, Asteroid circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asteroid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asteroid.
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tweedle Dee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Asteroid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dee doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut.
Dee feints and then cracks Asteroid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asteroid down.
Asteroid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Asteroid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Asteroid trying to control the position.
Asteroid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dee throwing strikes from guard but Asteroid blocks nicely.
Dee won't allow Asteroid to get back to his feet.
Asteroid lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dee is trying to keep Asteroid in close.
Asteroid trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Asteroid trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dee is on top in guard.
Asteroid trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Asteroid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Asteroid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asteroid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dee landing with the ground and pound.
Asteroid has control of Dee's left arm, preventing Dee from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Asteroid wants to control the position but Dee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Asteroid manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee preventing the sweep.
Asteroid trying to control the position.
Dee won't allow Asteroid to sweep him here.
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Asteroid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asteroid trying to keep a closed guard but Dee is proving a slippery customer.
Dee is looking to work some ground and pound but Asteroid has wrist control.
Asteroid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tweedle Dee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Asteroid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Asteroid managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Asteroid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dee throws the kick towards the body but Asteroid avoids it.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asteroid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anabol Asteroid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dee throws a nice looking combination but Asteroid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the liver by Dee. Beautiful body shot.
Asteroid clobbers Dee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dee lands a leg kick that knocks Asteroid off balance momentarily.
Dee delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee'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.
Asteroid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dee's head backwards.
Asteroid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dee throws a leg kick but Asteroid checks it.
Asteroid throws a shot from downtown. Dee moves away and avoids it.
Asteroid clobbers Dee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch combination from Asteroid misses.
Dee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Asteroid misses with an uppercut.
Dee throws a body punch but Asteroid moves out of range.
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Dee ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee throws a series of punches but Asteroid avoids them all with ease.
Dee checks a low kick from Asteroid.
Asteroid scores with a nice right hand.
Dee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asteroid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee loads up on a big right hand but Asteroid slips the punch.
Dee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice cross by Asteroid.
Dee misses with a takedown attempt - Asteroid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Asteroid.
Asteroid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Asteroid. Dee shrugs it off though.
Asteroid is looking to score with low kicks.
Asteroid misses with a body kick.
Asteroid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asteroid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asteroid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee throws a leg kick
and Asteroid moves into the clinch.
Dee takes a shot to the head.
Asteroid misses with a punch on the inside.
Asteroid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asteroid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dee fails to land.
Asteroid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asteroid is pressed up against the cage. Dee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Asteroid down to the mat. Asteroid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anabol Asteroid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tweedle Dee.
Asteroid misses with a low kick as Dee jumps back.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asteroid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Dee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dee.
Asteroid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dee on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid connects with a jab.
Asteroid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Asteroid lands.
Asteroid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Asteroid counters with a good, hard body kick but Dee shrugs it off.
Asteroid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asteroid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asteroid connects with a crisp jab.
Asteroid misses the shot to the body.
Dee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asteroid.
Dee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee stuns Asteroid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Asteroid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anabol Asteroid is winning the standup battle so far.
Asteroid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asteroid rather than just go for the knockout.
Dee needs to keep his hands up - Asteroid had a free shot at his head there.
Dee is rocked!
Asteroid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asteroids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Asteroid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dee. Dee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dee is still on wobbly legs! Can Asteroid finish him?
Dee shoots in looking for a takedown. Asteroid tries to sprawl out of it but Dee 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.
Dee seems to have recovered his senses.
Asteroid lands a big right hand that sends Dee crashing to the mat! Asteroid stays standing though and waves Dee back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Asteroid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Asteroid to the ground. Dee is now in Asteroid's guard.
Asteroid pulls Dee in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabol Asteroid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Asteroid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dee is out of range and Asteroid settles back down.
Dee throws the kick towards the body but Asteroid avoids it.
Dee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Asteroid is looking to chop away at Dee's legs.
Dee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Asteroid as he avoids it easily.
Asteroid feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dee sprawling to the canvas! Dee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Asteroid finish him?!
Dee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dee 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 Asteroid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asteroid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asteroid misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range.
Donk. Asteroid catches Dee right on the button with a cross.
Dee throws a push kick but Asteroid slaps the foot to one side.
Asteroid takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee 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.
Dee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Dee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Asteroid throws a leg kick but Dee checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asteroid.
Dee throws a body punch but Asteroid moves out of range.
Dee misses with a right hand
and Asteroid counters by clinching up.
Dee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asteroid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asteroid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asteroid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asteroid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Asteroid is looking to break free of the clinch but Dee has double underhooks.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asteroid works on Dee's body with a couple of short punches.
Dee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A frustrated look appears on Asteroid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asteroid lands a right hand.
Asteroid digs a right hand underneath Dee's ribcage. Dee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asteroid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dees head.
Dee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Asteroid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Asteroid lands a big uppercut and Dee crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dee looks OK. Asteroid waves Dee back to his feet!
Dee throws a body punch but Asteroid moves out of range.
Dee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dee prevents Asteroid from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee won't allow Asteroid to sweep him here.
Asteroid keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully.
Asteroid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dee's guard.
Asteroid slips nicely into half guard.
Asteroid is controlling the pace.
Asteroid passes into side control, despite Dee's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid stands up and beckons Dee to his feet.
Asteroid stuns Dee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Asteroid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dee's head.
Asteroid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asteroid tries to clinch up.
Dee fails to land with a series of punches.
Asteroid gets caught napping as Dee dives in and scores a takedown. Asteroid manages to retain guard.
Asteroid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dee can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Asteroid's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabol Asteroid had his way with Tweedle Dee in that round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asteroid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dee in his tracks.
Dee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dee lands in his opponent's guard.
Dee won't allow Asteroid to sweep him here.
Asteroid seems keen to control Dee's posture.
Asteroid is trying to keep Dee in close.
Asteroid wants to stand up but Dee is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee preventing the sweep.
Dee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Asteroid's head.
Asteroid looking for a sweep. Not yet Asteroid, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid pulls Dee in to control the position.
Asteroid keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully.
Dee won't allow Asteroid to sweep him here.
Asteroid pulls Dee in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Asteroid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asteroid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asteroid throws an off balance right hand
and Dee counters with a single leg into guard. Asteroid didn't expect that.
Asteroid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asteroid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Asteroid 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Dee being controlled here momentarily.
Asteroid trying to control the position.
Dee throwing strikes from guard but Asteroid blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Asteroid is on top in guard.
Asteroid won't allow Dee to sweep him here.
Asteroid is looking to stand up but Dee won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Asteroid puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Asteroid seems content to control.
Dee wants to control but Asteroid is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Asteroid prevents Dee from improving his position.
Dee moves into full guard.
Dee trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dee is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee preventing the sweep.
Dee stands up over Asteroid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dee throws a big right hand that misses.
Asteroid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dee wants to control from the top but Asteroid keeps moving.
Asteroid controls Dee momentarily but Dee frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dee shoots in for a double leg but Asteroid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dee misses with an uppercut.
Asteroid with a nice cross.
Dee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tweedle Dee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dee 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tweedle Dee!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tweedle Dee thanked Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kummola's entrance music is Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Sakura No Rei. A fine choice. Contemprato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cats kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contemprato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kummola throws a right hand that Contemprato ducks under and follows up with a left that Contemprato also avoids with ease.
Contemprato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kummola.
A slow jab from Kummola misses its intended target.
Contemprato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contemprato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kummola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Contemprato keeping moving, preventing Kummola from controlling successfully.
Contemprato trying to control the position here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kummola's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contemprato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kummola.
Contemprato seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Contemprato's head.
Kummola engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kummola postures up in Contemprato's guard and throws a big left but Contemprato blocks it.
Kummola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kummola wants to control from the top but Contemprato keeps moving.
Kummola throwing strikes from guard but Contemprato blocks nicely.
Kummola showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kummola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kummola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kummola trying to control but Contemprato is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kummola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Contemprato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kummola counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Contemprato moves into full guard.
Contemprato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kummola is one step ahead there.
Kummola with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kummola keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Contemprato's head.
Kummola throwing strikes from guard but Contemprato blocks nicely.
Kummola passes Contemprato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kummola trying to mount his opponent but Contemprato defends it.
Contemprato told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kummola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Contemprato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Contemprato controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contemprato wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato trying to control from the bottom.
Kummola trying to mount his opponent but Contemprato defends it.
Contemprato gets back to full guard.
Contemprato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Contemprato wants to sweep but no luck.
Kummola tries to free his leg and advance position but Contemprato is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kummola won't allow Contemprato to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kummola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Contemprato blocks the body kick.
Kummola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Kummola 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.
Kummola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Contemprato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kummola seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kummola.
Contemprato moves into the clinch.
Kummola tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kummola gets control of Contemprato's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kummola will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kummola lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kummola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Contemprato can do to turn this around?
Contemprato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kummola sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kummola trying to control but Contemprato is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola throws an elbow that misses. Contemprato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kummola's guard. Nice move by Contemprato!
Contemprato stands and steps away. Kummola gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kummola looks to score with a jab to the body but Contemprato is just out of range.
Contemprato defending well as Kummola loads up on a big left hand.
Contemprato wants to clinch up but Kummola keeps it at a distance.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Kummola ducks under a wild hook from Contemprato.
Kummola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato moves out of range of the body kick from Kummola.
Contemprato lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Contemprato as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Kummola misses its intended target.
Contemprato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Contemprato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kale Kummola is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Kummola misses the target.
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kummola was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.
Kummola thuds his right hand into Contemprato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kummola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contemprato.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Contemprato checks a leg kick.
Contemprato jabs Kummola right on the nose. Kummola blinks but takes it well.
Contemprato closes the distance and clinches.
Kummola blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato prevents a body shot from Kummola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kummola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contemprato stalling the fight.
Contemprato lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Contemprato.
Contemprato is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Kummola's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Contemprato - that landed with a thud.
Contemprato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kummola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contempratos head.
Contemprato struggles to land a body shot inside as Kummola controls his hands.
Kummola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contemprato blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Contemprato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato tries to stall but Kummola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kummola wants to get back to striking at distance but Contemprato won't allow it.
Contemprato misses with a body punch.
Contemprato misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Contemprato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kummola backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Contemprato.
Contemprato lands a body punch.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Kummola.
Contemprato stalling.
Contemprato digs a right hand underneath Kummola's ribcage. Kummola let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Contemprato gets underhooks to prevent Kummola's takedown attempt.
Contemprato tries to throw a body punch but Kummola avoids it by throwing Contemprato back against the cage.
Contemprato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kummola is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Contemprato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Contemprato tries to land a leg kick but Kummola saw it coming and moves away.
Kummola misses with a straight right.
Kummola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut lands for Kummola. That snapped Contemprato's head back.
Contemprato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kummola counters with a single leg into guard. Contemprato didn't expect that.
Kummola looking to pass the guard.
Kummola trying to control the position from guard on top but Contemprato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contemprato keeping full guard, as Kummola tries to pass.
Kummola trying to control but Contemprato is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Contemprato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Contemprato controls Kummola momentarily but Kummola frees himself.
Kummola chips away with some ground and pound.
Contemprato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Contemprato is trying to keep Kummola in close.
Kummola distracts Contemprato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Contemprato trying to keep a closed guard but Kummola is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kummola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kummola postures up in Contemprato's guard and throws a big left but Contemprato blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kummola throws a poor cross that misses
letting Contemprato counter with a right hand.
Contemprato connects with a leg kick. Kummola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Contemprato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kummola fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Kummola.
Contemprato works Kummola's body with a nice hook.
Kummola shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Contemprato napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kummola is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Contemprato is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kummola tries to score with some ground and pound. Contemprato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato is not content to let Kummola control the position.
Contemprato tries to bench press Kummola off him but Kummola keeps the position.
Contemprato keeps trying to improve his position.
Kummola wants to take a breather but Contemprato manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kummola.
Contemprato pulls Kummola in close to prevent any damage.
Contemprato wants to get back to his feet but Kummola is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Contemprato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Contemprato looking to control.
Kummola throwing strikes but missing.
Kummola stopping the sweep attempt from Contemprato.
Kummola wants to pass the guard but Contemprato is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kummola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato leaves Kummola with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Contemprato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Contemprato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Contemprato is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Kummola clearly takes 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.
Contemprato checks a low kick from Kummola.
Kummola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Contemprato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kummola's sensitive parts.
Kummola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Contemprato counters with a good low kick that Kummola was not able to check.
Contemprato blocks a leg kick.
Contemprato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kummola rather than just go for the knockout.
Contemprato scores with a jab to the head.
Contemprato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Contemprato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kummola works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kummola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kummola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Contemprato has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Contemprato wants to sweep here but Kummola controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Contemprato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kummola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Contemprato managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kummola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Contemprato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kummola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Kummola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kummola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kummola connects with a nice looking jab.
Kummola misses the jab.
Contemprato just misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kummola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Contemprato slips under a jab from Kummola.
Contemprato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kummola throws a solid leg kick but Contemprato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kummola.
Kummola keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Contemprato blocks the leg kick.
Kummola misses with a hook.
Contemprato throws a lazy right hand but Kummola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato tries to clinch but Kummola is having none of it.
Kummola lands a nice looking body kick.
Contemprato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kummola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kummola throws a jab when Contemprato was well out of range.
Contemprato scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kummola. Contemprato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contemprato wants to clinch up but Kummola keeps it at a distance.
Contemprato misses with a low kick.
Contemprato with a hook.
Kummola looks to land a left hand but Contemprato moved out of range nicely.
Kummola scores with a head kick.
Contemprato has a takedown stuffed.
Contemprato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Kummola misses
and Contemprato counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kummola 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.
Kummola shoots for a double leg takedown but Contemprato sprawls well. He's pushed Kummola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kummola moves forwards but Contemprato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Contemprato misses with a low kick as Kummola jumps back.
Contemprato lands a head shot.
Kummola lands a nice shot that snaps Contemprato's head back.
Kummola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Contemprato's sensitive parts.
Contemprato connects with a looping right hand.
Contemprato stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Contemprato wants it to stay on the feet.
Contemprato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kummola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Contemprato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kummola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Contemprato.
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 Kale Kummola will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Contemprato lands a leg kick that knocks Kummola off balance momentarily.
Contemprato moves out of range of the leg kick from Kummola.
Contemprato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Contemprato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Contemprato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kummola moves away.
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kummola was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.
Contemprato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kummola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contemprato.
Kummola blocks a low kick nicely.
Kummola misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kummola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kummola missing with a left hand there. Contemprato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kummola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Contemprato lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola keeps the fight on the outside.
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kummola was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands a nice shot to the body.
Kummola misses with a straight left.
Contemprato instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kummola.
Contemprato works on Kummola's body with a couple of short punches.
Contemprato misses with a body punch.
Kummola wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Contemprato takes a shot to the head.
Kummola misses with a punch to the body.
Kummola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Contemprato.
Contemprato is trying to stall.
Contemprato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kummola changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Contemprato fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kummola shoots in and drives through. Contemprato sprawls well.
Contemprato works the jab nicely.
Kummola lands a jab.
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!
Contemprato lands a front kick.
Kummola avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Kummola moves forwards but Contemprato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Contemprato works Kummola's body with a nice hook.
Contemprato throws a leg kick
and Kummola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kummola preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Contemprato is keeping the position for now.
Contemprato pulls Kummola in to control the position.
Contemprato wants to sweep here but Kummola controlling him for the moment.
Kummola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Contemprato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noel Contemprato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kummola 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.
Contemprato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kummola trying to control the position from guard on top but Contemprato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Contemprato is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kummola is on top in guard.
Contemprato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kummola preventing the sweep.
Kummola being controlled here momentarily.
Kummola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kummola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Contemprato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noel Contemprato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kummola 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 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kale Kummola!
Kale Kummola retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Kale Kummola was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung comes to the cage accompanied by Waiting Room. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UFC Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chan-Sung Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung tries to land a body kick
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jung's knee momentarily.
Jung throws a leg kick that misses.
Jung throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jung throws out the jab.
Chan-Sung Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jung.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva checks a low kick from Jung.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Jung slips the punch.
Jung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Jung circles away.
Jung checks a low kick from Silva.
Jung lands a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Jung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Silva tenderised Jung's leg. Jung is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva pushes Jung away with a front kick.
Silva tries to work over Jung's front leg with a kick but Jung checks it.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Jung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Jung feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Nice defenses there by Jung.
A bone on bone clash there as Jung blocks the leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jung counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva moves out of range as Jung throws a body kick.
Jung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jung misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Jung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Jung takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva cracks Jung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva staying out of range there.
Jung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jung misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Jung blocks the low kick.
Jung throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jung.
Jung throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Jung works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Jung moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Jung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jung.
Silva darts in and clinches Jung up against the cage.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
Jung struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Jung misses with some punches.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jung.
Silva prevents a body shot from Jung.
Jung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Jung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jung.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jung misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jung scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jung.
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 Chan-Sung Jung will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jung misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jung momentarily.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jung counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jung 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.
Jung trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jung.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jung trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is trying to keep Jung in close.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jung is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jung is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Jung is out of range.
Jung takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jung is looking to score with low kicks.
Jung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva looks for the body kick but Jung saw that one coming.
Jung misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Jung tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva misses with a low kick as Jung jumps back.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Jung tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Jung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jung.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Jung blocks the low kick.
Jung looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jung doesn't seem bothered though.
Jung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jung connects with a nice looking jab.
Jung looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jung just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a jab.
Jung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jung.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jung crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Jung gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Jung manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jung takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jung is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Jung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jung motions for Silva to come forward. Jung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jung counters with a straight right hand.
Jung connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Jung scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva misses with the body kick
enabling Jung to counter with a crisp jab.
Jung fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva thows a leg kick but Jung checks it
and Jung counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jung landing some decent shots from guard.
Jung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jung looking to pass the guard.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung is striking off his back. Silva thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Jung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Jung looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva is keen to just control but Jung is a slippery customer.
Jung wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Chan-Sung Jung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jung is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jung avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva darts in and clinches Jung up against the cage.
Jung blocking some punches.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Jung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Jung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries a body shot but Jung blocks it.
Jung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Rafa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Jung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to work over Jung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jung blocking some punches.
Silva lands a body shot.
Jung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva prevents a body shot from Jung.
Silva lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rafa Silva just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva thows a leg kick but Jung checks it
and Jung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A big left from Jung misses.
Silva throws a head kick but Jung moves out of range.
Jung is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Jung bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva slips under a jab.
Jung tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jung if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Jung thumps Silva with a low kick.
Jung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Jung.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jung's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Jung is out of range.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jung throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Jung tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jung blocks the body kick.
Jung walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Jung moves out of range easily.
Jung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Jung clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jung misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Jung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jung will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva slips a jab from Jung.
Jung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Jung misses with an uppercut.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jung pushes him off.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva tries to clinch but Jung moves out of range.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jung throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva checks the leg kick.
Jung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jung misses with a looping left.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jung.
Jung moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jung checks it well.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jung moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Jung slips the punch.
Silva cracks Jung with an open hand slap.
Jung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jung lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jung avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jung.
Jung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jung misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Jung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Jung misses its intended target.
Silva throws a body punch but Jung moves out of range.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Jung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Jung throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jung is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Jung lands a body shot.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Jung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jung connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva thows a leg kick but Jung checks it
and Jung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Jung takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chan-Sung Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jung.
Silva leaves Jung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Jung lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Jung misses with a looping right.
Jung cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jung throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Jung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Jung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Jung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Jung moves out of range.
Jung scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Jung misses with a leg kick.
Jung misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Jung blocks the leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Jung blocks a head kick by Silva.
Jung misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jung scores with a nice strike.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands a front kick.
Jung swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jung to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
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.
Jung takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jung throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Jung misses.
Jung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Jung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jung throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chan-Sung Jung showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rafa Silva!
Our winner, Rafa Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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222 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen scores with a jab. Hearts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tikkanen.
Hearts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hearts lands a nice shot to the body.
Hearts throws a jab but it's blocked by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hearts misses with a head shot. Tikkanen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikkanen has control of Hearts's left arm, preventing Hearts from doing any damage.
Tikkanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikkanen wants to control but Hearts passes easily into half guard.
Hearts throwing shots but Tikkanen is blocking nicely.
Tikkanen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tikkanen is trying to keep Hearts in close.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Hearts postures up in Tikkanen's guard and throws a big left but Tikkanen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tikkanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tikkanen keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
Hearts looking to sit in guard and control but Tikkanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tikkanen trying to control but Hearts is working from the bottom.
Hearts looking for a sweep. Not yet Hearts, not yet.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but Hearts keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but Hearts keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hearts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hearts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen moves out of range as Hearts strikes.
Tikkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearts.
Hearts moves in looking to clinch but Tikkanen pushes him off.
Hearts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Tikkanen.
Hearts has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hearts misses with a hook. Tikkanen ducked under it nicely.
Hearts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hearts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tikkanen.
A jab from Hearts misses.
A big left from Hearts misses.
Hearts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tikkanen.
Esa Tikkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tikkanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tikkanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearts.
Hearts is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tikkanen scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd cheers as Hearts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tikkanen doesn't seem phased though.
Tikkanen dips to his left and cracks Hearts with an uppercut!
Hearts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hearts misses with a hook.
Hearts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tikkanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tikkanen scores with a jab.
Tikkanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hearts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tikkanen's waist but Tikkanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hearts off to one side.
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 Esa Tikkanen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hearts throws the left hand but Tikkanen avoids the punch easily.
Tikkanen lands with a nice body kick.
Hearts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick but Hearts moved away.
Tikkanen works Hearts's body with a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hearts crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tikkanen - the referee stops the clock and Hearts gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tikkanen. Hearts manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tikkanen lands with a good body shot.
Tikkanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearts.
Tikkanen lands a head shot.
Tikkanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tikkanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hearts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkanen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hearts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tikkanen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hearts's best efforts.
Tikkanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen has his foot on Hearts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hearts works his way back into a safe position though.
Tikkanen keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
Tikkanen trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
Tikkanen keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tikkanen wants to sweep here but Hearts controlling him for the moment.
Tikkanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tikkanen looking to control but Hearts passes into half guard.
Tikkanen is pressing down on Hearts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tikkanen looking for a guillotine here but Hearts defends easily.
Tikkanen is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.
Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but Tikkanen is retaining full guard.
Hearts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hearts stopping the sweep attempt from Tikkanen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hearts scores with a hook to the body. Tikkanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tikkanen thumps Hearts with a low kick.
Hearts thuds a left hand into Tikkanen's body.
Tikkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts looks to throw the jab but Tikkanen is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Tikkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Tikkanen slams his shin into Hearts's torso.
A low kick from Tikkanen misses
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hearts landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tikkanen tries to get to full guard but Hearts has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen wants to control but Hearts is keeping busy.
Hearts lands with a punch from half guard.
Tikkanen is looking for a sweep. Hearts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tikkanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hearts.
Hearts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hearts is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tikkanen looking for submissions off his back.
Tikkanen is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but A J Hearts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tikkanen lands a glancing blow to the side of Hearts's head.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tikkanen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tikkanen is not content to let Hearts control the position.
Tikkanen prevents Hearts from improving position.
Hearts lands some shots froms side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tikkanen is trying to control Hearts's posture but Hearts avoids it.
Hearts lands a few punches from side control.
Tikkanen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen looks to land a strike but Hearts avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikkanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tikkanen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hearts is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but Hearts keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tikkanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hearts wants to sweep here but Tikkanen controlling him for the moment.
Tikkanen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hearts is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tikkanen, into his guard.
Tikkanen keeping full guard, as Hearts tries to pass.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Tikkanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hearts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hearts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts with a nice head shot there.
Tikkanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hearts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hearts throws a strike but Tikkanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tikkanen looking to pass the guard.
A J Hearts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hearts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hearts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tikkanen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen trying to control here.
Hearts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tikkanen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tikkanen.
Tikkanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hearts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tikkanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hearts with a nice head shot there.
Tikkanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hearts is aware though and is defending well.
Tikkanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hearts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hearts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hearts.
Hearts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tikkanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tikkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearts.
Hearts gets a takedown into half guard.
Tikkanen trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tikkanen is not content to let Hearts control the position.
Tikkanen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hearts passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts working the head and body with strikes.
Hearts landing a few strikes.
Tikkanen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Beast Cartel, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Tikkanen regains half guard.
Hearts is trying to control the action in half guard but Tikkanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tikkanen wants to improve his position but Hearts is controlling well.
Tikkanen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hearts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tikkanen's guard.
Hearts is trying to control. Tikkanen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen keeping hold of Hearts's head, controlling as best he can.
Tikkanen gets back to full guard.
Tikkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hearts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tikkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tikkanen looking to control.
Tikkanen 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.
Hearts working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts postures up and lands a big shot to Tikkanen's brow.
Tikkanen is looking for a triangle but Hearts pushes his legs off easily.
Hearts being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tikkanen misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Tikkanen. That snapped Hearts's head back.
Tikkanen looks to land a body kick but Hearts moved away.
Tikkanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tikkanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hearts takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tikkanen misses with the body kick
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tikkanen won't be happy with that.
Tikkanen manages to get back to half guard.
Hearts trying to control from half guard but Tikkanen is working away.
Tikkanen is looking to improve his position.
Tikkanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hearts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hearts's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearts is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tikkanen throwing sloppy strikes.
Hearts trying to control the position but Tikkanen manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Tikkanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hearts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hearts scores with a three punch combo!
Hearts throws a shot to the body.
Tikkanen misses the shot to the body.
Hearts feints and then cracks Tikkanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tikkanen down.
Tikkanen looks to throw the jab but Hearts is out of range.
Hearts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hearts misses with a kick to the body.
Tikkanen walks into a straight right hand from Hearts.
Esa Tikkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tikkanen punishes Hearts's body with a nice straight punch.
Hearts slips under a jab from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hearts throws a low kick, looking for Tikkanen's leg but Tikkanen calmly moves out of range.
Tikkanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hearts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Hearts moves out of range easily.
Tikkanen throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Tikkanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hearts.
Tikkanen tries to land a front kick but Hearts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tikkanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearts blocks a jab.
Tikkanen is looking to slow Hearts down with leg kicks.
Hearts staying out of range there.
Hearts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hearts connects with a couple of short punches.
Hearts postures up and lands a big shot to Tikkanen's brow.
Tikkanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hearts's guard.
Esa Tikkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A J Hearts 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.
Tikkanen wants to pass the guard but Hearts is keeping the position.
Hearts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tikkanen's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkanen trying to control the position.
Hearts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tikkanen looking for a guillotine here but Hearts defends easily.
Hearts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen looking for subs off his back but Hearts has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tikkanen gets full guard.
Tikkanen wants to sweep here but Hearts controlling him for the moment.
Tikkanen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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.
Hearts slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tikkanen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tikkanen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hearts has picked Tikkanen up and slammed him! Tikkanen can't keep hold of the triangle and Hearts manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Tikkanen's face as Hearts controls the position.
Tikkanen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hearts is thwarting Tikkanen's attempts to control the position.
Tikkanen missing with punches from the bottom.
Tikkanen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to A J Hearts.
I think Hearts 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A J Hearts!
A J Hearts is the new light heavyweight champion!
A J Hearts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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