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Syn 386 - Unleash Hell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Raphael Adamson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adamson.
Yee slips a jab from Adamson.
Yee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yee misses with a straight left.
Adamson gets a clinch.
Yee prevents the takedown attempt.
Yee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adamson dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Adamson blocks the elbow strike.
We've been informed that Adamson 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.
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
Yee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamsons head.
Yee working aggressively here.
Yee tries to throw a body punch but Adamson avoids it by throwing Yee back against the cage.
Yee tries to throw a body punch but Adamson avoids it by throwing Yee back against the cage.
Adamson blocking some punches.
Yee can't find room to land a body shot as Adamson controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamson.
Adamson lands an uppercut.
Adamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adamson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Raphael Adamson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamson lands a shoulder strike.
Yee misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yee.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Adamson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamson.
Adamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yee misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Adamson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adamson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Adamson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adamson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Yee on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Adamson.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yee's elbow.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yee misses with a body punch.
Yee struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamson controls his hands.
Yee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Adamson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yee tries a body shot but Adamson blocks it.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamson works on Yee's body with a couple of short punches.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Yee misses with a body punch.
Adamson avoids a wild elbow strike from Yee.
Yee can't find room to land a body shot as Adamson controls the action.
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adamson's defenses.
Yee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yee struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamson controls his hands.
Yee struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamson controls his hands.
Adamson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yee blocking some punches.
Yee blocks a body shot from Adamson.
Nice body punch from Adamson.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Yee misses with some punches.
Adamson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yee cracks Adamson with a nice body shot.
A short right from Yee.
Adamson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adamson gets through Yee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adamson's brow.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Yee.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Adamson.
Yee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamson.
Yee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Yee.
Adamson has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yee.
Yee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adamson's elbow.
Adamson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yee.
Adamson blocks the elbow strike.
Yee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Yee as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yee.
Yee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Adamson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yee prevents a body shot from Adamson.
Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yee tries to work over Adamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yee blocking some punches.
Adamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adamson.
Nice body punch from Adamson - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yee prevents a body shot from Adamson.
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yee blocks a body shot from Adamson.
Yee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Yee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Yee is just out of range.
Adamson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adamson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Adamson looks to land a right hand but Yee moved out of range.
Yee fails to land with a series of punches.
Yee looks to score with a jab to the body but Adamson is just out of range.
Yee misses with a straight left.
Adamson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Yee misses.
Yee throws a jab but it's blocked by Adamson.
Adamson lands an overhand right.
Nice body kick there by Adamson.
Yee throws a jab but it's blocked by Adamson.
Yee blocks a head kick by Adamson.
Adamson blocks a jab.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adamson fails to land with a series of punches.
Yee throwing a counter right hand but Adamson manages to avoid it.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Adamson tries to counter it with a takedown but Yee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adamson throws a hook but Yee avoids it easily.
Yee throws a big counter combination but Adamson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee rushes Adamson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adamson lands a nice uppercut.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Adamson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Yee.
Adamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamson avoids the elbow strike from Yee, against the cage.
Adamson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adamson misses with a body punch.
Adamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
Adamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yee's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jason Yee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamson tries a body shot but Yee blocks it.
Yee lands an elbow inside.
Adamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yee misses with a punch to the body.
Yee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
Adamson avoids the elbow strike from Yee, against the cage.
Adamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Yee is working Adamson over against the cage.
Adamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Adamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yee controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Adamson.
Yee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Yee.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Adamson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yee throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamson is leaning against Yee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yee tries to work over Adamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
Yee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
Yee misses with a body punch.
Yee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Adamson blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Adamson.
A short right from Adamson on the inside.
Adamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yee swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamson blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Adamson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adamson's brow.
Yee working aggressively here.
Adamson misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yee swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Raphael Adamson's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yee.
Adamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yee controls his hands.
Yee lands with a light punch inside.
Yee takes a shot to the head.
Adamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adamson fails to land.
Adamson working aggressively here.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamson prevents a body shot from Yee.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adamson's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Jason Yee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Adamson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yee lands with a nice combination. Adamson backs away looking to recover.
Adamson lands a jab.
Adamson avoids the body shot from Yee.
Adamson works Yee's body with a nice hook.
Yee misses with an uppercut. Adamson saw that one coming.
Adamson shoots in and gets a takedown into Yee's guard.
Adamson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Adamson won't allow Yee to sweep him here.
Adamson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yee is keeping the position for now.
Adamson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adamson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yee is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson stopping the sweep attempt from Yee.
Adamson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adamson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adamson wants to control from the top but Yee keeps moving.
Yee controlling Adamson's posture.
Yee keeping moving, preventing Adamson from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Adamson.
Yee throws a series of punches but Adamson avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yee blocks a leg kick.
Yee moves out of range of the body kick from Adamson.
Yee is looking to counter punch.
Adamson ducks right into an uppercut from Yee.
Jason Yee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jason Yee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson ducks under a wild hook from Yee.
Adamson lands the left hand.
Raphael Adamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adamson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yee on the side of the head.
Adamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yee throwing a counter right hand but Adamson manages to avoid it.
Adamson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adamson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adamson misses the shot to the body.
Yee lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Yee catches Adamson right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamson is looking to land body kicks.
Yee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yee connects with a crisp jab.
Yee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yee avoids the body shot from Adamson.
Yee lunges at Adamson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adamson's hand.
Adamson swings for the body but Yee moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Yee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jason Yee is winning the standup battle so far.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adamson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee missing with a left hand there. Adamson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adamson tries to counter with a clinch but Yee shakes him off and moves away.
Adamson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Adamson throws a jab when Yee was well out of range.
Adamson misses with a wild body shot.
Adamson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adamson closes the distance and clinches.
Adamson is working Yee over against the cage.
Adamson lands a left hand.
Adamson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adamson throws a head punch that misses.
Yee prevents a body shot from Adamson.
Adamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamson lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Adamson fails to land.
Adamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Adamson fails to land.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Adamson.
Adamson working aggressively here.
Adamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adamson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Adamson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yee 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Yee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grimwald's choice of entrance music: NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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163 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Chim.
A clash of legs there as Grimwald blocks the low kick.
Chim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grimwald takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimwald. Chim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chim takes a swing at Grimwald's ribcage but misses.
Grimwald throws a lazy right hand but Chim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimwald avoids a kick to the body.
Chim throws a hook but Grimwald avoids it easily.
Chim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chim stuffs the takedown attempt from Grimwald. Grimwald gets slowly back to his feet.
Chim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chim needs to keep his hands up - Grimwald had a free shot at his head there.
Grimwald connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Grimwald. Those never looked like landing.
Chim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grimwald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimwald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chim's head.
Chim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimwald takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grimwald connects with a solid leg kick.
Chim avoids the head kick by Grimwald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grimwald finds it's way round the side to connect with Chim's head.
Chim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimwald.
Chim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chim. Grimwald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimwald checks a low kick from Chim.
Chim is looking to wear down Grimwald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borin Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimwald blocks a head kick by Chim.
Grimwald lands a leg kick that knocks Chim off balance momentarily.
Chim just misses with a punch to the body.
Chim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Borin Chim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Chim blocks the low kick.
Chim tries to counter with a takedown but Grimwald is quick to defend against it.
Grimwald misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Chim.
Grimwald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimwald scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimwald manages to avoid it.
Chim throws a front kick aimed at Grimwald's knee but Grimwald avoids it well.
Chim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grimwald.
A swing and a miss from Chim.
Grimwald is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chim misses with a head kick.
Chim throws a leg kick
and Grimwald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grimwald lands a jab to the head.
Grimwald throws a body punch but Chim moves out of range.
Grimwald looks to land a left hand but Chim moved out of range nicely.
Grimwald looks to score with a jab to the body but Chim is just out of range.
Grimwald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grimwald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chim.
Jab by Grimwald.
Chim lands a slapping body shot.
Grimwald tries to land a front kick but Chim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chim tries to counter with a takedown but Grimwald is quick to defend against it.
Chim misses the shot to the body.
Grimwald has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grimwald throws a lazy right hand but Chim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chim stuffs the takedown.
Chim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Chim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimwald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grimwald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chim. Chim obviously looking to wear him down.
Grimwald throws a head kick but Chim moves out of range.
Chim lands an overhand right.
Grimwald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimwald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimwald checks the leg kick.
Grimwald was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chim blocks a jab.
Chim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grimwald misses with the combination.
Chim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grimwald throws a body shot but no joy.
Chim misses with a straight left.
Chim scores with a leg kick.
Chim throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Chim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim is looking to score with low kicks.
Chim misses with a low kick as Grimwald jumps back.
Grimwald misses with a hook. Chim ducked under it nicely.
Chim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Chim misses.
Chim throws a leg kick but Grimwald checks it.
Grimwald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grimwald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chim had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grimwald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chim was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimwald.
Grimwald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chim throws a body kick that misses.
Grimwald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chim loads up on a big right hand but Grimwald slips the punch.
Grimwald jabs Chim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Grimwald.
Chim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grimwald.
Chim throws a front kick aimed at Grimwald's knee but Grimwald avoids it well.
Grimwald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grimwald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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 Borin Chim will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grimwald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimwald moves out of range as Chim throws a body kick.
Borin Chim is winning the standup battle so far.
Chim blocks a low kick nicely.
Chim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grimwald throws a front kick aimed at Chim's knee but Chim avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimwald.
Chim misses the shot to the body.
Chim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimwald was well out of range. Poor timing from Chim.
Grimwald throws a head kick that misses.
Grimwald throws out a loose jab but Chim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grimwald checks a low kick from Chim.
Chim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimwald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chim thuds a left hand into Grimwald's body.
Grimwald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grimwald throws a chopping leg kick but Chim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grimwald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimwald staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimwald. Grimwald obviously looking to wear him down.
Grimwald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimwald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimwald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimwald missing with a left hand there. Chim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chim throws a chopping leg kick but Grimwald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Chim.
Grimwald missing with a left hand there. Chim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimwald doesn't seem bothered though.
Grimwald looks to score with a jab to the body but Chim is just out of range.
Grimwald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chim throws a hook but Grimwald blocks it.
Chim slips a jab and a cross from Grimwald.
Grimwald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grimwald ducks right into an uppercut from Chim.
Grimwald misses with a low kick as Chim jumps back.
Chim swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimwald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimwald 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.
Grimwald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chim scores with a leg kick.
Chim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grimwald ducks under a wild hook from Chim.
Grimwald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimwald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grimwald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grimwald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chim tries to counter with a takedown but Grimwald is quick to defend against it.
Donk. Chim catches Grimwald right on the button with a cross.
Chim lands a jab to the nose.
Grimwald throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimwald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chim checks it well.
Grimwald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Grimwald tries to counter it with a takedown but Chim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimwald moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Chim throws a low kick but Grimwald moves out of range easily.
Chim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grimwald.
Grimwald replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chim blocks it well.
Grimwald closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chim thuds a left hand into Grimwald's body.
Grimwald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chim throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimwald moves away.
Grimwald looks to land a combination. Chim sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grimwald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chim was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimwald.
Chim keeps Grimwald at a distance using the push kick.
Chim loads up on a big right hand but Grimwald slips the punch.
Grimwald was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grimwald blocks a head kick by Chim.
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!
Chim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grimwald with the counter takedown but Chim avoids it easily.
Chim throws a series of punches but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimwald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Chim as he checks the leg kick.
Chim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grimwald's head backwards.
Grimwald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chim momentarily.
Chim with a nice cross.
Chim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimwald motions for Chim to come forward. Grimwald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chim attempts a counter takedown but Grimwald avoids it well and moves away.
Grimwald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Chim.
Chim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grimwald feints and then cracks Chim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chim down.
Grimwald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grimwald throws a hook but Chim blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grimwald. That's going to slow Chim down.
Grimwald misses with a low kick.
Grimwald looks to land a left hand but Chim moved out of range nicely.
Grimwald lands the left hand.
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 Borin Chim will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grimwald slips under a jab.
Chim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grimwald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimwald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grimwald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chim.
Chim avoids the body shot from Grimwald.
Chim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Chim.
Chim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Chim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimwald misses with a hook. Chim ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chim 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 Grimwald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grimwald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grimwald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chim is fending him off so far but Grimwald persists. Nope, Chim circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chim misses with a head kick.
Grimwald tries to move into range but Chim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chim throws a nice head kick!
Chim walks into a straight right hand from Grimwald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim lands with a right hand.
Grimwald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chim on the side of the head.
Chim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chim throws a leg kick but Grimwald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimwald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chim misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chim.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimwald 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 Chim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimwald moves away.
Grimwald checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimwald throws out a counter right but Chim avoids it with no problem.
Grimwald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chim.
Chim needs to keep his hands up - Grimwald had a free shot at his head there.
Grimwald throws a leg kick but Chim moved away.
Chim attempts a counter takedown but Grimwald avoids it well and moves away.
Chim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chim throws a leg kick but Grimwald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grimwald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grimwald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chim was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimwald.
Gustav Grimwald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald throws a head kick but Chim moves out of range.
Chim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimwald. Grimwald circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Chim misses.
Good work by Grimwald as he checks the leg kick.
Grimwald scores with the left hand. Chim knows he should have avoided that one.
Chim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimwald. That did some damage!
Grimwald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chim momentarily.
Chim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grimwald looks to score with a jab to the body but Chim is just out of range.
Chim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimwald.
Grimwald misses with a body kick.
Grimwald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chim.
Chim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chim misses with a body shot.
Grimwald tries a quick counter leg kick but Chim is wise to it.
Chim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimwald moves away.
Grimwald misses the jab.
Grimwald avoids the head kick by Chim.
Chim throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Grimwald misses.
Grimwald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chim thows a body kick. Grimwald tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grimwald throws out a leg kick but Chim moves out of range and Grimwald only half commits.
Chim checks a leg kick.
Grimwald just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimwald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimwald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chim misses with a wild body shot.
Grimwald misses with a looping left.
Grimwald avoids the head kick by Chim.
Chim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Grimwald counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Grimwald.
Chim throws a right and a left that Grimwald avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chim slips a jab from Grimwald.
Grimwald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimwald throws a hook but Chim blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald throws a jab but it's blocked by Chim.
Chim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimwald takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grimwald throws a leg kick that misses.
Chim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grimwald.
Chim throws a body shot but no joy.
Chim tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grimwald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chim.
Chim is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimwald closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chim is rocked!
It looks like Borin Chim has been cut.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Chim is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimwald misses with a double jab.
Grimwald throws a hook to the side of Chim's head but Chim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grimwald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chim.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gustav Grimwald.
I think Chim 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Borin Chim!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Borin Chim made sure he mentioned Conquer, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall's entrance music is Kutless - Smile. A fine choice. Ballestrazzi has chosen Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven as his entrance music. Ambrogio Ballestrazzi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballestrazzi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sumrall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ballestrazzi.
Sumrall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ballestrazzi looks to land a left hand but Sumrall moved out of range nicely.
Sumrall throws a counter high kick but Ballestrazzi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sumrall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sumrall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballestrazzi throws out the jab.
Sumrall tries to counter by clinching up but Ballestrazzi breaks away and moves out of range.
Ballestrazzi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ballestrazzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sumrall manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumrall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Ballestrazzi misses.
Sumrall is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Ballestrazzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballestrazzi sizes up Sumrall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ballestrazzi throws a body kick that misses
and Sumrall counters with a nice uppercut.
Ballestrazzi throws a push kick but Sumrall slaps the foot to one side.
Sumrall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi lands with a nice body punch.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballestrazzi misses the target.
Sumrall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ballestrazzi misses with a takedown
and Sumrall counters with a two punch combo.
Ballestrazzi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballestrazzi scores with a jab to the body.
Ballestrazzi misses with a right hand
and Sumrall counters by moving into the clinch.
Ballestrazzi has a couple of punches blocked by Sumrall.
Ballestrazzi misses with the head strike.
Sumrall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but Ballestrazzi blocks it.
Ballestrazzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi blocking some punches.
Sumrall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballestrazzi tries to score a body lock takedown but Sumrall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Sumrall.
Ballestrazzi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sumrall after a bit of a struggle.
Jonah Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ambrogio Ballestrazzi.
Sumrall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballestrazzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Sumrall with a knee to the head.
Sumrall scores with a knee to the head.
Sumrall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballestrazzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall stops a takedown attempt from Ballestrazzi.
Sumrall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballestrazzi's elbow.
Ballestrazzi lands a left hand.
Sumrall scores with a knee to the head.
Ballestrazzi avoiding damage as Sumrall throws knees to the body.
Sumrall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ballestrazzi backwards.
Ballestrazzi misses with the head strike.
Ballestrazzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sumrall backwards.
Sumrall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ballestrazzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumrall misses with a punch to the body.
Ballestrazzi can't break the clinch.
Sumrall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballestrazzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballestrazzi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sumrall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ballestrazzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballestrazzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sumrall.
Ballestrazzi lands a shot to the body.
Sumrall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballestrazzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballestrazzi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sumrall pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi looks to land a body kick but Sumrall moved away.
It looked like Sumrall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ballestrazzi fails with the takedown
and Sumrall counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sumrall missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ballestrazzi fails to land.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sumrall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ballestrazzi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sumrall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ballestrazzi looks winded!
Sumrall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ballestrazzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballestrazzi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sumrall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ballestrazzi throws a body punch but Sumrall moves out of range.
Ballestrazzi shoots in for a takedown but Sumrall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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 Jonah Sumrall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ballestrazzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballestrazzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sumrall was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sumrall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sumrall staying out of range there.
Ballestrazzi throws a front kick that sends Sumrall stumbling back into the cage.
Ballestrazzi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sumrall as he avoids it easily.
Ballestrazzi throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballestrazzi is looking to score with low kicks.
Sumrall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Ballestrazzi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sumrall!
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Ballestrazzi crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Ballestrazzi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sumrall is looking to reverse the position.
Ballestrazzi looks up at the clock and then as Sumrall takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ballestrazzi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Ballestrazzi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sumrall defending against the ground and pound.
Ballestrazzi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ballestrazzi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sumrall sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sumrall tries to buck Ballestrazzi off but Ballestrazzi is having none of it.
Ballestrazzi looking to control but instead Sumrall has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ballestrazzi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi thows a huge punch but Sumrall dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sumrall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ballestrazzi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballestrazzi postures up in Sumrall's guard and throws a big left but Sumrall blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ballestrazzi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ballestrazzi thows a leg kick but Sumrall checks it
and Sumrall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sumrall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballestrazzi.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Ballestrazzi misses.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballestrazzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ballestrazzi throws a head kick that misses
and Sumrall counters with a head kick that drops Ballestrazzi to the mat! Ballestrazzi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi throws a wild body kick that Sumrall sees coming a mile off.
Sumrall throwing a counter right hand but Ballestrazzi manages to avoid it.
Ballestrazzi fails with the takedown.
Ballestrazzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ballestrazzi, as that shot connected.
Ballestrazzi swings for the body but Sumrall moves out of range.
Ballestrazzi lands a lovely overhand right.
Ballestrazzi throws a combination that misses
and Sumrall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ballestrazzi tries to land a front kick but Sumrall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sumrall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballestrazzi.
Sumrall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ballestrazzi manages to circle out of the way.
Ballestrazzi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sumrall is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Sumrall blocks the leg kick.
Ballestrazzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Sumrall as Ballestrazzi shoots in.
Jonah Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ambrogio Ballestrazzi.
Sumrall blocks a jab.
Sumrall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ballestrazzi scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballestrazzi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballestrazzi has his takedown stuffed
and Sumrall counters with a two punch combo.
Ballestrazzi closes the distance and clinches up with Sumrall, looking for a takedown. Ballestrazzi pushes Sumrall against the cage but Sumrall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ballestrazzi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSumrall.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ballestrazzi.
Sumrall blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballestrazzi looks to land a left hand but Sumrall moved out of range nicely.
Ballestrazzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sumrall is just out of range.
Sumrall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ballestrazzi looks for the body kick but Sumrall saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballestrazzi.
Jonah Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballestrazzi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ballestrazzi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sumrall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ballestrazzi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jonah Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ambrogio Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballestrazzi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sumrall counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Ballestrazzi out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Sumrall is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonah Sumrall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinnie Vincent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vincent.
Vincent shoots in and bounces Koch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koch pulls Vincent in close to prevent any damage.
Vincent is working Koch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koch is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koch is pulling down on Vincent's head to control his posture.
Koch working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vincent defends well.
Vincent is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch is adopting a defensive guard.
Vincent trying to control but Koch is working from the bottom.
Vincent throwing strikes from guard but Koch blocks nicely.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koch is trying to control the position but Vincent postures up.
Vincent is fighting to break Koch's control of his arms but Koch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vincent trying to control but Koch is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vincent throwing strikes from guard but Koch blocks nicely.
Koch trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koch throws a hook to the side of Vincent's head but Vincent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Vincent connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koch. Koch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vincent throws an overhand right that lands on Koch's shoulder, as Koch tries to avoid the shot.
Vincent moves out of range of the body kick.
Vincent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vincent.
A little feinted left hand from Koch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Vincent cracks Koch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koch throws a shot to the body.
Koch misses with a looping left.
Koch misses the shot to the body.
Koch swings widly with a right hand
and Vincent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinnie Vincent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vincent swings for the body but Koch moves out of range.
Koch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vincent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vincent scores with a jab. Koch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koch misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch with a hook.
Vincent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Koch misses
letting Vincent counter with a right hand.
Koch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vincent.
Vincent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vincent throws a solid leg kick but Koch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vincent.
Koch tries to land a front kick but Vincent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vincent blocks the body kick.
Vincent blocks the body kick.
Vincent tries to clinch up.
Koch lands a nice looking body kick.
Jacob Koch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vincent lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vincent.
Vincent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koch throws a low kick but Vincent avoids it.
Vincent has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vincent moves out of range as Koch throws a body kick.
Vincent tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vincent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
Koch throws a solid leg kick but Vincent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koch.
Vincent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Koch to the mat! Koch manages to get full guard.
Koch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vincent distracts Koch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koch is controlling Vincent's posture.
Vincent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koch looking to control.
Vincent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vincent dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vincent just manages to avoid it.
Koch tries to land a leg kick but Vincent saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koch. Vincent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koch takes one on the button.
Koch misses with a body shot.
Koch throws a lazy uppercut
and Vincent counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Koch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vincent looks to land a combination. Koch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koch throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Vincent misses.
Koch moves away from the strike by Vincent.
Nice defenses there by Vincent.
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!
Vincent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koch. That did some damage!
Vincent turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vincent lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Vincent.
Koch jabs at Vincent's body.
Koch 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.
Vincent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koch.
Koch misses with a straight right.
Vincent misses with a hook. Koch ducked under it nicely.
Koch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koch scores with a spinning back kick!
Koch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Vincent misses with a looping right.
Koch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vincent finds it's way round the side to connect with Koch's head.
Vincent cracks Koch with a good jab.
A jab from Vincent finds it's way through Koch's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Vincent misses.
Koch misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch throws a wild body kick that Vincent sees coming a mile off.
Vincent dips to his left and cracks Koch with an uppercut!
Koch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vincent blocks a head kick by Koch.
A swing and a miss from Koch.
Vincent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vincent tries to work over Koch's front leg with a kick but Koch checks it.
Koch is looking to chop away at Vincent's legs.
A right-left combo lands from Vincent.
Vincent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vincent misses with a kick to the body.
Koch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vinnie Vincent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koch throws a body punch but Vincent moves out of range.
Koch keeps Vincent at a distance using the push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vincent 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 Koch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vincent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koch can pounce on him.
Koch misses with a lunging right hand
and Vincent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vincent tries a body shot but Koch blocks it.
Koch looking to slow down the pace here.
Vincent lands with a short shot to the head.
Vincent misses with a body punch.
Koch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koch trying to stall but Vincent improves his position.
Koch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koch trying to stall but Vincent improves his position.
Vincent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Koch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vincent is leaning against Koch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vincent wants to stall.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent is looking to take this one to the mat.
Koch stalling in the clinch but Vincent improves position.
Vincent manages to break the clinch.
Vincent lands a lovely overhand right.
Koch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koch doesn't manage to clinch there - Vincent circles away.
Vincent connects with a crisp jab.
Vincent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vincent finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Koch lands.
Vincent lands a nice looking body shot.
Vincent keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vincent blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Koch misses.
Vincent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vincent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vincent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vincent misses with a straight left.
Koch keeps the fight on the outside.
Koch looks for the body kick but Vincent saw that one coming.
Vincent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vincent shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vincent will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vincent moves into the clinch.
Koch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vincent lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koch has had enough of the clinch but Vincent keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koch.
Vincent lands with a short shot to the head.
Vincent prevents a body shot from Koch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vincent breaks from the clinch.
Koch rushes Vincent and presses him up against the cage.
Vincent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koch.
Koch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
Vincent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koch's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Vincent.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Vincent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koch's elbow.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koch is looking to control Vincent's arms but Vincent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koch has his back to the cage.
Vincent tries a body shot but Koch blocks it.
Vincent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vincent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koch prevents the takedown attempt.
Vincent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vincent is working Koch over against the cage.
Koch lands a left hand.
Vincent pushes Koch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vincent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vincent misses with a punch on the inside.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch blocks a body shot from Vincent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vincent scores with a head kick.
Vincent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vincent fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koch.
Koch moves forwards but Vincent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vincent. Koch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Koch.
Vincent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koch doesn't seem bothered though.
Vincent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
Vincent blocks a leg kick.
Koch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vincent.
Koch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vincent is able to avoid easily.
Koch throws a solid leg kick but Vincent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koch.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koch as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Koch.
Vincent avoids the body shot from Koch.
Koch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koch darts in trying to clinch
and Vincent makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jacob Koch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent moves into the clinch.
Vincent can't get the takedown.
Jacob Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vincent lands with a right to the head.
Koch has Vincent pressed against the cage, preventing Vincent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vincent lands with a left to the head.
Vincent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vincent swings widly with a right hand
and Koch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vincent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Vincent slips under a jab.
Vincent dips to his left and cracks Koch with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vincent. Koch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vincent.
Vincent staying out of range there.
Koch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vincent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koch.
Koch connects with a body shot that sends Vincent's belly button to the back.
Vincent ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
Koch misses with an uppercut. Vincent saw that one coming.
Koch throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Vincent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vincent has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Vincent!
After winning the bout, Vinnie Vincent thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slicer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Morbid Angel - Rapture 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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32
264 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
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32
274 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Slicer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slicer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badoyan throws a leg kick but Slicer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Badoyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice jab there from Badoyan.
Slicer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Badoyan.
A swing and a miss from Badoyan.
Nice defenses there by Slicer.
Slicer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badoyan lands a jab to Slicer's midsection.
Badoyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badoyan misses with a kick to the body.
Slicer throws a fast counter high kick but Badoyan manages to duck under it in time.
Slicer checks a leg kick.
Slicer feints a counter leg kick.
Badoyan throws a body punch but Slicer moves out of range.
Badoyan loads up on a big right hand but Slicer slips the punch.
Slicer moves out of range of the body kick.
Slicer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Slicer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badoyan.
Slicer feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slicer slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Badoyan. That snapped Slicer's head back.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses.
Badoyan throws a low kick but Slicer avoids it.
Slicer misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Badoyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slicer throws a chopping leg kick but Badoyan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slicer tries to work over Badoyan's front leg with a kick but Badoyan checks it.
Badoyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slicer just misses with a punch to the body.
Slicer misses with a kick to the body.
Badoyan looks to throw a body kick
and Slicer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Badoyan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slicer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Badoyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badoyan throws out a leg kick but Slicer moves out of range and Badoyan only half commits.
Badoyan avoids the head kick by Slicer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slicer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Badoyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slicer was well out of range. Poor timing from Badoyan.
Slicer ducks under a wild hook from Badoyan.
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!
Slicer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tigran Badoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badoyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Badoyan misses with a low kick.
Badoyan misses with a straight left.
Badoyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slicer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Badoyan throws a series of punches but Slicer avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Slicer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A cross from Badoyan lands.
Slicer misses with an uppercut. Badoyan saw that one coming.
Slicer moves out of range of the body kick.
Slicer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Badoyan blocks it well.
Slicer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Badoyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badoyan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slicer. Slicer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slicer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badoyan at a distance.
Slicer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slicer checks the leg kick.
Badoyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slicer takes a swing at Badoyan's ribcage but misses.
Badoyan misses with an uppercut
and Slicer counters with a leg kick.
Badoyan tries to work over Slicer's front leg with a kick but Slicer checks it.
Badoyan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSlicer.
Slicer sends Badoyan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Slicer is motioning to the referee to let Badoyan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badoyan misses with an uppercut.
Slicer lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Badoyan up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Slicer from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Badoyan's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johny Slicer!
After winning the bout, Johny Slicer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borschev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hanttonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanttonen.
Borschev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hanttonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Borschev's head backwards.
Hanttonen looks to land a right hand but Borschev moved out of range.
Hanttonen misses with an uppercut. Borschev saw that one coming.
Hanttonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Borschev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hanttonen cracks Borschev with a good jab.
Borschev cracks a nice hook into Hanttonen's ribs.
Borschev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borschev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanttonen on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borschev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Borschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Borschev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hanttonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Borschev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanttonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanttonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanttonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borschev is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev throws a body punch but Hanttonen moves out of range.
Hanttonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borschev is out of range.
Hanttonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.
Borschev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Borschev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Borschev throws a counter combo.
Hanttonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Borschev to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borschev.
Hanttonen blocks a head kick by Borschev.
Hanttonen fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanttonen. Borschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borschev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borschev.
A thudding body kick lands there by Borschev!
Hanttonen moves away from the strike by Borschev.
Hanttonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borschev.
Borschev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanttonen looks to land a right hand but Borschev moved out of range.
Hanttonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Borschev checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borschev checks a leg kick.
Hanttonen wants to clinch.
Hanttonen 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.
Borschev throws a push kick but Hanttonen slaps the foot to one side.
Hanttonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Borschev blocks an elbow strike from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen prevents a body shot from Borschev.
Borschev lands an uppercut.
Hanttonen lands a shoulder strike.
Hanttonen lands with a light punch inside.
Hanttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanttonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Borschev.
Borschev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen lands a nice uppercut.
Borschev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Borschev misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Hanttonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hanttonen landing knees to the head.
It looks like Dmitry Borschev has been cut.
Borschev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Borschev blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borschev prevents a body shot from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen blocks an uppercut.
Hanttonen lands an elbow inside that Borschev shrugs off.
Borschev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hanttonen fails to land.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borschev blocks an uppercut.
Hanttonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borschev.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is getting worse.
Borschev working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Borschev.
Borschev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borschev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borschev avoiding damage as Hanttonen throws knees to the body.
Borschev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borschev misses with the head strike.
A short right from Borschev.
Borschev lands a left hand.
Borschev tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Borschev back against the cage.
Borschev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borschev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Borschev misses with a body punch.
Borschev swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borschev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanttonen prevents a body shot from Borschev.
Hanttonen missing with knees to the body.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Borschev controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dmitry Borschev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanttonen throws a chopping leg kick but Borschev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borschev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borschev.
Both fighters circling a little - Borschev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Borschev lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanttonen off the cage and back into range.
Hanttonen misses with a body kick.
Borschev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hanttonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Hanttonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.
A big right from Hanttonen misses.
Hanttonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Borschev. Borschev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Borschev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanttonen tries to bum rush Borschev with a series of wild strikes but Borschev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borschev scores with a push kick.
A cross from Hanttonen lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanttonen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Borschev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Borschev tries to land a front kick but Hanttonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dmitry Borschev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Borschev scores with a four punch combination!
Borschev moves out of range as Hanttonen strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanttonen swings for the body but Borschev moves out of range.
Hanttonen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Borschev scores with a jab to the head.
Borschev works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Borschev.
Hanttonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borschev counters with a straight right hand.
Borschev misses with a body shot
and Hanttonen counters with a straight right hand.
Hanttonen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Borschev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanttonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borschev looks to land a left hand but Hanttonen moved out of range nicely.
Hanttonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hanttonen moves in looking to clinch but Borschev pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev lands a leg kick that knocks Hanttonen off balance momentarily.
Borschev pushes Hanttonen away with a front kick.
Borschev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen avoids the body shot from Borschev.
Hanttonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borschev moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Borschev.
Borschev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Borschev swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanttonen.
Crunch! Hanttonen slams his shin into Borschev's torso.
Hanttonen darts in trying to clinch
and Borschev counters with a body kick.
Hanttonen throws a wild body kick that Borschev sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev moves out of range as Hanttonen throws a body kick.
Hanttonen misses with a straight right.
Hanttonen avoids the body shot from Borschev.
Borschev lands with a straight right. Hanttonen didn't see that one coming.
Hanttonen scores with a hook to the body. Borschev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borschev scores with a head kick. Hanttonen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Borschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanttonen manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Borschev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Borschev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanttonen. Hanttonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanttonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanttonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Borschev throws a front kick aimed at Hanttonen's knee but Hanttonen avoids it well.
Hanttonen avoids a kick to the body.
Hanttonen swings widly with a right hand
and Borschev counters with a low kick, right behind Hanttonen 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanttonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanttonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanttonen.
Borschev checks a low kick from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a shot from downtown. Borschev moves away and avoids it.
Hanttonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Borschev scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanttonen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hanttonen misses with a hook. Borschev ducked under it nicely.
Hanttonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanttonen misses with a left hand
and Borschev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hanttonen throws a shot from downtown. Borschev moves away and avoids it.
Hanttonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borschev throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hanttonen.
Borschev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hanttonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borschev is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Borschev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanttonen misses with an uppercut
enabling Borschev to counter with a crisp jab.
Borschev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanttonen 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.
Hanttonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borschev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanttonen looks to clinch
and Borschev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanttonen misses with a wild body shot.
Borschev misses with a series of wild punches.
Borschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hanttonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Borschev thinks about the counter body kick.
Hanttonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hanttonen misses with a hook.
Borschev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanttonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Hanttonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jeez, Marko Hanttonen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hanttonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That kick from Borschev tenderised Hanttonen's leg. Hanttonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanttonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borschev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanttonen at a distance.
Hanttonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Borschev circles away.
Borschev connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanttonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Borschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanttonen clinches up with Borschev and pushes him back against the cage.
Borschev misses with a body punch.
Hanttonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Borschev misses with some punches.
Borschev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Borschev avoids the damage to the body.
Dmitry Borschev 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanttonen trying to land knees to the body.
Borschev managing to block the knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Borschev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanttonen looking to throw knees to the head but Borschev is blocking nicely.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Borschev avoids the damage to the body.
Marko Hanttonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borschev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanttonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanttonen.
A head punch on the inside from Hanttonen fails to land.
Borschev blocks an uppercut.
Hanttonen tries a knee to the head but Borschev blocks it.
Hanttonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borschev's elbow.
Marko Hanttonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanttonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Hanttonen tries a body shot but Borschev blocks it.
Borschev blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Borschev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borschev lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Hanttonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dmitry Borschev!
A relieved looking Dmitry Borschev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Topi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takala comes to the cage accompanied by Volga. Franco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born Slippy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Begbie Franco has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Takala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takala looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Franco misses with a lunging right hand
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takala connects with a leg kick. Franco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takala throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Takala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takala moves out of range of the strikes.
Takala half committed to a counter leg kick.
Takala gets tackled into the cage by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
Takala lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Franco misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Takala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takala struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Takala on the inside.
Takala misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
Takala misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Franco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Takala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franco cracks Takala with an open hand slap.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Takala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franco throws a hook but Takala blocks it.
Takala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Franco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A clash of legs there as Takala blocks the low kick.
Takala misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franco! But no joy.
Takala wants to land a leg kick but Franco is out of range.
Takala feints and then cracks Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franco down.
Takala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takala throws out a leg kick but Franco moves out of range and Takala only half commits.
Franco just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala misses with a hook.
Takala throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takala swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Takala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takala with a hook.
Franco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takala is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takala.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Takala.
Takala throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takala checks a leg kick.
Takala throws a body shot but no joy.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a head kick that Takala semi-blocks.
Takala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Franco checks it well.
Takala punishes Franco's body with a nice straight punch.
Franco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Takala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takala dodges the punch combination from Franco.
Franco slips a jab from Takala.
As Takala backs off Franco throws a huge counter combo but Takala manages to avoid it all.
Franco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franco misses the shot to the body.
Takala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takala.
Takala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franco can pounce on him.
Takala circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Takala down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takala throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala moves out of range of the body kick from Franco.
Franco lands a nice shot that snaps Takala's head back.
Takala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franco counters with a thumping low kick.
Franco misses with a hook.
Franco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Franco avoids the body shot from Takala.
Franco appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Franco.
Takala lunges at Franco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Franco's hand.
Franco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Franco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takala is looking to score with low kicks.
Franco scores with the left hand. Takala knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Franco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Franco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Topi Takala 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.
A clash of legs there as Takala blocks the low kick.
Franco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Takala throws a shot from downtown. Franco moves away and avoids it.
Takala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Franco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takala misses with a two punch combination.
Takala is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Takala swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala connects with a leg kick. Franco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Topi Takala is winning the standup battle so far.
Franco lands with a nice body punch.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala throws a solid leg kick but Franco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takala.
A clash of legs there as Franco blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Takala fires out a quick counter leg kick but Franco just manages to avoid it.
Franco staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Takala.
A good leg kick by Takala.
Takala misses with a kick to the body.
Takala checks a leg kick nicely.
Franco works Takala's body with a nice hook.
Franco tries to clinch but Takala moves out of range.
Franco moves out of range of the leg kick from Takala.
Takala cracks Franco with a good jab.
Takala really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Takala.
Takala looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Franco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takala is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takala throws out the jab.
Takala lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Franco backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Franco lands a head kick!
Takala misses with a wild body shot.
Franco throws out a counter right but Takala avoids it with no problem.
Takala misses with a looping left.
Franco misses with a wild body shot.
Franco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franco throws the left hand but Takala avoids the punch easily.
Franco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Franco misses with an uppercut.
Takala is looking to counter punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takala.
Takala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Franco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takala finds it's way round the side to connect with Franco's head.
Takala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala blocks a low kick nicely.
Franco blocks a low kick nicely.
Franco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takala.
Takala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Franco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takala is looking to chop away at Franco's legs.
It looks like Takala has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Franco.
Takala misses with a wild body shot.
Franco misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Franco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takala thows a leg kick but Franco checks it
and Franco counters with a nice uppercut.
Franco moves away from the strike by Takala.
Takala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
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!
Franco throws a low kick but Takala avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Takala misses.
Takala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Franco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Franco throws a head kick but Takala moves out of range.
Franco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takala's calf.
Franco throws a jab but it's blocked by Takala.
Takala lands with a right hand.
Takala looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Franco.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco slips a straight right by Takala.
Franco lands with a straight right. Takala didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topi Takala dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Takala scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franco.
Takala misses with a wild body shot.
Takala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takala throws a big shot that misses.
Franco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takala misses with a straight left.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco connects with a leg kick. Takala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Franco takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala 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.
Franco throws a right and a left that Takala avoids nicely.
Takala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Franco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takala.
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takala throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takala just misses with a punch to the body.
Takala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franco is out of range and Takala settles back down.
Franco blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Takala misses its intended target.
Takala misses with a series of wild punches.
Takala swings widly with a right hand
and Franco counters with a nice uppercut.
Takala throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takala throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Takala moves out of range of the leg kick from Franco.
Franco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takala tried to counter with a leg kick but Franco avoided it.
Takala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takala manages to avoid it.
Takala fires out a quick counter leg kick but Franco just manages to avoid it.
Takala connects with a looping right hand.
Takala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Franco throws a body kick that misses.
Takala scores with a punch to the head.
Franco misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Franco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Takala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franco connects with an inside leg kick.
Franco checks a leg kick.
Takala throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a nice body shot.
Franco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takala misses the jab.
Takala works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala checks the leg kick.
Franco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franco at a distance.
Takala misses with a wild body shot.
Franco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takala is out of range.
Takala feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Takala scores with a sloppy right hand. Franco should have avoided that one.
Begbie Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takala scoring well with a low kick there.
Franco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Franco's hands.
A jab from Takala misses.
Franco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco looks to land a combination but Takala avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franco throws a low kick but Takala avoids it.
Franco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco misses with a combination
and Takala counters with a one-two to the body.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco lands a leg kick that knocks Takala off balance momentarily.
Takala lands a head shot.
Franco swings for the body but Takala moves out of range.
Takala connects with a leg kick. Franco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takala lands with a hook. Franco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Franco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franco checks a low kick from Takala.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takala.
Franco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takala.
And that's the end of the fight!
Topi Takala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topi Takala!
An out of breath Topi Takala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff has chosen JAMROCK as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cliff counter with a right hand.
Cliff lands a front kick.
Cliff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen lands with a cross.
Cliff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab by Cliff.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Allen takes a swing at Cliff's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Cliff there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cliff. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cliff.
Cliff thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Cliff.
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!
Nice shot lands for Cliff.
Cliff shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cliff was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cliff tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Allen manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Cliff is trying to control. Allen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cliff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Allen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cliff.
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.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cliff throws a body kick that misses
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cliff steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Cliff misses.
Cliff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut.
Cliff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Allen tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cliff backwards.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Cliff blocks an uppercut.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cliff's elbow.
Cliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen prevents a body shot from Cliff.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Cliff's ribcage. Cliff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Cliff works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cliff fails to land.
Cliff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Cliff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a body punch.
A short left from Allen.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Cliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Allen works on Cliff's body with a couple of short punches.
Cliff lands with a left to the head.
Allen pushes Cliff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Allen lands a left hand.
Allen lands a left hand.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cliff lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen tries to work over Cliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ziggy Cliff 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.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen catches Cliff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Cliff misses.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cliff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Allen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cliff.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cliff.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Cliff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Cliff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cliff throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Jab, jab by Cliff - just one landing.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cliff slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is looking to slow Cliff down with leg kicks.
Allen gets tackled into the cage by Cliff. Cliff maintains the clinch.
Cliff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Barry Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen staying out of range there.
Cliff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cliff avoids the body shot from Allen.
Cliff avoids the body shot from Allen.
Cliff wants to clinch.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen avoids the body shot from Cliff.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Cliff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen throws a leg kick but Cliff sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Allen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cliff lands a high kick!
Allen moves out of range of the body kick from Cliff.
Cliff tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cliff let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Cliff with an uppercut!
A jab from Allen misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Cliff slips the punch.
Cliff misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Cliff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Cliff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Allen takes one to the chin there.
Allen catches Cliff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cliff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
A good leg kick by Cliff.
Cliff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cliff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen drops his hands momentarily and Cliff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Cliff is out of range.
Nice body kick from Cliff.
Cliff rushes Allen and presses him up against the cage.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Cliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
Cliff tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
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 Barry Allen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cliff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Allen checks it well.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Cliff off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Allen misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Cliff.
Allen lands with a good body shot.
Allen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cliff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
Allen scores with a nice right hand.
Cliff slips a jab from Allen.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Allen misses
and Cliff counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff takes the fight into the clinch.
Cliff lands with a left to the head.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cliff scores with a hook to the body.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Cliff pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Cliff tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Allen scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cliff checks a leg kick nicely.
Cliff wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Cliff moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Cliff throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
Cliff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cliff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cliff thows a body kick. Allen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Cliff is out of range.
Cliff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff misses with an uppercut.
Cliff thows a leg kick but Allen checks it
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen blocks a head kick by Cliff.
Allen looks for the body kick but Cliff saw that one coming.
Cliff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen throws a right hand that Cliff ducks under and follows up with a left that Cliff also avoids with ease.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Cliff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cliff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Allen misses with some punches.
Cliff tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cliff misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff working aggressively here.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
Nice body punch from Cliff - that landed with a thud.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Allen.
Cliff lands a body shot.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cliff has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Allen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alexandersson's choice of entrance music: Lasse Dahlquist - Jolly Bob frĺn Aberdeen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26 - 14 - 0 |
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269 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Dobson.
Alexandersson takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Gymer Alexandersson has been cut.
Dobson misses the body punch
and Alexandersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dobson drops his hands momentarily and Alexandersson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Alexandersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexandersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alexandersson scores with a nice head shot.
Dobson cracks Alexandersson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gymer Alexandersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexandersson connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandersson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dobson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dobson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alexandersson scores with a shot to the body.
Dobson feints and then cracks Alexandersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alexandersson down.
Alexandersson sizes up Dobson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alexandersson thumps Dobson with a low kick.
Alexandersson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dobson takes a step back to recover.
Alexandersson gets a clinch.
A short left from Alexandersson.
Alexandersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobson tries a body shot but Alexandersson blocks it.
Alexandersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alexandersson working aggressively here.
Dobson pulls guard effortlessly.
Dobson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alexandersson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexandersson is aware though and is defending well.
Alexandersson passes Dobson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alexandersson content to control rather than advance.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dobson has a hand on Alexandersson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Alexandersson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alexandersson mounts Dobson! Really nice guard pass there!
Alexandersson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dobson wants to hold on but Alexandersson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alexandersson trying to control but Dobson is having none of it.
Alexandersson content just to control the position here.
Dobson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dobson wants to hold on but Alexandersson pushes him away.
Alexandersson content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gymer Alexandersson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alexandersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dobson stalks Alexandersson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alexandersson's face. Alexandersson staggers backwards, shaken.
Alexandersson is looking to slow Dobson down with leg kicks.
Alexandersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexandersson throws a head kick that misses.
Alexandersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexandersson connects with a body shot that sends Dobson's belly button to the back.
Dobson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dobson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alexandersson throws a big shot that misses.
Alexandersson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobson moves out of range of the body kick.
Alexandersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dobson thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandersson throws a hook but Dobson avoids it easily.
Dobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexandersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexandersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dobson doesn't seem bothered though.
Dobson swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexandersson.
Dobson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alexandersson throws a head kick but Dobson moves out of range.
Alexandersson connects with a body shot.
Dobson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alexandersson on the side of the head.
Alexandersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alexandersson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dobson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alexandersson throws a front kick that sends Dobson stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson lands with an overhand left.
Alexandersson looks to throw a body kick
and Dobson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandersson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alexandersson scores with a jab to the body.
Dobson throws a head kick that misses.
Alexandersson 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.
Dobson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dobson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alexandersson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dobson's head.
Alexandersson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alexandersson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dobson will feel that in the morning.
Alexandersson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexandersson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dobson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dobson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alexandersson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dobson, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexandersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dobsons head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson lands a shot to the body.
Alexandersson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dobson or not.
I was talking to Dobson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alexandersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dobson is rocked!
Alexandersson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dobson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Alexandersson is unloading with more strikes now! Dobson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gymer Alexandersson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portier misses with a right hand
and Colon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colon gets tackled into the cage by Portier. Portier maintains the clinch.
Portier can't find room to land a body shot as Colon controls the action.
Portier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colon tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Portier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Colon scores with a hook to the body.
Colon works on Portier's body with a couple of short punches.
Colon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Portier misses with the head strike.
Portier prevents a body shot from Colon.
Portier misses with the head strike.
Colon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portier working aggressively here.
Colon throws a head punch that misses.
Portier misses with a body punch.
Colon tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Colon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Colon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Colon scores with a hook to the body.
Portier lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Portier struggles to land a body shot inside as Colon controls his hands.
Colon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Portier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Colon.
Portier blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Portier as the two fighters clinch.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Colon avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
Colon misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colon.
Colon gets through Portier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Portier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Portier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Colon misses with a punch on the inside.
Colon has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colon prevents a body shot from Portier.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colon lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Portier blocking some punches.
Colon lands a left hand.
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colon's elbow.
Portier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Colon backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Colon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier tries to work over Colon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portier has a couple of punches blocked by Colon.
Colon throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Colon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colon.
Portier tries a body shot but Colon blocks it.
Portier misses with a body punch.
Colon scores with a shot to the side of Portier's head.
Colon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Portier.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portier working aggressively here.
Colon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon blocking some punches.
Colon misses with a body punch.
Colon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portier working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colon.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
Portier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Portier blocks a body shot from Colon.
A head punch on the inside from Portier fails to land.
Colon blocking some punches.
Colon has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
Colon scores with a shot to the side of Portier's head.
Colon tries to throw a body punch but Portier avoids it by throwing Colon back against the cage.
Colon throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Colon misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colon.
Colon blocking some punches.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Colon has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colon's elbow.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Colon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portier blocking some punches.
Colon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Colon misses with the head strike.
Colon blocks a body shot from Portier.
Portier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Still in the clinch, Colon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Colon.
Portier misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Portier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colon struggles to land a body shot inside as Portier controls his hands.
Colon misses with a body punch.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Colon avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
Colon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colon works on Portier's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Colon throws the left hand but Portier avoids the punch easily.
Portier moves out of range as Colon throws a body kick.
Portier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Colon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Portier moves forwards but Colon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Portier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Portier moves into the clinch successfully.
Colon throws a head punch that misses.
Colon blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Colon.
Portier working aggressively here.
Colon lands a hook that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Colon working aggressively here.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colon throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Colon misses with some punches.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
Portier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Colon backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Portier.
Colon misses with a body punch.
Colon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colon.
Colon lands with a short shot to the head.
Colon tries to work over Portier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Portier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colon blocks an uppercut.
Colon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Portier.
Colon scores with a shoulder strike.
Santiago Colon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Portier tries a body shot but Colon blocks it.
Colon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colon tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Colon throws a head punch that misses.
Colon lands a nice shot to the body.
Portier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portier misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Portier as the two fighters clinch.
Colon blocking some punches.
Portier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier has a couple of punches blocked by Colon.
Colon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Portier.
Colon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Colon tries to work over Portier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colon tries to throw a body punch but Portier avoids it by throwing Colon back against the cage.
Colon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Colon.
Colon lands a shoulder strike.
Portier misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colon.
A short right from Colon on the inside.
Colon lands with a left to the head.
Portier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colon's elbow.
Portier misses with some punches.
Portier lands with a short shot to the head.
Colon misses with a punch on the inside.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier misses with a body punch.
Colon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Colon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colon blocks an uppercut.
Portier struggles to land a body shot inside as Colon controls his hands.
Colon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colon lands a hook that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Colon works on Portier's body with a couple of short punches.
Portier prevents a body shot from Colon.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Portier.
Colon misses with the head strike.
Portier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Colon.
Portier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colon lands an uppercut.
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!
Portier can't find room to land a body shot as Colon controls the action.
Colon prevents a body shot from Portier.
Colon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon prevents a body shot from Portier.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portier prevents a body shot from Colon.
Colon tries to work over Portier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Colon backwards.
Colon scores with a shoulder strike.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
Colon lands a body punch.
Colon working aggressively here.
Portier has a couple of punches blocked by Colon.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Colon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Portier fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colon tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Colon.
Colon lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Colon misses with a wild body shot.
Portier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Portier misses
and Colon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Portier wants to clinch.
Colon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Portier loads up on a big right hand but Colon slips the punch.
Portier feints and then cracks Colon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colon down.
Colon catches Portier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Portier's calf.
Portier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colon.
Portier moves out of range of the body kick from Colon.
Nice cross by Colon.
Portier loads up on a big right hand but Colon slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Portier throws a series of strikes that have Colon backpedaling.
Portier moves in looking to clinch but Colon pushes him off.
Portier with a jab.
Portier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Colon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Colon throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Portier misses.
Portier misses with a shot to the body
and Colon counters with a straight right hand.
Portier thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Colon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Portier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Colon, pushing him back against the cage.
Portier lands with a right to the head.
Colon lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Colon on the inside.
Colon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colon misses with a punch on the inside.
Colon tries to work over Portier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Colon.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon misses with a punch on the inside.
Colon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Colon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Portier or not.
A short right from Colon on the inside.
Colon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
A short uppercut from Colon.
Colon scores with a shoulder strike.
Colon scores with a hook to the body.
Colon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Portier blocking some punches.
Colon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Portier struggles to land a body shot inside as Colon controls his hands.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
A right hand to the body from Colon.
Colon lands a shoulder strike.
Colon working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
Colon misses with a punch on the inside.
Colon has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
A head punch on the inside from Portier fails to land.
Portier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portier lands a body shot.
Colon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colon.
Colon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Colon.
Portier is working Colon over against the cage.
Portier presses Colon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Colon throws a head punch that misses.
Colon blocks a body shot from Portier.
Colon is working Portier over against the cage.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
Colon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier blocking some punches.
Colon lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Colon lands an uppercut.
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colon's elbow.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Colon.
Colon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Colon lands with a short shot to the head.
Portier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Colon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colon misses with some punches.
Portier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Portier misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Portier lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon really dominated that round.
That's time! Portier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Portier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colon lands a nice looking body shot.
Colon staying out of range there.
Portier closes the distance and pushes Colon back into the cage.
Colon struggles to land a body shot inside as Portier controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Portier.
Colon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Portier blocks a body shot from Colon.
Colon blocks an uppercut.
Portier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Colon.
Colon working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Colon.
Colon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colon misses with the head strike.
Portier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Colon backwards.
Colon pushes Portier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Portier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colon.
Portier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colon.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colon swings wildly with an uppercut but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Colon.
Portier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Colon gets through Portier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Colon on the inside.
Portier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colon misses with the head strike.
Colon takes a shot to the head.
Portier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
Colon tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Colon has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colon pushes Portier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier misses with some punches.
Colon throws a head punch that misses.
Portier misses with a body punch.
A short right from Colon on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
A right hook to the body lands for Colon.
Colon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Colon fails to land.
A body shot lands from Portier.
Portier blocks an uppercut.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
Colon lands with a right to the head.
Colon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colon lands a nice uppercut.
Portier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Portier lands with a left to the head.
Portier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon blocks a body shot from Portier.
Colon blocks an uppercut.
Colon can't find room to land a body shot as Portier controls the action.
Colon misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Portier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Portier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colon misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colon.
Colon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colon.
Colon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Colon as the two fighters clinch.
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colon's elbow.
A short left from Colon.
Colon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colon scores with a shoulder strike.
Colon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Portier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Colon lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portier misses with a body punch.
Portier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Colon fails to land.
Colon cracks Portier with a nice body shot.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Colon avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
Colon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Portier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colon tries to work over Portier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colon tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Colon tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Portier takes a shot to the head.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portier lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Santiago Colon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Colon moves out of range of the strikes.
Colon dodges the punch combination from Portier.
Portier throws a combination that misses
and Colon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Colon lands a high kick!
Portier tries to clinch up but Colon circles away and keeps his distance.
Portier swings for the body but Colon moves out of range.
Colon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Portier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Portier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Colon throws a lazy right hand but Portier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Portier.
Portier tries to land a front kick but Colon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Colon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Portier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Portier.
Portier moves out of range of the leg kick from Colon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portier.
Portier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colon tries to bum rush Portier with a series of wild strikes but Portier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portier.
Portier doesn't manage to clinch there - Colon circles away.
Portier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Colon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Portier slips a jab from Colon.
Colon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Colon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Portier throws a shot to the body.
Portier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Portier throws a lazy right hand but Colon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Portier.
Colon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Portier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Portier moves in looking to clinch but Colon pushes him off.
Portier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Portier misses the jab.
A jab from Portier misses.
Nice uppercut there from Portier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portier moves into the clinch.
Colon digs a right hand into Portier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Portier's gas tank.
Colon lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Colon.
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.
Colon is leaning against Portier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Colon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colon has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colon.
A shot in the inside from Colon.
Colon lands a shot to the body.
Santiago Colon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Colon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Colon.
Portier misses with some punches.
Colon blocks an uppercut.
Colon can't find room to land a body shot as Portier controls the action.
Colon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Portier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Portier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colon blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Colon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Colon working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colon misses with the head strike.
Portier tries to work over Colon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colon digs a right hand underneath Portier's ribcage. Portier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Linkin Portier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colon struggles to land a body shot inside as Portier controls his hands.
Portier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Colon.
A shot in the inside from Colon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colon lands with a short shot to the head.
Portier misses with the head strike.
A short right from Colon.
Colon struggles to land a body shot inside as Portier controls his hands.
Colon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Colon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Colon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Colon!
Santiago Colon is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Santiago Colon, 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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