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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattia Nicoletti (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mattia Nicoletti!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Nicoletti ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Nicoletti throws a chopping leg kick but Bishop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nicoletti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicoletti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nicoletti throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bishop there.
Nicoletti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicoletti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Nicoletti avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Nicoletti's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicoletti tries to avoid it.
Nicoletti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mattia Nicoletti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop clinches with his opponent.
Nicoletti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Nicoletti.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nicoletti lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those.
Nicoletti tries to stall but Bishop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bishop avoiding damage as Nicoletti throws knees to the body.
Bishop avoiding damage as Nicoletti throws knees to the body.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nicoletti tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nicoletti letting Bishop take a breather here.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
Nicoletti throws an elbow but it misses.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicoletti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti crunches a lovely knee into Bishop's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Nicoletti tries to tie him up.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nicoletti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nicoletti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
A right hook to the body lands for Bishop.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicoletti backwards.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Bishop.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop leaning against his opponent.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nicoletti trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop digs a right hand into Nicoletti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nicoletti's gas tank.
Nicoletti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoiding damage as Nicoletti throws knees to the body.
Nicoletti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Nicoletti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop lands a right hand.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop avoiding damage as Nicoletti throws knees to the body.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Nicoletti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nicoletti is trying to stall.
Nicoletti trying to land knees to the body.
Nicoletti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Nicoletti looks winded!
Nicoletti takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop presses Nicoletti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nicoletti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicoletti backwards.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nicoletti tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nicoletti is rocked!
Nicoletti takes a shot to the head.
Nicoletti is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nicoletti's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nicoletti drops to his knees and Bishop pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Bishop!
A victorious Arthur Bishop thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Strashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzannavabizch has chosen Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE as his entrance music. Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Strashko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzannavabizch takes a swing at Strashko's ribcage but misses.
Strashko staying out of range there.
Uzannavabizch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strashko was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzannavabizch.
Strashko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uzannavabizch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Uzannavabizch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uzannavabizch's coach down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Uzannavabizch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Uzannavabizch 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.
Uzannavabizch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Strashko lands the left hand.
Strashko cracks Uzannavabizch with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Strashko has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Uzannavabizch to stand back up!
Uzannavabizch is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strashko rushes Uzannavabizch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uzannavabizch blocks an uppercut.
Uzannavabizch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strashko breaks from the clinch.
Strashko misses with a body shot.
Strashko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Uzannavabizch counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strashko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uzannavabizchs head.
Uzannavabizch is leaning against Strashko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strashko breaks from the clinch.
Uzannavabizch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strashko throws out a loose jab but Uzannavabizch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uzannavabizch dodges the punch combination from Strashko.
We've been told by Strashko's head coaches at Goons Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strashko misses with a hook. Uzannavabizch ducked under it nicely.
Strashko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uzannavabizch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strashko blocks a body shot from Uzannavabizch.
Strashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch walks into a stiff left hand from Strashko.
Ivan Strashko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzannavabizch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Strashko misses with a hook. Uzannavabizch ducked under it nicely.
Strashko drops Uzannavabizch with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Uzannavabizch looks back up at him and smiles so Strashko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Uzannavabizch is still on wobbly legs! Can Strashko finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Strashko.
Uzannavabizch is not content to let Strashko control the position.
Uzannavabizch manages to get back to half guard.
Uzannavabizch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strashko is working away from the top position though.
Uzannavabizch seems to have recovered his senses.
Uzannavabizch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch has hold of Strashko's hands but Strashko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Uzannavabizch is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch keeping hold of Strashko's head, controlling as best he can.
Uzannavabizch has hold of Strashko's hands but Strashko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Strashko prevents Uzannavabizch from improving his position.
Strashko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strashko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Strashko prevents Uzannavabizch from improving his position.
Uzannavabizch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strashko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Uzannavabizch is looking for a sweep. Strashko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strashko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Strashko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Uzannavabizch is looking to improve his position.
Uzannavabizch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzannavabizch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Strashko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strashko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Strashko wants to get up but he can't break Uzannavabizch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Strashko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Strashko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Uzannavabizch misses with a body shot.
Strashko tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Uzannavabizch manages to circle out of the way.
Strashko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Uzannavabizch counters with a one-two to the body.
Uzannavabizch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strashko missing with a left hand there. Uzannavabizch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uzannavabizch swings for the body but Strashko moves out of range.
Uzannavabizch slips a straight right by Strashko.
Uzannavabizch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Uzannavabizch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strashko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uzannavabizch throws a leg kick but Strashko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Uzannavabizch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Uzannavabizch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzannavabizch walks into a stiff left hand from Strashko.
Uzannavabizch fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Strashko.
Strashko looks to throw the jab but Uzannavabizch is out of range.
Uzannavabizch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strashko manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko closes the distance and clinches.
Strashko misses with some punches.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Strashko is trying to break the clinch but Uzannavabizch is controlling him.
Uzannavabizch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strashko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uzannavabizch misses with the head strike.
Uzannavabizch goes for a takedown attempt but Strashko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzannavabizch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Uzannavabizch looks for the body kick but Strashko saw that one coming.
Uzannavabizch 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uzannavabizch misses with a shot to the body
and Strashko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strashko lands a big uppercut and Uzannavabizch crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Uzannavabizch looks OK. Strashko waves Uzannavabizch back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strashko lands a huge takedown. Uzannavabizch is out but the ref is slow to react and Strashko lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Uzannavabizch lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Strashko!
Ivan Strashko took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Dont mess with cossacks you foolish englishman. And especially dont mess with Viking Cossacks.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson swings for the body but Sotto Jr moves out of range.
Sotto Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Sotto Jr avoids the head kick by Jackson.
It looked like Sotto Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackson.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a head kick but Sotto Jr moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Sotto Jr saw that one coming.
Sotto Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sotto Jr.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sotto Jr swivels and escapes.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sotto Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sotto Jr blocks a jab.
Sotto Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sotto Jr lands a head shot.
Sotto Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Sotto Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Sotto Jr's knee but Sotto Jr avoids it well.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses
and Sotto Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Nice cross by Sotto Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotto Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sotto Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sotto Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sotto Jr checks a leg kick.
Sotto Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sotto Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Sotto Jr throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Sotto Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Sotto Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Umberto Sotto Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Sotto Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sotto Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sotto Jr, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Sotto Jr misses.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Sotto Jr sprawls well.
Sotto Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sotto Jr working aggressively here.
Sotto Jr is working Jackson over against the cage.
Sotto Jr working aggressively here.
Jackson has hold of one of Sotto Jr's legs. Sotto Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Jackson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotto Jr is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Sotto Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Sotto Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 Umberto Sotto Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Sotto Jr didn't see that one coming.
Sotto Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sotto Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Sotto Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sotto Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotto Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotto Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Sotto Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Sotto Jr is controlling well.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sotto Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sotto Jr's back!
Sotto Jr trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sotto Jr is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sotto Jr trying to control the position but Jackson manages to sink in the hooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr tries to escape but Jackson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Donnie Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is trying to control but Sotto Jr is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Sotto Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sotto Jr wants to control the action here but instead Jackson manages to pass to full mount!
Sotto Jr has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Jackson tries to keep control of the position but Sotto Jr is staying busy.
Jackson has the hooks in. Sotto Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jackson is not going to allow Sotto Jr to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr tries to break free.
Jackson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr staying busy and making it hard for Jackson to control.
Jackson gets his hands free as Sotto Jr looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr tries to break free.
Jackson looking for the choke but no joy.
Jackson scores with punches from the back.
Sotto Jr is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Sotto Jr right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson 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!
Sotto Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Sotto Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sotto Jr pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sotto Jr continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sotto Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotto Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sotto Jr avoids the body shot from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson dives in and grabs Sotto Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sotto Jr pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Sotto Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sotto Jr pinned against the cage. Sotto Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Jackson backs away, Sotto Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sotto Jr throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sotto Jr.
Jackson is looking for the big counter here.
Sotto Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sotto Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Umberto Sotto Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sotto Jr misses with a head kick.
Umberto Sotto Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson moves out of range as Sotto Jr strikes.
Sotto Jr throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson tests Sotto Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Sotto Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr with a hook.
Umberto Sotto Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Sotto Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sotto Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sotto Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Umberto Sotto Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Jackson shoots in but Sotto Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sotto Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Sotto Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Umberto Sotto Jr.
I think Sotto Jr 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Pen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Merlin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xantos Aremis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Pen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aremis throws a chopping leg kick but Pen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pen gets tackled into the cage by Aremis. Aremis maintains the clinch.
Pen has a couple of punches blocked by Aremis.
Aremis pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aremis.
Aremis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aremis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Pen.
Aremis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aremis lands a nice shot to the body.
Aremis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Pen.
Aremis stalling in the clinch.
Aremis stops a takedown attempt from Pen.
Aremis crunches a lovely knee into Pen's ribcage.
Pen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Aremis.
Aremis scores with a shot to the side of Pen's head.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen has a couple of punches blocked by Aremis.
Aremis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aremis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aremis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aremis lands a nice uppercut.
Pen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aremis scores with a shoulder strike.
Aremis misses with the head strike.
Aremis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pen is defending well for now.
Aremis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aremis has a couple of punches blocked by Pen.
Aremis lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Aremis on the inside.
Aremis blocks the elbow strike.
Aremis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aremis throws a head kick but Pen moves out of range.
Pen throws a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aremis, right into the meat.
Pen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aremis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pen.
Aremis has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Aremis fails to land.
A short uppercut from Aremis.
Pen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aremis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aremis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Aremis can't fight it off and eventually Pen manages to take the fight to the floor. Aremis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pen looking to sit in guard and control but Aremis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aremis trying to control but Pen is working from the bottom.
Pen wants to sweep but no luck.
Pen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pen has momentary wrist control but Aremis slips an elbow through the middle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pen holds on and takes a little breather.
Aremis wants to control from the top but Pen keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Pen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Aremis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aremis trying to control but Pen is working from the bottom.
Aremis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Aremis wants to control from the top but Pen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aremis is in close to Pen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aremis is one step ahead there.
Aremis lands a couple of elbows.
Aremis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pen is trying to control the position but Aremis postures up.
Aremis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aremis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aremis cracks Pen with a solid left hand.
Aremis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aremis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xantos Aremis dominated that round.
That's time! Aremis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aremis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aremis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aremis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pen circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pen darts in looking for a takedown but Aremis gets double underhooks and turns Pen into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Aremis misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aremis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Pen misses.
Pen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Aremis misses its target.
Aremis rushes Pen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aremis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pen working aggressively here.
Pen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aremis misses with some punches.
Pen looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aremis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aremis scores with a shot to the side of Pen's head.
Pen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis misses with the head strike.
Pen is still on wobbly legs! Can Aremis finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pen.
Aremis tries to land knees in the clinch but Pen avoids the damage to the body.
Aremis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aremis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pen can do to turn this around?
Aremis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aremis lands a big right hand that drops Pen! The killer instinct kicks in and Aremis finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Aremis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xantos Aremis!
During a confident post fight interview, Xantos Aremis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Split Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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179 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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Split Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alvarez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rush misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into side control.
Alvarez is chipping away with strikes.
Rush is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alvarez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Rush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Rush moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Alvarez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rush is rocked!
Alvarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Rush is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alvarez forces his way into half guard.
Alvarez lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Rush! More strikes land and this one is all over! Alvarez jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Alvarez!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlo Alvarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waldemir Warzecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Aurellius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurellius has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marcus Aurellius enters the cage!
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32
203 lbs
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waldemir Warzecha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurellius!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warzecha slips under a jab from Aurellius.
Aurellius scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Waldemir Warzecha has been cut.
Warzecha shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aurellius is trying is best to control the position here.
Warzecha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Warzecha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aurellius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurellius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Warzecha.
Warzecha is nestled in close to Aurellius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurellius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Warzecha postures up in Aurellius's guard and throws a big left but Aurellius blocks it.
Warzecha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Warzecha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurellius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warzecha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Warzecha throws a big right hand that misses.
Warzecha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aurellius wants to sweep here but Warzecha controlling him for the moment.
Warzecha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warzecha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Warzecha throws a big elbow that misses.
Aurellius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warzecha postures up in Aurellius's guard and throws a big left but Aurellius blocks it.
Warzecha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurellius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warzecha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha distracts Aurellius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Warzecha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aurellius wants to sweep but no luck.
Warzecha wants to control from the top but Aurellius keeps moving.
Warzecha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warzecha throws a big right hand that misses.
Warzecha looking to pass the guard.
Warzecha throwing strikes but missing.
Warzecha throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Warzecha looking to sit in guard and control but Aurellius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aurellius pushes down on Warzecha's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Warzecha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warzecha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aurellius wants to control from the top but Warzecha keeps moving.
Warzecha looking for a sweep. Not yet Warzecha, not yet.
Warzecha has his foot on Aurellius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aurellius works his way back into a safe position though.
Aurellius stopping the sweep attempt from Warzecha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha has momentary wrist control but Aurellius slips an elbow through the middle.
Aurellius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aurellius preventing the sweep.
Warzecha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Warzecha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Warzecha keeping moving, preventing Aurellius from controlling successfully.
Aurellius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aurellius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aurellius won't allow Warzecha to sweep him here.
Warzecha keeping moving, preventing Aurellius from controlling successfully.
Aurellius connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warzecha wants to sweep here but Aurellius controlling him for the moment.
Aurellius throwing strikes but missing.
Aurellius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldemir Warzecha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Waldemir Warzecha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aurellius lands with a good body shot.
Warzecha doesn't manage to clinch there - Aurellius circles away.
Warzecha misses with an uppercut. Aurellius saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Aurellius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Warzecha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warzecha looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurellius is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurellius. That's going to slow Warzecha down.
Aurellius slips a jab and a cross from Warzecha.
Warzecha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurellius.
Warzecha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aurellius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Warzecha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aurellius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warzecha takes a swing at Aurellius's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Warzecha misses its intended target.
Aurellius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aurellius lands with a shot to the body.
Aurellius connects with a high kick.
Warzecha scores with a sloppy right hand. Aurellius should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warzecha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aurellius. Aurellius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurellius tries to clinch up.
Aurellius throws a body kick that misses.
Aurellius avoids the body shot from Warzecha.
Aurellius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aurellius throws a push kick but Warzecha slaps the foot to one side.
Warzecha is looking to slow Aurellius down with leg kicks.
Warzecha dips to his left and cracks Aurellius with an uppercut!
Warzecha throws a looping overhand right but Aurellius ducks down to avoid it.
Warzecha tries to clinch up but Aurellius circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Aurellius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Warzecha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurellius can do to turn this around?
Aurellius scores with a body shot.
Aurellius drops his shoulder and cracks Warzecha with a huge uppercut! Warzecha goes down! Can Aurellius finish him?
Warzecha is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurellius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Warzecha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aurellius trying to control the position from guard on top but Warzecha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warzecha seems to have got his legs back now.
Aurellius is stalling in the full guard.
Warzecha seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Warzecha is on top in guard.
Warzecha tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurellius is retaining full guard.
Warzecha throws a big elbow that misses.
Warzecha trying to control but Aurellius is working from the bottom.
Warzecha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Warzecha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Warzecha trying to control but Aurellius is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzecha throws a strike but Aurellius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aurellius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aurellius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Warzecha keeping moving, preventing Aurellius from controlling successfully.
Aurellius lands a couple of digs.
Warzecha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aurellius throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurellius won't allow Warzecha to sweep him here.
Aurellius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Warzecha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Warzecha looking for a guillotine here but Aurellius defends easily.
Warzecha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warzecha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Warzecha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aurellius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Warzecha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Warzecha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Aurellius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Waldemir Warzecha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Aurellius looks to land a body kick but Warzecha moved away.
Aurellius throws a wild body kick that Warzecha sees coming a mile off.
Aurellius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warzecha rather than just go for the knockout.
Warzecha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurellius connects with a leg kick. Warzecha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aurellius drives through and clinches with Warzecha against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aurellius.
Aurellius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurellius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Warzecha goes for a takedown attempt but Aurellius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aurellius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Warzecha at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurellius throws a head kick that misses.
Marcus Aurellius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warzecha misses with a head kick.
Aurellius tries to counter by closing the distance.
Aurellius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Warzecha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldemir Warzecha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warzecha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warzecha tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurellius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurellius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick from Warzecha misses.
Crunch! Aurellius slams his shin into Warzecha's torso.
Aurellius connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Aurellius throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Warzecha is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcus Aurellius!
Marcus Aurellius spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Waldemir Warzecha spoke after the fight, saying 'He is a tough opponent and I thought I would do better than I did. I've got the skills but tonight wasn't my night. Congrats Man.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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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
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stone Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Geissen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
Geissen 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.
Nice defenses there by Kirby.
Geissen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Geissen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kirby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Geissen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Kirby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big left from Geissen misses.
Kirby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geissen.
Geissen misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Geissen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirby.
Kirby throws a low kick but Geissen moves out of range easily.
Kirby throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kirby. That one must have hurt.
Kirby feints and then cracks Geissen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Geissen down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Geissen checks a low kick from Kirby.
It seemed like Geissen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kirby slips under a jab from Geissen.
Kirby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Geissen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geissen misses with a hook
and Kirby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Geissen throws a leg kick
and Kirby counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Geissen.
Geissen misses the body punch
and Kirby counters with a right hand to the body.
Kirby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Geissen misses with a body kick.
Kirby closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby lands a nice uppercut.
Kirby tries to work over Geissen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Geissen fails to land.
Kirby misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Geissen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Geissen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirby.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Geissen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby lands with a right to the head.
Geissen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Geissen.
Geissen blocking some punches.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
Geissen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geissen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirby avoids a wild elbow strike from Geissen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geissen.
Geissen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Geissen has a couple of punches blocked by Kirby.
A head punch on the inside from Kirby fails to land.
Geissen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirby tries a body shot but Geissen blocks it.
Kirby is pushing Geissen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Kirby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Geissen working aggressively here.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Kirby.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby misses with a punch to the body.
Geissen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Geissen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geissen working aggressively here.
Kirby works on Geissen's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kirby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Geissen's brow.
Geissen lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen stalling in the clinch but Kirby improves position.
The referee calls for Kirby to work.
Geissen misses with an elbow over the top.
Kirby lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Kirby throws a punch but it's blocked by Geissen.
Kirby stalling in the clinch but Geissen improves position.
Kirby lands a right hand.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
Geissen misses with some punches.
Kirby swings wildly with an uppercut but Geissen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geissen's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Geissen 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.
Geissen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Geissen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Kirby there.
Shawn Geissen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Geissen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kirby tries to clinch but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirby.
Kirby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Geissen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirby scrambles back to his feet.
Geissen throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Geissen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shawn Geissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Geissen misses.
Geissen misses with a straight left.
Geissen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geissen throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
It looked like Kirby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Geissen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby moves forwards but Geissen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick
letting Geissen counter with a right hand.
Kirby staying out of range there.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirby tests Geissen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Geissen, as that shot connected.
Geissen scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geissen. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kirby with a body shot.
Geissen throws a head kick but Kirby moves out of range.
It looked like Kirby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Geissen.
Kirby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Geissen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Geissen backs away, Kirby returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Geissen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirby 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Geissen.
Geissen throws an overhand right that lands on Kirby's shoulder, as Kirby tries to avoid the shot.
Geissen misses with an uppercut. Kirby saw that one coming.
Geissen moves out of range of the body kick from Kirby.
Geissen scores with a hook to the body. Kirby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Geissen misses with a straight left.
Geissen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirby throws a big counter combination but Geissen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Geissen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geissen scores with a shot to the body.
Kirby throws out a powerful jab.
Geissen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirby.
Nice shot by Kirby.
Kirby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Geissen slips a jab and a cross from Kirby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Geissen throws a right and a left that Kirby avoids nicely.
Kirby lands with a shot to the body.
Kirby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Geissen.
Geissen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kirby with a body shot.
Geissen throws a shot from downtown. Kirby moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Geissen misses.
Kirby slips under a jab from Geissen.
Nice shot lands for Geissen.
Geissen misses the shot to the body.
Geissen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
Geissen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Geissen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirby.
Kirby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kirby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen takes one to the side of the head.
Kirby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirby misses with a body shot.
Geissen misses with a wild body shot.
Geissen avoids the head kick by Kirby.
Kirby wants to clinch.
Kirby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kirby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Geissen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Geissen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Geissen throws a leg kick but Kirby checks it.
Kirby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Geissen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geissen misses with an uppercut
and Kirby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geissen sizes up Kirby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Geissen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Geissen.
Geissen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kirby throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
Kirby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Geissen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Geissen misses with an uppercut
and Kirby counters with a left to the body.
Geissen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen throws a body punch but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby is looking to counter punch.
Jab by Geissen.
Geissen sizes up Kirby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kirby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Geissen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen lunges at Kirby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kirby's hand.
Geissen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Geissen to score with a decent uppercut.
Geissen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirby.
Kirby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
Geissen swings widly with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a low kick, right behind Geissen 's knee.
Kirby slips a straight right by Geissen.
Geissen cracks Kirby with a good jab.
Geissen lands the left hand.
Kirby on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.
Geissen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Geissen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stone Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby scores with a hook to the body. Geissen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kirby connects with a crisp jab.
Geissen takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Geissen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geissen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Geissen cracks Kirby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kirby misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geissen. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Kirby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Geissen.
Geissen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirby.
Geissen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick and Geissen moves out of range easily.
Geissen jabs at Kirby's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen misses with a looping right.
Kirby half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kirby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geissen.
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirby rushes Geissen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Kirby.
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kirby lands with a right to the head.
Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Geissen's head.
A head punch on the inside from Geissen fails to land.
Kirby lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geissen.
Kirby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kirby takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a punch on the inside.
Geissen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby misses with a body punch.
Shawn Geissen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Geissen avoids the elbow strike from Kirby, against the cage.
Kirby working aggressively here.
Geissen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Geissen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geissen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
Geissen gets through Kirby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but Geissen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Geissen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Geissen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Geissen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Geissen!
After the fight, Shawn Geissen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Worries. The crowd seem to be enjoying Valente's choice of entrance music: "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Lazarus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St Lazarus connects with a looping right hand.
Valente slips a jab and a cross from St Lazarus.
Valente uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Lazarus.
Valente looks to land a combination. St Lazarus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valente connects with a body shot.
St Lazarus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valente connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Lazarus. St Lazarus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valente misses with a hook.
Valente connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valente, as that shot connected.
Valente lands an overhand right.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Valente counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Lazarus throws a series of punches but Valente avoids them all with ease.
Valente checks a leg kick nicely.
St Lazarus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valente 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.
Valente scores with a jab to the body.
Valente lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a right and a left that Valente avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valente clinches.
St Lazarus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Lazarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valente's elbow.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Valente pushes St Lazarus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from St Lazarus fails to land.
Valente working aggressively here.
St Lazarus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valente smiles and moves away.
Valente moves out of range of the strikes.
Valente dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Lazarus. That did some damage!
Valente has closed the distance and engaged St Lazarus in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valente throws an elbow but misses.
St Lazarus breaks from the clinch.
Valente wants to clinch.
Valente listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valente.
St Lazarus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Valente is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St Lazarus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Valente.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Valente looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Valente.
St Lazarus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
St Lazarus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valente tries a quick counter leg kick but St Lazarus is wise to it.
St Lazarus lands a leg kick that knocks Valente off balance momentarily.
Valente drives through and clinches with St Lazarus against the cage.
St Lazarus prevents a body shot from Valente.
St Lazarus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valente is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valente blocks a body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valente is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valente controlling the action here for a moment.
Valente throws an elbow that misses.
Valente lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus is working for takedown but Valente is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Lazarus misses with a punch to the body.
Valente misses with some punches.
Valente tries to throw a body punch but St Lazarus avoids it by throwing Valente back against the cage.
Valente working aggressively here.
St Lazarus dodges an elbow strike from Valente.
Valente pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valente blocks a body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus working aggressively here.
Valente tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valente lands a nice uppercut.
St Lazarus misses with a punch to the body.
Valente swings wildly with an uppercut but St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Lazarus blocks the elbow strike.
Valente misses with a punch on the inside.
Valente just leaning against St Lazarus, taking a breather.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Valente.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot to the body.
Valente scores with a shot to the side of St Lazarus's head.
St Lazarus breaks the clinch.
St Lazarus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Valente.
St Lazarus jabs Valente to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Valente.
St Lazarus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Lazarus slips under a jab from Valente.
St Lazarus avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick by Valente misses
and St Lazarus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Lazarus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Lazarus slips a straight right by Valente.
St Lazarus avoids the head kick by Valente.
St Lazarus avoids the body shot from Valente.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlinhos Valente dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Valente.
A counter left hand to the body from St Lazarus misses its target.
St Lazarus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valente ducks under a wild hook from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus takes one on the button.
St Lazarus takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Lazarus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valente.
St Lazarus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Lazarus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valente under the eye.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valente takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valente has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valente tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valente gets a clinch.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
St Lazarus jumps guard but Valente turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St Lazarus goes for a takedown attempt but Valente pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valente swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Lazarus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Valente misses the target.
St Lazarus misses with a leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body kick.
St Lazarus throws a chopping leg kick but Valente manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Lazarus 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.
St Lazarus cracks a nice hook into Valente's ribs.
St Lazarus slips under a jab from Valente.
St Lazarus scores with a hook to the body. Valente takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valente.
St Lazarus throws a hook but Valente blocks it.
Valente looks to throw the jab but St Lazarus is out of range.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Valente bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head.
St Lazarus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Lazarus scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valente moves out of range as St Lazarus strikes.
Valente lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Valente.
Valente dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Lazarus thuds a left hand into Valente's body.
St Lazarus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valente doesn't seem bothered though.
Valente connects with a nice looking jab.
St Lazarus jabs Valente right on the nose. Valente blinks but takes it well.
St Lazarus throws a lazy right hand but Valente sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Lazarus cracks a nice hook into Valente's ribs.
Valente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Lazarus.
Valente clinches up with St Lazarus and pushes him back against the cage.
Valente looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valente throws an elbow but misses.
Valente lands a left hand.
St Lazarus lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
Valente lands with a light punch inside.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus blocking some punches.
St Lazarus working hard to break the clinch.
Valente gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St Lazarus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Lazarus jumps guard but Valente turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St Lazarus can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
St Lazarus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valente gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Lazarus is looking to wear down Valente with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Lazarus gets tackled into the cage by Valente. Valente maintains the clinch.
St Lazarus can't get the takedown.
St Lazarus gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Valente wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus works his way into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valente is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Valente gets back to half guard.
St Lazarus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valente wants to improve his position but St Lazarus is controlling well.
Valente is defending against the submission attempts here by St Lazarus.
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 Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Valente tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Lazarus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valente moves away from the strike by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus thuds a left hand into Valente's body.
A slow jab from St Lazarus misses its intended target.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Lazarus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valente.
St Lazarus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valente.
St Lazarus staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Valente's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
Valente doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Lazarus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valente takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente defending well as St Lazarus loads up on a big left hand.
St Lazarus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Lazarus looks to land a right hand but Valente moved out of range.
St Lazarus lands a nice hook to Valente's body. Valente takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valente displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valente misses with a right hand
and St Lazarus counters with a leg kick.
St Lazarus lands a glancing blow to the side of Valente's head.
St Lazarus takes one on the button.
St Lazarus misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Valente releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Valente misses.
Valente lands with a straight right. St Lazarus didn't see that one coming.
Valente clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valente working aggressively here.
St Lazarus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valente doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Lazarus!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirk St Lazarus is winning the standup battle so far.
St Lazarus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valente misses the body punch
and St Lazarus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valente lands a leg kick that knocks St Lazarus off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Valente misses
and St Lazarus counters with a low kick, right behind Valente 's knee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valente 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 St Lazarus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Lazarus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Lazarus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valente shoots in but no luck this time.
St Lazarus scoring well with a low kick there.
Valente tries to clinch but St Lazarus is having none of it.
St Lazarus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valente throws an off balance right hand
and St Lazarus counters with a nice body shot.
St Lazarus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valente gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valente wants to get back to striking at distance but St Lazarus won't allow it.
Valente works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Lazarus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valente avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Lazarus misses with the head strike.
Valente's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valente creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Valente.
Valente lands with a light punch inside.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Valente controls his hands.
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Valente.
Carlinhos Valente seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valente comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kirk St Lazarus has been cut.
Valente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by St Lazarus.
Valente can't find room to land a body shot as St Lazarus controls the action.
St Lazarus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valente pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Valente.
Valente tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Lazarus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valente catches St Lazarus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As St Lazarus backs off Valente throws a huge counter combo but St Lazarus manages to avoid it all.
St Lazarus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valente has St Lazarus up against the cage in a clinch.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Lazarus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Valente is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Lazarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valente lands a nice elbow.
Valente lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
Valente throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from St Lazarus as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valente tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valente fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Lazarus manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirk St Lazarus.
I think St Lazarus 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, enter sandman by metallica. The crowd seem to be enjoying Setright's choice of entrance music: The Dagger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jai Setright!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Setright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Setright.
Frost drives through and clinches with Setright against the cage.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Frost.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Setright throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Setright misses with some punches.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Setright is trying to break free.
Setright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Setright is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frost.
Setright blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Frost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Setright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost forces Setright back against the cage and clinches.
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright prevents a body shot from Frost.
Setright can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Setright tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Setright back against the cage.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Setright blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost throws an elbow but it misses.
Setright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frost is keeping busy.
Frost misses with an elbow strike.
Setright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost digs a right hand underneath Setright's ribcage. Setright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Setright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Setright has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Frost seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Setright can turn it around.
Setright misses with a knee to the head.
Frost lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
A short right from Frost.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Setright looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Setright blocks an elbow strike.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Setright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Setright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Setright's defenses.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Setright shrugs off.
Setright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Setright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Setright in his tracks for a moment.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Frost.
Setright avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Setright breaks from the clinch.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Setright tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Setright dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Setright lands a shot to the body.
Setright breaks the clinch.
Setright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frost is looking to clinch but Setright is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Setright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Setright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost forces Setright back against the cage and clinches.
Setright takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost dodges an elbow strike from Setright.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Setright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Setright.
Setright just leaning against Frost, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost prevents a body shot from Setright.
Frost avoiding damage as Setright throws knees to the body.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Setright working aggressively here.
Setright manages to break the clinch.
Frost moves to clinch but Setright breaks away
and Setright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Setright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frost.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost staying out of range there.
Frost rushes Setright and presses him up against the cage.
Setright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Setright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pegg Frost dominated that round.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Setright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Setright misses with a head kick.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Setright circles away.
Frost clinches up with Setright and pushes him back against the cage.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
Frost prevents Setright from breaking the clinch.
Setright dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost tries a body shot but Setright blocks it.
Setright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Setright managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Setright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Setright.
Frost prevents a body shot from Setright.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Setright is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Setright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Setright fails to land.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost tries to work over Setright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Setright lands a nice uppercut.
Setright scores with a hook to the body.
Setright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frost in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Setright lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frost or not.
Setright lands a nice knee to the body.
Setright lands with a right to the head.
Setright lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Setright lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Setright backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Setright.
Setright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
A short left from Setright.
Setright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Setright blocks the elbow strike.
Setright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Setright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Setright lands a shot to the body.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Setright is blocking nicely.
Setright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Setright there.
Frost closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Setright tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jai Setright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Setright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Setright throws a front kick aimed at Frost's knee but Frost avoids it well.
Setright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Frost wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants to clinch.
Setright lands a body shot.
Frost closes the distance and pushes Setright back into the cage.
Setright is trying to stall.
Setright taking a breather.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Setright shrugs off.
Setright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Setright breaks the clinch.
Setright misses with a combination
and Frost counters with a series of strikes. Setright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frost tries to clinch but Setright moves out of range.
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Setright lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Setright misses with a two punch combination.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Setright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Setright 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 Frost has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frost and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Frost misses its target.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Setright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Setright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Setright pushes him off.
Setright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Setright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Frost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Setright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frost is looking to clinch but Setright is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Setright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Setright swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Frost clinches up against the cage.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Setright's efforts to push away.
Setright blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Setright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frost in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Frost on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Setright throws an elbow but it misses.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Setright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Setright manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Setright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frost tries to clinch but Setright moves out of range.
Setright lands a jab to the head.
Setright feints and then cracks Frost's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frost down.
Frost takes the fight into the clinch.
Setright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost 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.
Setright tries a head kick but it misses.
Setright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frost is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Setright moves away.
Setright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost wants to land a leg kick but Setright is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pegg Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Setright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Setright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Setright.
Frost tries to clinch up
enabling Setright to counter with a crisp jab.
Setright dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Setright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Setright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Setright misses the target.
Frost drives through and clinches with Setright against the cage.
Setright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Setright misses with the head strike.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Frost crunches a lovely knee into Setright's ribcage.
Setright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A frustrated look appears on Setright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Setright shrugs off.
Setright landing knees to the head.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Setright blocks it.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Setright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Setright breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Setright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Setright.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Setright fails to land with a series of punches.
Setright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Setright cracks the inside of Frost's front leg.
Setright lands a jab.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frost lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Setright really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Setright throws a lazy head kick
and Frost counters with a right hand to the body.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Setright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Setright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Setright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost gets a clinch.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Frost throws an elbow but it misses.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Setright avoids the damage to the body.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Frost.
Frost crunches a lovely knee into Setright's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Setright is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Frost lands a knee to the head.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Setright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright works the jab nicely.
Setright tries to work over Frost's front leg with a kick but Frost checks it.
Frost throws a big counter combination but Setright scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Setright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost tries to clinch but Setright is having none of it.
Setright slips under a jab from Frost.
Frost keeps the fight on the outside.
Setright swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Setright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Setright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost wants to clinch up but Setright keeps it at a distance.
Frost throws a head kick but Setright moves out of range.
Setright cracks Frost with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost darts in trying to clinch
enabling Setright to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Setright pushes him off.
Frost throws a head kick but Setright moves out of range.
Frost's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Setright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frost scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Setright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frost is rocked!
Setright feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Frost crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jai Setright!
Jai Setright is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Jai Setright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uebishe Lesnoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnoe comes to the cage accompanied by It's On!. Senko has chosen will.i.am T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uebishe Lesnoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aigars Senko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senko moves out of range as Lesnoe strikes.
Aigars Senko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senko checks a leg kick.
Lesnoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Senko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lesnoe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lesnoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Senko.
Senko avoids a kick to the body.
Senko tries to clinch but Lesnoe moves out of range.
Senko throws a head kick that misses
and Lesnoe counters with a nice leg kick.
Lesnoe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnoe slips under a jab.
Senko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Lesnoe fails to land.
Senko misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lesnoe.
A short right from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Senko jumps guard but Lesnoe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Senko blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lesnoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Senko being controlled against the cage.
Lesnoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lesnoe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Senko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lesnoe blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe tries a body shot but Senko blocks it.
Lesnoe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Senko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lesnoe can't fight it off and eventually Senko manages to take the fight to the floor. Lesnoe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lesnoe trying to keep a closed guard but Senko is proving a slippery customer.
Lesnoe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Senko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lesnoe looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Senko has picked Lesnoe up and slammed him! Lesnoe can't keep hold of the triangle and Senko manages to pass to side control!
Lesnoe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe tries to roll over but Senko keeps him under control.
Senko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lesnoe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Senko is working away from the top position though.
Lesnoe tries to get to full guard but Senko has control of the leg.
Senko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lesnoe is looking to improve his position.
Senko is taking a breather. Lesnoe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lesnoe gets full guard.
Lesnoe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Senko is aware though and is defending well.
Senko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesnoe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnoe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnoe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Senko is aware though and is defending well.
Lesnoe is trying to control the position but Senko postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnoe has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Senko is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lesnoe.
Lesnoe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Uebishe Lesnoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Senko has a takedown stuffed.
Senko throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Lesnoe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lesnoe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Senko defends it nicely.
Senko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Senko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senko throws an elbow that misses.
Senko lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Senko as the two fighters clinch.
Senko breaks the clinch.
Senko tests Lesnoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe misses with a looping left.
Lesnoe defending well as Senko loads up on a big left hand.
Senko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lesnoe.
Senko just misses with a punch to the body.
Senko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lesnoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Senko.
Lesnoe jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Senko scores with a body shot.
Lesnoe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick from Lesnoe misses.
Senko tries to bum rush Lesnoe with a series of wild strikes but Lesnoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Senko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Lesnoe. Those never looked like landing.
Lesnoe looks to land a body kick but Senko moved away.
Senko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lesnoe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senko is looking to clinch but Lesnoe is avoiding it.
Lesnoe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Senko blocks a jab.
Senko throws a body shot but no joy.
Lesnoe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Senko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnoe.
Lesnoe blocks the body kick.
Lesnoe tries to land a leg kick but Senko saw it coming and moves away.
Senko throws a low kick, looking for Lesnoe's leg but Lesnoe calmly moves out of range.
Senko lands a jab to Lesnoe's midsection.
Lesnoe blocks a head kick by Senko.
Lesnoe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Senko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Senko thows a leg kick but Lesnoe checks it
letting Lesnoe counter with a right hand.
Senko throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnoe's shoulder, as Lesnoe tries to avoid the shot.
Senko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Senko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lesnoe throws a sloppy head kick and Senko moves out of range easily.
Senko throws out a counter right but Lesnoe avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko misses with a left hand
and Lesnoe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Senko connects with a single shot there.
Senko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Senko jabs at Lesnoe's body.
Lesnoe tries to score with a low kick but Senko moves his leg out of the way.
Lesnoe cracks Senko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Senko misses with the combination.
Lesnoe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lesnoe looks for the body kick but Senko saw that one coming.
Senko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Senko throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnoe moves out of range easily.
Senko swings for the body but Lesnoe moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lesnoe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnoe throws an off balance right hand
and Senko counters with a left and a right that stings Lesnoe.
Lesnoe misses with a body shot.
Lesnoe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Senko connects with a jab.
Lesnoe misses with a straight left.
Lesnoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Senko lands.
Lesnoe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lesnoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Senko manages to avoid it.
Lesnoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Senko manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Senko.
Senko lands a leg kick that knocks Lesnoe off balance momentarily.
Jab from Senko.
Senko misses with a hook. Lesnoe ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aigars Senko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Senko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lesnoe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Senko is aware though and is defending well.
Lesnoe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Senko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Senko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lesnoe is looking for a triangle but Senko pushes his legs off easily.
Lesnoe is trying to keep Senko in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senko wants to control from the top but Lesnoe keeps moving.
Lesnoe keeping full guard, as Senko tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Senko is now in half guard.
Senko not doing much here.
Senko is looking to pass Lesnoe's guard but actually Lesnoe recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Senko trying to control but Lesnoe is working from the bottom.
Lesnoe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Senko defends it easily.
Senko postures up in Lesnoe's guard and throws a big left but Lesnoe blocks it.
Lesnoe trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko avoids the body shot from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Senko with a hook.
Senko throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnoe moves out of range easily.
Senko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnoe manages to avoid it.
Lesnoe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lesnoe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Senko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnoe.
Senko throws out a loose jab but Lesnoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnoe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lesnoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Senko is just out of range.
Senko misses with a low kick as Lesnoe jumps back.
Lesnoe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lesnoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Senko throws a leg kick
and Lesnoe counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Senko ducks under a wild hook from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Senko just misses with a punch to the body.
As Senko backs away, Lesnoe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lesnoe tries to clinch up but Senko circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnoe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lesnoe misses with a straight right.
Senko moves out of range of the body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Senko is looking to land body kicks.
Senko avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Uebishe Lesnoe did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Lesnoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Senko throws a nice head kick!
Senko throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnoe moves out of range easily.
Senko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lesnoe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lesnoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lesnoe lands with a slapping head kick.
Senko is rocked!
Senko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnoe throws out the jab.
Senko is still on wobbly legs! Can Lesnoe finish him?
Lesnoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lesnoe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Senko seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senko ducks under a wild hook from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Senko moves away.
Senko tries to counter with a clinch but Lesnoe shakes him off and moves away.
Senko throws a head kick but Lesnoe moves out of range.
Lesnoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senko throws a wild body kick that Lesnoe sees coming a mile off.
Lesnoe throwing a counter right hand but Senko manages to avoid it.
Senko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Senko.
Lesnoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Senko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Senko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Senko.
Lesnoe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Senko thuds his right hand into Lesnoe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Senko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lesnoe tries to clinch but Senko is having none of it.
Senko tries to counter with a clinch but Lesnoe shakes him off and moves away.
Senko with a jab.
Senko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lesnoe misses.
Senko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lesnoe avoids a kick to the body.
Lesnoe 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnoe scores with a nice strike.
Senko throws the kick towards the body but Lesnoe avoids it.
Senko tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesnoe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lesnoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lesnoe throws a push kick but Senko slaps the foot to one side.
Senko with the counter takedown but Lesnoe avoids it easily.
Lesnoe lands a head shot.
Senko throws a body kick that misses.
Lesnoe throws a sloppy head kick and Senko moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesnoe wants to clinch.
Lesnoe blocks a head kick by Senko.
Lesnoe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lesnoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Senko.
Lesnoe blocks a head kick by Senko.
Senko misses with a shot to the body
and Lesnoe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Senko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesnoe's calf.
Lesnoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Lesnoe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lesnoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Senko.
Lesnoe scores with a hook.
Lesnoe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnoe avoids a kick to the body.
Senko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lesnoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Senko.
Senko throws a front kick aimed at Lesnoe's knee but Lesnoe avoids it well.
Lesnoe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Senko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick but Senko checks it.
Senko misses with a kick to the body
and Senko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Senko lands a jab to Lesnoe's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aigars Senko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Senko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lesnoe.
Senko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Senko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Senko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnoe.
Aigars Senko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lesnoe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lesnoe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Senko is able to avoid easily.
Senko misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnoe misses with a head kick.
Senko blocks the body kick.
Senko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lesnoe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Senko does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Lesnoe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnoe misses with a body shot.
Senko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Senko is looking to slow Lesnoe down with leg kicks.
Senko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lesnoe's head.
Lesnoe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesnoe tests Senko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lesnoe.
Senko throws a front kick that sends Lesnoe stumbling back into the cage.
Lesnoe moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Senko's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Senko swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Senko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lesnoe walks away with a smile on his face. Senko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Lesnoe does no damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Senko or perhaps it was just good defense by Lesnoe, which made it look bad.
Senko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesnoe. That did some damage!
Lesnoe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Senko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Senko checks a leg kick.
Senko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lesnoe.
Senko misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko checks a low kick from Lesnoe.
Senko cracks Lesnoe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lesnoe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lesnoe avoids the head kick by Senko.
As Senko backs away, Lesnoe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe misses with a two punch combination.
Senko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lesnoe defends it well.
Senko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnoe.
Senko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Senko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lesnoe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lesnoe misses with an uppercut.
Lesnoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Lesnoe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Senko fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnoe lands a jab to Senko's midsection.
Senko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Senko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lesnoe.
Senko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Senko swings for the body but Lesnoe moves out of range.
Lesnoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Senko throws a nice looking combination but Lesnoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Senko is looking to chop away at Lesnoe's legs.
Lesnoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Senko slips a straight right by Lesnoe.
A nice side step and Senko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Uebishe Lesnoe.
I think Lesnoe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aigars Senko!
Aigars Senko is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Aigars Senko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Uebishe Lesnoe was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats, my man. '.
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