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ROV 63 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Funnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alerso Giovea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funnie comes to the ring accompanied by Doug Theme Song. Doug Funnie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doug Funnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alerso Giovea!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovea missing with a left hand there. Funnie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giovea throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Funnie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Funnie drives through and clinches with Giovea against the ropes.
Giovea lands a shoulder strike.
Funnie lands a body punch.
Giovea effectively controlling the action here.
Funnie lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Funnie.
Giovea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giovea is trying to maintain a safe position but Funnie gets an underhook and turns Giovea into the ropes.
Funnie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giovea pushes Funnie back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Funnie tries a body shot but Giovea blocks it.
Funnie has a couple of punches blocked by Giovea.
Giovea blocking some punches.
Giovea scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Funnie.
Funnie working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funnie working aggressively here.
Funnie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giovea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funnie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Funnie scores with a shot to the side of Giovea's head.
Giovea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funnie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giovea lands with a short shot to the head.
Giovea is looking to control Funnie's arms but Funnie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giovea has his back to the ropes.
Funnie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giovea backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Giovea.
Funnie works on Giovea's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Funnie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Giovea.
Funnie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giovea looking to stall.
Funnie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funnie lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Funnie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giovea jumps guard and drags Funnie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Giovea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giovea looking to control.
Funnie preventing the sweep.
Funnie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Giovea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Funnie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Funnie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Giovea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funnie wants to control from the top but Giovea keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giovea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Giovea ducks under a wild hook from Funnie.
Giovea shoots in and bounces Funnie off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Giovea slips nicely into half guard.
Giovea moves into full mount! Funnie won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovea tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Giovea wants to control the pace but Funnie is squirming around nicely.
Giovea takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Giovea wants to finish this one by submission but Funnie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Giovea.
Giovea trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Funnie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Giovea shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Funnie is trying to defend but Giovea finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Giovea is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Funnie is just riding it out for now. Giovea eventually gives up the hold.
Funnie is trying to control but Giovea passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovea passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Funnie!
Funnie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giovea on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovea wants to control the pace but Funnie is squirming around nicely.
Giovea is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Funnie is surviving well by controlling Giovea's body position as best he can.
Giovea has control of Funnie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Funnie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Funnie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Giovea trying to control but Funnie is having none of it.
Giovea looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Giovea takes Funnie's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Funnie is in trouble.
Giovea is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Alerso Giovea has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funnie looking very determined here, making life difficult for Giovea.
Even with his hooks in, Giovea manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Funnie is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Giovea.
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.
Giovea is continuing to stall.
Giovea looking to break Funnie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Funnie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Giovea will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giovea tries to get the hooks in deep but Funnie pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alerso Giovea 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.
Giovea misses with a straight left.
Funnie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giovea tries to close the distance and clinch but Funnie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Funnie swings for the body but Giovea moves out of range.
Funnie misses with a leg kick.
Funnie moves out of range of the body kick.
Funnie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Funnie swings for the body but Giovea moves out of range.
Giovea scores with a jab. Funnie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Funnie misses the shot to the body.
Giovea was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Giovea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funnie was well out of range. Poor timing from Giovea.
Funnie thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funnie is looking to clinch but Giovea is avoiding it.
Giovea is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Funnie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Giovea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giovea has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Funnie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funnie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giovea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funnie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giovea only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giovea is looking to chop away at Funnie's legs.
Funnie tried to counter with a leg kick but Giovea avoided it.
Funnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giovea moves away.
Funnie lands a jab to the nose.
Giovea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Giovea moves out of range as Funnie throws a body kick.
Giovea throws a leg kick but Funnie checks it.
Doug Funnie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giovea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Giovea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Funnie is out of range.
Giovea throws a lazy body kick
and Funnie counters with a left to the body.
Funnie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Giovea misses its intended target.
Funnie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Funnie tries to clinch but Giovea moves out of range.
Giovea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Funnie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Funnie is looking to wear down Giovea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovea connects with the punch.
Funnie misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Giovea 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 Funnie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Funnie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Funnie is looking to counter punch.
Funnie catches Giovea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Funnie.
Funnie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Funnie scoring well with a low kick there.
Funnie tries to clinch up.
Funnie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giovea.
Funnie tries to clinch but Giovea is having none of it.
Doug Funnie is winning the standup battle so far.
Funnie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Funnie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Funnie just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovea slips a jab from Funnie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funnie tries to clinch up but Giovea circles away and keeps his distance.
Giovea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funnie.
Giovea swats away the attempt to clinch by Funnie.
Giovea lands a jab to the head.
Funnie clinches up with Giovea and pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funnie.
Funnie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Funnie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Funnie fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funnie as Giovea tries to tie him up.
Funnie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Giovea to work.
Funnie has Giovea pressed against the ropes, preventing Giovea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Funnie tries to work over Giovea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funnie looking to stall.
Giovea lands a shoulder strike.
Funnie misses with a punch to the body.
Giovea tries to stall but Funnie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giovea breaks from the clinch.
Giovea 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.
Giovea looks for a takedown but Funnie sprawls well.
Giovea tries to score a power double leg takedown but Funnie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Giovea somewhat.
Doug Funnie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alerso Giovea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funnie misses the shot to the body.
Funnie moves in looking to clinch but Giovea pushes him off.
Funnie keeps the fight on the outside.
Funnie throws out a powerful jab.
Giovea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Funnie clearly takes that round.
That's time! Funnie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Giovea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giovea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giovea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funnie tries to clinch there but Giovea circles away.
Giovea only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Funnie tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Funnie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giovea! But no joy.
Funnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giovea moves away.
Giovea tries to work over Funnie's front leg with a kick but Funnie checks it.
Funnie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giovea misses with a body shot.
Funnie throwing a counter right hand but Giovea manages to avoid it.
Giovea looks to land a body kick but Funnie moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Giovea misses
and Funnie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Giovea really felt that one!
Giovea misses with an uppercut
and Funnie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Funnie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giovea.
Funnie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giovea.
Funnie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Funnie staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovea misses with a jab to the body
and Funnie counters with a low kick, right behind Giovea 's knee.
Funnie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Funnie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giovea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Giovea replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Funnie blocks it well.
Giovea avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Funnie.
Giovea slips under a jab.
Giovea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funnie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giovea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giovea missing with a left hand there. Funnie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giovea lands with a shot to the body.
Giovea avoids a kick to the body.
Giovea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funnie.
Funnie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Funnie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Funnie misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funnie scores with a jab to the body.
Funnie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giovea steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funnie.
Giovea misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Funnie misses its intended target.
Funnie is looking to land body kicks.
Funnie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Funnie throws a leg kick which misses Giovea's front leg but catches the back leg as Giovea tries to avoid it.
Funnie just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovea is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Funnie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giovea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giovea throws a body shot but no joy.
Giovea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Giovea looks to score with a jab to the body but Funnie is just out of range.
Funnie looks to land a right hand but Giovea moved out of range.
Funnie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Funnie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Giovea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Giovea is looking to clinch but Funnie is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Funnie.
Funnie is looking to clinch but Giovea is avoiding it.
Giovea tries a low kick but Funnie avoids it.
As Giovea tries to get set, Funnie tries to push him back and clinch up but Giovea manages to avoid the attempt.
Giovea keeps the fight on the outside.
Giovea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funnie.
Funnie scores with a jab. Giovea acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Giovea's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Giovea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Giovea clinches with his opponent.
Giovea missing with knees to the body.
Funnie struggles to land a body shot inside as Giovea controls his hands.
Funnie misses with some punches.
Funnie lands an uppercut.
Giovea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funnie gets through Giovea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovea blocking some punches.
Giovea prevents a body shot from Funnie.
Giovea wants to stall.
Funnie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funnie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funnie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funnie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giovea backwards.
Funnie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funnie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giovea missing with knees to the body.
Giovea stalling in the clinch but Funnie improves position.
Funnie has a couple of punches blocked by Giovea.
Giovea'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.
Funnie misses with the head strike.
Giovea tries to break free but Funnie pushes him back against the ropes.
Giovea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Funnie had his way with Alerso Giovea in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Funnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giovea moves away.
Funnie forces Giovea back against the ropes and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Funnie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giovea taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Funnie lands a shoulder strike.
Giovea lands a body punch.
Funnie blocks a body shot from Giovea.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giovea.
Funnie lands a body punch.
Funnie can't find room to land a body shot as Giovea controls the action.
Funnie tries to throw a body punch but Giovea avoids it by throwing Funnie back against the ropes.
Funnie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Doug Funnie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovea takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funnie.
Giovea is rocked!
Giovea is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A right hand to the body from Funnie.
Giovea is still on wobbly legs! Can Funnie finish him?
Funnie misses with a body punch.
Giovea seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Funnie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Funnie scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Funnie.
Giovea is looking to control Funnie's arms but Funnie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giovea has his back to the ropes.
Giovea trying to control the position but instead, Funnie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giovea into the ropes.
Funnie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Funnie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funnie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giovea backwards.
Funnie lands a big right hand that drops Giovea! The killer instinct kicks in and Funnie finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Funnie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Funnie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Clack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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193 lbs
9 - 7 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Clack!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clack throws a front kick aimed at Musashi's knee but Musashi avoids it well.
Musashi has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clack.
Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clack lands a hook that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Clack has clasped his hands together around Musashi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Musashi is trying to get back to half guard.
Musashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clack is looking to take a break and control but Musashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clack throws an elbow but Musashi slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi wants to control but Clack postures up.
Clack in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Clack wants to control but Musashi is keeping him busy.
Clack working the ground and pound but Musashi is defending the strikes.
Clack cracks Musashi with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Musashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Clack are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Musashi struggling a bit here.
Musashi gets back to half guard.
Clack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi moves into full guard.
Clack wants to control from the top but Musashi keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clack trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Clack controls from within his opponent's guard.
Musashi wants to stand but Clack is controlling the position.
Musashi is trying to control the position but Clack postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Musashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clack tries to land a leg kick but Musashi saw it coming and moves away.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Clack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clack swats away the attempt to clinch by Musashi.
Clack looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Musashi pushes Clack up against the ropes in a clinch.
Musashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.
Musashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Musashi fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Musashi.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Clack uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi tries to pull guard but Clack holds him up against the ropes and eventually Musashi drops back down to his feet.
Clack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Musashi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clack walks away with a smile on his face. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice uppercut there from Clack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Clack dominated that round.
That's time! Musashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Musashi moves in looking to clinch but Clack pushes him off.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Musashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Clack circles away.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Clack circles away.
Musashi gets a clinch.
Clack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Musashis head.
Clack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Clack.
Clack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Musashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Musashi on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clacks head.
Musashi pushes Clack back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Musashi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi prevents Clack from breaking the clinch.
Musashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clack smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
Musashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Musashi can't find room to land a body shot as Clack controls the action.
Musashi ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Musashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Clack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clack works over Musashi with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Musashi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Musashi wants to sweep here but Clack controlling him for the moment.
Musashi trying to control the position here.
Kenny Clack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Musashi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack wants to control from the top but Musashi keeps moving.
Clack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clack working some strikes from top position.
Clack advances position into side control!
Clack connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Musashi some visible discomfort.
Clack trying to control the action but Musashi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Clack seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Musashi taking a bit of punishment here - Clack scoring with strikes.
Clack goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Musashi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Clack but great work by Musashi.
Musashi just content to control the position.
Clack is looking for a sweep.
Clack is trying to control Musashi's posture but Musashi avoids it.
Clack is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clack wants to control but Musashi postures up.
Musashi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Clack manages to work his way to half guard, despite Musashi's best efforts.
Clack gets full guard.
Musashi postures up in Clack's guard and throws a big left but Clack blocks it.
Musashi stopping the sweep attempt from Clack.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clack controls Musashi momentarily but Musashi frees himself.
Musashi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clack's head.
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 Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Musashi darts in trying to clinch
and Clack counters with a single leg into guard. Musashi didn't expect that.
Clack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clack stands up over Musashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Musashi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clack manages to get himself to full guard.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Clack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clack working for a triangle but Musashi defends it easily.
Clack is trying to keep Musashi in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi wants to get up but he can't break Clack's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clack wants to sweep here but Musashi controlling him for the moment.
Musashi postures up and lands a big shot to Clack's brow.
Clack is pulling down on Musashi's head. It's preventing any offense from Musashi, at least for the moment.
Clack escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Musashi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Musashi wants to control from the top but Clack keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Musashi throws a big elbow that misses.
Musashi stands and steps away. Clack gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Clack keeps the fight on the outside.
Musashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Musashi misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi lands a shot to the body.
Clack is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Musashi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clack throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi scores with a shot to the side of Clack's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musashi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Musashi blocks a leg kick.
Clack scores with a nice head shot.
Clack thumps Musashi with a low kick.
Musashi moves into the clinch.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Musashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clack has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Musashi regains guard immediately.
Musashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clack trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is trying to control the position but Clack postures up.
Clack trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi is looking to stand up but Clack isn't so interested in that idea.
Clack looking to sit in guard and control but Musashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Clack controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi trying to control but Clack is working from the bottom.
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 Miyamoto Musashi.
I think Musashi 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Musashi!
After the fight, Miyamoto Musashi 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 Martin Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalvon Bz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dalvon Bz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bz stuffs the takedown attempt from Moss. Moss gets slowly back to his feet.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch but Bz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bz as he jumps to the side.
Bz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bz looks to land a body kick but Moss moved away.
Bz scores with a jab. Moss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moss there as he acknowledges the shot.
A lazy left from Bz finds it's target.
Bz tests Moss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moss.
Moss is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss moves forwards but Bz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Moss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moss moves out of range of the body kick from Bz.
Moss seems to have got his legs back now.
Bz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice takedown defense from Bz. No joy for Moss on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moss checks a low kick from Bz.
Moss shoots in but Bz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bz clobbers Moss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moss had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moss shoots in for a takedown but Bz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Moss tries to clinch but Bz moves out of range.
Bz lands a right hook to the body.
Bz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bz scores with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bz, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Bz.
Bz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dalvon Bz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Moss tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Bz is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Moss buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Moss!! Moss is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Bz throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalvon Bz!
Our winner, Dalvon Bz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincey Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quincey Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson clinches.
Ferguson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snow looks to land a body kick but Ferguson moved away.
Snow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferguson.
Ferguson cracks a nice hook into Snow's ribs.
Snow darts in looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets double underhooks and turns Snow into the ropes.
Ferguson connects with a leg kick. Snow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow misses with a kick to the body.
Ferguson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferguson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a leg kick which misses Snow's front leg but catches the back leg as Snow tries to avoid it.
Quincey Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson clinches with his opponent.
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferguson lands a left hand.
Snow trying to land knees to the body.
Snow misses with a knee to the head.
Snow manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ferguson trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
Snow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snow is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ferguson rolls with it to try and escape but Snow cranks on the arm and Ferguson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Snow!
Jon Snow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snake Plisskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scooter Trash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trash has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Snake Plisskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scooter Trash!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trash scores with a leg kick.
Trash connects with a leg kick. Plisskin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Plisskin shoots in for a takedown but Trash shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plisskin. Trash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plisskin looks to land a left hand but Trash moved out of range nicely.
Trash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plisskin.
Trash tries a head kick but it misses.
Trash lands a high kick!
Trash misses the shot to the body.
Plisskin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Plisskin's calf.
Trash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plisskin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trash throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Plisskin's head.
Trash throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plisskin moves out of range of the body kick.
Plisskin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trash sprawls and moves away.
Plisskin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trash fakes the leg kick and cracks Plisskin in the body.
Plisskin avoids the body shot from Trash.
Plisskin misses with a straight right.
Plisskin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trash defends it nicely.
Scooter Trash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trash delivers a nice body kick.
Scooter Trash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plisskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trash.
Trash clinches up against the ropes.
Plisskin decides to pull guard.
Plisskin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Trash is defending well. Plisskin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Trash has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Plisskin celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Snake Plisskin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rectal Porridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman comes into the arena with Put Your Lights On blaring out of the sound system. Porridge has chosen Public Image as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rectal Porridge!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porridge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Redman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Redman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Redman punishes Porridge's body with a nice straight punch.
Porridge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Redman as he avoids it easily.
Porridge's corner calls for a 1-2. Porridge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good shot there by Porridge.
Redman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Redman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Porridge.
Porridge jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Redman has closed the distance and engaged Porridge in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Redman.
Redman effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redman.
Porridge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Damien Redman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rectal Porridge.
Porridge fails to pull guard.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Redman.
Porridge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Porridge takes an elbow to the forehead.
Porridge pulls guard successfully.
Porridge wants to sweep but no luck.
Porridge is looking for a triangle but Redman pushes his legs off easily.
Porridge working for a triangle but Redman defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman is looking to stand up but Porridge won't let him.
Porridge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porridge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redman's guard.
Porridge trying to control but Redman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porridge won't allow Redman to get back to his feet.
Porridge advances to half guard.
Porridge looks to land a strike but Redman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Redman wants to sweep here but Porridge controlling him for the moment.
Porridge throws an elbow that misses. Redman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Porridge's guard. Nice move by Redman!
Redman trying to control the position from guard on top but Porridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porridge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Redman trying to control the position from guard on top but Porridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porridge wants to sweep here but Redman controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rectal Porridge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Porridge misses with a body shot.
Porridge misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Redman misses the target.
Porridge misses with a hook
and Redman counters with a low kick, right behind Porridge 's knee.
Redman tries to clinch but Porridge is having none of it.
Porridge with the counter takedown but Redman avoids it easily.
Porridge misses with an uppercut
and Redman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Porridge cracks Redman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Porridge connects with a body shot that sends Redman's belly button to the back.
Porridge scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porridge throws a leg kick which misses Redman's front leg but catches the back leg as Redman tries to avoid it.
Porridge has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Porridge misses with a looping left.
Redman throws a quick counter head kick but Porridge was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porridge misses with a looping right.
Porridge misses with a body shot
and Porridge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redman looks to land a right hand but Porridge moved out of range.
Porridge throws a hook but Redman blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Porridge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Redman doesn't seem phased though.
Porridge misses the body punch
and Redman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Redman.
Porridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porridge jumps guard but Redman stands there with Porridge around his waist. Porridge gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Porridge in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porridge letting Redman take a breather here.
Come on Redman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Porridge looking to stall.
Redman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Redman misses with a body punch.
Porridge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Porridge scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porridge pulls guard.
Porridge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Redman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Redman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porridge on the ground.
Porridge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Redman wanted to stand there but Porridge had control of the position.
Porridge keeping moving, preventing Redman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Porridge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Redman manages to get himself to full guard.
Porridge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Redman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Porridge being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redman is trying to keep Porridge in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rectal Porridge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Porridge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Redman as he avoids it easily.
Redman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Redman slips a straight right by Porridge.
Porridge throws out a loose jab but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porridge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Porridge scores with a sloppy right hand. Redman should have avoided that one.
Porridge connects with a nice looking jab.
Rectal Porridge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porridge scores with a jab. Redman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Redman there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman throws a body punch but Porridge moves out of range.
Redman drops his hands momentarily and Porridge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Porridge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porridge changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Redman lands with a shot to the body.
Redman throws a jab but it's blocked by Porridge.
Porridge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porridge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Redman is fending him off so far but Porridge persists. Nope, Redman circles away and we're back to standing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Porridge 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 Redman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Redman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Porridge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redman checks a leg kick.
Redman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Porridge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porridge.
Redman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Redman tries to close the distance and clinch but Porridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Porridge blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Porridge. Beautiful body shot.
Redman tries to clinch up but Porridge circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Porridge does it's job there.
Redman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Porridge. Beautiful body shot.
Porridge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Porridge works the jab nicely.
Porridge misses with an uppercut. Redman saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porridge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Redman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porridge.
Redman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porridge manages to avoid it.
Porridge lands a right hook to the body.
Porridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redman manages to avoid it.
Porridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Redman at a distance.
Porridge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Damien Redman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porridge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Redman's hands.
Porridge is looking to chop away at Redman's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Porridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redman.
Redman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Porridge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Porridge throws a shot from downtown. Redman moves away and avoids it.
Porridge misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redman.
A quick step to the side and Redman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porridge shoots in and drives through. Redman sprawls well.
Damien Redman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rectal Porridge.
Horrible takedown attempt by Porridge or perhaps it was just good defense by Redman, which made it look bad.
Porridge fails with the takedown.
It looked like Redman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Porridge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rectal Porridge really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Porridge fails with a takedown attempt.
Porridge thows a leg kick but Redman checks it
and Redman counters with a stiff right hand.
Redman moves away from the strike by Porridge.
Redman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Porridge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redman looks to score with a jab to the body but Porridge is just out of range.
A big left from Porridge misses.
Redman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman looks to throw the jab but Porridge is out of range.
Porridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redman.
Porridge tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Porridge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Porridge lands with an overhand left.
Redman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman misses with a straight right.
Porridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Redman cracks Porridge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Porridge is rocked!
Redman lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Porridge - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Redman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damien Redman!
Damien Redman 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cian Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cian Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Malenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cartwright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cartwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartwright digs a right hand underneath Malenko's ribcage. Malenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cartwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Malenko.
Malenko trying to control the position but instead, Cartwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Malenko into the ropes.
Malenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cartwright fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cartwright closes the distance and pushes Malenko back into the ropes.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Malenko.
Cartwright misses with some punches.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malenko lands with a light punch inside.
Malenko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko stops Cartwright from standing up.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet but Malenko passes into half guard.
Malenko works his way into side control.
Cartwright is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Malenko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Malenko wants to control but Cartwright is keeping him busy.
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.
Cartwright tries to escape but Malenko is in control.
Malenko is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Malenko cracks Cartwright with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Malenko prevents Cartwright from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Malenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Cartwright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malenko.
Cartwright misses with some punches.
Malenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Malenko fails to land.
Malenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cartwright after a bit of a struggle.
Cian Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Malenko.
Malenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Malenko.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Malenko.
Malenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cartwright prevents it.
Cartwright can't find room to land a body shot as Malenko controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cartwright.
Malenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malenko.
A head punch on the inside from Cartwright fails to land.
Malenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
Cartwright closes the distance but Malenko moves to the side
and Malenko counters with a shoot takedown. Cartwright fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Cartwright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Malenko is controlling him.
Malenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Malenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malenko instigates a clinch.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Malenko.
Malenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cartwright gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Malenko has picked Cartwright up - he's going for a ride! Malenko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Malenko not doing much here.
Malenko wants to pass to mount but Cartwright is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cartwright has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
Malenko trying to mount his opponent but Cartwright defends it.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cartwright moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with some punches.
Malenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cartwright prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A shot in the inside from Malenko.
A left hand lands to the body for Malenko.
Malenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
Cartwright lands a hook that snaps the head of Malenko backwards.
Malenko blocks an uppercut.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Cartwright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malenko's elbow.
Malenko lands with a light punch inside.
Malenko blocking some punches.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
Malenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Malenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malenko tries to break the clinch but Cartwright is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Cartwright.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malenko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cartwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malenko backwards.
Malenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malenko.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malenko.
Cartwright scores with a shoulder strike.
Cian Cartwright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malenko has picked Cartwright up - he's going for a ride! Malenko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cartwright wants to stand back up but Malenko manages to pass into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Malenko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
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 Cian Cartwright 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.
Cartwright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartwright.
Malenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cartwright is rocked!
It looks like Cian Cartwright has been cut.
Malenko weaves into range and cracks Cartwright right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Cartwright goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Malenko is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Malenko!
An out of breath Ray Malenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyaf Daeland Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo comes into the arena with Fireball - Pitbull blaring out of the sound system. Puno has chosen I'm a soldier - Tupac as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renan Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyaf Daeland Puno!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Melo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puno misses with a looping left.
Melo is looking to counter punch.
Melo takes one on the button.
Puno with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Puno or perhaps it was just good defense by Melo, which made it look bad.
Melo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Puno misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo avoids the body shot from Puno.
Melo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puno misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puno with the counter takedown but Melo avoids it easily.
Puno throws a jab when Melo was well out of range.
Puno lands a head shot.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puno is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Melo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Melo cracks Puno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Puno 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.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Melo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Puno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melo tries to move into range but Puno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Melo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puno.
Melo throws a jab when Puno was well out of range.
Puno throws a leg kick but Melo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puno lands a glancing blow to the side of Melo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Melo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Melo.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
Puno is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Melo working a defensive guard here.
Puno is in close to Melo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Melo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno is in close to Melo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puno throws an elbow that misses. Melo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Puno's guard. Nice move by Melo!
Melo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Puno looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Melo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Melo seems to be looking for submissions.
Melo wants to control but Puno is keeping him busy.
Melo trying to mount his opponent but Puno defends it.
Melo wants to control but Puno is keeping him busy.
Puno tries to roll over but Melo keeps him under control.
Melo seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno wants to improve his position but Melo is controlling well.
Melo is trying to control. Puno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Melo is really struggling to control Puno but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Puno has a hand on Melo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Melo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Puno is working to get back to half guard.
Puno is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Puno wants to hold on but Melo pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyaf Daeland Puno dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puno throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Melo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Puno is in Melo's guard.
Puno throws a big right hand that misses.
Puno wants to control from the top but Melo keeps moving.
Melo working a defensive guard here.
Puno won't allow Melo to sweep him here.
Melo controlling Puno's posture.
Puno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melo is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno looking to sit in guard and control but Melo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Melo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Puno is pressing down on Melo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Melo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melo trying to control the position from guard on top but Puno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melo is pushing down on Puno's leg trying to pass to half guard. Puno is fighting to maintain full guard but Melo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Melo tries to pass to full mount but Puno defends it.
Melo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puno keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Melo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Puno doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Melo.
Melo tries to pass to full mount but Puno defends it.
Melo stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo passes to side control.
Puno striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Melo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Puno is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Puno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Melo tries for a kimura but Puno is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Puno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Puno is still trying to improve position.
Melo is working to tighten his grip on Puno's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Puno has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Melo is really squeezing tight and eventually Puno passes out! Melo breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Renan Melo!
Renan Melo 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.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Rigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Rigano!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boxer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
Boxer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boxer tries to clinch up but Rigano circles away and keeps his distance.
And Rigano tries to counter it with a takedown but Boxer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rigano's corner calls for a 1-2. Rigano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxer as he connects with a hook.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
Boxer misses with a hook. Rigano ducked under it nicely.
Rigano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boxer with a body shot.
Rigano tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxer wants to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boxer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Boxer.
Rigano defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Rigano unleashes a big counter combination but Boxer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rigano 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.
Rigano with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigano avoids a kick to the body.
Boxer motions for Rigano to come forward. Boxer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rigano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rigano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer forces Rigano back against the ropes and clinches.
Boxer breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Rigano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Rigano.
Rigano defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Rigano is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rigano under the eye.
Rigano throws a big shot that misses.
Boxer looks for the body kick but Rigano saw that one coming.
Boxer looks to land a body kick but Rigano moved away.
It seemed like Rigano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riganos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rigano tries to bum rush Boxer with a series of wild strikes but Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Rigano blocks the low kick.
Boxer misses the jab.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rigano was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer tries to score with a low kick but Rigano moves his leg out of the way.
Boxer throws a nice head kick!
Rigano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook but Rigano avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Rigano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Boxer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boxer throws a body kick that misses
letting Rigano counter with a right hand.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rigano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rigano feints the counter takedown.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rigano! But no joy.
Boxer is looking to slow Rigano down with leg kicks.
Rigano slips under a jab.
Boxer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rigano. Those never looked like landing.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rigano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxer. Boxer obviously looking to wear him down.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Rigano misses the jab.
Boxer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer throws a hook but Rigano avoids it easily.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rigano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boxer.
Rigano misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer slips under a jab from Rigano.
Boxer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rigano.
Rigano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer misses with a kick to the body.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Rigano moved out of range nicely.
Rigano with the counter takedown but Boxer avoids it easily.
Rigano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rigano throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer throwing a counter right hand but Rigano manages to avoid it.
Boxer misses with a body punch
and Rigano counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rigano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boxer in his tracks.
Rigano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boxer on the side of the head.
Rigano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer connects with a nice looking jab.
Boxer scores with a nice right hand.
Boxer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rigano walks into a left hand.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rigano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rigano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boxer throws a push kick but Rigano slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rigano.
Rigano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rigano finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxer's head.
Rigano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rigano slips under a jab from Boxer.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Rigano changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boxer darts in trying to clinch
and Rigano counters with a straight right hand.
Boxer feints and then cracks Rigano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rigano down.
Boxer connects with a body shot that sends Rigano's belly button to the back.
Jab from Rigano.
Rigano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rigano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Kick Boxer has been cut.
Boxer scores with a kick to the body.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Rigano's head but Rigano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rigano with the counter takedown but Boxer avoids it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rigano is looking to land body kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rigano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Rigano.
Rigano has hold of one of Boxer's legs. Boxer is fighting the takedown attempt but Rigano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rigano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boxer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rigano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rigano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxer is keeping the position for now.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Rigano from controlling successfully.
Rigano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rigano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rigano controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rigano is in close to Boxer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boxer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rigano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rigano postures up in Boxer's guard and throws a big left but Boxer blocks it.
Rigano lands a couple of digs.
Boxer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boxer controls Rigano momentarily but Rigano frees himself.
Rigano wants to pass the guard but Boxer is keeping the position.
Rigano is working Boxer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rigano is fighting to break Boxer's control of his arms but Boxer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boxer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Rigano from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rigano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rigano is looking to work some ground and pound but Boxer has wrist control.
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 Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kick Boxer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boxer takes a swing at Rigano's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Rigano.
Kick Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer pushes Rigano up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxer as Rigano tries to tie him up.
Rigano stalling in the clinch but Boxer improves position.
Rigano taking a breather.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rigano misses with a knee strike.
Boxer lands with a light punch inside.
Rigano wants to take the fight to the mat but Boxer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rigano trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rigano into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigano turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rigano manages to end up in side control.
Boxer is not content to let Rigano control the position.
Rigano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer is trying to control Rigano's posture but Rigano avoids it.
Rigano in side control, throwing shots but Boxer defends.
Rigano throws an elbow but Boxer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rigano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boxer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rigano.
Rigano lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Boxer down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigano sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boxer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boxer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Rigano seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Rigano crashes against the mat.
Rigano throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cliff Rigano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rigano wants to control but Boxer is keeping him busy.
Rigano throws an elbow but Boxer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boxer parries the strikes from Rigano easily there. Rigano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boxer to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
An elbow from Rigano crashes against the mat.
Boxer is not content to let Rigano control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer parries the strikes from Rigano easily there. Rigano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boxer to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rigano connects with a decent elbow.
Boxer prevents Rigano from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Rigano.
Rigano tries to score with some ground and pound. Boxer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rigano throws an elbow but Boxer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rigano works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rigano is trying to get an arm triangle but Boxer is defending well.
Rigano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer taking a bit of punishment here - Rigano scoring with strikes.
Rigano lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rigano scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boxer to see if he's OK.
Rigano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Rigano are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rigano trying to control the action but Boxer is working from the bottom.
Boxer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rigano scoring with punches and elbows.
Rigano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boxer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rigano.
Boxer prevents Rigano from moving into mount.
Rigano fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rigano throws a strike aimed at the side of Boxer's head but Boxer avoids it well.
Rigano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boxer defending against the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Rigano's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rigano in side control, throwing shots but Boxer defends.
Boxer is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rigano lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Boxer down.
Rigano tries to move to mount but Boxer blocks the move with his legs.
Rigano scoring with punches and elbows.
Rigano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rigano tries to score with some ground and pound. Boxer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rigano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rigano working the head with strikes.
Rigano lands a few punches from side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rigano working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Rigano crashes against the mat.
Rigano in side control, throwing shots but Boxer defends.
Rigano trying to control the action but Boxer is working from the bottom.
Rigano in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rigano connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Boxer some visible discomfort.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Rigano are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rigano works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rigano landing strikes.
Rigano in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rigano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boxer keeps working.
Boxer wants to control but Rigano postures up.
An elbow from Rigano crashes against the mat.
Rigano working the head with strikes.
Boxer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rigano.
Rigano working away.
Rigano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to improve position but can't.
Rigano lands a few punches from side control.
Boxer is not content to let Rigano control the position.
Rigano tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boxer's legs.
Rigano working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rigano creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boxer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rigano cracks Boxer with a big elbow.
Rigano working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Rigano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kick Boxer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boxer misses with a hook
and Rigano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Rigano's ribs.
Kick Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rigano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boxer throws a hook but Rigano blocks it.
Rigano misses with a two punch combination.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. Rigano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rigano moves out of range of the leg kick from Boxer.
Rigano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boxer with a nice cross.
Boxer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigano slips under a jab from Boxer.
Rigano is looking for the big counter here.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rigano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Rigano misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigano.
Boxer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rigano moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Rigano swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.
Rigano avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Rigano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rigano cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
Rigano looks to land a combination. Boxer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rigano moves out of range of the body kick from Boxer.
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rigano blocks a low kick nicely.
Rigano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boxer defends it well.
Boxer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Rigano misses its intended target.
Rigano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boxer clinches with his opponent.
Boxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rigano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer tries to clinch up but Rigano circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxer takes the fight into the clinch.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rigano is stalling here.
Rigano working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxer as Rigano tries to tie him up.
Boxer lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Boxer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxer.
Rigano blocks an elbow strike.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer stops a takedown attempt from Rigano.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riganos head.
Rigano misses with the head strike.
Rigano tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Rigano back against the ropes.
Kick Boxer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer.
Rigano takes a shot to the head.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Rigano breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigano staying out of range there.
Boxer tries to clinch up but Rigano circles away and keeps his distance.
Rigano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxer as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boxer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rigano throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Rigano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rigano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.
Rigano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab by Boxer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boxer clinches with his opponent.
Boxer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rigano struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxer controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rigano.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Rigano blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Rigano goes for a takedown attempt but Boxer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rigano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rigano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxer momentarily.
Boxer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boxer tests Rigano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Rigano feints the counter takedown.
Rigano moves out of range as Boxer throws a body kick.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rigano was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rigano moves away.
Boxer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Rigano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rigano scores with the left hand. Boxer knows he should have avoided that one.
Boxer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rigano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rigano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a hook. Rigano ducked under it nicely.
Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rigano.
Rigano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boxer.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rigano.
Boxer is looking to counter punch.
Boxer has Rigano up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rigano avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
Rigano trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rigano into the ropes.
Rigano avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the ropes.
Rigano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.
Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boxer tries a body shot but Rigano blocks it.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a damaging elbow.
Boxer breaks the clinch.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Rigano.
A clash of legs there as Rigano blocks the low kick.
Rigano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rigano lands with a right hand.
Boxer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rigano prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rigano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxer as Rigano tries to tie him up.
Boxer tries a body shot but Rigano blocks it.
Boxer gets through Rigano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rigano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rigano or not.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rigano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boxer scores with a push kick.
Jab, jab by Boxer - just one landing.
Boxer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rigano throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Rigano.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Rigano connects with a right hand. Boxer shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Rigano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kick Boxer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rigano.
Jab, jab by Boxer - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Boxer.
Some wild striking there from Rigano.
Rigano moves out of range of the strikes.
Rigano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boxer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer scores with a kick to the body.
Jab by Rigano.
Rigano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boxer is looking to clinch but Rigano is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boxer moves to clinch but Rigano breaks away
and Rigano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxer moves in looking to clinch but Rigano pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rigano moves away.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rigano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boxer defends it well.
Boxer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rigano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boxer takes a swing at Rigano's ribcage but misses.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Rigano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rigano throws a shot to the body.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer takes one to the chin there.
Rigano scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Rigano moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Rigano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
Rigano lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer blocks a low kick nicely.
Rigano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boxer doesn't seem bothered though.
Rigano moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boxer throws a chopping leg kick but Rigano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rigano throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Boxer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer jabs Rigano right on the nose. Rigano blinks but takes it well.
Rigano lands with a right hand.
Rigano misses with a looping right.
Rigano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rigano's sensitive parts.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rigano was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Rigano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boxer defends it well.
Boxer is looking to clinch.
A big left from Boxer misses.
Boxer tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer clinches with his opponent.
Rigano is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Rigano into the ropes.
Boxer lands a shot to the body.
Rigano looking for a takedown.
Rigano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Rigano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rigano.
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!
Boxer lands a right hook to the body.
Boxer is looking to slow Rigano down with leg kicks.
Boxer scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rigano to score with a decent uppercut.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rigano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rigano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boxer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rigano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. Rigano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boxer lands a leg kick that knocks Rigano off balance momentarily.
Boxer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer tried to score with a low kick but Rigano checks it.
Boxer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Rigano is out of range.
Boxer lands with a shot to the body.
Rigano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxer takes a swing at Rigano's ribcage but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rigano manages to avoid it.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rigano circles away.
Boxer misses with a right hand
and Rigano counters with a solid body kick.
Rigano throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rigano, right into the meat.
Rigano ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Rigano with the counter takedown but Boxer avoids it easily.
Rigano misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Rigano looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Rigano slips the punch.
Rigano misses with an uppercut.
Boxer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer tries a head kick but it misses.
Boxer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Rigano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer darts in trying to clinch
and Rigano counters with a nice uppercut.
Rigano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rigano tries a low kick but Boxer avoids it.
Boxer wants to slow Rigano down by chopping away at his legs.
Boxer tries to clinch but Rigano is having none of it.
Rigano misses with an uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a front kick aimed at Rigano's knee but Rigano avoids it well.
Rigano avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Rigano's ribs.
Boxer throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
As Boxer backs off Rigano throws a huge counter combo but Boxer manages to avoid it all.
Rigano takes one to the side of the head.
Rigano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rigano misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer lands with a shot to the body.
Rigano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boxer looks for the body kick but Rigano saw that one coming.
Rigano misses with a wild combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rigano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boxer doesn't seem bothered though.
Boxer throws a lazy body kick
and Rigano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer is looking to clinch but Rigano is avoiding it.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rigano.
Boxer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rigano misses with a straight right.
Boxer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boxer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rigano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Rigano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kick Boxer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Boxer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boxer pushes Rigano away with a front kick.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Rigano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Rigano's front leg but catches the back leg as Rigano tries to avoid it.
Rigano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer throws the kick towards the body but Rigano avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer misses with the combination.
Rigano walks into a straight right hand from Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer slips a jab from Rigano.
Boxer works the jab nicely.
Rigano throws a right hand that Boxer ducks under and follows up with a left that Boxer also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Rigano misses.
A jab from Rigano does it's job there.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rigano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boxer eats them both and turns towards Rigano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boxer punishes Rigano's body with a nice straight punch.
Rigano defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Boxer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boxer connects with a right hand. Rigano shakes it off.
Rigano tries to bum rush Boxer with a series of wild strikes but Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer is looking to counter the offense by Rigano and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rigano circles away.
Rigano throws out a counter right but Boxer avoids it with no problem.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Rigano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boxer defends it well.
Rigano slips a straight right by Boxer.
Rigano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rigano doesn't seem bothered though.
Rigano lands a two punch combo.
Rigano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rigano just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer keeps Rigano at a distance using the push kick.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Rigano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Rigano blocks the leg kick.
Boxer wants to clinch up but Rigano keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Rigano there.
Boxer lands with a right hand.
Boxer scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Boxer.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Rigano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab lands there for Boxer.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rigano moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rigano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boxer on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rigano. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer throws a hook but Rigano avoids it easily.
Rigano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rigano at a distance.
Rigano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boxer. That one must have hurt.
Rigano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Rigano.
Rigano catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boxer pushes Rigano up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rigano.
A short left from Boxer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rigano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Donk. Rigano catches Boxer right on the button with a cross.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Rigano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boxer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rigano takes a shot to the head.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer is working Rigano over against the ropes.
Boxer lands an elbow inside that Rigano shrugs off.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Rigano is trying to stall.
Rigano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rigano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxer is keeping busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rigano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boxer up against the ropes.
Rigano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxer blocks an uppercut.
Rigano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rigano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Rigano controls the action.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Rigano has clasped his hands together around Boxer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rigano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boxer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boxer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rigano on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Boxer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rigano looking to control but instead Boxer has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rigano trying to control the action but Boxer is working from the bottom.
Rigano is looking for a kimura here.
Rigano is thwarting Boxer's attempts to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rigano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boxer is refusing to be controlled, as Rigano sits in half guard.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rigano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boxer's head.
Boxer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rigano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boxer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rigano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rigano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rigano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boxer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rigano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boxer won't allow Rigano to pass to mount.
Rigano passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boxer working to try and regain half guard.
Rigano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boxer looks a forlorn figure.
Cliff Rigano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rigano.
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 Kick Boxer.
I think Boxer 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 48:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Kick Boxer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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