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Syn 425 - Middleweight Mania PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Four Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is marry yourdaughter. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Four Loko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Woods misses.
Loko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Woods avoids it.
Four Loko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loko.
Loko scores with a push kick.
Loko scoring well with a low kick there.
Loko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woods misses with a hook. Loko ducked under it nicely.
Loko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Woods.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Woods looks to move away, Loko throws a big counter combo but Woods just gets out of the way.
Loko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Loko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Loko does no damage.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loko, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loko tries to score with a low kick but Woods moves his leg out of the way.
Loko throws out a leg kick but Woods moves out of range and Loko only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods 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.
Loko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
A head kick misses from Loko.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Loko slips the punch.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Loko counters with a nice leg kick.
Loko throws a head kick that misses
and Woods moves into the clinch.
Loko has had enough of the clinch but Woods keeps him there for the moment.
Woods lands a right hand.
Woods works on Loko's body with a couple of short punches.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Loko.
Woods is leaning against Loko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woods creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loko's elbow.
Loko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woods creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods misses with the head strike.
Loko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Loko.
Woods checks the leg kick.
Loko misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Loko. Those never looked like landing.
Woods avoids the head kick by Loko.
Loko misses with a body shot.
Loko throws a lazy head kick
and Woods counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loko tries to circle away but Woods has him pinned against the cage.
Loko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Woods on the inside.
Woods scores with a shot to the side of Loko's head.
Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Loko.
Loko walks into a straight right hand from Woods.
Loko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woods jabs Loko right on the nose. Loko blinks but takes it well.
Woods misses with a straight right.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loko misses with a shot to the body
and Woods counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Loko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loko pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods gets to his feet. Loko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A low kick from Loko is predictable there
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Woods misses.
Loko needs to keep his hands up - Woods had a free shot at his head there.
Loko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Woods takes a step back to recover.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Woods lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Loko backs up against the cage.
Woods lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Loko falls backwards - clearly groggy! Woods dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Woods!
Carl Woods decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Four Loko spoke after the fight, saying 'why am i kepp losing?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes into the arena with Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife blaring out of the sound system. Wayne has chosen Larry and His Flask - Beggers will Ride as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Wayne!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
Wayne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne lands with a nice body kick.
McCall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall thinks about countering with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McCall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCall rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wayne lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Wayne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne lands with a right to the head.
Wayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wayne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall lands a right hand.
Wayne tries a body shot but McCall blocks it.
Wayne scores with a shoulder strike.
McCall blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
McCall avoiding damage as Wayne throws knees to the body.
Wayne trying to land knees to the body.
McCall tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
McCall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall stalling against the cage.
Wayne avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
Wayne scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that McCall has been working on his elbows in the gym.
McCall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCall dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
McCall tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne keeps McCall at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wayne under the eye.
McCall misses with a wild body shot.
McCall looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
McCall takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
McCall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McCall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Wayne misses.
It looked like McCall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
McCall blocks the body kick.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses McCall's front leg but catches the back leg as McCall tries to avoid it.
McCall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but McCall moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
Jab from McCall.
A jab from McCall misses.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gareth McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne counters with an inside leg kick.
McCall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall.
McCall tries to score with a low kick but Wayne moves his leg out of the way.
McCall tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
McCall staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Wayne coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Wayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wayne there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne thuds his shin into the meat of McCall's side.
McCall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenneth Wayne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCall throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
McCall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCall misses the shot to the body.
McCall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wayne thumps McCall with a low kick.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne gets tackled into the cage by McCall. McCall maintains the clinch.
McCall has Wayne pushed against the cage.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
McCall throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wayne - that will leave a mark!
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCall throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Wayne throws a leg kick but McCall checks it.
McCall loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Wayne feints a counter leg kick.
A jab from McCall misses.
A little jabbing left from Wayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall lands a really nice looking cross but Wayne seems unphased.
McCall misses with a leg kick
and McCall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Wayne moves out of range as McCall strikes.
McCall slips under a jab from Wayne.
McCall cracks Wayne with a good jab.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCall throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCall blocks a leg kick.
Wayne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wayne checks a low kick from McCall.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
McCall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from McCall.
McCall throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne wants to slow McCall down by chopping away at his legs.
McCall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
McCall is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCall lands with a nice combination. Wayne backs away looking to recover.
Wayne with a hook.
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCall momentarily.
McCall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McCall blocks a low kick nicely.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCall's calf.
McCall checks a leg kick.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by McCall.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCall slips under a jab from Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne blocks a head kick by McCall.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
McCall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
McCall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCall throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a hook.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McCall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wayne's hands.
McCall throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws a fast counter high kick but McCall manages to duck under it in time.
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 Gareth McCall will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McCall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCall throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McCall throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne avoids the body shot from McCall.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne slips under a jab.
McCall misses with a head kick.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow McCall down.
Wayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCall misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCall lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McCall misses with a hook.
Wayne scores with a head kick.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCall throws out the jab.
McCall throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Wayne.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCall misses with a body shot.
Wayne with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCall misses with a looping right.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wayne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCall.
McCall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
McCall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne lands a slapping body shot.
McCall connects with a nice looking jab.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
Wayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCall is able to avoid easily.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCall backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McCall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wayne throws a lazy head kick
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
McCall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A lazy left from Wayne finds it's target.
McCall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne cracks McCall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCall moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Nice shot lands for McCall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCall.
Wayne lands with a kick to the temple. McCall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne blocks the body kick.
McCall throws a head kick that Wayne semi-blocks.
Wayne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as McCall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCall tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCall 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 Wayne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wayne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wayne motions for McCall to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne throws a good cross that connects.
McCall lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Wayne!
Kenneth Wayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZaZa Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nazarov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Fade to Black" by Metallica. Mutombo has chosen Wyclef Jean - 911 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ZaZa Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutombo throws a head kick but Nazarov moves out of range.
Nazarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nazarov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Mutombo misses.
Nazarov tries to counter with a takedown but Mutombo is quick to defend against it.
Nazarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mutombo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutombo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nazarov avoids a kick to the body.
Nazarov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nazarov slips under a jab from Mutombo.
Mutombo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
Mutombo throws a big shot that misses.
Nazarov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nazarov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mutombo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nazarov's head backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Nazarov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mutombo lands a glancing blow to the side of Nazarov's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutombo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nazarov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mutombo is trying to defend but Nazarov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nazarov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mutombo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nazarov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nazarov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mutombo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nazarov is thwarting Mutombo's attempts to control the position.
Nazarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nazarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mutombo gets back to full guard.
Nazarov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mutombo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mutombo has momentary wrist control but Nazarov slips an elbow through the middle.
Nazarov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nazarov throws a strike but Mutombo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mutombo is looking to pass into half guard but Nazarov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nazarov is in guard.
Nazarov trying to control but Mutombo is working from the bottom.
Mutombo is looking to stand up but Nazarov isn't so interested in that idea.
Nazarov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mutombo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nazarov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazarov misses with the head strike.
Nazarov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nazarov manages to end up in side control.
Mutombo sneaks out the side door and pushes Nazarov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nazarov tries to keep at a distance but Mutombo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nazarov managing to block the knees to the body from Mutombo.
Mutombo struggles to land a body shot inside as Nazarov controls his hands.
Nazarov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazarov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mutombo's efforts to push away.
Mutombo takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mutombo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazarov.
Mutombo tries a body shot but Nazarov blocks it.
Nazarov lands a nice uppercut.
Mutombo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo tries to stall but Nazarov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mutombo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nazarov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mutombo can turn it around.
Mutombo throws a head punch that misses.
Nazarov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutombo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutombo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mutombo lands a body punch.
Nazarov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mutombo misses with the combination.
ZaZa Mutombo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mutombo darts in and clinches Nazarov up against the cage.
Mutombo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazarov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nazarov is trying to ground and pound but Mutombo uses the momentary lack of control by Nazarov to regain half guard.
Mutombo kicks off Nazarov and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but ZaZa Mutombo 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.
Nazarov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mutombo connects with a looping right hand.
Nazarov throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazarov jabs at Mutombo's body.
Mutombo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nazarov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nazarov tries to counter with a takedown but Mutombo is quick to defend against it.
Mutombo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Mutombo.
Mutombo tries a quick counter leg kick but Nazarov is wise to it.
A slow jab from Mutombo misses its intended target.
Nazarov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters circling - Nazarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutombo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ZaZa Mutombo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nazarov!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutombo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Nazarov misses its intended target.
Mutombo connects with a single shot there.
Mutombo throws a push kick but Nazarov slaps the foot to one side.
Mutombo swings for the body but Nazarov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov cracks Mutombo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mutombo gets underhooks to prevent Nazarov's takedown attempt.
Mutombo misses with the head strike.
Nazarov working aggressively here.
Mutombo lands with a left to the head.
Nazarov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mutombo stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mutombo.
Mutombo gets through Nazarov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mutombo lands a body shot.
Mutombo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nazarov's elbow.
Nazarov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
Nazarov prevents a body shot from Mutombo.
Mutombo lands a left hand.
Nazarov pushes Mutombo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mutombo slips under a jab.
Mutombo throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mutombo 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 Nazarov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nazarov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mutombo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mutombo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nazarov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mutombo.
Mutombo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Mutombo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mutombo tries to clinch there but Nazarov circles away.
Nazarov blocks the body kick.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mutombo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nazarov to score with a decent uppercut.
Nazarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mutombo scores with a spinning back kick!
Mutombo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Nazarov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown but Mutombo shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo has managed to clinch.
Nazarov is looking to break free of the clinch but Mutombo has double underhooks.
Mutombo missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mutombo.
Mutombo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutombo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarov has a couple of punches blocked by Mutombo.
Mutombo tries to throw a body punch but Nazarov avoids it by throwing Mutombo back against the cage.
Nazarov manages to break the clinch.
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutombo tries to clinch up.
Nazarov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mutombo throws an overhand right that lands on Nazarov's shoulder, as Nazarov tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo misses the jab.
Good exchange - Mutombo coming out on top.
Good standup being displayed there by Mutombo as he connects with a hook.
Mutombo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nazarov attempts a counter takedown but Mutombo avoids it well and moves away.
Mutombo misses with a right hand
and Nazarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutombo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mutombo but Mutombo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Nazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutombo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutombo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nazarov.
Nazarov lands with an overhand left.
Mutombo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mutombo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazarov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but ZaZa Mutombo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mutombo misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mutombo.
Mutombo throws a one two combo.
A shot to the liver by Mutombo. Beautiful body shot.
Mutombo looks to land a right hand but Nazarov moved out of range.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
Mutombo punishes Nazarov's body with a nice straight punch.
Mutombo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mutombo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarov.
Mutombo slips a jab from Nazarov.
Mutombo throws a fast counter high kick but Nazarov manages to duck under it in time.
Mutombo throws a front kick aimed at Nazarov's knee but Nazarov avoids it well.
Mutombo missing with a left hand there. Nazarov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazarov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mutombo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarov staying out of range there.
Nazarov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mutombo clobbers Nazarov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo tries to work over Nazarov's front leg with a kick but Nazarov checks it.
Nazarov slips a straight right by Mutombo.
Mutombo moves away from the strike by Nazarov.
A nice side step and Mutombo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mutombo. Nazarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mutombo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mutombo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nazarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutombo darts in and clinches Nazarov up against the cage.
Mutombo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazarov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nazarov blocks the body kick.
Nazarov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nazarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutombo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarov.
Nazarov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mutombo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutombo misses with a head kick.
Mutombo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutombo scores with a hook to the body. Nazarov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov moves out of range of the leg kick from Mutombo.
Nazarov throws a shot from downtown. Mutombo moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Mutombo misses its intended target.
Nazarov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mutombo quickly recovers to half 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!
Nazarov thows a huge punch but Mutombo dodges it nicely.
Nazarov working Mutombo over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mutombo defending well though.
Nazarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mutombo is looking to escape.
Nazarov working over Mutombo with some ground and pound. Mutombo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mutombo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nazarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazarov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nazarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazarov winds up and cracks Mutombo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mutombo is pressing down on Nazarov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nazarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mutombo trying to keep a closed guard but Nazarov is proving a slippery customer.
Mutombo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutombo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vadim Nazarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mutombo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mutombo misses with a right hand
and Nazarov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mutombo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nazarov throws a looping overhand right but Mutombo ducks down to avoid it.
Nazarov misses the body punch
and Mutombo counters with a leg kick.
Nazarov lands with an overhand left.
Mutombo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nazarov.
Nazarov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mutombo.
Mutombo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarov slips a straight right by Mutombo.
It looked like Nazarov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mutombo.
Some wild striking there from Nazarov.
Mutombo cracks Nazarov with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ZaZa Mutombo really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mutombo slips under a jab from Nazarov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nazarov checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Nazarov misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nazarov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mutombo digs a good body shot into Nazarov's ribs.
Nazarov misses the jab.
Mutombo works Nazarov's body with a nice hook.
Nazarov looks to land a right hand but Mutombo moved out of range.
Mutombo throws a hook but Nazarov blocks it.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.
Mutombo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutombo misses with a right hand
and Nazarov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mutombo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nazarov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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!
ZaZa Mutombo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Nazarov.
Nazarov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nazarov misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazarov.
Nazarov breaks the clinch.
Nazarov lands with a nice body punch.
Mutombo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazarov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nazarov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mutombo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nazarov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mutombo can pounce on him.
Nazarov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mutombo's waist but Mutombo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nazarov off to one side.
Mutombo avoids the body shot from Nazarov.
Mutombo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown but Mutombo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nazarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mutombo.
Mutombo throws the left hand but Nazarov avoids the punch easily.
Nazarov throws a hook but Mutombo avoids it easily.
Mutombo unleashes a big counter combination but Nazarov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nazarov throws a lazy right hand but Mutombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mutombo dips to his left and cracks Nazarov with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutombo misses with a kick to the body.
Mutombo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nazarov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mutombo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Nazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutombo keeps Nazarov at a distance using the push kick.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
Mutombo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutombo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nazarov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo throws a hook but Nazarov avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazarov misses the target.
Nazarov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mutombo.
Mutombo tries to clinch up.
Mutombo is looking to clinch but Nazarov is avoiding it.
Nazarov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nazarov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mutombo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mutombo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazarov shoots in but no luck this time.
Mutombo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mutombo throws the left hand but Nazarov avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mutombo there.
Nazarov slips under a jab from Mutombo.
Nazarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutombo.
Nazarov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mutombo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nazarov wants to control from the top but Mutombo keeps moving.
Nazarov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nazarov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mutombo is keeping the position for now.
Nazarov throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but ZaZa Mutombo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nazarov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutombo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a series of punches but Mutombo moves out of range.
Mutombo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazarov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mutombo sprawls and moves away.
Mutombo defending well as Nazarov loads up on a big left hand.
Mutombo motions for Nazarov to come forward. Mutombo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mutombo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutombo moves into the clinch.
Nazarov looking for a takedown.
Nazarov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mutombo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Nazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mutombo lands a nice shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutombo blocking some punches.
Nazarov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mutombo struggles to land a body shot inside as Nazarov controls his hands.
Nazarov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nazarov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right handed body shot lands from Mutombo.
Nazarov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mutombo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mutombo misses with a body punch.
Nazarov is working for takedown but Mutombo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mutombo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nazarov lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Mutombo.
Nazarov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mutombo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazarov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazarov lands a nice uppercut.
Mutombo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mutombo.
Mutombo tries to land knees in the clinch but Nazarov avoids the damage to the body.
Mutombo lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mutombo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutombo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nazarov has him pressed against the cage.
Mutombo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mutombo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazarov is defending well for now.
Mutombo trying to land knees to the body.
Nazarov wants to break free but Mutombo has control.
Mutombo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutombo wants to break free but Nazarov has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo has a couple of punches blocked by Nazarov.
Mutombo is trying to stall.
Nazarov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Nazarov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mutombo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nazarov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazarov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mutombo controls his hands.
Nazarov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mutombos head.
Mutombo is pressed up against the cage. Nazarov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mutombo down to the mat. Mutombo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nazarov misses with a straight right.
Mutombo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nazarov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mutombo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nazarov, pushing him back against the cage.
Mutombo is pressed up against the cage. Nazarov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mutombo down to the mat. Mutombo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mutombo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Mutombo tenderised Nazarov's leg. Nazarov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nazarov misses with a combination
and Mutombo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mutombo moves forwards but Nazarov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutombo slips under a jab.
Mutombo throws out a counter right but Nazarov avoids it with no problem.
ZaZa Mutombo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice defenses there by Mutombo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mutombo! But no joy.
Nazarov defending well as Mutombo loads up on a big left hand.
Mutombo slaps away a takedown attempt from Nazarov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mutombo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nazarov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nazarov misses with a looping right.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown but Mutombo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mutombo clinches up against the cage.
Vadim Nazarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mutombo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaZa Mutombo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mutombo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaZa Mutombo!
ZaZa Mutombo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wilder Wein. Lopette is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Back from the dead. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wein lands a jab to the nose.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Lopette clinches.
Wein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Wein fails to land.
Lopette swings wildly with an uppercut but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopette pushes Wein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wein lands a shoulder strike.
Lopette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wein takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Wilder Wein has been cut.
Nice body punch from Lopette.
Lopette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wein backwards.
Wein misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopette.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Wein on the inside.
Lopette missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wein takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lopette lands an elbow inside that Wein shrugs off.
Lopette pushes Wein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopette with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopette misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lopette just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wein's brow.
Wein scores with a shoulder strike.
Wein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopette digs a right hand into Wein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wein's gas tank.
Wein struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopette controls his hands.
I was talking to Wein's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wein blocks an uppercut.
Wein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wein lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Wein fails to land.
Wein tries to break free but Lopette pushes him back against the cage.
Lopette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wein tries to work over Lopette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lopette just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wein's brow.
Lopette misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopette.
Lopette tries to throw a body punch but Wein avoids it by throwing Lopette back against the cage.
Lopette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein pushes Lopette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Lopette lands with a left to the head.
Lopette blocks a body shot from Wein.
Lopette lands an uppercut.
Wein throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopette.
Lopette lands an elbow just above Wein 's eye.
Wein blocks an elbow strike from Lopette.
Still in the clinch, Lopette scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wein breaks from the clinch.
Wein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Wein misses.
Wein walks into a left hand.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopette misses with a looping left.
Wein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wein misses with a kick to the body.
Lopette walks into a stiff left hand from Wein.
Lopette misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopette counters with a good, hard body kick but Wein shrugs it off.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Lopette steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lopette is looking to chop away at Wein's legs.
Lopette tries to land a front kick but Wein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopette throws a body kick that misses.
Lopette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wein.
Wein lands with a shot to the body.
Lopette misses with a kick to the body.
Wein tried to counter with a leg kick but Lopette avoided it.
Lopette misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopette throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Lopette finds it's way through Wein's defenses.
Lopette walks into a jab.
Wein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopette was well out of range. Poor timing from Wein.
Wein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Lopette takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wein throws a chopping leg kick but Lopette manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wein, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wein feints and then cracks Lopette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopette down.
Wein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopette misses with a hook.
Wein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lopette.
Wein has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopette.
Wein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wein lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopette off the cage and back into range.
Wein scores with a hook to the body. Lopette takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wein throws a lazy right hand but Lopette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopette staying out of range there.
Lopette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopette throws a front kick that sends Wein stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopette tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Lopette.
Lopette blocks a jab.
Wein takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses.
Lopette tries a quick counter leg kick but Wein is wise to it.
Wein blocks the body kick.
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 Wilder Wein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wein lands a body shot.
Lopette throws a hook but Wein blocks it.
Lopette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopette throws a big shot that misses.
Lopette throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wein moves out of range of the body kick from Lopette.
Lopette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wein moves away.
The fighters circling - Wein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wein throws a front kick aimed at Lopette's knee but Lopette avoids it well.
Wein backing away here, and Lopette unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lopette blocks a jab.
Wein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lopette wants to slow Wein down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Lopette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopette slips under a jab from Wein.
Lopette thows a body kick. Wein tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wein blocks the body kick.
Lopette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopette keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopette on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Lopette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopette checks a leg kick.
Lopette throws out a leg kick but Wein moves out of range and Lopette only half commits.
A shot to the liver by Wein. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Lopette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Lopette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopette pushes Wein away with a front kick.
Lopette motions for Wein to come forward. Lopette throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopette slips a jab and a cross from Wein.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lopette.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopette scores with a jab. Wein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopette misses with a kick to the body
and Wein counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette throws a low kick, looking for Wein's leg but Wein calmly moves out of range.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Wein fakes the leg kick and cracks Lopette in the body.
Wilder Wein is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopette misses with a body shot.
Wein throws an overhand right that lands on Lopette's shoulder, as Lopette tries to avoid the shot.
Lopette swings for the body but Wein moves out of range.
Lopette moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wein avoids the body shot from Lopette.
Lopette throws a front kick that sends Wein stumbling back into the cage.
Wein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopette dodges the punch combination from Wein.
Lopette throws a nice looking combination but Wein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wein seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wein throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopette.
Lopette walks into a left hand.
Lopette lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopette was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopette is looking to slow Wein down with leg kicks.
Lopette fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lopette scores with a spinning back kick!
Wein looks to land a body kick but Lopette moved away.
Lopette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Lopette is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopette! But no joy.
Lopette clobbers Wein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wein throws a good cross that connects.
Lopette slips under a jab.
Wein connects with a body shot that sends Lopette's belly button to the back.
Lopette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette looks to throw the jab but Wein is out of range.
Wein does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wein avoids the body shot from Lopette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wein just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette misses with a low kick.
Lopette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopette slips under a jab from Wein.
Wein thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lopette if he has to take too many more of those.
Lopette throws the kick towards the body but Wein avoids it.
Wein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopette moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lopette crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wein - the referee stops the clock and Lopette gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wein. Lopette manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wein throws a looping overhand right but Lopette ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopette! But no joy.
Lopette misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Lopette. Those never looked like landing.
Lopette checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopette.
Wein thows a leg kick but Lopette checks it
and Lopette counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopette checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wein plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Wein.
Lopette lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wein will feel that in the morning.
Lopette lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wein at a distance.
Wein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wein throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopette.
Lopette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wein tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopette is trying to counter with his kicks.
A swing and a miss from Wein.
Lopette tries a quick counter leg kick but Wein is wise to it.
Lopette throws an overhand right that lands on Wein's shoulder, as Wein tries to avoid the shot.
Wein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette slips a straight right by Wein.
Wein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopette scores with a sloppy right hand. Wein should have avoided that one.
Lopette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein 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.
Wein throws a lazy right hand but Lopette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopette checks a leg kick.
Wein misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Lopette.
Lopette throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wein throwing a counter right hand but Lopette manages to avoid it.
Wein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wein avoids the head kick by Lopette.
Lopette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wein.
Lopette connects with a looping right hand.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopette.
Wein slips under a jab from Lopette.
Wein looks to throw a body kick
and Lopette counters with a left to the body.
Wein will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lopette tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wein is able to avoid easily.
Wein misses with a body kick.
Wein lands a leg kick that knocks Lopette off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein throws the kick towards the body but Lopette avoids it.
Wein misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely.
Wein looks to land a body kick but Lopette moved away.
Wein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Lopette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopette tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopette's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopette obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lopette throws a leg kick but Wein moved away.
Lopette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
Lopette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wein.
Lopette is looking to chop away at Wein's legs.
Lopette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wein throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
Lopette slips under a jab from Wein.
Wein throws a looping overhand right but Lopette ducks down to avoid it.
Wein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopette.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Lopette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopette to score with a decent uppercut.
Wein lands a nice shot that snaps Lopette's head back.
Lopette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wein takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses.
Lopette throws a leg kick but Wein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopette stuns Wein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopette checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopette.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Wein moves out of range of the body kick from Lopette.
Wein scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wein is out of range and Lopette settles back down.
Lopette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Wein does it's job there.
Lopette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopette avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopette's calf.
Lopette moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Wein.
A swing and a miss from Wein.
Lopette throws out a counter right but Wein avoids it with no problem.
Lopette throws a head kick that misses.
Wein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopette manages to avoid it.
Wein throws a hook but Lopette blocks it.
Wein moves away from the strike by Lopette.
Wein just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Wein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopette.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Wilder Wein did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Wein throws an overhand right that lands on Lopette's shoulder, as Lopette tries to avoid the shot.
Lopette looks to throw the jab but Wein is out of range.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wein.
Lopette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wein.
Wein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lopette throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wein checks a leg kick nicely.
Wein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wein lands a nice shot that snaps Lopette's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette misses with a double jab
and Wein counters with a two punch combo.
Lopette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Lopette feints a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lopette.
Wein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopette.
Wein lands a nice shot that snaps Lopette's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wein counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
Lopette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopette.
Lopette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopette wants to land a leg kick but Wein is out of range.
Wein looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopette is just out of range.
Wein connects with a solid leg kick.
Lopette connects with a body shot.
Lopette connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wein. Wein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Lopette.
Wein misses the jab.
Wein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette tries to land a leg kick but Wein saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Lopette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopette needs to keep his hands up - Wein had a free shot at his head there.
Wein misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopette throws a combination that misses
and Wein counters with a right hand to the body.
Wein scores with a nice strike.
Wein defending well as Lopette loads up on a big left hand.
Wein moves away from the strike by Lopette.
Nice body punch from Lopette.
Wein looks to land a right hand but Lopette moved out of range.
Lopette lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Wein.
Wein moves out of range of the body kick from Lopette.
Lopette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wein throws a series of punches but Lopette moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wein 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 Lopette has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopette and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopette is looking to slow Wein down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein misses with a kick to the body.
Lopette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lopette.
Wein takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses.
Wein just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wein is looking to counter punch.
Wein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopette throws a jab when Wein was well out of range.
Lopette misses the jab.
Wein quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopette misses with a double jab.
Lopette tries to land a front kick but Wein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wein throws a low kick but Lopette moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein moves out of range as Lopette throws a body kick.
Wein throws a hook but Lopette blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopette checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wein misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wein. That's going to slow Lopette down.
Wein swings for the body but Lopette moves out of range.
Lopette misses with a straight right.
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!
Lopette throws a wild body kick that Wein sees coming a mile off.
Lopette moves out of range as Wein strikes.
Lopette just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lopette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopette misses with a kick to the body.
Wein looks to throw the jab but Lopette is out of range.
That kick from Lopette tenderised Wein's leg. Wein is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilder Wein had his way with Bornas Lopette in that round.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lopette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wein tries to work over Lopette's front leg with a kick but Lopette checks it.
Lopette looks to score with a jab to the body but Wein is just out of range.
Lopette checks a low kick from Wein.
Wein just misses with a punch to the body.
Wein feints and then cracks Lopette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopette down.
A good leg kick by Wein.
Both fighters circling a little - Wein finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lopette throws the kick towards the body but Wein avoids it.
Wein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wein misses with a body shot
and Lopette counters with a straight right hand.
Lopette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopette motions for Wein to come forward. Lopette throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wein throws a leg kick but Lopette sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopette moves into range and clinches up with Wein.
Lopette misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopette.
A right hand to the body from Wein.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopette.
Bornas Lopette seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lopette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wein blocking some punches.
Wein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopette backwards.
Wein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wein lands with a left to the head.
Bornas Lopette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopette struggles to land a body shot inside as Wein controls his hands.
A short right from Wein.
Wein lands a shoulder strike.
Lopette tries to land knees in the clinch but Wein avoids the damage to the body.
Wein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopette lands an elbow inside.
Lopette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wein avoids the elbow strike from Lopette, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lopette.
Wein lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Wein.
Lopette lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopette misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopettes head.
Lopette misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette throws an elbow that misses.
Lopette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wein backwards.
Wein lands a shoulder strike.
Lopette blocking some punches.
Wein pushes Lopette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wein can't find room to land a body shot as Lopette controls the action.
Wein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wein fails to land.
Lopette swings wildly with an uppercut but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wein's elbow.
Wein pushes Lopette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wein with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wein lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Lopette.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopette.
Lopette throws a push kick but Wein slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopette checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopette.
Lopette slips a jab from Wein.
Lopette on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lopette takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wein misses with a wild body shot.
Wein is looking to chop away at Lopette's legs.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Wein tries to move into range but Lopette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wein lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilder Wein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wein 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 William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilder Wein!
A victorious Wilder Wein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scot Goodbarrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodbarrel comes to the cage accompanied by Deliver. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scot Goodbarrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodbarrel walks into a left hand.
A head kick by Koistinen misses
and Goodbarrel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Koistinen really felt that one!
Good exchange - Goodbarrel coming out on top.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goodbarrel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koistinen.
Goodbarrel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koistinen.
Goodbarrel throws a lazy right hand but Koistinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodbarrel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goodbarrel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koistinen.
Goodbarrel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koistinen.
Goodbarrel misses with a straight right.
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!
Koistinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Koistinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodbarrel thows a body kick. Koistinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koistinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Goodbarrel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koistinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koistinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Goodbarrel.
It looked like Goodbarrel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koistinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goodbarrel looks to land a right hand but Koistinen moved out of range.
Goodbarrel just misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen misses with a hook
and Goodbarrel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koistinen thinking.
Goodbarrel misses the jab.
Koistinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Koistinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koistinen thows a leg kick but Goodbarrel checks it
and Goodbarrel counters with a nice body kick.
Goodbarrel blocks the body kick.
Goodbarrel avoids the body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a left hand
and Goodbarrel counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodbarrel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koistinen throws a chopping leg kick but Goodbarrel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goodbarrel is looking to counter punch.
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!
Goodbarrel thuds a left hand into Koistinen's body.
Goodbarrel connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koistinen misses the shot to the body.
Koistinen slips a straight right by Goodbarrel.
A little jabbing left from Koistinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Goodbarrel lands with an uppercut that bounces Koistinen off the cage and back into range.
Koistinen throws an off balance right hand
and Goodbarrel counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Koistinen as he checks the leg kick.
Goodbarrel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Goodbarrel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goodbarrel lands a jab to the head.
Goodbarrel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koistinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodbarrel.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koistinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Scot Goodbarrel has been cut.
Goodbarrel connects with a right hand. Koistinen shakes it off.
Goodbarrel throws a big shot that misses.
Koistinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Goodbarrel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goodbarrel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koistinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Goodbarrel moves out of range.
Koistinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koistinen avoids the body shot from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel throws an overhand right that lands on Koistinen's shoulder, as Koistinen tries to avoid the shot.
Goodbarrel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koistinen throws a leg kick but Goodbarrel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goodbarrel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koistinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goodbarrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodbarrel prevents a body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodbarrel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koistinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodbarrel's elbow.
Goodbarrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodbarrel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel tries to break free but Koistinen pushes him back against the cage.
Goodbarrel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goodbarrel can't find room to land a body shot as Koistinen controls the action.
Goodbarrel is working Koistinen over against the cage.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Goodbarrel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koistinen or not.
Goodbarrel lands a shot to the body.
Koistinen looks winded!
Goodbarrel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodbarrel manages to break the clinch.
Goodbarrel 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.
Goodbarrel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koistinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodbarrel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Koistinen misses.
Goodbarrel scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodbarrel. Goodbarrel obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodbarrel connects with a solid leg kick.
Koistinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goodbarrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodbarrel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Koistinen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Goodbarrel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scot Goodbarrel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koistinen throws a lazy body kick
and Goodbarrel counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodbarrel avoids the body shot from Koistinen.
Goodbarrel throws a big shot that misses.
Goodbarrel moves away from the strike by Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a right hand
and Goodbarrel counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodbarrel lands with an uppercut that bounces Koistinen off the cage and back into range.
Koistinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goodbarrel lands a nice hook to Koistinen's body. Koistinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koistinen slips under a jab.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodbarrel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koistinen can do to turn this around?
Goodbarrel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goodbarrel is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Koistinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koistinen lands a leg kick that knocks Goodbarrel off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goodbarrel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koistinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goodbarrel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Koistinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a combination that misses
and Goodbarrel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koistinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koistinen drops his hands momentarily and Goodbarrel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koistinen throws a jab when Goodbarrel was well out of range.
Goodbarrel checks the leg kick.
Koistinen throws a front kick aimed at Goodbarrel's knee but Goodbarrel avoids it well.
Goodbarrel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koistinen misses with a hook
and Goodbarrel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goodbarrel throws a shot from downtown. Koistinen moves away and avoids it.
Koistinen misses with a leg kick
and Goodbarrel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koistinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel slips a straight right by Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goodbarrel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Koistinen is breathing heavily.
Koistinen lands a jab.
Koistinen throws a leg kick
and Goodbarrel counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodbarrel lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goodbarrel delivers a nice body kick.
Koistinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodbarrel. Goodbarrel obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodbarrel moves away from the strike by Koistinen.
Goodbarrel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel thows a body kick. Koistinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koistinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goodbarrel scores with a three punch combo!
Koistinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Goodbarrel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goodbarrel jabs at Koistinen's body.
Goodbarrel throws a leg kick which misses Koistinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koistinen tries to avoid it.
Goodbarrel scores with a leg kick.
Goodbarrel just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodbarrel lands a body shot.
Scot Goodbarrel is winning the standup battle so far.
Goodbarrel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koistinen.
Koistinen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Goodbarrel looks to land a left hand but Koistinen moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen defending well as Goodbarrel loads up on a big left hand.
Koistinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koistinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Goodbarrel.
Koistinen 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.
Koistinen throws a leg kick
enabling Goodbarrel to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goodbarrel.
Koistinen moves out of range of the body kick from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel connects with an inside leg kick.
Goodbarrel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koistinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koistinen tests Goodbarrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodbarrel moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koistinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koistinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Goodbarrel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koistinen throws a body punch but Goodbarrel moves out of range.
Koistinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goodbarrel counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Goodbarrel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koistinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Koistinen misses
and Goodbarrel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koistinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodbarrel.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goodbarrel.
Koistinen is rocked!
Koistinen throws a shot from downtown. Goodbarrel moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Koistinen misses
and Goodbarrel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goodbarrel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goodbarrel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koistinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Goodbarrel finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodbarrel lands a jab.
You can see that Koistinen has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Goodbarrel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koistinen in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Goodbarrel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scot Goodbarrel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goodbarrel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Koistinen seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Koistinen.
Goodbarrel sends Koistinen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Goodbarrel is motioning to the referee to let Koistinen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Goodbarrel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Koistinen counter with a right hand.
Goodbarrel cracks the inside of Koistinen's front leg.
Goodbarrel throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodbarrel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodbarrel throws a front kick that sends Koistinen stumbling back into the cage.
Goodbarrel lands a big uppercut and Koistinen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Koistinen looks OK. Goodbarrel waves Koistinen back to his feet!
Koistinen misses the shot to the body.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodbarrel connects with a solid leg kick.
Goodbarrel throws a lazy right hand but Koistinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koistinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Goodbarrel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen swings for the body but Goodbarrel moves out of range.
Koistinen wants to land a leg kick but Goodbarrel is out of range.
Goodbarrel lands a front kick.
Goodbarrel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goodbarrel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Goodbarrel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Goodbarrel.
Koistinen slips a straight right by Goodbarrel.
A head kick misses from Goodbarrel.
Koistinen misses with a body shot.
Koistinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Goodbarrel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koistinen's calf.
Goodbarrel lands with an overhand left.
Koistinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodbarrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Koistinen.
Koistinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goodbarrel is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koistinen misses with a body shot
and Goodbarrel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koistinen thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Koistinen. That snapped Goodbarrel's head back.
Koistinen misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Koistinen.
Goodbarrel throws a hook to the side of Koistinen's head but Koistinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodbarrel keeps Koistinen at a distance using the push kick.
Goodbarrel lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodbarrel. Koistinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodbarrel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Goodbarrel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Koistinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koistinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodbarrel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Goodbarrel throws the left hand but Koistinen avoids the punch easily.
Goodbarrel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel throws a big shot that misses.
Koistinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goodbarrel counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goodbarrel. That's going to slow Koistinen down.
Koistinen lands a right hook to the body.
Goodbarrel throws a right hand that misses
and Koistinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goodbarrel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goodbarrel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Koistinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goodbarrel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koistinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodbarrel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koistinen circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Koistinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koistinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goodbarrel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koistinen misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Koistinen tenderised Goodbarrel's leg. Goodbarrel is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koistinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodbarrel.
Koistinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodbarrel.
Some bone on bone action there as Goodbarrel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goodbarrel throws a lazy right hand but Koistinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodbarrel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koistinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koistinen 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 Goodbarrel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goodbarrel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goodbarrel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koistinen blocks the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Goodbarrel blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Goodbarrel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodbarrel throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goodbarrel is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Goodbarrel clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Scot Goodbarrel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goodbarrel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goodbarrel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goodbarrel cracks Koistinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goodbarrel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Goodbarrel counters with a straight right hand.
Goodbarrel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodbarrel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goodbarrel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the body from Goodbarrel misses
and Koistinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Koistinen misses.
Goodbarrel throws a leg kick but Koistinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koistinen throws out a counter right but Goodbarrel avoids it with no problem.
Koistinen cracks Goodbarrel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koistinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goodbarrel under the eye.
Koistinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koistinen closes the distance and clinches.
Koistinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koistinen is looking to slow Goodbarrel down with leg kicks.
Goodbarrel connects with a right hand. Koistinen shakes it off.
Koistinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Goodbarrel blocks the leg kick.
Goodbarrel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koistinen's hands.
Koistinen tries to land a body kick
and Goodbarrel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Koistinen does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodbarrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodbarrel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koistinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel cracks Koistinen with an open hand slap.
Koistinen looks to land a right hand but Goodbarrel moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Koistinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goodbarrel throwing a counter right hand but Koistinen manages to avoid it.
Koistinen swings widly with a right hand
and Goodbarrel counters with a leg kick.
Goodbarrel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koistinen throws the left hand but Goodbarrel avoids the punch easily.
Koistinen swings for the body but Goodbarrel moves out of range.
Goodbarrel is looking to counter with head kicks.
Goodbarrel misses with a kick to the body.
Goodbarrel misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a body kick that misses.
Koistinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koistinen looks to clinch
and Goodbarrel counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koistinen.
Goodbarrel blocks a leg kick.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodbarrel moves away.
Koistinen throws a jab when Goodbarrel was well out of range.
Koistinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goodbarrel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Koistinen.
Koistinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goodbarrel connects with a body shot.
Koistinen tries to clinch but Goodbarrel is having none of it.
Nice shot by Goodbarrel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen throws a solid leg kick but Goodbarrel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a hook. Goodbarrel ducked under it nicely.
Koistinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goodbarrel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goodbarrel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koistinen misses the body punch
and Goodbarrel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goodbarrel feints and then cracks Koistinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koistinen down.
Koistinen tried to score with a low kick but Goodbarrel checks it.
Koistinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koistinen has managed to clinch.
Koistinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koistinen tries to pull guard but Goodbarrel won't allow it.
Koistinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koistinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kristus Koistinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Scot Goodbarrel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Koistinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koistinen lands a nice hook to Goodbarrel's body. Goodbarrel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koistinen wants to slow Goodbarrel down by chopping away at his legs.
Goodbarrel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Koistinen takes a swing at Goodbarrel's ribcage but misses.
Goodbarrel lands a body shot.
Goodbarrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodbarrel scores with a jab to the head.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Goodbarrel moves out of range.
Koistinen connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodbarrel lands a slapping body shot.
Koistinen throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Goodbarrel counter with a right hand.
Koistinen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Koistinen thows a leg kick but Goodbarrel checks it
and Goodbarrel counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodbarrel lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koistinen. Goodbarrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodbarrel throws a front kick that sends Koistinen stumbling back into the cage.
Goodbarrel throws a looping overhand right but Koistinen ducks down to avoid it.
Koistinen thows a leg kick but Goodbarrel checks it
and Goodbarrel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koistinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Goodbarrel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koistinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Goodbarrel counters with a huge left! Koistinen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Goodbarrel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Koistinen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Goodbarrel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scot Goodbarrel!
Scot Goodbarrel managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sun-Tzu, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Jarszczko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarszczko's entrance music is Lil Flip ft. Chamillionaire - Playa 4 Life. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Jarszczko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Jarszczko misses.
Hovi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jarszczkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jarszczko throws a wild body kick that Hovi sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jarszczko.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hovi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jarszczko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hovi throws a series of punches but Jarszczko avoids them all with ease.
Jarszczko jabs Hovi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hovi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hovi punishes Jarszczko's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarszczko lands a nice hook to Hovi's body. Hovi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hovi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jarszczko looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Jarszczko's head but Jarszczko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarszczko.
Hovi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarszczko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jarszczko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hovi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hovi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hovi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jarszczko.
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jarszczko.
Hovi jabs Jarszczko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jarszczko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hovi.
Hovi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hovi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jarszczko.
Jarszczko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jarszczko circles away quickly and effectively.
Hovi misses with a double jab
and Jarszczko counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hovi's calf.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi throws a body punch but Jarszczko moves out of range.
Hovi misses with a few strikes there.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarszczko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jarszczko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi throws a right and a left that Jarszczko avoids nicely.
Jarszczko checks a leg kick.
Jarszczko connects with a right hand. Hovi shakes it off.
Jarszczko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Jarszczko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarszczko.
Hovi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jarszczko rather than just go for the knockout.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Hovi does no damage.
Jarszczko looks to land a left hand but Hovi moved out of range nicely.
Jarszczko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hovi misses with a right hand
enabling Jarszczko to counter with a crisp jab.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Jarszczko throws a jab but it's blocked by Hovi.
Seppo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarszczko walks into a stiff left hand from Hovi.
Jarszczko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jarszczko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarszczko was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
Hovi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jarszczko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hovi tries to move into range but Jarszczko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands with a cross.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarszczko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jarszczko misses with a low kick as Hovi jumps back.
Jarszczko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hovi throws out the jab.
Hovi checks the leg kick.
Hovi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarszczko.
Hovi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jarszczko circles away quickly and effectively.
Hovi looks to land a right hand but Jarszczko moved out of range.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarszczko missing with a left hand there. Hovi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but Jarszczko checks it.
Hovi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jarszczko blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jarszczko misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Hovi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jarszczko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jarszczko scores with a leg kick.
Hovi misses with a hook. Jarszczko ducked under it nicely.
Hovi throws a right hand that Jarszczko ducks under and follows up with a left that Jarszczko also avoids with ease.
Jarszczko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarszczko.
A jab from Hovi does it's job there.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but Jarszczko checks it.
Jarszczko lands with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Hovi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarszczko misses with a low kick.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
Hovi throws a solid leg kick but Jarszczko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hovi.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jarszczko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hovi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarszczko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Jarszczko misses with a straight left.
Jarszczko is looking to chop away at Hovi's legs.
Jarszczko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hovi.
Jarszczko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Jarszczko misses the target.
Hovi thows a leg kick but Jarszczko checks it
and Jarszczko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jarszczko misses the shot to the body.
Jarszczko misses with a straight left.
Hovi swinging wildly here.
Jarszczko swinging wildly here.
Hovi lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hovi.
Jarszczko misses with a looping left.
Hovi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jarszczko just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Jarszczko.
Jarszczko takes one to the side of the head.
Hovi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarszczko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarszczko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seppo Hovi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hovi lands a jab.
Hovi takes one to the side of the head.
Hovi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarszczko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovi punishes Jarszczko's body with a nice straight punch.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Hovi lands a nice looking body shot.
Hovi jabs Jarszczko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jarszczko throws a looping overhand right but Hovi ducks down to avoid it.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jarszczko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarszczko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarszczko was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
Jarszczko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hovi with a nice cross.
Hovi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hovi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hovi throws a right hand that misses
and Jarszczko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jarszczko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarszczko throws out a powerful jab.
Hovi throws a series of strikes that have Jarszczko backpedaling.
Hovi throws a poor cross that misses
and Jarszczko counters with a stiff right hand.
Hovi digs a good hook to Jarszczko's body.
Hovi throws a shot from downtown. Jarszczko moves away and avoids it.
Hovi takes a swing at Jarszczko's ribcage but misses.
Hovi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hovi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jarszczko throws a poor cross that misses
and Hovi counters with a straight right hand.
Hovi misses with a hook
and Jarszczko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Hovi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jarszczko doesn't seem phased though.
Jarszczko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jarszczko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hovi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Hovi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jarszczko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jarszczko misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hovi! But no joy.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Jarszczko's head but Jarszczko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hovi scores with a body shot.
Jarszczko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jarszczko lands an overhand right.
Jarszczko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Jarszczko.
Jarszczko cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
Hovi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jarszczko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hovi misses with a lunging right hand
and Jarszczko counters with a stiff right hand.
Hovi scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi throws a hook but Jarszczko avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Hovi
and Jarszczko counters with a right hand to the body.
Hovi motions for Jarszczko to come forward. Hovi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jarszczko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hovi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Jarszczko misses.
Jarszczko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jarszczko slips a straight right by Hovi.
An attempted straight right counter from Jarszczko misses the target.
Jarszczko lands a right hook to the body.
Jarszczko misses with a kick to the body.
Jarszczko swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Hovi counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Hovi blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a straight right.
Jarszczko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hovi just manages to avoid it.
Hovi tests Jarszczko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Hovi.
Jarszczko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jarszczko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hovi's knee momentarily.
Jarszczko throws a hook to the side of Hovi's head but Hovi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hovi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarszczko motions for Hovi to come forward. Jarszczko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarszczko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hovi misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Jarszczko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hovi throws a hook but Jarszczko blocks it.
Jarszczko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Hovi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hovi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hovi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jarszczko.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi swings widly with a right hand
and Jarszczko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hovi throws a looping overhand right but Jarszczko ducks down to avoid it.
Jarszczko scores with a nice right hand.
Hovi moves away from the strike by Jarszczko.
Jarszczko misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Jarszczko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jarszczko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi misses with a straight left.
Jarszczko slips under a jab from Hovi.
Hovi swings for the body but Jarszczko moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Jarszczko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarszczko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jarszczko throws the kick towards the body but Hovi avoids it.
That kick from Hovi tenderised Jarszczko's leg. Jarszczko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jarszczko swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi cracks Jarszczko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jarszczko blocks a jab.
Hovi needs to keep his hands up - Jarszczko had a free shot at his head there.
Jarszczko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hovi moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Jarszczko clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Jarszczko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi throws a body punch but Jarszczko moves out of range.
Jarszczko slips under a jab from Hovi.
Jarszczko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jarszczko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hovi has time to react.
Hovi swings for the body but Jarszczko moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hovi.
Hovi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Jarszczko's head but Jarszczko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hovi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jarszczko on the side of the head.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarszczko.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
Jarszczko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarszczko avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Jarszczko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarszczko.
Hovi misses with an uppercut
and Jarszczko counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hovi lands a jab-cross combination.
Jarszczko digs a good body shot into Hovi's ribs.
Hovi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jarszczko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hovi takes a swing at Jarszczko's ribcage but misses.
Jarszczko lands a leg kick that knocks Hovi off balance momentarily.
Jarszczko jabs Hovi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarszczko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarszczko connects with a nice looking jab.
Jarszczko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jarszczko thuds a left hand into Hovi's body.
Jarszczko swings widly with a right hand
and Hovi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hovi.
Jarszczko tests Hovi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hovi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hovi throws a jab when Jarszczko was well out of range.
Jarszczko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hovi misses with a jab to the body
and Jarszczko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jarszczko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Jarszczko half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jarszczko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hovi misses with a series of wild punches.
Jarszczko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarszczko.
Hovi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarszczko is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hovi blocks the low kick.
Hovi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi scores with a shot to the body.
Hovi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jarszczko throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jarszczko slips a jab from Hovi.
Jarszczko lands with a straight right. Hovi didn't see that one coming.
Hovi scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarszczko ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
Jarszczko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jarszczko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Jarszczko misses its intended target.
Jarszczko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hovi throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jarszczko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hovi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Jarszczko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jarszczko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hovi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jarszczko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Jarszczko misses.
Jarszczko moves away from the strike by Hovi.
Jarszczko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hovi misses with a left hand
and Jarszczko counters with an outside leg kick.
Hovi misses with a body shot
and Jarszczko counters with a nice uppercut.
Hovi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarszczko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hovi misses with a left hand
and Jarszczko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hovi checks a leg kick.
Hovi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarszczko was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
That kick from Jarszczko tenderised Hovi's leg. Hovi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Jarszczko.
Hovi lands with a hook. Jarszczko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Jarszczko does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Jarszczko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jarszczko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hovi. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hovi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jarszczko ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
Nice defenses there by Jarszczko.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarszczko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jarszczko checks a leg kick.
You can see that Hovi has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The fighters circle momentarily. Hovi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diego Jarszczko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jarszczko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Hovi finds it's target.
Jarszczko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Jarszczko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hovi scores with a jab.
Jarszczko takes a swing at Hovi's ribcage but misses.
Jarszczko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hovi.
Jarszczko scores with a sloppy right hand. Hovi should have avoided that one.
Hovi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jarszczko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hovi throws a looping overhand right but Jarszczko ducks down to avoid it.
Jarszczko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hovi scores with a shot to the body.
Seppo Hovi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko throws out a loose jab but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarszczko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hovi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jarszczko misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hovi! But no joy.
Hovi scores with a sloppy right hand. Jarszczko should have avoided that one.
Hovi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jarszczko doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jarszczko 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 Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jarszczko walks into a jab.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hovi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jarszczko.
Hovi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarszczko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovi manages to avoid it.
Hovi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A countering left hand to the body from Hovi misses.
Hovi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi misses the jab.
Jarszczko is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hovi scores with a nice right hand.
Jarszczko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hovi throws out the jab.
Hovi lands a nice hook to Jarszczko's body. Jarszczko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good work by Hovi as he checks the leg kick.
Jarszczko moves away from the strike by Hovi.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. Jarszczko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hovi dips to his left and cracks Jarszczko with an uppercut!
Hovi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jarszczko. Jarszczko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Hovi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hovi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Hovi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll's entrance music is South Texas Death Ride. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Corll.
Riccuito slips a jab and a cross from Corll.
Riccuito steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Corll.
Corll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corll shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riccuito looks to land a right hand but Corll moved out of range.
Corll takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Riccuito looks to move away, Corll throws a big counter combo but Riccuito just gets out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corll. That's going to slow Riccuito down.
A low kick from Corll misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corll steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riccuito. That one must have hurt.
Corll is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Riccuito.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riccuito. That did some damage!
Corll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riccuito tries a head kick but it misses.
Corll takes a swing at Riccuito's ribcage but misses.
Corll sets himself, and Riccuito steps forward looking for the clinch! Corll avoids it this time.
Riccuito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll slips a straight right by Riccuito.
Riccuito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corll is looking to counter punch.
Corll throws a body punch but Riccuito moves out of range.
Corll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riccuito tries to score with a low kick but Corll moves his leg out of the way.
Riccuito checks a low kick from Corll.
Corll misses with a takedown attempt
and Riccuito counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Corll, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corll throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Corll connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riccuito momentarily.
Riccuito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riccuito tries to counter with a clinch but Corll shakes him off and moves away.
A low kick from Riccuito is predictable there
and Corll counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riccuito thinking.
Corll connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riccuito's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito cracks Corll with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corll.
Riccuito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Corll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riccuito was well out of range. Poor timing from Corll.
Riccuito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been hearing reports that Corll has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Corll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Corll.
Sloppy strikes from Riccuito. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Corll.
Corll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corll swings for the body but Riccuito moves out of range.
Riccuito is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll's corner calls for a 1-2. Corll obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corll throws a hook but Riccuito avoids it easily.
Riccuito checks the leg kick.
Corll swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccuito.
A big right from Riccuito misses.
Corll shoots in for a takedown but Riccuito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riccuito tries to counter with a clinch but Corll shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Corll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corll checks a low kick from Riccuito.
Riccuito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corll connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riccuito scrambles back to his feet.
Riccuito slips a straight right by Corll.
Riccuito steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Corll.
Dean Corll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corll with a jab.
Riccuito scores with a hook.
Corll checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll throws an overhand right that lands on Riccuito's shoulder, as Riccuito tries to avoid the shot.
Corll feints and then cracks Riccuito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riccuito down.
Corll scores with a one two! Riccuito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccuito checks a low kick from Corll.
A clash of legs there as Riccuito blocks the low kick.
Corll will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riccuito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Corll throwing strikes but missing.
Corll wants to pass the guard but Riccuito is keeping the position.
Riccuito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Corll trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Corll dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riccuito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Riccuito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Corll there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Riccuito blocks the leg kick.
Corll feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riccuito's calf.
Riccuito slips a straight right by Corll.
Riccuito steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Corll.
Corll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riccuito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corll shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Riccuito manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riccuito trying to control the position.
Corll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riccuito can do to turn this around?
Riccuito keeping full guard, as Corll tries to pass.
Corll wants to control from the top but Riccuito keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Corll working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riccuito working a defensive guard here.
Corll throwing strikes from guard but Riccuito blocks nicely.
Corll throwing strikes from guard but Riccuito blocks nicely.
Riccuito wants to stand up but Corll is controlling him.
Corll wants to pass the guard but Riccuito is keeping the position.
Riccuito controls Corll momentarily but Corll frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corll trying to control but Riccuito is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Corll postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Corll is looking to work some ground and pound but Riccuito has wrist control.
Riccuito keeping moving, preventing Corll from controlling successfully.
Riccuito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riccuito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riccuito is trying to keep Corll in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Corll blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Corll misses the target.
Riccuito wants to land a leg kick but Corll is out of range.
Corll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Riccuito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corll on the side of the head.
Mark Riccuito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riccuito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riccuito ducks under a wild hook from Corll.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Corll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riccuito was well out of range. Poor timing from Corll.
Riccuito walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Riccuito. Beautiful body shot.
Riccuito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riccuito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corll tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riccuito swivels and escapes.
Corll checks the leg kick nicely there.
Corll shoots in for a takedown but Riccuito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Corll throws the kick towards the body but Riccuito avoids it.
Riccuito tries to counter by closing the distance.
Corll walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riccuito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Corll.
Riccuito tries to counter with a clinch but Corll shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll lands a front kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riccuito.
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!
Corll loads up on a big right hand but Riccuito slips the punch.
Riccuito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riccuito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corll under the eye.
Riccuito gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Corll counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Riccuito has his feet on Corll's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Riccuito throws a head kick but Corll moves out of range.
Riccuito takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Corll lands a jab to the head.
Riccuito throws a jab when Corll was well out of range.
Riccuito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corll moves out of range of the body kick from Riccuito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Corll dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riccuito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corll throws out a loose jab but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riccuito counters with a body kick.
Corll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riccuito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riccuito thuds his shin into the meat of Corll's side.
Riccuito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riccuito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riccuito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riccuito looks for the body kick but Corll saw that one coming.
Riccuito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It appears Corll was looking to counter with a kick there.
Corll feints and then cracks Riccuito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riccuito down.
Corll shoots in looking for a takedown. Riccuito tries to sprawl out of it but Corll keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riccuito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll throws a right hand that misses
and Riccuito counters with a straight right hand.
Riccuito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riccuito doesn't manage to clinch there - Corll circles away.
A big left from Riccuito misses.
Riccuito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riccuito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corll.
Corll scores with a leg kick.
Corll misses with a looping right.
Corll checks a low kick from Riccuito.
Corll changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riccuito tries to avoid it but Corll manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riccuito to the ground. Riccuito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riccuito tries to counter with a clinch but Corll shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito feints and then cracks Corll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corll down.
Corll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Corll throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riccuito throws a head kick but Corll moves out of range.
Riccuito leaves Corll with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Corll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Riccuito. That snapped Corll's head back.
Corll does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riccuito jabs at Corll's body.
Corll misses with a low kick.
Corll misses with a takedown
and Riccuito counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Corll is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito cracks Corll with a right hand to the side of the head.
Corll misses with a body kick.
Corll with a poor takedown
and Riccuito counters by clinching up.
Corll looking for a takedown.
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riccuito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Riccuito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riccuito pushes Corll back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Riccuito.
A short left from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riccuito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riccuito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Riccuito.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riccuito misses with a body punch.
Riccuito lands an elbow just above Corll 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corll looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riccuito.
Corll gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Riccuito is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Corll is aware though and is defending well.
Corll looking to sit in guard and control but Riccuito gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riccuito stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A combination from Corll does no damage.
Riccuito scores with a jab.
Riccuito cracks Corll with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Riccuito throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riccuito lands a head shot.
Riccuito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Corll fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corll fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A low kick from Corll misses
and Riccuito moves into the clinch.
Corll is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Riccuito can't fight it off and eventually Corll manages to take the fight to the floor. Riccuito looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Riccuito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riccuito keeping moving, preventing Corll from controlling successfully.
Riccuito is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riccuito is trying to control the action in half guard but Corll is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll is trying to maintain the position but Riccuito is very close to passing his half guard.
Corll is trying to stand back up but Riccuito is controlling him
Corll is looking for a sweep. Riccuito is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dean Corll overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riccuito is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Corll is trying to get back to full guard.
Corll desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Riccuito thows a huge punch but Corll dodges it nicely.
Riccuito trying to pass the guard but Corll defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corll moves into full guard.
Riccuito gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice body kick from Riccuito.
Riccuito moves out of range of the body kick.
Riccuito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Corll attempts a counter takedown but Riccuito avoids it well and moves away.
Corll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riccuito manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Corll or perhaps it was just good defense by Riccuito, which made it look bad.
Corll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riccuito blocks the body kick.
Riccuito wants to counter with a clinch but Corll pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands with a kick to the ribs.
Corll throws a front kick aimed at Riccuito's knee but Riccuito avoids it well.
Riccuito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corll checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riccuito throws a leg kick but Corll moved away.
An inside leg kick from Riccuito misses.
Riccuito lands a jab to the head.
Corll shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riccuito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Corll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corll lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corll.
Corll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll misses with a hook.
Corll throws a shot from downtown. Riccuito moves away and avoids it.
Corll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riccuito.
Riccuito tries to land a body kick
and Corll counters with an outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corll.
Riccuito tries to move into range but Corll moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccuito ducks under a wild hook from Corll.
Riccuito lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Corll. Beautiful body shot.
Nice cross by Riccuito.
Riccuito tries to score with a low kick but Corll moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mark Riccuito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Corll moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Corll lands with an uppercut that bounces Riccuito off the cage and back into range.
Corll lands a front kick.
Corll scores with a jab. Riccuito acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corll throws a low kick, looking for Riccuito's leg but Riccuito calmly moves out of range.
Riccuito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Corll closes the distance and clinches up with Riccuito, looking for a takedown. Corll pushes Riccuito against the cage but Riccuito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riccuito tries to counter with a clinch but Corll shakes him off and moves away.
Corll shoots in for a takedown but Riccuito shows good takedown defense.
Riccuito throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corll misses with the body kick
and Riccuito counters with a stiff right hand.
Corll throws a hook but Riccuito avoids it easily.
Corll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corll just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corll.
Corll misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riccuito.
Corll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riccuito.
Riccuito thows a body kick. Corll tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Riccuito misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Corll.
Corll looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Corll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riccuito.
Riccuito misses with the combination.
Riccuito throws a head kick but Corll moves out of range.
Corll tries to counter with a takedown but Riccuito is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riccuito misses with a left hand
and Corll counters with a nice leg kick.
Corll scores with a spinning back kick!
Riccuito is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Corll misses with a left hand
and Riccuito holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riccuito.
Riccuito creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corll fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Corll there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corll keeps the fight on the outside.
Riccuito cracks Corll with a good jab.
Dean Corll is winning the standup battle so far.
Corll keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corll scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corll checks a leg kick.
Corll looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riccuito follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Corll throws a body kick that misses.
Corll throws a front kick aimed at Riccuito's knee but Riccuito avoids it well.
Corll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riccuito.
Riccuito looks to score with a jab to the body but Corll is just out of range.
Corll throws a looping overhand right but Riccuito ducks down to avoid it.
Corll blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Corll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Riccuito loads up on a big right hand but Corll slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riccuito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corll thows a leg kick but Riccuito checks it
and Riccuito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corll misses with a wild body shot.
Corll throws the left hand but Riccuito avoids the punch easily.
Riccuito is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Corll will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riccuito checks a leg kick.
Riccuito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corll lands a nice looking body shot.
Corll shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Corll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Corll 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Corll!
A very excited looking Dean Corll made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Mark Riccuito had this to say: '153'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nolan Sackett has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nolan Sackett seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessler lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett tries to clinch but Hessler moves out of range.
Hessler throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hessler counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hessler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Hessler slips the punch.
Nolan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hessler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been informed that Hessler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hessler wants to counter with a clinch but Sackett pushes him away.
Hessler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a hook. Hessler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hessler counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hessler thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Hessler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett walks into a jab.
Hessler walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hessler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hessler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hessler throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett moves into the clinch.
Hessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hessler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hessler digs a right hand underneath Sackett's ribcage. Sackett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Hessler.
Hessler is leaning against Sackett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Hessler.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Hessler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Hessler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Hessler fails to land.
Hessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Hessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hessler just leaning against Sackett, taking a breather.
Hessler wants to get back to striking at distance but Sackett won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hessler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Hessler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett takes one on the button.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Hessler checks it.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Hessler moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hessler with a hook.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Hessler off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Hessler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hessler lands a left and a right that sends Sackett crashing to the canvas! Hessler dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett is squirming around, avoiding Hessler's attempts to control the action.
Hessler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hessler misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hessler trying to control but Sackett is having none of it.
Sackett bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hessler keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Hessler trying to control the position.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Hessler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hessler wants to sweep but no luck.
Hessler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sackett passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hessler is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hessler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Hessler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Hessler checks it.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hessler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sackett finds it's way round the side to connect with Hessler's head.
Hessler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hessler lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Hessler checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hessler! But no joy.
Sackett throws a head kick but Hessler moves out of range.
Sackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hessler's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett tries to move into range but Hessler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clinton Hessler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hessler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sackett throws the left hand but Hessler avoids the punch easily.
Hessler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hessler. That's going to slow Sackett down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hessler just manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Hessler down.
Hessler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett throws the left hand but Hessler avoids the punch easily.
Hessler keeps the fight on the outside.
Hessler throws a counter combo.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Hessler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hessler ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Hessler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hessler.
Sackett misses with a shot to the body
and Hessler counters with an inside leg kick.
Sackett jabs Hessler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hessler digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Sackett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hessler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hessler manages to circle out of the way.
Hessler lands a nice looking body shot.
Hessler connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Hessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Hessler moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Hessler's leg. Hessler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hessler tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Hessler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hessler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hessler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hessler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hessler throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Sackett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hessler scoring well with a low kick there.
Hessler pushes Sackett up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sackett wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Sackett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hessler misses with a punch to the body.
Hessler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hessler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hessler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hessler misses with some punches.
Hessler can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Hessler scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hessler.
A short right from Hessler on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Hessler.
Hessler tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Hessler breaks the clinch.
Hessler scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hessler scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hessler swinging wildly here.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks Hessler in the body.
Sackett takes one on the button.
Hessler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hessler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sackett throws a leg kick but Hessler sees it coming and moves out of range.
A left lands for Hessler.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Hessler is just out of range.
Hessler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hessler. That did some damage!
Hessler stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Hessler blocks the leg kick.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Hessler moved away.
Hessler scores with a nice right hand.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hessler throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hessler blocks the low kick.
Hessler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sackett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hessler counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
As Hessler tries to get set, Sackett tries to push him back and clinch up but Hessler manages to avoid the attempt.
Sackett thumps Hessler with a low kick.
Hessler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett is looking to clinch but Hessler is avoiding it.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett swinging wildly here.
Hessler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hessler throws a right hand that Sackett ducks under and follows up with a left that Sackett also avoids with ease.
Hessler jabs at Sackett's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hessler moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Hessler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sackett thinking.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Hessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hessler lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Hessler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Hessler does no damage.
Hessler moves into range and clinches up with Sackett.
Sackett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Hessler blocking some punches.
Hessler blocks an uppercut.
Hessler blocking some punches.
Hessler gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hessler prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Hessler lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Sackett.
Hessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Hessler.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body.
Hessler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Hessler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sackett.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Hessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hessler works on Sackett's body with a couple of short punches.
Hessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hessler blocking some punches.
Sackett tries a body shot but Hessler blocks it.
Sackett's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hessler breaks the clinch.
Hessler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Hessler checks it.
Hessler is looking to clinch.
Sackett moves into the clinch successfully.
Hessler looking to slow down the pace here.
Hessler is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hessler really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hessler. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Hessler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sackett closes the distance but Hessler moves to the side
and Hessler counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Hessler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Hessler.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
letting Hessler counter with a right hand.
Hessler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
Hessler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett 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.
Sackett throws a low kick but Hessler moves out of range easily.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hessler. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Hessler. Those never looked like landing.
Hessler swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Hessler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sackett tries to clinch but Hessler is having none of it.
Hessler is looking to clinch.
Hessler throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Hessler throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
Sackett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sackett scores with a one two! Hessler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hessler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Hessler moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett backing away here, and Hessler unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hessler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sackett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hessler counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hessler scores with a three punch combo!
Hessler is looking to clinch.
A jab from Hessler finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
Hessler tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett with a hook.
Hessler throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Hessler misses.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Hessler is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Hessler throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Hessler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hessler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hessler counters by moving into the clinch.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Hessler.
Hessler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hessler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clinton Hessler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Hessler.
Hessler tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Hessler keeps control of Sackett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hessler's elbow.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hessler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Hessler.
Hessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Hessler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hessler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hessler throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Hessler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett throws a body kick that misses
enabling Hessler to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hessler slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a nice body kick.
Hessler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Clinton Hessler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hessler throws a good cross that connects.
Hessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hessler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
Hessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sackett.
Hessler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sackett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hessler manages to circle out of the way.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Hessler misses with a straight left.
Sackett forces Hessler back against the cage and clinches.
Hessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hessler stalling.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Hessler as he checks the leg kick.
Hessler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Hessler misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Hessler slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hessler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Hessler is just out of range.
Hessler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nolan Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hessler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Hessler circles away.
Hessler flicks out a counter leg kick but Sackett steps away.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hessler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Hessler responds with a good body kick, but Sackett manages to step out the way in time.
Sackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hessler misses with a body kick.
Hessler looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett tests Hessler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Hessler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Hessler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hessler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sackett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hessler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Hessler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hessler throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Sackett tries to bum rush Hessler with a series of wild strikes but Hessler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hessler wants to counter the offense by Sackett and move into the clinch position.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hessler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hessler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hessler slips under a jab.
Clinton Hessler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sackett tries to clinch up
and Hessler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hessler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hessler walks straight into a right hand from Sackett - that's dropped him! Sackett jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hessler from any more punishment! Hessler complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nolan Sackett!
In defeat, Clinton Hessler stepped up to the mic, saying 'Legend.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato's entrance music is I Want My Tears Back. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
Falcao scores with a hook to the body. Renato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiago Renato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Renato.
Renato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Renato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renato throws a leg kick but Falcao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Renato slips under a jab from Falcao.
Falcao throws a looping overhand right but Renato ducks down to avoid it.
Renato tried to score with a low kick but Falcao checks it.
Falcao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato slips under a jab from Falcao.
Renato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Renato is predictable there
and Renato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Renato connects with a leg kick. Falcao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Falcao moves out of range as Renato throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato throws out a loose jab but Falcao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Renato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Falcao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Renato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falcao counters with a stiff right hand.
Falcao moves forwards but Renato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Renato scores with a sloppy right hand. Falcao should have avoided that one.
Falcao misses with a kick to the body.
Renato tries to land a body kick
and Falcao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Renato thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Renato as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Falcao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Falcao checks a leg kick.
Falcao misses with a double jab
and Renato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Falcao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato throws a leg kick
enabling Falcao to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcao throws a sloppy head kick and Renato moves out of range easily.
Falcao throws a lazy body kick
and Renato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Renato tried to score with a low kick but Falcao checks it.
Renato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Renato throws a right hand that misses
and Falcao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falcao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Renato throws the kick towards the body but Falcao avoids it.
Renato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Renato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcao's calf.
Falcao motions for Renato to come forward. Falcao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looks like Renato has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao checks a low kick from Renato.
Renato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcao manages to avoid it.
Renato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Renato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Renato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Renato throws a low kick but Falcao moves out of range easily.
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcao throws out the jab.
Renato thows a leg kick but Falcao checks it
and Falcao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Renato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Falcao jabs Renato right on the nose. Renato blinks but takes it well.
Falcao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falcao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Renato back to the cage. Falcao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Falcao misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Renato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcao.
Renato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falcao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick.
Renato scores with a jab.
Renato lands a body shot.
Falcao tries a low kick but Renato avoids it.
A slow jab from Renato misses its intended target.
Renato tests Falcao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcao misses the target.
Renato feints and then cracks Falcao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcao down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renato throws a body kick that misses.
Renato throws a lazy right hand but Falcao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Renato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Falcao's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esquiva Falcao will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Renato throws a front kick aimed at Falcao's knee but Falcao avoids it well.
Falcao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Renato tries to land a leg kick but Falcao saw it coming and moves away.
Renato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Falcao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Renato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Falcao checks it well.
Renato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falcao.
Falcao moves away from the strike by Renato.
Falcao looks to land a left hand but Renato moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Falcao as he connects with a hook.
Renato throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao is looking to chop away at Renato's legs.
Falcao looks to land a right hand but Renato moved out of range.
Falcao lands the left hand.
Falcao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Renato's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato swings for the body but Falcao moves out of range.
Renato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Renato tries to move into range but Falcao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Renato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Renato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Renato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falcao is looking to score with low kicks.
Renato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcao.
Falcao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Renato throws a chopping leg kick but Falcao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Renato throws a sloppy head kick
and Falcao counters with an inside leg kick.
Falcao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Renato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falcao throws a series of punches but Renato avoids them all with ease.
Renato punishes Falcao's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao connects with a leg kick. Renato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Falcao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Renato throws out the jab.
Renato tries a head kick but it misses.
Renato lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Falcao scores with a jab. Renato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Renato checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcao.
Renato misses with a leg kick.
Falcao throws out a loose jab but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcao throws a shot from downtown. Renato moves away and avoids it.
Falcao moves away from the strike by Renato.
A good leg kick by Falcao.
A big left from Renato misses.
Renato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falcao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Renato lands with an uppercut that bounces Falcao off the cage and back into range.
Renato throws a sloppy body shot
and Falcao counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Renato does it's job there.
Renato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Falcao misses with a looping right.
Renato throws a leg kick but Falcao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Falcao misses with a wild combination.
Renato lands with a hook. Falcao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws a jab when Falcao was well out of range.
Falcao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Falcao looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
Falcao slips a jab from Renato.
Falcao connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcao.
Falcao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
Renato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcao.
Esquiva Falcao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Renato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcao.
It looked like Renato was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Renato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esquiva Falcao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Renato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Renato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Falcao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Renato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Falcao throws out a counter right but Renato avoids it with no problem.
Renato lunges at Falcao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Falcao's hand.
Falcao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Renato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Renato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renato moves away from the strike by Falcao.
Falcao looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Falcao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renato appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Falcao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Renato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Renato backs off Falcao throws a huge counter combo but Renato manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Falcao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renato.
Falcao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Renato misses with a leg kick
enabling Falcao to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Renato counters with a body kick that stops Falcao in his tracks momentarily.
Renato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Falcao.
Falcao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falcao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renato misses with a straight right.
Falcao throws a hook to the side of Renato's head but Renato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falcao throws the left hand but Renato avoids the punch easily.
Renato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Falcao scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Renato throws a low kick, looking for Falcao's leg but Falcao calmly moves out of range.
Falcao tries to bum rush Renato with a series of wild strikes but Renato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falcao slips under a jab from Renato.
Falcao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Renato.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Falcao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Renato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Falcao lands a jab to Renato's midsection.
Falcao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Renato lands a slapping body shot.
Renato motions for Falcao to come forward. Renato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato lands a glancing blow to the side of Falcao's head.
Falcao tries to bum rush Renato with a series of wild strikes but Renato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falcao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Renato finds it's way round the side to connect with Falcao's head.
Renato misses with a hook
and Falcao counters with a straight right hand.
Falcao lands with a cross.
Renato blocks a low kick nicely.
Renato throws a big shot that misses.
Falcao scores with a sloppy right hand. Renato should have avoided that one.
Renato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Falcao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Falcao.
Nice shot lands for Renato.
Falcao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Renato has time to react.
Falcao throws a head kick but Renato moves out of range.
Renato throws a low kick but Falcao moves out of range easily.
Renato throws a right hand that misses
enabling Falcao to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Renato.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renato, right into the meat.
Renato misses with a hook to the body
and Renato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Renato throws a head kick but Falcao moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Falcao misses.
Renato blocks a head kick by Falcao.
Falcao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renato with a hook.
Renato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falcao doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Esquiva Falcao just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Falcao defending well as Renato loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Falcao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renato. That's going to slow Falcao down.
Renato just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Renato with a body shot.
Falcao looks to throw the jab but Renato is out of range.
Falcao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falcao misses with a right hand
and Renato counters with a nice body shot.
Renato tries to land a front kick but Falcao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Renato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Falcao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Falcao lands a leg kick that knocks Renato off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao throws a hook but Renato avoids it easily.
Renato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falcao.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Falcao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Renato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcao dips to his left and cracks Renato with an uppercut!
Renato misses with a body shot.
Falcao throws out a counter right but Renato avoids it with no problem.
Renato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falcao.
Falcao throws a fast counter high kick but Renato manages to duck under it in time.
Falcao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Renato slams his shin into Falcao's torso.
Falcao throws a front kick aimed at Renato's knee but Renato avoids it well.
Falcao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Renato.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcao is just out of range.
Renato blocks a head kick by Falcao.
Renato throws a leg kick but Falcao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws a hook to the side of Renato's head but Renato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falcao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Renato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcao throws a body kick that misses.
Renato dodges the punch combination from Falcao.
Renato throws a lazy right hand but Falcao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcao throws a wild body kick that Renato sees coming a mile off.
Renato appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Renato is looking to score with low kicks.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renato. Falcao does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato throws a body punch but Falcao moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Falcao.
Renato defending well as Falcao loads up on a big left hand.
Renato is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Renato.
A combination from Falcao does no damage.
Falcao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Renato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falcao doesn't seem bothered though.
Falcao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Renato.
Falcao lands with a kick to the temple. Renato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Renato thows a leg kick but Falcao checks it
and Falcao counters with a nice uppercut.
Renato scores with a head kick. Falcao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Renato takes a swing at Falcao's ribcage but misses.
Renato misses with a left hand
and Falcao counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Renato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato throws a looping overhand right but Falcao ducks down to avoid it.
Falcao cracks the inside of Renato's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Renato.
Renato misses with a straight left.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcao throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Falcao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Renato - the referee stops the clock and Falcao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Renato. Falcao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Renato.
Falcao lands with a hook. Renato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Renato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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 Tiago Renato will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Falcao ducks right into an uppercut from Renato.
Renato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Renato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Renato moves away from the strike by Falcao.
Falcao works Renato's body with a nice hook.
Falcao swings for the body but Renato moves out of range.
Falcao throws a hook but Renato avoids it easily.
Renato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Renato takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Falcao misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renato. Falcao does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Falcao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Falcao lands a slapping body shot.
Renato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Renato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcao.
Renato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Falcao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renato.
Renato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Falcao at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Renato.
A cross from Falcao lands.
Falcao throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Falcao - that will leave a mark!
Tiago Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Renato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Falcao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falcao feints and then cracks Renato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Renato down.
Renato fakes the leg kick and cracks Falcao in the body.
Renato slips a straight right by Falcao.
Renato cracks a nice hook into Falcao's ribs.
Renato tries a low kick but Falcao avoids it.
Falcao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Renato scores with a nice head shot.
Falcao is rocked!
Renato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Falcao is still on wobbly legs! Can Renato finish him?
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Falcao seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Falcao, as that shot connected.
Renato feints and then cracks Falcao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcao down.
Renato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Falcao is able to avoid easily.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcao was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
A nice side step and Falcao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Renato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Falcao checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcao.
Renato slips under a jab from Falcao.
Renato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falcao cracks Renato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Falcao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws a head kick that Renato semi-blocks.
Falcao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato misses with a low kick as Falcao jumps back.
Falcao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Renato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Falcao's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
Renato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Renato lands with an uppercut that bounces Falcao off the cage and back into range.
Falcao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Renato.
Falcao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Falcao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
Renato throws a shot from downtown. Falcao moves away and avoids it.
Esquiva Falcao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Falcao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Tiago Renato.
Well Falcao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Esquiva Falcao!
After winning the bout, Esquiva Falcao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Tupac - I'm a Soldier as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego 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.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Diego throws a right hand that Tarczynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarczynski also avoids with ease.
Diego lands a jab.
Diego throws a lazy head kick
and Tarczynski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarczynski.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Tarczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tarczynski'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.
Tarczynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarczynski misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego tries a quick counter leg kick but Tarczynski is wise to it.
Diego takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Tarczynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tarczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Tarczynski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tarczynski is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diego working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
Diego cracks Tarczynski with a nice body shot.
Tarczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski wants to get back to striking at distance but Diego won't allow it.
Tarczynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tarczynski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Tarczynski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Tarczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Tarczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarczynski.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Tarczynski blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski is trying to stall.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Tarczynski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tarczynski landing knees to the body.
Diego gets through Tarczynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski stalling.
Tarczynski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Tarczynski is trying to maintain a safe position but Diego gets an underhook and turns Tarczynski into the cage.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarczynski controls his hands.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tarczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarczynski blocks a body shot from Diego.
Tarczynski manages to break the clinch.
Tarczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diego! But no joy.
Tarczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tarczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Tarczynski moves out of range easily.
Diego scores with a head kick. Tarczynski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Tarczynski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Tarczynski moves out of range easily.
It looked like Tarczynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tarczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarczynski circles away.
Tarczynski misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego checks a leg kick nicely.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarczynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Tarczynski's leg but Tarczynski calmly moves out of range.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tarczynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarczynski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tarczynski tries to work over Diego's front leg with a kick but Diego checks it.
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diego. Diego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tarczynski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diego gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tarczynski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diego if he has to take too many more of those.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tarczynski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Tarczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Tarczynski misses.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Diego.
Tarczynski is looking to counter the offense by Diego and move into the clinch.
Tarczynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski connects with a looping right hand.
Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Tarczynski looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego tries to bum rush Tarczynski with a series of wild strikes but Tarczynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Tarczynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Diego misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Tarczynski is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tarczynski. That did some damage!
Don Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tarczynski clobbers Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Tarczynski had a free shot at his head there.
Tarczynski throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego moves into range and clinches up with Tarczynski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Tarczynski effectively controlling the action here.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.
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!
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarczynski breaks the clinch.
A jab from Diego misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski is looking to land body kicks.
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tarczynski's calf.
Tarczynski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego connects with a jab.
Tarczynski moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Tarczynski lands with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Diego coming out on top.
Tarczynski misses with a looping right.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Tarczynski moved away.
Diego blocks a head kick by Tarczynski.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarczynski.
Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Tarczynski counters with a leg kick.
Diego blocks a head kick by Tarczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Diego.
Tarczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tarczynski counters with a solid body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tarczynski. Diego shrugs it off though.
Diego throws a low kick but Tarczynski moves out of range easily.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Tarczynski throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Tarczynski only half commits.
Diego wants to counter with a clinch but Tarczynski pushes him away.
Tarczynski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. Tarczynski should have avoided that one.
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Tarczynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarczynski scores with a body shot.
Diego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diego lands a nice hook to Tarczynski's body. Tarczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Diego takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tarczynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Tarczynski's front leg but catches the back leg as Tarczynski tries to avoid it.
Tarczynski with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Tarczynski moved away.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Diego will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tarczynski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diego counters with a straight right hand.
Diego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarczynski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Tarczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Tarczynski is looking to land body kicks.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarczynski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Tarczynski.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Tarczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Tarczynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego avoids the head kick by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diego's head.
Tarczynski scores with a hook to the body. Diego takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tarczynski moves into the clinch successfully.
Tarczynski with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tarczynski to score with a decent uppercut.
Tarczynski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Tarczynski misses with a kick to the body.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tarczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tarczynski finds it's way round the side to connect with Diego's head.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Tarczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego throws a head kick but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Tarczynski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarczynski, right into the meat.
Diego throws a front kick that sends Tarczynski stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tarczynski. Those never looked like landing.
And Diego responds with a good body kick, but Tarczynski manages to step out the way in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego rushes Tarczynski and presses him up against the cage.
Tarczynski stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Diego tries a body shot but Tarczynski blocks it.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Tarczynski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tarczynski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diego letting Tarczynski take a breather here.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Tarczynski.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Tarczynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Don Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diego is keeping busy.
Tarczynski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Diego.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego is leaning against Tarczynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarczynski is rocked!
A short right from Diego.
Oh Tarczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego drops Tarczynski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tarczynski is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Diego throws a big uppercut that drops Tarczynski! More strikes from Diego and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tarczynski lies dazed against the cage as Diego celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Diego!
In his post fight interview, Don Diego gave a big smile as he said 'I'll finally speak, my English no very good so my apologize. I work very hard for dis, and thank you to my trainers, and people back home. I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.
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