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MFN 325: Mamba vs. Linhares II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cage McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Addresses by:T.I.. Jake Blade told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cage McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Blade!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blade scores with a jab. McCoy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Blade. That snapped McCoy's head back.
Good leg kick by McCoy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blade lands a leg kick that knocks McCoy off balance momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Blade as McCoy shoots in.
Blade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blade.
Blade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Blade backs away, McCoy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy tries to score with a low kick but Blade moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Blade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade lands a nice looking body shot.
Blade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCoy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cage McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade scores with a kick to the body.
Blade cracks the inside of McCoy's front leg.
Blade throws a series of strikes that have McCoy backpedaling.
Blade cracks a nice hook into McCoy's ribs.
Blade scores with a jab to the body.
Blade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blade walks away with a smile on his face. McCoy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blade connects with the punch.
Blade throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Blade there.
Blade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCoy shoots in but Blade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blade effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade is pressed up against the cage. McCoy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blade down to the mat. Blade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blade lunges at McCoy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCoy's hand.
Blade lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Blade. That snapped McCoy's head back.
McCoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blade connects with a leg kick. McCoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from McCoy.
Blade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blade wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blade drives through and clinches with McCoy against the cage.
McCoy fails to pull guard.
Blade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that McCoy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Blade lands a right hand.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Blade cracks McCoy with a nice body shot.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCoy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blade to keep the fight standing.
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCoys head.
McCoy is rocked!
Blade has McCoy pressed against the cage. He pushes McCoy back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Blade throws a beautiful elbow that sends McCoy crashing to the floor! Blade piles on the pressure with more strikes! McCoy is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
Jake Blade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Cage McCoy was interviewed post fight and said 'It's how you bounce back! I'll be back!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tseng fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Tseng with that takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Tseng.
Tseng shoots in for a double leg but Dantes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaan Tseng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dantes throws a big shot that misses.
Tseng lands a jab to the nose.
Dantes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tseng was well out of range. Poor timing from Dantes.
Tseng goes for a double leg but Dantes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dantes continues to drive forward.
Vaan Tseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes lands with a nice body punch.
Dantes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tseng.
Dantes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dantes misses with a double jab.
Dantes throws a low kick, looking for Tseng's leg but Tseng calmly moves out of range.
Tseng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tseng.
Nice defenses there by Dantes.
Tseng has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight.
Dantes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tseng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dantes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tseng throws a head kick but Dantes moves out of range.
Dantes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tseng.
Dantes doesn't manage to clinch there - Tseng circles away.
Tseng throwing a counter right hand but Dantes manages to avoid it.
Dantes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tseng misses with a takedown attempt
and Dantes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Vaan Tseng has been cut.
Tseng with a jab.
Dantes avoids the head kick by Tseng.
Dantes has closed the distance and engaged Tseng in a clinch.
Dantes can't find room to land a body shot as Tseng controls the action.
Dantes gets underhooks to prevent Tseng's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws a punch but it's blocked by Tseng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tseng wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dantes misses with some punches.
Dantes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dantes blocks an uppercut.
Tseng struggles to land a body shot inside as Dantes controls his hands.
Dantes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dantes crunches a lovely knee into Tseng's ribcage.
Tseng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dantes backwards.
Tseng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dantes misses with some punches.
Dantes prevents the takedown attempt.
Dantes lands with a left to the head.
Dantes lands a left hand.
Tseng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dantes lands a right hand.
Dantes misses with a punch on the inside.
Dantes effectively controlling the action here.
A body shot lands from Tseng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes keeps control of Tseng as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dantes working aggressively here.
Dantes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dantes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tseng's elbow.
Dantes tries to throw a body punch but Tseng avoids it by throwing Dantes back against the cage.
Tseng breaks the clinch.
Tseng tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dantes swivels and escapes.
Dantes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tseng looks to land a left hand but Dantes moved out of range nicely.
Tseng misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dantes throws a counter combo.
Dantes thows a leg kick but Tseng checks it
and Tseng counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tseng lands with a punch from half guard.
Tseng throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dantes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tseng sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dantes defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tseng looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dantes keeping control of the position.
Tseng 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.
Tseng throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dantes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dantes is concentrating on defense, preventing Tseng from advancing position.
Dantes is looking to improve his position.
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 Vaan Tseng will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaan Tseng's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dantes needs to keep his hands up - Tseng had a free shot at his head there.
Tseng scores with a takedown into Dantes's guard.
Dantes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tseng scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tseng seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tseng trying to control but Dantes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng throwing strikes from guard but Dantes blocks nicely.
Tseng throwing strikes but missing.
Dantes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tseng scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dantes wants to sweep here but Tseng controlling him for the moment.
Dantes controlling the position.
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.
Dantes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tseng throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dantes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dantes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dantes keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tseng misses with a hook.
Tseng misses with a lunging right hand
and Dantes counters by moving into the clinch.
Tseng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dantes.
Dantes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tseng's elbow.
Dantes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dantes fails to land.
Good body shot from Dantes.
A short uppercut from Dantes.
Dantes swings wildly with an uppercut but Tseng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tseng tries to work over Dantes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcus Dantes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes has a couple of punches blocked by Tseng.
Dantes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dantes lands an uppercut.
Tseng prevents a body shot from Dantes.
Dantes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tseng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tseng has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dantes after a bit of a struggle.
Tseng is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dantes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaan Tseng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dantes lands an uppercut.
Tseng has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dantes is trying to keep an underhook but Tseng manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tseng with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dantes is looking for a sweep. Tseng is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tseng is keen to just control but Dantes is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes gets full guard.
Dantes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tseng is one step ahead there.
Tseng wants to control from the top but Dantes keeps moving.
Tseng missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tseng preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tseng not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dantes keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Dantes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vaan Tseng's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tseng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vaan Tseng is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Tseng. Beautiful body shot.
Dantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tseng.
Tseng moves out of range as Dantes strikes.
Tseng walks into a straight right hand from Dantes.
Tseng shoots in for a takedown but Dantes shows good takedown defense.
Tseng loads up on a big right hand but Dantes slips the punch.
Dantes slaps away a takedown attempt from Tseng, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tseng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tseng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dantes's calf.
Tseng shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dantes sprawls well. Dantes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tseng gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaan Tseng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dantes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dantes cracks Tseng with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tseng lunges at Dantes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dantes's hand.
Dantes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tseng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dantes throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Tseng misses its target.
Tseng is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dantes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tseng looks to throw the jab but Dantes is out of range.
Dantes tries to work over Tseng's front leg with a kick but Tseng checks it.
Dantes throws a shot from downtown. Tseng moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tseng misses with a wild body shot.
Tseng sets himself, and Dantes steps forward looking for the clinch! Tseng avoids it this time.
Dantes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tseng counters with a big head kick but Dantes shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes misses with a hook. Tseng ducked under it nicely.
Tseng swings widly with a right hand
and Dantes counters with an inside leg kick.
Tseng scores with a jab to the body.
Tseng misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tseng. Dantes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tseng throws a leg kick which misses Dantes's front leg but catches the back leg as Dantes tries to avoid it.
Tseng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tseng misses with an uppercut
letting Dantes counter with a right hand.
Tseng throws a head kick that misses.
Tseng gets the takedown into side control.
Dantes explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tseng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tseng dives in for a single leg takedown but Dantes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tseng looks to score with a jab to the body but Dantes is just out of range.
Tseng lands a lovely overhand right.
Dantes wants to clinch up but Tseng keeps it at a distance.
Tseng misses with a head kick.
Tseng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tseng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Dantes.
Dantes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dantes connects with a right hand. Tseng shakes it off.
Tseng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantes rushes Tseng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tseng blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes lands with a left to the head.
Tseng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tseng throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dantes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Tseng misses.
Dantes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tseng throws a looping overhand right but Dantes ducks down to avoid it.
Tseng is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dantes's half guard.
Tseng is trying to control the action in half guard but Dantes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dantes controlling the position for now.
Tseng thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dantes's head.
Dantes trying to control but Tseng postures up.
Dantes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tseng.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Dantes.
I think Dantes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Dantes!
Marcus Dantes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sithole comes to the cage accompanied by I Miss The Misery. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moses Sithole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmejniev is looking to land body kicks.
Kuzmejniev misses with a kick to the body.
As Kuzmejniev backs away, Sithole returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kuzmejniev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sithole misses with a hook. Kuzmejniev ducked under it nicely.
Sithole gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sithole seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kuzmejniev wants to control but Sithole is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sithole is looking to take a break and control but Kuzmejniev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuzmejniev is looking to improve his position.
Kuzmejniev felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmejniev trying to control here.
Sithole seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuzmejniev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sithole's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sithole's back!
Kuzmejniev really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sithole.
Kuzmejniev has the hooks in. Sithole is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sithole manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kuzmejniev's guard. Nice work there by Sithole.
Sithole is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuzmejniev has wrist control.
Sithole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuzmejniev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuzmejniev wants to pass to mount but Sithole is defending the position.
Sithole wants to get back to full guard but Kuzmejniev has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev trying to control but Sithole is having none of it.
Sithole is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuzmejniev controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Kuzmejniev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev wants to control the pace but Sithole is squirming around nicely.
Kuzmejniev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sithole is squirming around, avoiding Kuzmejniev's attempts to control the action.
Sithole controls the position.
Sithole working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kuzmejniev controlling his opponent.
Sithole is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sithole sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sithole tries to roll over but Kuzmejniev keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuzmejniev controlling the action here.
Kuzmejniev prevents Sithole from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuzmejniev wants to stand up but Sithole is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zlato Kuzmejniev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kuzmejniev tries to land a body kick
and Sithole counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuzmejniev trying to control the position.
Kuzmejniev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sithole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sithole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuzmejniev's head.
Sithole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sithole trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuzmejniev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sithole scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmejniev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sithole is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kuzmejniev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole is stalling in the full guard.
Kuzmejniev working a defensive guard here.
Sithole throwing strikes but missing.
Sithole works over Kuzmejniev with some ground and pound from guard.
Sithole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sithole postures up in Kuzmejniev's guard and throws a big left but Kuzmejniev blocks it.
Kuzmejniev controls Sithole momentarily but Sithole frees himself.
Sithole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sithole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sithole trying to control but Kuzmejniev is working from the bottom.
Kuzmejniev wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sithole is now in half guard.
Sithole with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kuzmejniev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev is pulling down on Sithole's head to control his posture.
Sithole lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sithole stays in close to Kuzmejniev's body and controls the position.
Sithole trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuzmejniev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sithole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sithole looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sithole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sithole preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuzmejniev pulls Sithole in close to his closed guard and prevents Sithole from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sithole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sithole looking to sit in guard and control but Kuzmejniev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kuzmejniev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sithole trying to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuzmejniev pushing down on Sithole's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Sithole dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuzmejniev throws a head kick but Sithole moves out of range.
Kuzmejniev scores with a head kick. Sithole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Moses Sithole has been cut.
Sithole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sithole gets the takedown into side control.
Kuzmejniev is letting Sithole control him for a moment.
Sithole seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kuzmejniev for as long as he can get away with.
Kuzmejniev wants to control but Sithole postures up.
Sithole looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kuzmejniev is avoiding damage well.
Sithole wants to control but Kuzmejniev is keeping him busy.
Kuzmejniev is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sithole in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kuzmejniev is looking for a sweep.
Sithole is putting a hurting on Kuzmejniev here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kuzmejniev is looking to reverse the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Kuzmejniev is right now.
Sithole 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sithole's best efforts.
Sithole performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kuzmejniev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sithole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sithole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuzmejniev can do to turn this around?
Kuzmejniev is looking to control Sithole's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuzmejniev avoid being mounted?
Kuzmejniev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sithole is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuzmejniev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sithole takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kuzmejniev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kuzmejniev is trying to control but can't.
Sithole trying to control the action but Kuzmejniev is working from the bottom.
Sithole trying to pass the guard but Kuzmejniev defending well.
Sithole is trying to work for a kimura but Kuzmejniev is defending well.
Sithole is looking to take a break and control but Kuzmejniev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kuzmejniev tries a head kick but it misses.
Sithole looks to land a left hand but Kuzmejniev moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuzmejniev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuzmejniev lands with a hook. Sithole tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sithole connects with a body shot that sends Kuzmejniev's belly button to the back.
Sithole cracks the inside of Kuzmejniev's front leg.
Kuzmejniev walks into a stiff left hand from Sithole.
Sithole has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuzmejniev.
Sithole swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuzmejniev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuzmejniev blocking some punches.
Kuzmejniev working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sithole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sithole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sithole's corner calls for a 1-2. Sithole obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuzmejniev connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kuzmejniev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Sithole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sithole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Sithole!
An out of breath Moses Sithole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claude LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think LeBlanc might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Professor Green ft. Maverick Sabre - Jungle. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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220 lbs
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223 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dom Diego!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlanc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
LeBlanc tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diego misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from LeBlanc on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but LeBlanc is just out of range.
Diego misses with a wild combination.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego jabs at LeBlanc's body.
Diego digs a good body shot into LeBlanc's ribs.
LeBlanc tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Dom Diego has been cut.
Diego has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Diego looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LeBlanc is fending him off so far but Diego persists. Nope, LeBlanc circles away and we're back to standing.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LeBlanc misses with a looping left.
Diego changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. LeBlanc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dom Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says LeBlanc as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego defending well as LeBlanc loads up on a big left hand.
Diego misses with a hook. LeBlanc ducked under it nicely.
Diego shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has LeBlanc pinned against the cage. LeBlanc gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Claude LeBlanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Diego.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diego there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by LeBlanc.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
LeBlanc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeBlanc throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego takes a swing at LeBlanc's ribcage but misses.
Diego throws the left hand but LeBlanc avoids the punch easily.
LeBlanc is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego doesn't succeed with the takedown
and LeBlanc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc feinted there with a counter leg kick.
LeBlanc has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with LeBlanc's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Diego misses
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego scores with a jab.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
LeBlanc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Diego both land. Nice combination.
Diego with a lazy takedown attempt
and LeBlanc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Dom Diego's cut even more.
Diego decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
LeBlanc has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diego is on him like a limpet, forcing LeBlanc back against the cage.
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego throws a body punch but LeBlanc moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a jab.
LeBlanc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down LeBlanc rather than just go for the knockout.
LeBlanc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
LeBlanc looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
LeBlanc scores with a leg kick.
Diego misses with a double jab
and LeBlanc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and LeBlanc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by LeBlanc.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Nice shot by Diego.
Diego misses with a hook
and LeBlanc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by LeBlanc. That's going to slow Diego down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a nice uppercut.
LeBlanc with a hook.
The cut above Dom Diego's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
LeBlanc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Diego tries to get set, LeBlanc tries to push him back and clinch up but Diego manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. LeBlanc doesn't seem phased though.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from LeBlanc misses its target.
LeBlanc is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
LeBlanc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and LeBlanc counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Diego is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Claude LeBlanc!
Claude LeBlanc decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dom Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'Came to knock this punk out. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snow Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr WeBL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying WeBL's choice of entrance music: Blood. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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255 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snow Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr WeBL!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Mr WeBL has been cut.
WeBL tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Man feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
WeBL misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
WeBL fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Man working aggressively here.
WeBL told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, WeBL throws an elbow but misses.
WeBL prevents a body shot from Man.
Man prevents a body shot from WeBL.
Man is pushing WeBL up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
WeBL tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man misses with some punches.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
WeBL looking to slow down the pace here.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
WeBL looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
WeBL blocks a body shot from Man.
Man lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Man.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of WeBLs head.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Man.
WeBL looking to slow down the pace here.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man tries a body shot but WeBL blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man lands with a left to the head.
WeBL is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a left to the head.
WeBL is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man drops WeBL onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! WeBL is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Man drops WeBL with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, WeBL is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Snow Man!
The defeated Mr WeBL had this to say: 'My opponent was obviously on the juice and I demand an investigation immediately!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Hyde told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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37
180 lbs
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174 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babitu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hyde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babitu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hyde's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babitu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hyde scrambles back to his feet.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Babitu.
Hyde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Babitu swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyde! But no joy.
Hyde slips under a jab.
A cross from Hyde lands.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babitu misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babitu throws an overhand right that lands on Hyde's shoulder, as Hyde tries to avoid the shot.
Hyde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Babitu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Babitu does it's job there.
Hyde avoids the head kick by Babitu.
Babitu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyde lands the left hand.
Babitu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hyde is able to avoid easily.
Hyde is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde tries to work over Babitu's front leg with a kick but Babitu checks it.
Babitu cracks the inside of Hyde's front leg.
Babitu throws a sloppy head kick and Hyde moves out of range easily.
Babitu scores with a kick to the body.
Hyde misses with a hook. Babitu ducked under it nicely.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Babitu can pounce on him.
Hyde throws a jab when Babitu was well out of range.
Hyde throws a leg kick but Babitu moved away.
Babitu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde throws a front kick aimed at Babitu's knee but Babitu avoids it well.
Hyde tries a low kick but Babitu avoids it.
Babitu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hyde throws a right hand that misses
and Babitu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hyde.
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!
Hyde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babitu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hyde's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu throws a looping overhand right but Hyde ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Hyde
and Hyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babitu throws a shot from downtown. Hyde moves away and avoids it.
Hyde is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Babitu looks to land a body kick but Hyde moved away.
Hyde doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Babitu checks a leg kick nicely.
Babitu misses with a few strikes there.
Hyde throws a lazy head kick
and Babitu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Babitu.
Hyde tries to counter with a clinch but Babitu shakes him off and moves away.
Nice body punch from Hyde.
Hyde is looking to chop away at Babitu's legs.
Hyde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Babitu is out of range and Hyde settles back down.
Hyde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donk. Babitu catches Hyde right on the button with a cross.
Babitu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyde throws out the jab.
Babitu lands a body shot.
Hyde tries to clinch up.
Babitu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu cracks a nice hook into Hyde's ribs.
Hyde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Babitu is avoiding it.
Babitu throws a quick counter head kick but Hyde was just out of range.
Hyde connects with a leg kick. Babitu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hyde scores with a head kick. Babitu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Babitu tests Hyde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babitu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Babitu. That's going to slow Hyde down.
Hyde lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babitu misses with a left hand
and Hyde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babitu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
Hyde moves away from the strike by Babitu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Babitu finds it's target.
Babitu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyde.
Babitu lands a jab.
Hyde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Babitu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hyde if he has to take too many more of those.
Hyde throws the kick towards the body but Babitu avoids it.
Hyde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hyde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hyde misses with a lunging right hand
and Babitu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hyde misses with a leg kick
and Babitu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babitu.
Hyde lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Babitu moved out of range nicely.
Babitu connects with a high kick.
Nice body punch from Babitu.
Babitu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Babitu throws an overhand right that lands on Hyde's shoulder, as Hyde tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeli Babitu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hyde catches Babitu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Babitu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hyde tests Babitu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Babitu. That snapped Hyde's head back.
Babitu takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
It looks like Babitu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hyde avoids a kick to the body.
Babitu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babitu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Babitu duly obliges.
Babitu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyde is just out of range.
Babitu throws out a loose jab but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babitu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyde tries to counter with a clinch but Babitu shakes him off and moves away.
Hyde throws a nice inside leg kick.
Babitu avoids the body shot from Hyde.
Joeli Babitu is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyde misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde connects with a right hand. Babitu shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babitu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Babitu, as that shot connected.
Hyde lands a front kick.
Hyde slips a straight right by Babitu.
Hyde throws a leg kick
and Babitu counters with a straight right hand.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
Babitu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babitu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyde.
Babitu jabs Hyde to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyde throws a poor cross that misses
and Babitu counters with a solid body kick.
Hyde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babitu.
Babitu needs to keep his hands up - Hyde had a free shot at his head there.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babitu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyde throws a lazy uppercut
and Babitu counters with a nice leg kick.
Babitu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hyde instigates a clinch.
Babitu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Babitu.
Babitu struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
Babitu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Babitu prevents a body shot from Hyde.
A short right from Babitu on the inside.
Hyde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Hyde.
Hyde tries to land knees in the clinch but Babitu avoids the damage to the body.
Hyde avoids a wild elbow strike from Babitu.
Babitu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyde blocks an uppercut.
Hyde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyde lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyde tries to land knees in the clinch but Babitu avoids the damage to the body.
Hyde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babitu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hyde.
Hyde pushes Babitu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyde tries to land knees in the clinch but Babitu avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Babitu.
Tito Hyde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hyde breaks from the clinch.
Hyde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Babitu at a distance.
Hyde scores with the left hand. Babitu knows he should have avoided that one.
Babitu throws a sloppy head kick and Hyde moves out of range easily.
Hyde scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde connects with a nice looking jab.
Babitu swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde wants to counter with a clinch but Babitu pushes him away.
Hyde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyde lunges at Babitu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Babitu's hand.
Babitu misses the shot to the body.
Hyde throws out a counter right but Babitu avoids it with no problem.
Hyde checks the leg kick.
Hyde tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hyde keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hyde tries to clinch up.
Hyde looks to throw the jab but Babitu is out of range.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Babitu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babitu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hyde cracks Babitu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Babitu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyde.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
Babitu moves out of range as Hyde throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Babitu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Babitu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Babitu moves out of range easily.
Babitu is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tito Hyde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hyde moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hyde misses the jab.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babitu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Babitu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babitu throws a looping overhand right but Hyde ducks down to avoid it.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babitu.
Hyde lets loose with a powerful body kick. Babitu will feel that in the morning.
Babitu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hyde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Babitu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Babitu slips a jab from Hyde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babitu 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.
Hyde tries to counter with a clinch but Babitu shakes him off and moves away.
Babitu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Babitu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hyde swings widly with a right hand
and Babitu counters with a low kick, right behind Hyde 's knee.
Hyde avoids the head kick by Babitu.
Hyde tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Babitu misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Hyde.
Hyde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Babitu keeps the fight on the outside.
Babitu is looking for a counter combo.
Hyde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hyde misses with a low kick as Babitu jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hyde.
Babitu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyde throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Babitu misses the target.
Hyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babitu.
Babitu tried to score with a low kick but Hyde checks it.
Hyde misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hyde 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 Babitu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Babitu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Babitu misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu slips under a jab from Hyde.
A counter left hand to the body from Babitu misses its target.
Babitu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Babitu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babitu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babitu throws a body kick that misses.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyde tries a low kick but Babitu avoids it.
Hyde staying out of range there.
Hyde throws a low kick but Babitu moves out of range easily.
Babitu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babitu blocks a jab.
Hyde on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babitu. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Babitu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde lands with a slapping head kick.
Hyde moves into range and connects with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Babitu there.
Hyde throws a leg kick but Babitu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Babitu counters with a quick kick to the body but Hyde blocks it.
Babitu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyde.
Hyde counters with a body kick.
Babitu throws a right hand that misses
and Hyde counters with a nice uppercut.
Babitu is rocked!
Hyde throws a monster overhand right that drops Babitu! Hyde follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Hyde!
During a confident post fight interview, Tito Hyde thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Cotchin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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31
165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown rushes Cotchin and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Cotchin controls the action.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Cotchin controls the action.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Cotchin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cotchin.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Cotchin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cotchin is posturing up here but Brown has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cotchin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cotchin has to tap! Slick submission there by Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Brown!
An out of breath Daniel Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamba's entrance music is 2pac-Uppercut . A fine choice. Linhares has chosen Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Mamba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares connects with a right hand. Mamba shakes it off.
Linhares scores with a hook to the body. Mamba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mamba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mamba throws a leg kick but Linhares checks it.
Linhares throws a series of punches but Mamba avoids them all with ease.
Linhares fails to land with a series of punches.
Mamba works the jab nicely.
It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
Linhares throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mamba wants to land a leg kick but Linhares is out of range.
Magnus Mamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamba just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Mamba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mamba just misses with a punch 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!
Mamba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mamba moves out of range of the body kick.
Mamba is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba misses with a looping right.
Mamba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linhares! But no joy.
Linhares checks a low kick from Mamba.
Linhares digs a good body shot into Mamba's ribs.
Magnus Mamba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares takes a kick to the side of the head.
Linhares tried to score with a low kick but Mamba checks it.
Mamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
And Linhares tries to counter it with a takedown but Mamba pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Linhares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mamba sizes up Linhares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice cross by Linhares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Mamba.
Mamba looks to throw the jab but Linhares is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Linhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mamba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Linhares finds it's way through Mamba's defenses.
Linhares takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Mamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Linhares's head.
Mamba misses with a hook
and Linhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Linhares counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Mamba!
Mamba is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linhares sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oh Mamba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linhares is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mamba sees it coming and defends easily.
Mamba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mamba keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mamba seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mamba defending well though.
Linhares trying to control from half guard but Mamba is working away.
Linhares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Linhares looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamba wants to control but Linhares is keeping busy.
Mamba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mamba taking some punishment here, with Linhares in his half guard.
Linhares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Linhares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Linhares throwing shots but Mamba is blocking nicely.
Linhares is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Linhares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mamba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mamba wants to get back to his feet but Linhares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Linhares's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Linhares throws a poor cross that misses
and Mamba counters with a thumping low kick.
Mamba slips a jab from Linhares.
That kick from Mamba tenderised Linhares's leg. Linhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mamba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Mamba is predictable there
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linhares drops his shoulder and cracks Mamba with a huge uppercut! Mamba goes down! Can Linhares finish 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!
Linhares wants to control from the top but Mamba keeps moving.
Linhares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Linhares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Linhares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares wants to control from the top but Mamba keeps moving.
Linhares is fighting to break Mamba's control of his arms but Mamba is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Linhares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mamba lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mamba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Linhares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares keeping full guard, as Mamba tries to pass.
Mamba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Linhares is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mamba rolls with it to try and escape but Linhares cranks on the arm and Mamba is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Hector Linhares thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Puntti Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manne comes to the cage accompanied by Edguy - Two Out of Seven. Ice Drago told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
143 lbs
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puntti Manne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manne backing away here, and Drago unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Manne looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Manne is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drago's half guard.
Manne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drago felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Manne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drago defending well though.
Manne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drago is looking for a sweep. Manne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drago tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Manne has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne scoring with strikes but Drago is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to lock up and control but Manne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manne thowing shots but they're missing.
Drago is looking to improve his position but Manne isn't that keen on the idea.
Manne has control of Drago's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Drago regains control of the situation pretty easily.
BOOM! Manne connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Drago is working to get back to half guard.
Manne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drago looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to improve his position but Manne isn't that keen on the idea.
Manne is landing with some decent strikes but Drago is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manne breaks from Drago's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Drago tries to reverse the position but Manne maintains control.
Manne thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've been hearing that Manne has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Drago tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to hold on but Manne postures up.
Manne prevents Drago from getting the reversal.
Manne punching from mount but Drago doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Manne raining down shots from the mount!
Drago slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Drago is looking to control Manne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drago avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manne winds up and cracks Drago with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Manne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne with the ground and pound but Drago uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Drago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manne.
Drago working a defensive guard but Manne passes into half guard.
Manne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manne.
Manne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drago defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puntti Manne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drago throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manne lands a slapping body shot.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manne.
Manne lands a head kick!
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Manne has a takedown stuffed.
Drago only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Manne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drago at a distance.
Manne misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manne scores with a spinning back kick!
Manne fails with the takedown.
Manne moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDrago.
Drago misses with a low kick.
Manne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
Drago avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Manne.
Manne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Manne.
Drago throws a leg kick but Manne moved away.
Manne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drago backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manne on the side of the head.
Ice Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago misses with a looping left.
Drago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manne throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Manne misses.
Manne's corner calls for a 1-2. Manne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drago is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Drago as he checks the leg kick.
Drago feints a counter leg kick.
Manne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drago tried to score with a low kick but Manne checks it.
A head kick misses from Drago.
Nice cross by Manne.
Manne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drago's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago walks into a straight right hand from Manne.
Manne checks a low kick from Drago.
Manne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Puntti Manne has been cut.
Manne scores with a nice strike.
Manne misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drago! But no joy.
Drago avoids the body shot from Manne.
Manne misses with an uppercut
and Drago counters with a big head kick but Manne shrugs it off.
Drago misses with a hook. Manne ducked under it nicely.
Puntti Manne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manne misses with a low kick.
Drago swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manne lands with a straight right. Drago didn't see that one coming.
Manne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Manne. That snapped Drago's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago tries to clinch but Manne moves out of range.
Drago avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manne cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manne thows a leg kick but Drago checks it
and Drago counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drago tries to score with a low kick but Manne moves his leg out of the way.
Puntti Manne is winning the standup battle so far.
Drago slips under a jab from Manne.
Drago looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drago lands a leg kick that knocks Manne off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drago.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
Manne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manne wants to slow Drago down by chopping away at his legs.
Manne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drago counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puntti Manne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Puntti Manne'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.
Manne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drago finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Manne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago connects with a right hand. Manne shakes it off.
Manne misses with a looping right.
Drago feints a counter leg kick.
Manne gets a takedown into half guard.
Drago wants to improve his position but Manne is controlling well.
Manne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drago defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drago tries to roll over but Manne keeps him under control.
Manne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Puntti Manne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manne is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drago doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Manne.
Manne is nestled in close to Drago, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne misses with a head shot. Drago uses the momentum to regain guard.
Manne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drago seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manne postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
Manne won't allow Drago to get back to his feet.
Manne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Manne stands up over Drago, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Manne stops Drago from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne throws an elbow that misses. Drago uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manne's guard. Nice move by Drago!
Manne has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Drago has passed into side control.
Manne is looking to reverse the position.
Drago controls the position.
Manne 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.
Manne is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Manne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drago pulls his head out easily.
Drago trying to control the pace.
Manne wants to improve his position but Drago is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manne looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puntti Manne clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Puntti Manne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manne throws a leg kick but Drago sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drago avoids the body shot from Manne.
Manne throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Drago lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manne doesn't seem phased though.
Drago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drago walks into a left hand.
Drago will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manne misses with a body shot.
Manne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago moves away from the strike by Manne.
Manne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago flicks out a counter leg kick but Manne steps away.
Drago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drago's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Drago is predictable there
and Manne counters with a nice leg kick.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Manne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manne jabs at Drago's body.
A big right from Manne misses.
Manne swings widly with a right hand
and Drago makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drago throws a leg kick that misses.
Manne tries to land a front kick but Drago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drago.
A bone on bone clash there as Drago blocks the leg kick.
Manne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drago swings for the body but Manne moves out of range.
Manne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Drago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manne scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manne's head.
Drago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Manne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Manne.
Manne scores with a nice head shot.
Manne feints a jab promting Drago to slip. Manne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drago slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A lazy left from Drago finds it's target.
Drago lands with a good body shot.
Drago throws a low kick but Manne avoids it.
Manne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manne tries to land a front kick but Drago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago wants to counter with a clinch but Manne pushes him away.
Manne checks a leg kick.
Manne throws a counter high kick but Drago was just alert enough to avoid it.
Drago lands with an overhand left.
Manne looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Drago's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Manne lands a nice shot that snaps Drago's head back.
Manne throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
Manne lands a nice looking body kick.
Drago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manne can pounce on him.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Manne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drago moves out of range as Manne throws a body kick.
Drago lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Manne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Puntti Manne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Puntti Manne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Manne staying out of range there.
Manne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manne manages to avoid it.
Drago tests Manne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manne scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne misses with a left hand
and Drago makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manne connects with a nice looking jab.
Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne throws an off balance right hand
and Drago counters with an outside leg kick.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drago throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Manne moves away from the strike by Drago.
Drago is looking to chop away at Manne's legs.
Manne throws a leg kick
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick from Manne.
Manne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manne misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manne misses with a body shot.
Manne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drago is able to avoid easily.
Manne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drago takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes one 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!
Drago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Manne backs off Drago throws a huge counter combo but Manne manages to avoid it all.
Drago throws a jab when Manne was well out of range.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manne.
Drago throws a solid leg kick but Manne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drago.
Manne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drago sprawls and moves away.
Drago checks a low kick from Manne.
Drago delivers a nice body kick.
Manne misses with a wild body shot.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ice Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drago lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drago sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne 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.
A swing and a miss from Manne.
Drago takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manne keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago lands a front kick.
Manne sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago takes a swing at Manne's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Manne.
Manne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manne lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago feints a counter leg kick.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drago throws a hook but Manne blocks it.
Drago 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manne.
Manne checks a leg kick.
Drago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drago's head backwards.
Drago throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drago tests Manne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago connects with a leg kick. Manne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ice Drago.
Well Manne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puntti Manne!
In his post fight interview, Puntti Manne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma has chosen Tatanka as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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181 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mara misses with a body kick.
Tappenahomma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mara on the side of the head.
Mara throws a hook to the side of Tappenahomma's head but Tappenahomma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappenahomma lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Mara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mara.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a lazy uppercut
and Mara counters with a solid body kick.
A clash of legs there as Tappenahomma blocks the low kick.
Mara sets himself, and Tappenahomma steps forward looking for the clinch! Mara avoids it this time.
Tappenahomma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mara thows a leg kick but Tappenahomma checks it
and Tappenahomma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tappenahomma lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Salosen Mara has been cut.
Mara blocks an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mara manages to break the clinch.
Mara looks to land a body kick but Tappenahomma moved away.
Mara throws a low kick but Tappenahomma moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Mara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mara wants to land a leg kick but Tappenahomma is out of range.
Tappenahomma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mara.
Mara misses with a body kick.
Mara thows a leg kick but Tappenahomma checks it
and Tappenahomma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mara connects with a nice looking jab.
Mara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tappenahomma is able to avoid easily.
Tappenahomma wants to counter with a clinch but Mara pushes him away.
Mara takes one to the chin there.
Mara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Mara.
Mara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Mara's ribcage but misses.
Tappenahomma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mara.
Mara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Tappenahomma misses its intended target.
Mara fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tappenahomma just manages to avoid it.
Tappenahomma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mara misses with a body shot.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just out of range.
Tappenahomma thuds a left hand into Mara's body.
Mara takes one to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma slips under a jab from Mara.
Tappenahomma misses with an uppercut
and Mara counters with an inside leg kick.
Mara misses with a straight left.
Tappenahomma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mara throws a lazy body kick
and Tappenahomma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tappenahomma was well out of range. Poor timing from Mara.
Tappenahomma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tappenahomma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot
and Mara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mara misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mara.
Mara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tappenahomma is out of range and Mara settles back down.
Tappenahomma misses with a low kick.
Mara looks for the body kick but Tappenahomma saw that one coming.
Tappenahomma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mara to score with a decent uppercut.
Tappenahomma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mara can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappenahomma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mara.
Tappenahomma closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara takes an elbow to the temple.
Tappenahomma tries a body shot but Mara blocks it.
Mara managing to block the knees to the body from Tappenahomma.
Mara manages to break the clinch.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook
and Mara counters with a right hand to the body.
Tappenahomma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tappenahomma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tappenahomma misses with a kick to the body.
Tappenahomma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tappenahomma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tappenahomma throws a leg kick but Mara checks it.
Crunch! Mara slams his shin into Tappenahomma's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tappenahomma throws a big shot that misses.
Mara throws a solid leg kick but Tappenahomma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mara.
Tappenahomma throws a series of punches but Mara moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Salosen Mara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot
and Mara counters with a leg kick.
Tappenahomma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tappenahomma under the eye.
Mara scores with a nice right hand.
Mara moves out of range of the strikes.
Mara lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mara.
Nice straight punches there by Tappenahomma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tappenahomma.
Mara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Tappenahomma.
The fighters circling - Mara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mara connects with a leg kick. Tappenahomma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tappenahomma takes one to the chin there.
Mara loads up on a big right hand but Tappenahomma slips the punch.
Tappenahomma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mara's head.
Mara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch lands to the side of Tappenahomma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tappenahomma misses with a looping right.
Mara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mara moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tappenahomma.
Mara just misses with a punch to the body.
Salosen Mara is winning the standup battle so far.
Mara misses with a low kick.
Tappenahomma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mara slips under a jab.
Mara wants to land a leg kick but Tappenahomma is out of range.
Mara backing away here, and Tappenahomma unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mara throws a looping overhand right but Tappenahomma ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara wants to slow Tappenahomma down by chopping away at his legs.
A shot to the liver by Tappenahomma. Beautiful body shot.
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tappenahomma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara moves out of range of the strikes.
Mara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tappenahomma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tappenahomma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mara.
Mara avoids a kick to the body.
Mara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tappenahomma blocks a low kick nicely.
Mara throws a leg kick
and Tappenahomma counters by moving into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries to work over Mara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappenahomma.
Mara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tappenahomma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mara swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappenahomma tries to throw a body punch but Mara avoids it by throwing Tappenahomma back against the cage.
Mara misses with a body punch.
Tappenahomma tries to land knees in the clinch but Mara avoids the damage to the body.
Tappenahomma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mara's elbow.
Mara tries to throw a body punch but Tappenahomma avoids it by throwing Mara back against the cage.
Mara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tappenahomma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow that misses.
Mara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Mara.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
Mara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma can't find room to land a body shot as Mara controls the action.
Mara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tappenahomma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mara avoids a wild elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Mara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mara scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Tappenahomma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mara.
Mara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tappenahomma. Tappenahomma obviously looking to wear him down.
Tappenahomma connects with a high kick.
Tappenahomma misses with a looping right.
Tappenahomma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tappenahomma connects with a leg kick. Mara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salosen Mara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Salosen Mara'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.
Mara throws a leg kick but Tappenahomma checks it.
Tappenahomma misses the body punch
and Mara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tappenahomma blocks a low kick nicely.
Tappenahomma throws a jab but it's blocked by Mara.
An attempted straight right counter from Mara misses the target.
Mara tries to land a front kick but Tappenahomma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tappenahomma steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mara just misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma dips to his left and cracks Mara with an uppercut!
A big left from Mara misses.
Tappenahomma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tappenahomma throws a low kick but Mara moves out of range easily.
Mara is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mara throws a low kick but Tappenahomma moves out of range easily.
Tappenahomma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mara misses the shot to the body.
Tappenahomma throws a shot from downtown. Mara moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tappenahomma misses the target.
Mara throws a low kick but Tappenahomma avoids it.
Tappenahomma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tappenahomma moves out of range of the leg kick from Mara.
Mara misses with a lunging right hand
and Tappenahomma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mara wants to land a leg kick but Tappenahomma is out of range.
Mara slips under a jab from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mara. That's going to slow Tappenahomma down.
Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
Tappenahomma is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Mara.
Mara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tappenahomma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma jabs at Mara's body.
Tappenahomma throws a leg kick but Mara moved away.
Mara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mara thows a leg kick but Tappenahomma checks it
and Tappenahomma counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara misses with a looping right.
Mara throws a shot to the body.
Mara just misses with a punch to the body.
Mara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tappenahomma darts in and clinches Mara up against the cage.
Mara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tappenahomma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Tappenahomma on the inside.
Mara gets through Tappenahomma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara jumps guard but Tappenahomma stands there with Mara around his waist. Mara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tappenahomma throws a head punch that misses.
Tappenahomma tries to land knees in the clinch but Mara avoids the damage to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a body shot.
Mara looking to stall.
Chief Tappenahomma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tappenahomma.
Mara takes a shot to the head.
Mara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tappenahomma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tappenahomma can turn it around.
Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tappenahomma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mara.
Tappenahomma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tappenahomma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mara's defenses.
Mara looking to stall.
Mara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara working aggressively here.
Mara tries to pull guard but Tappenahomma won't allow it.
Mara swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mara working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tappenahomma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mara lands a shoulder strike.
Tappenahomma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mara throws a sloppy body shot
and Tappenahomma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Tappenahomma really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salosen Mara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Tappenahomma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tappenahomma takes the fight into the clinch.
Mara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tappenahommas head.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch to the body.
Mara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mara throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mara cracks Tappenahomma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tappenahomma wants to clinch up but Mara keeps it at a distance.
Mara thows a leg kick but Tappenahomma checks it
and Tappenahomma counters with a nice uppercut.
Mara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tappenahomma. That did some damage!
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Mara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara connects with a jab.
Mara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tappenahomma is out of range.
Mara misses with a low kick.
Tappenahomma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tappenahomma moves out of range of the body kick from Mara.
Mara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just out of range.
Mara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tappenahomma.
Mara misses with a looping left.
Mara is looking to chop away at Tappenahomma's legs.
Tappenahomma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tappenahomma connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Mara does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Mara connects with a body shot.
Tappenahomma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tappenahomma throws a lazy uppercut
and Mara counters with a nice body kick.
Mara tries to score with a low kick but Tappenahomma moves his leg out of the way.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tappenahomma.
Mara scores with a shot to the body.
Tappenahomma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara throws a hook but Tappenahomma avoids it easily.
Mara throws a chopping leg kick but Tappenahomma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tappenahomma works the jab nicely.
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Mara moved out of range nicely.
Mara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tappenahomma looks to land a right hand but Mara moved out of range.
Mara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tappenahomma slips a jab from Mara.
Tappenahomma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mara throws a head kick that misses.
Tappenahomma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tappenahomma scrambles back to his feet.
Tappenahomma lands with an uppercut that bounces Mara off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara slips under a jab from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tappenahomma.
Mara checks a low kick from Tappenahomma.
Mara thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Tappenahomma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mara moves away from the strike by Tappenahomma.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tappenahomma, right into the meat.
Mara misses with a low kick.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma clobbers Mara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salosen Mara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tappenahomma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good leg kick by Tappenahomma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tappenahomma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mara takes a step back to recover.
Tappenahomma misses with a looping right.
Mara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tappenahomma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tappenahomma.
Mara throws a big counter combination but Tappenahomma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tappenahomma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mara manages to avoid it.
Mara avoids the body shot from Tappenahomma.
Mara throws a series of punches but Tappenahomma avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mara throws a lazy right hand but Tappenahomma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mara lands with an uppercut that bounces Tappenahomma off the cage and back into range.
Tappenahomma fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma just misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma cracks Mara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mara loads up on a big right hand but Tappenahomma slips the punch.
Mara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab from Mara.
Mara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mara looks to land a left hand but Tappenahomma moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Mara misses its intended target.
Mara looks for the body kick but Tappenahomma saw that one coming.
Mara throws a looping overhand right but Tappenahomma ducks down to avoid it.
Tappenahomma looks to land a right hand but Mara moved out of range.
Mara throws a right and a left that Tappenahomma avoids nicely.
Tappenahomma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tappenahomma jabs at Mara's body.
Salosen Mara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mara. Mara obviously looking to wear him down.
Mara lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Mara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappenahomma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tappenahomma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tappenahomma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab from Mara.
Tappenahomma throws out a loose jab but Mara uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Mara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mara looks to land a right hand but Tappenahomma moved out of range.
Mara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tappenahomma.
Mara throws a shot to the body.
Mara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tappenahomma's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma is looking to clinch.
Tappenahomma throws out a powerful jab.
Tappenahomma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Mara.
Tappenahomma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mara. That did some damage!
Mara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tappenahomma's head backwards.
Tappenahomma blocks a low kick nicely.
Tappenahomma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tappenahomma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tappenahomma delivers a nice body kick.
Tappenahomma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mara breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but Mara moves out of range.
Tappenahomma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mara throws a solid leg kick but Tappenahomma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mara.
Mara lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Chief Tappenahomma has been cut.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but Mara moves out of range.
Mara misses with a wild body shot.
Mara 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.
Tappenahomma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tappenahomma throws a chopping leg kick but Mara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tappenahomma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mara throws a leg kick
and Tappenahomma counters with a straight right hand.
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 Salosen Mara.
I think Tappenahomma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Tappenahomma!
A victorious Chief Tappenahomma thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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