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EVO 273: Alvado vs Taisto PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Perry St Hype (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilica Petran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petran has chosen Julian Jordan - The Takedown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry St Hype!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vasilica Petran!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petran shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Petran was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Petran throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petran throwing shots but missing, from side control.
St Hype's coaches at Gym of the Gods have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
St Hype on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Hype tries to get out of the position.
St Hype is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Petran wants to take a breather but St Hype is having none of it.
St Hype has hold of Petran's hands but Petran slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Hype keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Petran prevents St Hype from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Hype wants to control but Petran is keeping busy.
St Hype regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Petran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Hype keeping moving, preventing Petran from controlling successfully.
Petran throws an elbow that misses. St Hype uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petran's guard. Nice move by St Hype!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Hype preventing the sweep.
Petran controls St Hype momentarily but St Hype frees himself.
Petran wants to hit a switch here but St Hype passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Petran there!
Petran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Hype controlling from the full mount.
St Hype has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St Hype continues to stall.
Petran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petran is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petran is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petran wants to hold on but St Hype pushes him away.
Petran really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Hype takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Hype wants to control the pace but Petran is squirming around nicely.
Petran tries to reverse the position but St Hype maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petran keeps trying to improve his position.
St Hype controlling his opponent.
Petran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petran wants to hold on but St Hype pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petran is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Hype tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Petran is squirming around, avoiding St Hype's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry St Hype dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice cross by Petran.
St Hype gets a clinch.
Petran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petran wants a takedown.
Petran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Hype takes the fight into the clinch.
Petran blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petran gets a trip takedown into half guard.
St Hype gets full guard.
St Hype managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petran with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petran looking to sit in guard and control but St Hype gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Hype is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Petran looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Hype is one step ahead there.
St Hype is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Petran controlling St Hype's posture.
Petran is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Hype wants to control but Petran is keeping busy.
Petran thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Hype's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Hype is trying to maintain the position but Petran is very close to passing his half guard.
St Hype slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Hype controlling the position.
Petran with a nice head shot there.
Petran postures up.
St Hype looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
St Hype wants to sweep here but Petran controlling him for the moment.
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.
St Hype trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Perry St Hype is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Hype tries to avoid it but Petran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Hype to the ground. St Hype escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perry St Hype has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilica Petran.
St Hype closes the distance and clinches.
Petran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Hype gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Hype.
A short left from St Hype.
St Hype misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Hype stuffs the takedown attempt from Petran. Petran gets slowly back to his feet.
Perry St Hype seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Hype is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petran.
Petran changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry St Hype dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
St Hype instigates a clinch.
Petran blocks a body shot from St Hype.
St Hype misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Hype prevents a body shot from Petran.
St Hype is stalling here.
Petran tries for a takedown but St Hype manages to get underhooks.
Petran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petran.
St Hype working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Hype turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and St Hype manages to end up in side control.
St Hype in the domination position with Petran hanging on.
Petran is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petran is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St Hype wants to control but Petran is keeping him busy.
Petran has a hand on St Hype's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. St Hype takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
St Hype controlling from mount.
Petran tries to hold on but St Hype postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Hype tries to control but Petran wriggling away.
St Hype prevents Petran from getting the reversal.
St Hype controlling the pace for now.
Vasilica Petran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Hype avoids the attempt from Petran to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petran might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Hype haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St Hype controlling the position easily from mount.
Perry St Hype is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perry St Hype overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
More hug and hope from St Hype.
St Hype can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petran is looking to escape.
St Hype controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petran throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perry St Hype showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Hype, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perry St Hype!
After winning the bout, Perry St Hype thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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139 lbs
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135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Li is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Li against the cage.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Li goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Li is rocked!
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Li tries to tie him up.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Li has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Li could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Li creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Li's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Li drops to his knees and Johnson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Johnson!
A very excited looking Jon Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zach Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Makovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gushiken.
Gushiken fails to land with a series of punches.
Makovsky tries to counter with a takedown but Gushiken is quick to defend against it.
Gushiken lands with a right hand.
Gushiken throws the left hand but Makovsky avoids the punch easily.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makovsky scores with a shot to the body.
Makovsky throws a combination. Gushiken tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gushiken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gushiken swings widly with a right hand
and Makovsky counters with a shoot takedown. Gushiken fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken pushes Makovsky off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gushiken forces Makovsky back against the cage and clinches.
Gushiken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Makovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makovsky is trying to break free.
Gushiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gushiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gushiken.
Makovsky tries to circle away but Gushiken has him pinned against the cage.
Gushiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makovsky's elbow.
Gushiken lands with a short shot to the head.
Makovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gushiken pushes Makovsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Gushiken lands with a right to the head.
Gushiken prevents a takedown attempt there.
Makovsky gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Makovsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gushiken does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gushiken wants to get back to his feet.
Makovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gushiken defending well though.
Makovsky is working for a submission of some sort.
Makovsky takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gushiken manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makovsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gushiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoko Gushiken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Makovsky is just out of range.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Gushiken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gushiken cracks Makovsky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky throws out a leg kick but Gushiken moves out of range and Makovsky only half commits.
Gushiken takes a swing at Makovsky's ribcage but misses.
Makovsky darts in looking for a takedown but Gushiken gets double underhooks and turns Makovsky into the cage.
Gushiken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gushiken throws a one two combo.
Makovsky throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gushiken to counter with a crisp jab.
Makovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Makovsky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gushiken cracks Makovsky with a good jab.
Gushiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Makovsky's head but Makovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Gushiken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gushiken throws out the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Makovsky.
Makovsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky throwing strikes but missing.
Gushiken not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Makovsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gushiken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gushiken being controlled here, momentarily.
Gushiken is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makovsky throwing strikes from guard but Gushiken blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Makovsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Makovsky prevents Gushiken from getting back to his feet.
Gushiken has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Makovsky has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Makovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gushiken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makovsky can pounce on him.
Gushiken cracks Makovsky with a good jab.
Gushiken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gushiken lands with an uppercut that bounces Makovsky off the cage and back into range.
Gushiken cracks Makovsky with a good jab.
Makovsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gushiken sprawls well. Gushiken wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Makovsky misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken rushes Makovsky and presses him up against the cage.
Makovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gushiken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, jab by Makovsky - just one landing.
Gushiken lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gushiken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Gushiken wants to clinch.
Makovsky throws a shot from downtown. Gushiken moves away and avoids it.
Gushiken connects with a body shot that sends Makovsky's belly button to the back.
Makovsky lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makovsky misses with a takedown attempt - Gushiken sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Makovsky. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makovsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Gushiken moves in looking to clinch but Makovsky pushes him off.
Makovsky loads up on a big right hand but Gushiken slips the punch.
Gushiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makovsky.
Makovsky slips under a jab.
A big left from Gushiken misses.
Nice straight punches there by Makovsky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makovsky.
Makovsky misses with a hook.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makovsky misses with a takedown attempt - Gushiken sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Makovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makovsky slips under a jab.
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makovsky.
Makovsky misses with a two punch combination.
Makovsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Makovsky closes the distance and clinches up with Gushiken, looking for a takedown. Makovsky pushes Gushiken against the cage but Gushiken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a decent looking hook.
Gushiken jabs Makovsky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makovsky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gushiken lands with a shot to the body.
Makovsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gushiken sprawls well. Gushiken wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Makovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makovsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
Makovsky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gushiken lands with an overhand left.
Gushiken connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makovsky momentarily.
Gushiken lands the left hand.
Gushiken scores with a nice head shot.
Gushiken has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makovsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gushiken.
Gushiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gushiken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gushiken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Makovsky's head but Makovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gushiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makovsky.
Makovsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Gushiken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Makovsky throws an overhand right that lands on Gushiken's shoulder, as Gushiken tries to avoid the shot.
Makovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gushiken.
Makovsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makovsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zach Makovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makovsky lands a body shot.
Gushiken lands the left hand.
Gushiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gushiken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gushiken stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gushiken wants it to stay on the feet.
Gushiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gushiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makovsky changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Makovsky lands with an uppercut that bounces Gushiken off the cage and back into range.
Makovsky tries to move into range but Gushiken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makovsky scores with a punch to the head.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Makovsky is just out of range.
Gushiken throws a hook but Makovsky avoids it easily.
Makovsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Gushiken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
Gushiken tries to close the distance and clinch but Makovsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gushiken slips under a jab.
Gushiken looks to throw the jab but Makovsky is out of range.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makovsky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makovsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makovsky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gushiken finds it's way round the side to connect with Makovsky's head.
Makovsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Gushiken gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zach Makovsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gushiken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makovsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Makovsky with a nice head shot there.
Makovsky trying to control but Gushiken is working from the bottom.
Zach Makovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Makovsky is controlling him.
Makovsky trying to control but Gushiken is working from the bottom.
Makovsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Makovsky won't allow Gushiken to get back to his feet.
Gushiken kicks Makovsky off and gets to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Gushiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Gushiken sprawls well. He's pushed Makovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makovsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Makovsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makovsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Gushiken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Makovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makovsky looks for the body kick but Gushiken saw that one coming.
Makovsky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Makovsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Gushiken tries to sprawl out of it but Makovsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gushiken manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makovsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gushiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makovsky. Makovsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gushiken throws a shot from downtown. Makovsky moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Makovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makovsky has a takedown stuffed.
Yoko Gushiken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Makovsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gushiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makovsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makovsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gushiken rushes Makovsky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Gushiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makovsky working hard to break the clinch.
Gushiken prevents a takedown attempt there.
Makovsky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Makovsky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gushiken avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoko Gushiken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gushiken winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoko Gushiken!
During a confident post fight interview, Yoko Gushiken thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Panupong Singsurat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fantana (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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30
135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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33
144 lbs
18 - 7 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Panupong Singsurat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Fantana!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singsurat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singsurat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Singsurat does it's job there.
Singsurat lands with a kick to the temple. Fantana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Singsurat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singsurat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fantana throws a hook but Singsurat avoids it easily.
As Fantana tries to get set, Singsurat tries to push him back and clinch up but Fantana manages to avoid the attempt.
Singsurat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Singsurat ducks under a wild hook from Fantana.
Fantana cracks Singsurat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantana misses with a wild body shot.
Singsurat shoots in and bounces Fantana off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Singsurat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singsurat trying to control but Fantana is working from the bottom.
Fantana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singsurat sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fantana's guard.
Singsurat decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brian Fantana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantana looks to throw the jab but Singsurat is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Singsurat is defended easily by Fantana.
Singsurat walks into a straight right hand from Fantana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singsurat slips under a jab.
Fantana looks to land a left hand but Singsurat moved out of range nicely.
Singsurat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fantana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Singsurat tries to clinch but Fantana is having none of it.
Brian Fantana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singsurat blocks a jab.
Singsurat closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Singsurat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Singsurat is looking to take a break and control but Fantana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singsurat stands up and beckons Fantana to his feet.
Singsurat is looking to clinch but Fantana is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana throws a hook but Singsurat avoids it easily.
A big left from Fantana misses.
Fantana misses with a left hand
and Singsurat counters with a head kick. That will keep Fantana thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantana throws out a powerful jab.
Fantana blocks a head kick by Singsurat.
Singsurat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singsurat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fantana stuns Singsurat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Singsurat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panupong Singsurat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singsurat slips a straight right by Fantana.
Fantana misses with a straight left.
Singsurat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singsurat there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fantana enables Singsurat to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fantana manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Fantana lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Singsurat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantana wants to pass the guard but Singsurat is keeping the position.
Fantana working some strikes from top position.
Singsurat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Singsurat trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Fantana will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Singsurat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singsurat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Singsurat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singsurat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Singsurat ducks under a wild hook from Fantana.
Singsurat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fantana defends well and Singsurat ends up having to push Fantana into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fantana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Singsurat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singsurat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singsurat is looking for a counter combo.
Fantana jabs Singsurat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Singsurat tries to close the distance and clinch but Fantana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singsurat was well out of range. Poor timing from Fantana.
Fantana's corner calls for a 1-2. Fantana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Fantana.
Fantana throws the left hand but Singsurat avoids the punch easily.
Singsurat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fantana.
Singsurat tries to clinch there but Fantana circles away.
Singsurat is looking to clinch.
Fantana misses the shot to the body.
Singsurat thinks about countering with a head kick.
Singsurat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fantana but Fantana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantana throws an overhand right that lands on Singsurat's shoulder, as Singsurat tries to avoid the shot.
Fantana lands with a shot to the body.
Singsurat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Fantana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singsurat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fantana!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fantana is trying to improve his position.
Singsurat is looking to take a break and control but Fantana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singsurat working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantana is looking to reverse the position.
Singsurat is looking to take a break and control but Fantana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana trying to remain calm as Singsurat controls from the top position.
Fantana tries to improve position but can't.
Fantana manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Singsurat manages to get to full guard.
Singsurat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Singsurat keeping moving, preventing Fantana from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana with a nice head shot there.
Singsurat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fantana controls the pace.
Fantana chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantana distracts Singsurat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantana trying to control but Singsurat is working from the bottom.
Fantana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Singsurat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fantana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fantana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantana works over Singsurat with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab lands there for Fantana.
Fantana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singsurat tries to counter with a takedown but Fantana is quick to defend against it.
Fantana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singsurat.
Fantana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singsurat.
Singsurat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A solid body kick from Singsurat.
Fantana lands a jab.
Fantana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singsurat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantana takes a swing at Singsurat's ribcage but misses.
Fantana throws a looping overhand right but Singsurat ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana throws a sloppy body shot
and Singsurat counters with a series of strikes. Fantana will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantana throws a shot from downtown. Singsurat moves away and avoids it.
Singsurat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fantana in his tracks.
Fantana misses with a body shot.
Singsurat tries for a takedown but Fantana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fantana looks to score with a jab to the body but Singsurat is just out of range.
Singsurat slips a straight right by Fantana.
Fantana misses with an uppercut
and Singsurat counters with a one-two to the body.
Singsurat staying out of range there.
Singsurat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fantana sprawls and moves away.
Panupong Singsurat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantana jabs Singsurat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Singsurat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fantana pinned against the cage. Fantana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panupong Singsurat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singsurat was well out of range. Poor timing from Fantana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Singsurat.
Nice straight punches there by Fantana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fantana.
Fantana misses with an uppercut.
Singsurat staying out of range there.
Singsurat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fantana throws out the jab.
Singsurat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Fantana misses.
Fantana missing with a left hand there. Singsurat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singsurat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fantana.
Singsurat drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana keeping moving, preventing Singsurat from controlling successfully.
Singsurat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantana is staying active underneath Singsurat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantana makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fantana.
Singsurat wants to control from the top but Fantana keeps moving.
Fantana is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fantana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantana wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Singsurat trying to control but Fantana is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brian Fantana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantana lands a nice shot to the body.
Singsurat ducks under a wild hook from Fantana.
Singsurat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fantana connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Singsurat scrambles back to his feet.
Fantana thuds a left hand into Singsurat's body.
Panupong Singsurat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singsurat slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Fantana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fantana winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Fantana!
An out of breath Brian Fantana thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harland comes to the cage accompanied by We Don't Know. Mustafa Khan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
152 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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149 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mustafa Khan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Harland moves out of range easily.
Khan misses with a combination
and Harland counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harland.
Khan pushes Harland off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Khan gets a double leg takedown into Harland's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harland wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Harland managing to control the position.
Harland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
Khan has gone for a leg lock! Harland slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khan's guard.
Harland controlling from the top position.
Khan trying to strike off his back.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harland distracts Khan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khan looking for a guillotine here but Harland defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harland manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khan looking for subs off his back but Harland has passed one foot through into half guard.
Harland is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khan actively working from the bottom here.
Harland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harland keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harland lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Harland working the head and body with strikes.
Khan taking some punishment here, with Harland in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Harland there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harland connects with a nice short shot to Khan's temple.
Harland content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Khan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harland as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harland is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harland regains half guard, as Khan was trying to land strikes.
Khan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khan is working for a kimura but Harland is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mustafa Khan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Harland as he checks the leg kick.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Harland tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harland changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harland closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Khan's guard.
Khan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland gets caught flat footed, as Khan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan preventing the sweep.
Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khan is trying to get an arm triangle but Harland is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to control but Harland is keeping him busy.
Harland is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Khan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Khan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khan trying to mount his opponent but Harland defends it.
Harland keeping control of the position.
Harland trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khan is looking to advance position but Harland won't allow it.
Harland taking some punishment here, with Khan in his half guard.
Khan is thwarting Harland's attempts to control the position.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan tries to pass to full mount but Harland defends it.
Harland trying to control from the bottom.
Khan prevents Harland from improving his position.
Mustafa Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the action but Harland is working from the bottom.
Khan is looking for a kimura but Harland is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khan to get the leverage.
Khan wants to take a breather but Harland is having none of it.
Khan throwing shots but Harland is blocking nicely.
Harland is defending against the submission attempts here by Khan.
Harland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break Harland's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harland is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mustafa Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harland defends well and Khan ends up having to push Harland into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
Zander Harland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustafa Khan.
Khan shoots in and gets a takedown into Harland's guard.
Harland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.
Khan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harland manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Khan has Harland in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan working for a triangle but Harland defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Harland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Harland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan shoots in and gets a takedown into Harland's guard.
Harland looking to control.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Harland is keeping the position.
Harland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.
Harland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland with a nice head shot there.
Harland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harland controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khan's head.
Harland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
Harland landing with the ground and pound.
Harland trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harland defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harland sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Khan pulls Harland in close to his closed guard and prevents Harland from doing any damage or advancing position.
Khan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Harland is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Khan.
Harland connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Khan some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harland wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Harland cracks Khan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harland trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Harland taking a break here but Khan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Harland trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control but Harland postures up.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
Khan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zander Harland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Khan trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harland pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Harland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mustafa Khan!
Mustafa Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Zander Harland had this to say: 'Just don't know what happened. I had it. It was mine for the taking.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rune Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rune Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek drives through with a takedown into Pappas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Banchamek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banchamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Pappas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banchamek looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at The Factory inform us that Pappas has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Banchamek trying to control but Pappas is working from the bottom.
Banchamek being controlled here momentarily.
Banchamek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pappas is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Banchamek presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pappas tries to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas tries to stall but Banchamek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pappas is trying to break the clinch but Banchamek has him pressed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Banchamek has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Banchamek lands a left hand.
Banchamek scores with a hook to the body.
Pappas can't break the clinch.
Banchamek lands a shoulder strike.
Banchamek has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pappas after a bit of a struggle.
Pappas has had enough of the clinch but Banchamek keeps him there for the moment.
Pappas working hard to break the clinch.
Pappas breaks from the clinch.
Pappas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gus Pappas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pappas enables Banchamek to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pappas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pappas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banchamek is one step ahead there.
Banchamek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banchamek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Banchamek trying to control but Pappas is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas trying to control the position.
Banchamek slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Banchamek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Banchamek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pappas is looking to reverse the position.
Banchamek looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pappas is avoiding damage well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pappas is looking for a sweep.
Pappas is trying to control Banchamek's posture but Banchamek avoids it.
Pappas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banchamek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pappas, who protects the arm well.
Pappas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pappas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Banchamek's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Banchamek! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Pappas has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rune Banchamek!
A relieved looking Rune Banchamek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen 50 Cent - Animal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Liddell !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws the left hand but Paquette avoids the punch easily.
Paquette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Paquette counters with a two punch combo.
Paquette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddell .
Paquette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell lands with a cross.
Paquette displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liddell is rocked!
Liddell 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paquette under the eye.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Paquette finish him?
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Paquette.
We've been hearing reports that Paquette has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell jabs Paquette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liddell seems to have recovered his senses.
Paquette on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell . Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Liddell throws a head kick but Paquette moves out of range.
Liddell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paquette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquette blocks a jab.
Paquette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Liddell misses with a straight right.
Paquette lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Paquette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paquette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Paquette misses.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liddell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Paquette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddell .
Liddell has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Paquette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liddell .
Paquette works on Liddell 's body with a couple of short punches.
Paquette pushes Liddell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquette works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paquette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paquette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Liddell lands a body punch.
Paquette lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell has a couple of punches blocked by Paquette.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paquette presses Liddell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paquette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paquette misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Paquette.
Paquette misses with a body punch.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paquette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Paquette.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paquette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paquette needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquette.
Paquette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Liddell under the eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liddell checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Paquette there.
Paquette with a hook.
Paquette is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
Liddell throws a push kick but Paquette slaps the foot to one side.
Odell Paquette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquette thuds a left hand into Liddell 's body.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquette throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paquette misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
Paquette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Liddell .
Paquette misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Paquette digs a good body shot into Liddell 's ribs.
Paquette darts in and clinches Liddell up against the cage.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paquette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paquette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell working aggressively here.
Paquette working aggressively here.
Liddell is looking to control Paquette's arms but Paquette gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddell has his back to the cage.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paquette takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paquette lands with a short shot to the head.
Liddell has a couple of punches blocked by Paquette.
Liddell has Paquette pressed against the cage, preventing Paquette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Liddell misses
enabling Paquette to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paquette misses with an uppercut.
Liddell lands with a nice body punch.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paquette blocks the body kick.
Paquette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liddell is out of range.
A nice side step and Liddell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Liddell with a hook.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Paquette throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Paquette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell .
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquette throws a jab when Liddell was well out of range.
Paquette throws a looping overhand right but Liddell ducks down to avoid it.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paquette.
Paquette throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Odell Paquette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paquette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell .
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paquette scores with a jab to the head.
Liddell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liddell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liddell jabs Paquette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paquette has closed the distance and engaged Liddell in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paquette creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette throws a head punch that misses.
Liddell misses with a punch on the inside.
Paquette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Liddell prevents a body shot from Paquette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Paquette misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Liddell .
Liddell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paquette working hard to break the clinch.
Paquette can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Paquette struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Paquette lands with a light punch inside.
Odell Paquette has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paquette can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Liddell working aggressively here.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Paquette's ribcage.
Liddell working aggressively here.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell .
Paquette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paquette avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paquette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell throws a head punch that misses.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paquette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell .
The referee calls for Liddell to work.
Paquette misses with some punches.
Paquette can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Paquette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paquette's elbow.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell .
Paquette tries to work over Liddell 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paquette tries to throw a body punch but Liddell avoids it by throwing Paquette back against the cage.
Paquette cracks Liddell with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Paquette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Paquette fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Paquette.
Paquette throws a head punch that misses.
Paquette lands a right hand.
Liddell throws a punch but it's blocked by Paquette.
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paquette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
Liddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell landing knees to the head.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Liddell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paquette swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paquette moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Liddell . Beautiful body shot.
Paquette tests Liddell 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liddell throws an off balance right hand
and Paquette counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paquette thows a body kick. Liddell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paquette throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell lands a head kick!
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Paquette.
Liddell tries to land a leg kick but Paquette saw it coming and moves away.
Liddell is looking to score with low kicks.
Paquette was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paquette misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paquettes head.
Liddell misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paquette's elbow.
Liddell missing with knees to the body.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Paquette fails to land.
Paquette works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddell has a couple of punches blocked by Paquette.
A shot in the inside from Liddell .
Paquette misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette misses with the head strike.
Liddell takes a shot to the head.
Paquette misses with some punches.
Liddell stalling the fight.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell prevents a body shot from Paquette.
Paquette throws a head punch that misses.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paquette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paquette wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Paquette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquette tries to work over Liddell 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette working aggressively here.
Liddell blocks a body shot from Paquette.
Paquette has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell .
Paquette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paquette lands with a right to the head.
Paquette lands a right hand.
Paquette throws a head punch that misses.
Paquette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paquette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell 's elbow.
Paquette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Liddell misses with the head strike.
Paquette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liddell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paquette swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paquette breaks from the clinch.
Liddell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liddell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paquette.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Paquette moves out of range easily.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liddell , as that shot connected.
A jab from Liddell misses.
Good shot there by Liddell .
Paquette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liddell throws out the jab.
Paquette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell . That did some damage!
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick from Paquette.
Paquette throws a jab when Liddell was well out of range.
Paquette is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liddell missing with a left hand there. Paquette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Liddell misses.
Liddell clobbers Paquette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Paquette sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paquette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liddell throws out the jab.
Liddell throws the left hand but Paquette avoids the punch easily.
Paquette lands with a shot to the body.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Liddell lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Paquette misses.
Paquette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liddell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Paquette was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Paquette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paquette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette throws a hook to the side of Liddell 's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquette cracks Liddell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paquette connects with a leg kick. Liddell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paquette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Paquette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paquette lands a nice shot that snaps Liddell 's head back.
Paquette lands a jab to the head.
Liddell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paquette misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paquette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paquette doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Paquette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liddell 's head.
Paquette misses with a looping right.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquette.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liddell throws the kick towards the body but Paquette avoids it.
Paquette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paquette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paquette swings widly with a right hand
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell tries to land a front kick but Paquette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paquette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Paquette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paquette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell 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.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paquette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Odell Paquette is winning the standup battle so far.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell 's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Paquette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body. Paquette takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Liddell there.
Liddell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquette.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Paquette tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell throws a fast counter high kick but Paquette manages to duck under it in time.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
It looked like Paquette was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Paquette with a nice cross.
Paquette throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette tries to clinch up
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paquette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Paquette's belly button to the back.
Liddell misses with a kick to the body.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paquette.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paquette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Paquette does it's job there.
A slow jab from Paquette misses its intended target.
Paquette misses with a looping right.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquette was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell .
Paquette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Liddell dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Paquette throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Paquette ducks right into an uppercut from Liddell .
Paquette defending well as Liddell loads up on a big left hand.
Paquette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Liddell misses.
Liddell thumps Paquette with a low kick.
Paquette scores with a body shot.
Liddell tried to score with a low kick but Paquette checks it.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Liddell .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Paquette misses.
Paquette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paquette looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liddell !
Liddell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paquette finds it's way round the side to connect with Liddell 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell .
Paquette throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell 's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Liddell coming out on top.
Paquette cracks Liddell with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell .
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paquette avoids the body shot from Liddell .
Paquette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddell .
A big left from Paquette misses.
Paquette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paquette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paquette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paquette finds it's way round the side to connect with Liddell 's head.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paquette doesn't seem phased though.
Paquette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paquette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paquette closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddell .
Paquette misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette tries to throw a body punch but Liddell avoids it by throwing Paquette back against the cage.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paquette's elbow.
Paquette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paquette breaks the clinch.
Liddell wants to slow Paquette down by chopping away at his legs.
Paquette tried to counter with a leg kick but Liddell avoided it.
Liddell throws a hook to the side of Paquette's head but Paquette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddell .
Liddell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liddell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paquette is out of range.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell lands a nice hook to Paquette's body. Paquette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liddell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Paquette.
Paquette looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquette's sensitive parts.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paquette lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paquette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paquette.
Liddell scores with a jab.
Paquette misses with a head kick.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paquette manages to avoid it.
Paquette throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paquette misses with a straight left.
Liddell unleashes a big counter combination but Paquette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Liddell lands with a hook. Paquette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell 's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Liddell slips under a jab from Paquette.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paquette misses with a wild body shot.
Brock Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Paquette moved out of range.
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 Odell Paquette.
Well Paquette 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 James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odell Paquette!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rockmeteller Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd comes to the cage accompanied by Jeeves and Wooster. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rockmeteller Todd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samusiovas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Samusiovas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Samusiovas misses with an uppercut.
Samusiovas moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samusiovas lands a slapping body shot.
Todd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with the body kick
and Todd counters with a nice body kick.
Samusiovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Todd blocks the leg kick.
Samusiovas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Todd moves out of range as Samusiovas throws a body kick.
Todd quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samusiovas scores with a jab to the body.
Todd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samusiovas throws out a loose jab but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samusiovas misses with a body kick.
Samusiovas cracks Todd with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Todd there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Samusiovas misses.
Good leg kick by Samusiovas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Todd thumps Samusiovas with a low kick.
Samusiovas thuds his right hand into Todd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Samusiovas scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Todd misses.
Samusiovas lands with a shot to the body.
Samusiovas misses the jab.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but Todd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Todd staying out of range there.
Samusiovas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Todd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Todd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samusiovas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samusiovas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas 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.
Samusiovas throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Todd throwing a counter right hand but Samusiovas manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Todd scores with a nice body kick.
Todd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Samusiovas if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samusiovas. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Todd moves out of range of the body kick from Samusiovas.
Todd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Todd moves in looking to clinch but Samusiovas pushes him off.
Samusiovas throws a good cross that connects.
Samusiovas looks for the body kick but Todd saw that one coming.
It looked like Todd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Samusiovas throws a head kick but Todd moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Todd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samusiovas moves away from the strike by Todd.
Samusiovas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Samusiovas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd slips a jab from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas moves away from the strike by Todd.
Samusiovas dips to his left and cracks Todd with an uppercut!
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Todd checks a leg kick.
Samusiovas misses with a head kick.
Samusiovas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Todd appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Samusiovas slips a jab from Todd.
Samusiovas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Samusiovas delivers a nice body kick.
Samusiovas misses the body punch
and Todd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samusiovas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Todd at a distance.
Todd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas thumps Todd with a low kick.
A jab from Todd finds it's way through Samusiovas's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samusiovas scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
Samusiovas scores with a nice strike.
Todd 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.
Samusiovas slips under a jab.
Todd jabs Samusiovas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samusiovas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Samusiovas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Todd feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Samusiovas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samusiovas scores with a jab.
Samusiovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Todd tests Samusiovas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas'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.
A big right from Todd misses.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Todd instigates a clinch.
Todd has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Todd.
Samusiovas misses with the head strike.
Samusiovas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Todd.
Todd lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Todd.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Todd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd misses with some punches.
Samusiovas blocks an uppercut.
Todd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Todd misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Todd.
A short left from Samusiovas.
Todd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samusiovas backwards.
Samusiovas has a couple of punches blocked by Todd.
Todd blocking some punches.
Samusiovas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Samusiovas.
A short right from Samusiovas on the inside.
Samusiovas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Samusiovas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samusiovas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samusiovas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow.
Todd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Todd fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Todd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Todd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Todd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Samusiovas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Samusiovas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Samusiovas gets through Todd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas misses with a punch on the inside.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Todd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd scores with a shoulder strike.
Samusiovas looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Todd.
Samusiovas misses with some punches.
Todd scores with a shoulder strike.
Todd tries to circle away but Samusiovas has him pinned against the cage.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samusiovas lands a body punch.
Todd pushes Samusiovas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Todd.
A right handed body shot lands from Todd.
Todd lands a shot to the body.
Todd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samusiovas backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Samusiovas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Todd tries to throw a body punch but Samusiovas avoids it by throwing Todd back against the cage.
Todd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Todd lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Samusiovas controls his hands.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Todd lands a shot to the body.
Samusiovas misses with the head strike.
Todd lands with a left to the head.
Samusiovas lands with a right to the head.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Samusiovas breaks from the clinch.
Samusiovas throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rockmeteller Todd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Samusiovas misses.
Samusiovas misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Todd is looking to slow Samusiovas down with leg kicks.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samusiovas jabs Todd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samusiovas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Samusiovas lands a nice hook to Todd's body. Todd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Samusiovas misses the target.
Samusiovas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Todd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Todd 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.
Samusiovas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Todd throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Samusiovas swings for the body but Todd moves out of range.
Samusiovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samusiovas wants to land a leg kick but Todd is out of range.
Samusiovas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samusiovas cracks a nice hook into Todd's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Samusiovas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samusiovas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Todd misses.
Todd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samusiovas.
That kick from Samusiovas tenderised Todd's leg. Todd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Samusiovas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samusiovas tries to score with a low kick but Todd moves his leg out of the way.
Todd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Samusiovas just manages to avoid it.
Todd moves out of range as Samusiovas strikes.
Todd jabs Samusiovas right on the nose. Samusiovas blinks but takes it well.
A cross from Samusiovas lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Todd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Samusiovas momentarily.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Samusiovas, right into the meat.
Samusiovas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Samusiovas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Todd.
Samusiovas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Samusiovas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Samusiovas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Todd throws out the jab.
Samusiovas swings for the body but Todd moves out of range.
Samusiovas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Samusiovas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Samusiovas looks to throw a body kick
and Todd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samusiovas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Todd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Todd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Todd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Samusiovas momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas moves away from the strike by Todd.
Samusiovas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Samusiovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
Samusiovas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Todd.
Samusiovas blocks a low kick nicely.
Todd works the jab nicely.
Samusiovas misses with a body kick.
Jab from Samusiovas.
Both fighters circling a little - Samusiovas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Samusiovas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Todd misses with a shot to the body
and Samusiovas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Todd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd backing away here, and Samusiovas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Samusiovas misses with a looping left.
Todd moves out of range of the body kick.
Todd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Samusiovas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Todd.
Todd swings for the body but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Todd throws a series of punches but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Todd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samusiovas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samusiovas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Samusiovas moves out of range as Todd throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arunas Samusiovas just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samusiovas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Samusiovas throws a head kick but Todd moves out of range.
It looked like Todd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Samusiovas scores with a jab to the body.
Samusiovas with a hook.
Samusiovas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samusiovas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Todd takes one to the side of the head.
Todd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Todd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That kick from Todd tenderised Samusiovas's leg. Samusiovas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Samusiovas lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Samusiovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Samusiovas.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Samusiovas counters with a stiff right hand.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a chopping leg kick but Todd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Todd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas tries a head kick but it misses.
Todd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Samusiovas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Todd is out of range and Samusiovas settles back down.
Todd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todd.
A clash of legs there as Todd blocks the low kick.
Samusiovas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todd.
An inside leg kick from Samusiovas misses.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samusiovas moves away.
Todd backing away here, and Samusiovas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Samusiovas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Todd will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Samusiovas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd 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.
Todd tries to land a front kick but Samusiovas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Todd cracks a nice hook into Samusiovas's ribs.
Samusiovas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samusiovas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Todd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Samusiovas pushes Todd away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas walks into a jab.
Samusiovas lands a body shot.
Todd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Todd blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Todd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Todd blocks the low kick.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but Todd moved away.
Samusiovas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Todd 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.
Samusiovas fakes the leg kick and cracks Todd in the body.
Todd connects with a looping right hand.
Samusiovas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samusiovas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samusiovas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Samusiovas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samusiovas misses with an uppercut.
Todd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Samusiovas counters with a low kick, right behind Todd 's knee.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Todd takes one to the side of the head.
Samusiovas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Samusiovas moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samusiovas moves away from the strike by Todd.
Samusiovas 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Samusiovas misses with an uppercut.
Todd checks the leg kick.
Samusiovas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Todd checks the leg kick.
Samusiovas blocks the body kick.
Samusiovas connects with a body shot that sends Todd's belly button to the back.
Nice shot lands for Todd.
Samusiovas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Samusiovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas misses with a lunging right hand
and Todd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samusiovas's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Todd counters with a nice uppercut.
Todd cracks Samusiovas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samusiovas.
Todd feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Todd finds it's way through Samusiovas's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Todd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samusiovas blocks the body kick.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Todd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Todd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Todd moves to clinch but Samusiovas breaks away
and Samusiovas counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Samusiovas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Todd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Samusiovas lands a jab.
Samusiovas 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.
Samusiovas looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.
Samusiovas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samusiovas.
Rockmeteller Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arunas Samusiovas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Todd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Samusiovas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Todd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Todd backing away here, and Samusiovas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Samusiovas counters with a nice uppercut.
Samusiovas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas fakes the leg kick and cracks Todd in the body.
Samusiovas throws a head kick that misses.
Samusiovas throws a shot to the body.
Todd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samusiovas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samusiovas takes one to the chin there.
Samusiovas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Todd moves into the clinch.
Todd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Samusiovas controls his hands.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Samusiovas controls his hands.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Samusiovas controls his hands.
Samusiovas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Samusiovas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Todd presses Samusiovas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Samusiovas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Todd lands a left hand.
Samusiovas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samusiovas tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
Todd misses with some punches.
Samusiovas blocks a body shot from Todd.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockmeteller Todd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samusiovas 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arunas Samusiovas!
Arunas Samusiovas is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Perälä throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perälä scoring well with a low kick there.
Perälä is looking to land body kicks.
Perälä dips to his left and cracks Alvado with an uppercut!
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Perälä has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Perälä misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a left and a right that stings Perälä.
Perälä feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvado's calf.
Perälä throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Perälä's shoulder, as Perälä tries to avoid the shot.
Perälä looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perälä throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Perälä darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Perälä looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Taisto Perälä seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perälä throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado thinks about countering with a body kick.
Perälä misses with a wild combination.
Perälä dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perälä cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Perälä misses with a body shot
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Perälä is predictable there
and Alvado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perälä jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perälä.
Perälä scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perälä replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alvado blocks it well.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvado cracks the inside of Perälä's front leg.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Perälä shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvado as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perälä.
Perälä scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perälä misses with a hook.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Alvado moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perälä looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Crunch! Alvado slams his shin into Perälä's torso.
Alvado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perälä to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Perälä misses
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick from Perälä.
Perälä scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvado wants to clinch up but Perälä keeps it at a distance.
Alvado misses the jab.
Perälä on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perälä misses with the combination.
Alvado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perälä misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvado checks a leg kick.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Perälä misses the target.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Perälä.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Perälä avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Perälä.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvado 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 Perälä has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perälä and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perälä stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perälä throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perälä keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Perälä misses with a body shot.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä jabs Alvado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perälä throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Perälä only half commits.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvado misses its target.
The crowd cheers as Perälä lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvado doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perälä. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perälä swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Perälä tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perälä throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvado.
Perälä misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a big head kick but Perälä shrugs it off.
Perälä has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perälä connects with a looping right hand.
Perälä fails with the takedown.
Perälä is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Perälä.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perälä.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alvado ducks right into an uppercut from Perälä.
Perälä is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Perälä is just out of range.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Perälä throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perälä takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Perälä throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Perälä throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perälä misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Perälä scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado defending well as Perälä loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado lands a jab to the nose.
Perälä connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.
Perälä throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taisto Perälä seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perälä scores with a shot to the body.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Perälä sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perälä moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perälä misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Alvado's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Taisto Perälä's cut even more.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perälä throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvado tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Perälä to counter with a crisp jab.
Perälä looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Perälä jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perälä.
It appears Alvado was looking to counter with a kick there.
Alvado tests Perälä's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perälä will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perälä throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perälä pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perälä feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Perälä jabs at Alvado's body.
Perälä uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Perälä throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Perälä.
Perälä catches Alvado with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Perälä ducks down to avoid it.
Perälä dips to his left and cracks Alvado with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Perälä. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Perälä.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado thuds his right hand into Perälä's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Perälä lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perälä takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Perälä.
Perälä is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pablo Alvado's cut is getting worse.
Perälä attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Perälä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perälä throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perälä misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Perälä throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perälä throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado takes one to the side of the head.
Perälä sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perälä swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvado. Alvado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perälä misses the jab.
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
Perälä fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perälä shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvado eats them both and turns towards Perälä to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perälä swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perälä connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä misses with a looping right.
Perälä throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Perälä lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Perälä ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado blocks a leg kick.
Alvado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perälä misses with a body shot.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
Perälä feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvado's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Alvado.
Alvado walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perälä walks into a jab.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perälä.
Perälä thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perälä scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perälä comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Perälä steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perälä.
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perälä connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Perälä.
Perälä needs to keep his hands up - Alvado had a free shot at his head there.
Perälä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Perälä.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perälä lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheers as Perälä lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvado doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Perälä misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perälä was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Perälä appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perälä.
Perälä jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Alvado.
Alvado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perälä circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvado misses with a leg kick
enabling Perälä to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perälä 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 Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvado lands a big uppercut and Perälä crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Perälä looks OK. Alvado waves Perälä back to his feet!
Perälä is rocked!
Crack! Alvado connects with the perfect overhand right and Perälä falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Alvado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Alvado!
Post fight, Pablo Alvado stared into the camera and said 'don't mess with me. twenty nine'.
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