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CEFC Fight Night 99 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ironside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn Ironside told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonel Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ironside!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironside tries to clinch up.
Ironside doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ironside jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gatti tries to counter with a takedown but Ironside is quick to defend against it.
Gatti digs a good hook to Ironside's body.
Gatti lands with a right hand.
Ironside misses with an uppercut.
Gatti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ironside keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ironside's calf.
Gatti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ironside wants to counter with a clinch but Gatti pushes him away.
Gatti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ironside.
Ironside throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gatti counter with a right hand.
Ironside is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gatti.
Gatti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ironside.
Gatti lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironside throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gatti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ironside won't be happy with that.
Ironside looks winded!
Gatti taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ironside has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gatti but great work by Ironside.
Ironside working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gatti is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironside wants to stand but Gatti has his arm trapped.
Gatti holding on.
Gatti is looking to reverse the position.
Gatti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gatti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is controlling Ironside's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ironside trying to control from half guard but Gatti is working away.
Gatti desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gatti wants to improve his position but Ironside is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gatti shoots in and bounces Ironside off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gatti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gatti has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gatti controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Gatti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ironside's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ironside takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ironside.
Gatti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gatti blocks a jab.
It looked like Gatti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ironside.
Ironside checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gatti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ironside looks to land a left hand but Gatti moved out of range nicely.
Gatti throws a low kick, looking for Ironside's leg but Ironside calmly moves out of range.
Gatti tries to work over Ironside's front leg with a kick but Ironside checks it.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
Gatti moves away from the strike by Ironside.
Gatti attempts a counter takedown but Ironside avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ironside loads up on a big right hand but Gatti slips the punch.
Ironside with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gatti to score with a decent uppercut.
Gatti connects with the punch.
Gatti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti defending well as Ironside loads up on a big left hand.
As Ironside backs away, Gatti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gatti throws out a powerful jab.
Gatti swats away the attempt to clinch by Ironside.
Gatti takes a swing at Ironside's ribcage but misses.
Gatti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ironside throws an off balance right hand
and Gatti counters with a shoot takedown. Ironside fights it but they end up in guard.
Ironside is breathing heavily.
Gatti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gatti stands and throws Ironside's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gatti advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironside defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gatti.
Leonel Gatti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironside is trying to escape the mount but Gatti keeps good control and instead manages to take Ironside's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ironside trying to control the action but Gatti just sinks the hooks in.
Gatti has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ironside has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gatti is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ironside has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Gatti has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ironside taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Gatti doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leonel Gatti!
Post fight, Leonel Gatti took to the microphone: 'Yeah!, I was confident I could win I tell you. I want to thank the guys at my camp in las vegas. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitung is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sleeper - Atomic. Colt Compton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bang Pitung's chin.
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172 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitung throws a series of punches but Compton moves out of range.
Compton throws a solid leg kick but Pitung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Compton.
Compton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitung misses with a hook.
Pitung blocks the body kick.
Compton slips under a jab.
Compton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pitung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Compton.
Pitung moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitung misses with a head kick.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pitung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Compton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pitung's head.
Pitung takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton throws a leg kick which misses Pitung's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitung tries to avoid it.
Pitung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitung.
Pitung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Compton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Compton motions for Pitung to come forward. Compton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Pitung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitung misses with a double jab.
Pitung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Compton slams his shin into Pitung's torso.
Pitung checks a low kick from Compton.
Pitung lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Colt Compton has been cut.
Pitung missing with a left hand there. Compton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Compton swings for the body but Pitung moves out of range.
Compton takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Pitung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Compton.
Compton breaks the clinch.
Compton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pitung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitung avoids the head kick by Compton.
Pitung scores with a shot to the body.
Compton connects with a solid leg kick.
Pitung blocks the body kick.
Compton closes the distance and clinches.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Compton.
Pitung wants to get back to striking at distance but Compton won't allow it.
Compton breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Compton.
Compton tries to score with a low kick but Pitung moves his leg out of the way.
Compton thuds a left hand into Pitung's body.
Pitung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pitung lands a two punch combo.
Pitung tries to keep at a distance but Compton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pitung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitung prevents a body shot from Compton.
Pitung breaks from the clinch.
Colt Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton darts in and clinches Pitung up against the cage.
Compton is leaning against Pitung and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Compton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitung's elbow.
Compton works on Pitung's body with a couple of short punches.
Pitung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Compton struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitung controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Compton tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Pitung throws a head punch that misses.
Compton can't find room to land a body shot as Pitung controls the action.
Pitung lands a nice uppercut.
Pitung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stalling in the clinch from Compton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Compton.
Pitung has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Compton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pitung can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitung.
Compton struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitung controls his hands.
Pitung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Compton throws a leg kick but Pitung sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Pitung misses its intended target.
Compton throws a leg kick but Pitung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pitung misses with a hook. Compton ducked under it nicely.
Compton lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitung checks the leg kick.
As Compton backs off Pitung throws a huge counter combo but Compton manages to avoid it all.
Compton pushes Pitung up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Compton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Compton'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.
Compton lands a big head kick that sends Pitung tumbling to the mat! Compton takes a step backwards and waves Pitung back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pitung is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Pitung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Compton.
Pitung throws a nice looking combination but Compton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pitung's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pitung duly obliges.
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!
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Compton.
Compton lands a big head kick that sends Pitung tumbling to the mat! Compton takes a step backwards and waves Pitung back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pitung is still on wobbly legs! Can Compton finish him?
Pitung blocks a leg kick.
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitung seems to have recovered his senses.
Compton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Compton throws a leg kick but Pitung moved away.
Pitung throws a head kick that misses.
Compton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pitung just manages to avoid it.
Compton thumps Pitung with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung misses with a double jab.
Pitung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Compton has Pitung up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Compton.
Compton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Compton pushes Pitung back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pitung misses with the head strike.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitung misses with some punches.
Compton has Pitung pushed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Compton.
Compton scores with a shot to the side of Pitung's head.
Pitung is trying to push Compton away but Compton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Compton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Compton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Compton lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Compton misses with a punch to the body.
Compton lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by Compton.
Pitung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Colt Compton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Compton keeps control of Pitung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pitung is trying to break free.
Pitung blocks a body shot from Compton.
Compton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitung takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Colt Compton is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitung lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Compton backs up against the cage.
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitung misses with a two punch combination.
Compton throws a leg kick but Pitung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Compton throws a leg kick but Pitung checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Compton.
A low kick from Compton is predictable there
and Pitung counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Compton!
Pitung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Compton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitung can do to turn this around?
Compton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitung.
Pitung throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Compton.
Pitung throws a lazy right hand but Compton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitung takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
Compton throws a low kick but Pitung moves out of range easily.
Pitung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Compton.
Pitung swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Pitung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitung lands a jab to Compton's midsection.
Compton thumps Pitung with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitung shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Compton eats them both and turns towards Pitung to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Pitung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pitung scores with a nice right hand.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Compton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pitung is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Pitung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Compton.
Compton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Compton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colt Compton'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. This is the final round!
Compton misses with a head kick.
Pitung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Compton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitung.
Pitung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.
Pitung looks to land a right hand but Compton moved out of range.
Pitung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Compton. That's going to slow Pitung down.
Pitung looks to land a left hand but Compton moved out of range nicely.
You can see that Pitung has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Good leg kick by Compton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung loads up on a big right hand but Compton slips the punch.
Compton misses with a body shot.
Compton tries to land a leg kick but Pitung saw it coming and moves away.
Compton walks into a straight right hand from Pitung.
Pitung misses with a lunging right hand
letting Compton counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung blocks a leg kick.
Pitung stuns Compton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Compton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitung.
Compton defending well as Pitung loads up on a big left hand.
Pitung looks for the body kick but Compton saw that one coming.
Compton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Colt Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Compton throws a low kick but Pitung avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pitung checks a leg kick.
Compton throws a leg kick
and Pitung counters with a series of strikes. Compton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pitung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Compton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pitung is out of range and Compton settles back down.
Compton wants to clinch
and Pitung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pitung throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Compton tenderised Pitung's leg. Pitung is trying to keep his angry face on.
Compton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Compton rushes Pitung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitung.
Pitung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pitung is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Compton pushes Pitung back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pitung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Compton.
Compton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pitung.
Compton digs a right hand underneath Pitung's ribcage. Pitung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Compton.
A nice left hand lands by Compton.
Compton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Compton effectively controlling the action here.
A body shot lands from Compton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton is leaning against Pitung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Compton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Compton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Compton can't find room to land a body shot as Pitung controls the action.
Pitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Compton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Compton as the two fighters clinch.
Compton breaks from the clinch.
Compton thumps Pitung with a low kick.
Bang Pitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Compton 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.
Compton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Compton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitung throws out the jab.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Pitung with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Compton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Compton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitung avoids the head kick by Compton.
As Compton backs off Pitung throws a huge counter combo but Compton manages to avoid it all.
Compton motions for Pitung to come forward. Compton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitung is looking for the big counter here.
Compton thows a leg kick but Pitung checks it
and Pitung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Compton throws a leg kick
and Pitung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitung's corner calls for a 1-2. Pitung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Compton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Compton lands with a nice body punch.
Pitung throws a hook to the side of Compton's head but Compton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Compton misses with a leg kick.
Compton throws a head kick but Pitung moves out of range.
Pitung misses the body punch
and Compton counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Compton.
Compton throws a head kick but Pitung moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Compton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Compton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Compton!
During a confident post fight interview, Colt Compton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Golden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kongos- Come with me now. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slader keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slader tries to score with a low kick but Golden moves his leg out of the way.
Golden just misses with a punch to the body.
Golden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slader misses with a hook. Golden ducked under it nicely.
Golden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Slader blocks the low kick.
A big left from Slader misses.
It looked like Golden was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Slader misses with a body kick.
Slader throws a body kick that misses.
Golden with a nice cross.
Golden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slader is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Golden does no damage.
Slader misses with a body shot.
Slader lands the left hand.
Golden lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Golden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slader appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Golden thows a leg kick but Slader checks it
and Slader counters with a thumping low kick.
Golden looks to land a combination but Slader avoids it well.
Slader just misses with a punch to the body.
Golden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slader is out of range.
Golden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Golden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Golden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slader.
Golden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Golden throws a wild body kick that Slader sees coming a mile off.
Golden is looking to land body kicks.
Golden dips to his left and cracks Slader with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Golden.
Slader checks a leg kick nicely.
Golden scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golden connects with a leg kick. Slader looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Golden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slader's head.
Slader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Golden throws a low kick but Slader moves out of range easily.
Slader is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Golden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slader, right into the meat.
Slader moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Slader.
Slader scores with a head kick. Golden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Slader throws an overhand right that lands on Golden's shoulder, as Golden tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Golden.
Slader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Golden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Golden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golden ducks under a wild hook from Slader.
Golden throws a chopping leg kick but Slader manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Golden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slader tries to counter with a clinch but Golden shakes him off and moves away.
Golden misses with a kick to the body.
Slader misses the shot to the body.
Golden slips a jab and a cross from Slader.
Golden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slader at a distance.
Golden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Golden is looking to slow Slader down with leg kicks.
Slader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Golden lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Golden avoids the body shot from Slader.
Golden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slader checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Golden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slader scores with a leg kick.
Slader misses with a wild body shot.
Slader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Golden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slader throws a body punch but Golden moves out of range.
Golden misses with a body shot.
Golden scores with a punch to the head.
Slader missing with a left hand there. Golden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slader tried to score with a low kick but Golden checks it.
Slader lands with a nice body punch.
Golden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Trey Golden has been cut.
Golden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Golden misses with a head kick.
Golden connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Golden.
Golden takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Golden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Golden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slader scores with the left hand. Golden knows he should have avoided that one.
Slader's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Golden.
Golden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trey Golden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Golden misses
and Slader counters with a leg kick.
Golden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golden tried to score with a low kick but Slader checks it.
Golden pushes Slader away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Golden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trey Golden'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.
Slader blocks a head kick by Golden.
Slader lands with an overhand left.
Golden is looking to score with low kicks.
Slader misses the jab.
Golden cracks the inside of Slader's front leg.
Trey Golden is winning the standup battle so far.
Golden walks into a stiff left hand from Slader.
Slader misses with a body shot.
Golden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Golden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golden motions for Slader to come forward. Golden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Golden throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Golden.
Slader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slader checks it well.
As Golden backs off Slader throws a huge counter combo but Golden manages to avoid it all.
Golden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slader can do to turn this around?
Golden throws a leg kick but Slader moved away.
Slader misses with a body shot.
Golden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Golden tries to score with a low kick but Slader moves his leg out of the way.
Golden lands with a kick to the temple. Slader shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden misses with a leg kick.
Golden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slader bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Golden's head backwards.
Slader connects with the punch.
Golden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slader. That one must have hurt.
Slader punishes Golden's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slader moves out of range as Golden throws a body kick.
Golden throws a lazy head kick
and Slader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Golden thinking.
Golden slips a jab from Slader.
Slader checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Slader.
Golden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slader takes a swing at Golden's ribcage but misses.
Golden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slader to score with a decent uppercut.
Golden is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Golden. Slader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Golden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slader lands a nice looking body kick.
Slader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Golden seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden slips under a jab from Slader.
Slader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golden thuds his shin into the meat of Slader's side.
Slader lands a front kick.
Golden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Golden tries to work over Slader's front leg with a kick but Slader checks it.
Slader misses with an uppercut. Golden saw that one coming.
Slader wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Golden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Slader moves out of range easily.
Slader only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Golden throws a solid leg kick but Slader takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Golden.
Golden throws a leg kick but Slader sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Slader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slader lands with a good body shot.
Slader lands a nice hook to Golden's body. Golden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slader moves out of range of the leg kick from Golden.
Golden throws a head kick that misses.
Trey Golden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slader flicks out a counter leg kick but Golden steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slader lands with a kick to the ribs.
Slader misses with an uppercut. Golden saw that one coming.
Golden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slader was well out of range. Poor timing from Golden.
Slader throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slader scores with a punch to the head.
Slader blocks a head kick by Golden.
Golden 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.
Slader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slader lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slader.
Golden is looking to wear down Slader with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Golden is looking to score with low kicks.
Golden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slader lands with a shot to the body.
Golden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slader throws a front kick that sends Golden stumbling back into the cage.
Slader takes a swing at Golden's ribcage but misses.
As Slader looks to move away, Golden throws a big counter combo but Slader just gets out of the way.
Slader throws the kick towards the body but Golden avoids it.
Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golden moves away.
Golden thows a leg kick but Slader checks it
and Slader counters with a stiff right hand.
Golden scores with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Golden misses
letting Slader counter with a right hand.
Slader throws a solid leg kick but Golden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slader.
Golden throws a counter high kick but Slader was just alert enough to avoid it.
Slader's corner calls for a 1-2. Slader obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Golden tries to work over Slader's front leg with a kick but Slader checks it.
Golden wants to slow Slader down by chopping away at his legs.
Slader avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Golden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slader - the referee stops the clock and Golden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slader. Golden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slader thuds his right hand into Golden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slader 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.
Slader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Slader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trey Golden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Slader throws a push kick but Golden slaps the foot to one side.
Slader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slader checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slader fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Golden checks it well.
Golden throws a right and a left that Slader avoids nicely.
Slader avoids the body shot from Golden.
Golden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golden lands a nice hook to Slader's body. Slader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slader lands with a kick to the ribs.
Golden throws a chopping leg kick but Slader manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slader thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slader finds it's way round the side to connect with Golden's head.
Golden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Golden tries to score with a low kick but Slader moves his leg out of the way.
Golden tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Slader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Slader.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slader lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Golden
and Slader counters with an inside leg kick.
Slader throws a hook but Golden blocks it.
Golden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slader throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slader appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Golden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slader digs a good hook to Golden's body.
Golden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golden throws a lazy head kick
and Slader counters by moving into the clinch.
Slader pushes Golden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golden jumps guard but Slader turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Slader can't find room to land a body shot as Golden controls the action.
Slader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Golden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slader has Golden up against the cage in a clinch.
Slader throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Golden has had enough of the clinch but Slader keeps him there for the moment.
Slader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golden backwards.
Golden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slader.
Golden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Golden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Golden takes one to the chin there.
Slader moves into range and clinches up with Golden.
Golden blocks an uppercut.
Slader lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slader presses Golden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slader struggles to land a body shot inside as Golden controls his hands.
Golden blocks an uppercut.
Golden takes a shot to the head.
Slader lands a nice uppercut.
Slader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golden working aggressively here.
Slader lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Randy Slader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Golden is looking to break free of the clinch but Slader has double underhooks.
Slader lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Golden or not.
Golden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slader just stands there and leans against the cage.
Slader misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golden is trying to force a seperation but Slader has the dominant position.
Golden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Golden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golden working hard to break the clinch.
Golden is trying to push Slader away but Slader has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slader lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golden.
Golden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golden avoids a kick to the body.
Slader 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.
Golden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Golden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slader moves away.
Slader avoids the head kick by Golden.
Golden takes a swing at Slader's ribcage but misses.
Golden throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Slader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slader has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Slader!
Randy Slader spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Perseen Suti!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Suti duly obliges.
Parks throws out a powerful jab.
Parks throws a hook to the side of Suti's head but Suti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suti connects with a leg kick. Parks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suti misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Parks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parks works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parks tries to clinch up.
Parks missing with a left hand there. Suti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parks wants to clinch up but Suti keeps it at a distance.
Suti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Parks pushes Suti up against the cage in a clinch.
Suti has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Parks clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Suti struggling to land strikes to the head as Parks covers up.
Parks is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Suti looking for the choke but no joy.
Well, with Suti on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Parks is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Parks covering up well and avoiding damage.
Suti trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Parks tries to escape but Suti has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti tightening his grip on Parks, looking for the choke.
Suti scores with strikes from the back.
Suti somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suti has Parks flattened out and is raining down punches.
Suti is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Parks. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Parks is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Suti controlling well, preventing Parks from escaping the position.
Parks covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Parks can't escape the position.
Suti has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Parks has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Parks is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti connects with a big shot to the side of Parks's head.
Parks finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Suti goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Parks turns into him and now he's in Suti's guard.
Parks stopping the sweep attempt from Suti.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parks works over Suti with some ground and pound from guard.
Suti being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perseen Suti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Suti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suti misses with a takedown attempt
letting Parks counter with a right hand.
Suti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parks on the side of the head.
Parks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suti.
Horrible takedown attempt by Suti or perhaps it was just good defense by Parks, which made it look bad.
Suti digs a good body shot into Parks's ribs.
Suti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Parks does it's job there.
Suti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parks under the eye.
Parks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parks rather than just go for the knockout.
Suti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lyoto Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parks circles away.
Suti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parks throws a shot from downtown. Suti moves away and avoids it.
Suti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suti with the counter takedown but Parks avoids it easily.
Parks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suti throws a leg kick which misses Parks's front leg but catches the back leg as Parks tries to avoid it.
Suti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suti throws a combination. Parks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Suti lands a slapping body shot.
Parks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suti's elbow.
Parks misses with a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parks pushes Suti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks throws a head punch that misses.
Parks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suti has Parks pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Suti pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Parks tumbling to the mat - Suti dives into Parks's guard.
Parks has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Suti off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A swing and a miss from Parks.
Suti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parks counters with a nice uppercut.
Parks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suti throws a head kick that misses.
Suti shoots in for a takedown but Parks shows good takedown defense.
Parks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Parks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parks loads up on a big right hand but Suti slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Parks misses the target.
Perseen Suti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suti misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suti.
Parks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suti shoots in but Parks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parks tries to clinch there but Suti circles away.
Suti misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Suti scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Lyoto Parks has been cut.
A jab from Parks misses.
Suti misses with a double jab
letting Parks counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Parks as Suti shoots in.
Suti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suti ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
Suti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parks pinned against the cage. Parks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suti is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Suti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suti with a poor takedown
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suti misses with a takedown attempt
and Suti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Suti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lyoto Parks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suti manages to avoid it.
Parks avoids the head kick by Suti.
Suti lands with a nice body kick.
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 Lyoto Parks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Parks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suti is defended easily by Parks.
Suti fails to land with a series of punches.
Parks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parks misses with a looping right.
Suti throws a series of punches but Parks moves out of range.
Parks throws out a powerful jab.
Parks misses with a wild combination.
Parks cracks Suti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks looks to land a right hand but Suti moved out of range.
Parks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suti on the side of the head.
Suti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parks.
Suti throws a series of punches but Parks moves out of range.
Suti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parks.
Suti misses with a leg kick
and Parks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suti moves forwards but Parks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Suti ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
Perseen Suti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks cracks a nice hook into Suti's ribs.
A head kick misses from Suti.
Suti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parks avoids it really well and circles away.
Lyoto Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perseen Suti.
Suti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Parks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suti looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Parks fails to land.
Suti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parks gets underhooks to prevent Suti's takedown attempt.
Parks swings wildly with an uppercut but Suti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Suti ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
Suti shoots in but Parks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks scores with a body shot.
Parks looks to land a left hand but Suti moved out of range nicely.
Suti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Parks. Beautiful body shot.
Parks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parks throws out a loose jab but Suti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suti shapes to counter with a head kick.
Parks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Suti misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Suti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parks tries to avoid it but Suti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parks to the ground. Parks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parks defending well as Suti loads up on a big left hand.
Suti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parks's waist but Parks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suti off to one side.
Parks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parks looks to land a left hand but Suti moved out of range nicely.
Parks connects with a right hand. Suti shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parks to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Suti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parks swivels and escapes.
A counter left hand to the body from Parks misses its target.
Suti misses with a lunging right hand
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suti is rocked!
Parks lands with a nice body punch.
Suti is still on wobbly legs! Can Parks finish him?
Parks drops Suti with a naaaaasty hook - Suti is in real trouble here! Parks dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Parks!
After winning the bout, Lyoto Parks 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Söderlund (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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mats Söderlund!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun just misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Marek Koltun has been cut.
Söderlund throws a sloppy head kick
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Mats Söderlund has been cut.
Söderlund lands with a nice body punch.
Koltun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koltun throws a hook but Söderlund blocks it.
Koltun throws a body punch but Söderlund moves out of range.
Söderlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koltun.
Söderlund lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koltun circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Koltun misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Söderlund. That's going to slow Koltun down.
Koltun throws a leg kick but Söderlund moved away.
Söderlund lands with a nice body kick.
Söderlund scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Söderlund misses with the body kick
and Koltun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Söderlund's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Söderlund lands with a right hand.
Söderlund dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Söderlund misses with a head kick.
Koltun looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Söderlund swings for the body but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Koltun.
Koltun is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koltun.
Söderlund throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koltun scoring well with a low kick there.
Söderlund on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Söderlund throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Söderlund staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Söderlund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Söderlund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koltun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Söderlund scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Söderlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koltun.
Söderlund tries a low kick but Koltun avoids it.
Koltun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Söderlund throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koltun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Söderlund preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Söderlund looking to control.
Koltun won't allow Söderlund to sweep him here.
Söderlund avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koltun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Söderlund has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hey Steves Fight Shack. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Söderlund is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Koltun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koltun trying to control but Söderlund postures up.
Söderlund is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Söderlund prevents Koltun from improving his position.
Söderlund is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Koltun reverses the position - he's now on top in Söderlund's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Koltun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Söderlund's head.
Söderlund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Söderlund being controlled here, momentarily.
Söderlund has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koltun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koltun scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mats Söderlund will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Söderlund thuds his right hand into Koltun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Söderlund is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koltun rather than just go for the knockout.
Söderlund misses with a lunging right hand
and Koltun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Söderlund scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koltun doesn't seem bothered though.
Söderlund throws a series of punches but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Söderlund looks to land a body kick but Koltun moved away.
Söderlund lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Söderlund scores with a decent looking hook.
Koltun is rocked!
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koltun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Söderlund swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Söderlund throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Koltun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Söderlund stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Söderlund walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koltun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koltun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Söderlund scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Söderlund. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koltun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Söderlund looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Koltun looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Söderlund is trying to control Koltun's posture but Koltun avoids it.
Söderlund tries to bench press Koltun off him but Koltun keeps the position.
Söderlund gets back to half guard.
Söderlund has his hands clasped together around Koltun's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koltun is working for a submission of some sort.
Koltun lands strikes from half guard.
Koltun prevents Söderlund from improving his position.
Marek Koltun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Söderlund moves into full guard.
Söderlund looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun stands up over Söderlund, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Söderlund keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Söderlund controls Koltun momentarily but Koltun frees himself.
Söderlund is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Söderlund is looking for a kimura here.
Koltun tries to get to full guard but Söderlund has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund is trying to control the action in half guard but Koltun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Söderlund trying to pass the guard but Koltun defending well.
Söderlund moves nicely into side control.
Söderlund postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Söderlund looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koltun is avoiding damage well.
Söderlund thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koltun is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Söderlund 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koltun connects with an inside leg kick.
Söderlund misses with a series of wild punches.
Söderlund takes one to the chin there.
Koltun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Söderlund taking some punishment here, with Koltun in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun slips a nice elbow through Söderlund's hands, connecting with Söderlund's forehead.
Koltun looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Koltun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koltun lands a nice short elbow.
Koltun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Söderlund defending well though.
Koltun is looking to take a break and control but Söderlund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Söderlund is pressing down on Koltun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koltun postures up and lands a big shot to Söderlund's brow.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Söderlund keeps moving.
Söderlund wants to control but Koltun passes easily into half guard.
Koltun is thwarting Söderlund's attempts to control the position.
Koltun winds up and cracks Söderlund with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Söderlund wants to improve his position but Koltun is controlling well.
Koltun winds up and cracks Söderlund with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Söderlund taking some punishment here, with Koltun in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund wants to improve his position but Koltun is controlling well.
Koltun is nestled in close to Söderlund, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Koltun is trying to control the action in half guard but Söderlund is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Söderlund wants to get back to full guard.
Koltun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Söderlund knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koltun prevents Söderlund from improving his position.
Koltun is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Söderlund defends it well.
Söderlund is looking to improve his position.
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.
Koltun lands strikes from half guard.
Söderlund works his way to full guard. Good work.
Söderlund keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Söderlund controls Koltun momentarily but Koltun frees himself.
Koltun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koltun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Söderlund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koltun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Söderlund lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koltun avoids the body shot from Söderlund.
Koltun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koltun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Söderlund misses with a left hand
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Söderlund lands with a cross.
Koltun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Söderlund avoids it really well and circles away.
Söderlund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Söderlund throws a low kick, looking for Koltun's leg but Koltun calmly moves out of range.
Söderlund throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Söderlund lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koltun circles away quickly and effectively.
Koltun slips under a jab.
Söderlund looks to land a body kick but Koltun moved away.
Mats Söderlund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Söderlund throws a shot from downtown. Koltun moves away and avoids it.
Söderlund throws a head kick that half lands.
Koltun checks a leg kick.
Koltun misses with a body punch
and Söderlund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koltun closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Söderlund's guard.
Koltun throws a big right hand that misses.
Koltun is in close to Söderlund's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Söderlund is trying to control the position but Koltun postures up.
Koltun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund wants to sweep here but Koltun controlling him for the moment.
Koltun wants to control from the top but Söderlund keeps moving.
Koltun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koltun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koltun passes Söderlund's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koltun is trying to control. Söderlund wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Söderlund is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Koltun jumps into side control!
Koltun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Söderlund, who protects the arm well.
Söderlund is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Koltun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Söderlund keeps working.
Söderlund manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koltun's best efforts.
Koltun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Koltun.
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.
Söderlund regains full guard. Nicely done.
Koltun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Söderlund utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koltun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koltun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Söderlund controls Koltun momentarily but Koltun frees himself.
Koltun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Söderlund's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Söderlund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koltun won't allow Söderlund to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Koltun had his way with Mats Söderlund in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Söderlund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koltun gets a double leg takedown into Söderlund's guard.
Söderlund controls Koltun momentarily but Koltun frees himself.
Söderlund 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.
Koltun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koltun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Söderlund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Söderlund is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Koltun, into his guard.
Söderlund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Söderlund trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
Koltun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Söderlund advances position into side control!
Söderlund is looking to take a break and control but Koltun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Koltun striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Söderlund tries to score with some ground and pound. Koltun controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Koltun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koltun regains half guard.
Söderlund is looking for a kimura here.
Söderlund is keen to just control but Koltun is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund wants to work for an arm triangle but Koltun is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Söderlund thows a huge punch but Koltun dodges it nicely.
Koltun is looking for a sweep. Söderlund is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koltun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Söderlund.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Söderlund is just content to waste time from the top position. Koltun takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Söderlund chips away with some ground and pound.
Koltun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Söderlund looking to sit in guard and control but Koltun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund has momentary wrist control but Koltun slips an elbow through the middle.
Koltun slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Söderlund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Söderlund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Söderlund keeping full guard, as Koltun tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Söderlund lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Koltun is trying to control the position but Söderlund postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mats Söderlund.
I think Söderlund 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Marek Koltun retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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