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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Hearts (ranked 1780 p4p, 264 weight class) and Gary Gravity (ranked 1884 p4p, 280 weight class). Gary Gravity acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hearts misses with a body kick.
Gravity now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hearts misses with a right hand
and Gravity counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearts throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravity.
Gravity scores with a jab. Hearts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hearts blocks a jab.
Gravity takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've been hearing reports that Hearts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gravity moves into the clinch.
Gravity lands a hook that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Gravity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity misses with a body punch.
Gravity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hearts misses with a body punch.
Hearts struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravity controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
Gravity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity prevents a body shot from Hearts.
Gravity scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Hearts.
Hearts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hearts.
Hearts cracks Gravity with a nice body shot.
Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hearts's elbow.
Hearts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravity misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravity.
Hearts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gravity prevents it.
Gravity lands a right hand.
Gravity pulls guard effortlessly.
Gravity thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hearts controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hearts preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts wants to pass the guard but Gravity is keeping the position.
Hearts is working hard here to advance position.
Gravity is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hearts controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hearts. Those never looked like landing.
Gravity misses with a wild body shot.
TJ Hearts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gravity sprawls and moves away.
Gravity takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gravity misses with a body shot.
Hearts misses with an uppercut.
Gravity avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hearts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gravity slips under a jab.
Hearts throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range.
Hearts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gravity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hearts checks a low kick from Gravity.
Gravity wants to slow Hearts down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity scores with the left hand. Hearts knows he should have avoided that one.
Hearts throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gravity counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Hearts misses the target.
A jab from Gravity finds it's way through Hearts's defenses.
Hearts throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Gravity looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gravity lands a jab to the head.
Gravity lands with a nice body punch.
Hearts looks to throw the jab but Gravity is out of range.
Hearts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hearts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravity closes the distance and clinches.
Gravity stops a takedown attempt from Hearts.
Hearts prevents a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hearts pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravity moves away.
Gravity looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary Gravity will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hearts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gravity goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gravity checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gravity shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hearts's guard.
Gravity makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gravity throwing strikes but missing.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gravity working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gravity's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gravity trying to control the position from guard on top but Hearts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hearts is pulling down on Gravity's head. It's preventing any offense from Gravity, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity throwing strikes but missing.
Hearts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hearts working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravity with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hearts keeping full guard, as Gravity tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gravity's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gravity trying to control the position from guard on top but Hearts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hearts is pulling down on Gravity's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hearts wants to sweep here but Gravity controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gravity walks into a jab.
Hearts misses with an uppercut. Gravity saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Gravity there.
Hearts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gravity has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravity slips a straight right by Hearts.
Hearts connects with a body shot that sends Gravity's belly button to the back.
Hearts 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.
Hearts throws a jab when Gravity was well out of range.
Gravity lunges at Hearts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hearts's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hearts misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts slips a jab from Gravity.
Gravity throws a lazy right hand but Hearts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravity throws a big shot that misses.
Gravity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearts.
Gravity takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hearts throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Gravity on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hearts throws out a leg kick but Gravity moves out of range and Hearts only half commits.
Gravity lands a head shot.
Gravity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravity slips under a jab from Hearts.
A big left from Gravity misses.
Hearts tries a low kick but Gravity avoids it.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearts.
Hearts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearts slips a jab from Gravity.
Gravity gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hearts.
Gravity misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gravity tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hearts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hearts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gravity. Gravity circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gravity scores with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Gravity misses its intended target.
Hearts feinted with a counter takedown.
Hearts throws an overhand right that lands on Gravity's shoulder, as Gravity tries to avoid the shot.
Hearts lands a body shot.
Gravity cracks Hearts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gravity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearts.
Hearts throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Gravity will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hearts misses with a straight right.
Gravity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearts.
Gravity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearts.
Hearts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gravity looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gravity tries to buck Hearts off but Hearts is having none of it.
Hearts tries for a kimura but Gravity is defending well.
Gravity takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity is looking for a sweep.
Gravity keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts scoring with punches and elbows.
Gravity is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hearts connects with a decent elbow.
Gravity struggling a bit here.
Hearts scoring with punches and elbows.
Gravity tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hearts working away.
Gravity tries to bench press Hearts off him but Hearts keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Gravity's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
TJ Hearts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
TJ Hearts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws an elbow but Gravity slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gravity tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hearts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Hearts's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hearts working the ground and pound from side control.
Hearts landing a few strikes.
Hearts taking a breather here.
Hearts postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gravity tries to improve position but can't.
Hearts controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is looking to take a break and control but Gravity is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gravity tries to improve position but can't.
Hearts connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gravity some visible discomfort.
Gravity is not content to let Hearts control the position.
Hearts is really struggling to control Gravity but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gary Gravity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hearts throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hearts lands some shots froms side control.
Hearts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gravity keeps working.
Hearts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hearts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hearts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gravity is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Hearts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gravity 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Gravity!
Gary Gravity managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borg Bunting (ranked 2065 p4p, 238 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 2393 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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238 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bunting misses.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
enabling Bunting to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Bunting tenderised Marsh's leg. Marsh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsh throws a hook but Bunting blocks it.
Bunting uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marsh has time to react.
Bunting has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hart Family Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Marsh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bunting digs a good hook to Marsh's body.
Bunting lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marsh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bunting dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsh. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Bunting misses.
Bunting lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsh's sensitive parts.
Bunting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bunting counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting throws a shot to the body.
Marsh is looking to land body kicks.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunting. That's going to slow Marsh down.
Bunting scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marsh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marsh moves out of range as Bunting throws a body kick.
Bunting cracks the inside of Marsh's front leg.
Marsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bunting at a distance.
Bunting cracks Marsh with a good jab.
Bunting scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marsh in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunting on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsh moves away from the strike by Bunting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bunting looks to throw a body kick
and Marsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Bunting throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsh.
Marsh throws a hook but Bunting blocks it.
Marsh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bunting.
Marsh throws a sloppy head kick and Bunting moves out of range easily.
Bunting ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Bunting misses its intended target.
Marsh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marsh slips under a jab.
Bunting connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borg Bunting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunting throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh moves out of range of the body kick.
Bunting takes a swing at Marsh's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Bunting misses
and Marsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bunting thinking.
Marsh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Bunting wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Bunting.
Marsh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bunting rather than just go for the knockout.
Bunting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunting throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Bunting tries to clinch up.
Bunting dips to his left and cracks Marsh with an uppercut!
Marsh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marsh scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Borg Bunting has been cut.
Bunting is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunting is just out of range.
Bunting was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Bunting swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsh misses with a straight right.
Bunting was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marsh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunting connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bunting lands with a straight right. Marsh didn't see that one coming.
Marsh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bunting throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Marsh to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunting throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunting is looking to slow Marsh down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borg Bunting dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borg Bunting's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bunting lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunting works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bunting connects with a single shot there.
Bunting tries to land a leg kick but Marsh saw it coming and moves away.
Marsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marsh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marsh throws an off balance right hand
and Bunting counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marsh 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.
Marsh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Borg Bunting is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh checks a leg kick.
Marsh unleashes a big counter combination but Bunting bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Bunting is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marsh can do to turn this around?
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Marsh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marsh feints a counter leg kick.
Bunting defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand.
Bunting swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Marsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marsh misses with a body kick.
Bunting swings for the body but Marsh moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bunting.
Marsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunting throws a sloppy head kick and Marsh moves out of range easily.
Marsh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bunting misses the jab.
Bunting scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bunting.
Marsh tries to clinch but Bunting moves out of range.
Bunting scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bunting there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bunting lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunting.
Bunting dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsh. That did some damage!
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Bunting pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marsh back to the cage. Bunting follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marsh misses with a head kick.
Bunting fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsh.
Nice body kick from Bunting.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Bunting dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsh. That did some damage!
Bunting scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marsh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bunting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bunting misses its intended target.
Marsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marsh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marsh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bunting feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marshs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunting counters with a left to the body.
Oooooh!!! Bunting has knocked Marsh down with a huge combo! Bunting steps away and waves a wobbly Marsh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Marsh is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunting thuds a left hand into Marsh's body.
Marsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunting finish him?
Bunting works Marsh's body with a nice hook.
Marsh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsh misses with a head kick.
Marsh seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunting lands a big uppercut and Marsh crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marsh looks OK. Bunting waves Marsh back to his feet!
Marsh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bunting is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marsh seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Bunting shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Marsh is backing up but Bunting catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Marsh covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Bunting Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borg Bunting!
Borg Bunting gave a mention to Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 523 p4p, 75 weight class) and Temujin Lee (ranked 660 p4p, 95 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Temujin Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samusiovas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samusiovas misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Samusiovas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Samusiovas misses with the combination.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas is looking to counter punch.
Samusiovas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Samusiovas swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Samusiovas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch.
Samusiovas lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
A jab from Samusiovas does it's job there.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Samusiovas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samusiovas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Samusiovas misses with a punch on the inside.
Samusiovas lands a body shot.
Samusiovas swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samusiovas struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Samusiovas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Samusiovas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samusiovas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee tries a body shot but Samusiovas blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Samusiovas has the dominant position.
Samusiovas gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samusiovas lands a body punch.
Samusiovas tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee tries to pull guard but Samusiovas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Samusiovas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee prevents a body shot from Samusiovas.
Lee letting Samusiovas take a breather here.
Samusiovas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samusiovas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samusiovas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arunas Samusiovas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Samusiovas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee rushes Samusiovas and presses him up against the cage.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Samusiovas as the two fighters clinch.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Samusiovas throws a head punch that misses.
Samusiovas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Samusiovas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samusiovas.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samusiovas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samusiovas throws a counter high kick but Lee was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lee tries for a takedown but Samusiovas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Samusiovas slips the punch.
Samusiovas throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Samusiovas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas walks into a left hand.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Samusiovas is just out of range.
Samusiovas throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Samusiovas to the mat! Samusiovas manages to get full guard.
Samusiovas wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Samusiovas's shoulder, as Samusiovas tries to avoid the shot.
Samusiovas slips a jab from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas checks a leg kick.
Samusiovas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Samusiovas swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Samusiovas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Samusiovas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Samusiovas misses with a body kick.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Samusiovas avoids it.
Samusiovas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A left lands for Samusiovas.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Samusiovas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee slips a jab from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
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 walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Samusiovas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samusiovas. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Samusiovas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee throws a leg kick but Samusiovas checks it.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samusiovas.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Samusiovas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Samusiovas's ribs.
Samusiovas throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Samusiovas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Temujin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samusiovas. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samusiovas drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee blocks a head kick by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Samusiovas is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samusiovas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Samusiovas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Samusiovas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lee is now in half guard.
Samusiovas is looking to improve his position.
Lee is nestled in close to Samusiovas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Samusiovas wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Samusiovas pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Samusiovas tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Temujin Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Samusiovas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee stuns Samusiovas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Samusiovas is able to avoid easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Samusiovas misses its target.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Samusiovas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Samusiovas checks it.
Samusiovas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas walks into a jab.
Good exchange - Samusiovas coming out on top.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Samusiovas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samusiovas.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samusiovas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Temujin Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samusiovas counters with a big right hand! Oh Lee is in trouble here! Samusiovas follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arunas Samusiovas!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 309 p4p, 17 weight class) and Alex Coxall (ranked 734 p4p, 36 weight class). Sayonara comes to the cage accompanied by Edge Of The Blade. Jiri Sayonara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Coxall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coxall throws a low kick, looking for Sayonara's leg but Sayonara calmly moves out of range.
Coxall blocks a jab.
Coxall takes one to the side of the head.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut.
Sayonara lands a nice shot that snaps Coxall's head back.
Coxall ducks under a wild hook from Sayonara.
Sayonara swings for the body but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Coxall.
Sayonara's corner calls for a 1-2. Sayonara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coxall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayonara.
Coxall tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayonara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara throws a leg kick
and Coxall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've been informed that Coxall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Coxall connects with a nice looking jab.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coxall was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Coxall lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayonara misses with a looping right.
Sayonara cracks Coxall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall lands the left hand.
Coxall checks a low kick from Sayonara.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coxall tries a low kick but Sayonara avoids it.
Sayonara scoring well with a low kick there.
Coxall tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayonara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Coxall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sayonara throws out the jab.
Coxall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Coxall.
Sayonara misses with a hook. Coxall ducked under it nicely.
Sayonara connects with a body shot that sends Coxall's belly button to the back.
Coxall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayonara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coxall throws a right hand that misses
and Sayonara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayonara.
Coxall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayonara was well out of range. Poor timing from Coxall.
Sayonara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sayonara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sayonara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sayonara 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.
Sayonara throws a shot from downtown. Coxall moves away and avoids it.
Sayonara cracks Coxall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Coxall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sayonara.
Sayonara delivers a nice body kick.
Sayonara cracks the inside of Coxall's front leg.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall tries a quick counter leg kick but Sayonara is wise to it.
Sayonara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Coxall.
Coxall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayonara.
Coxall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayonara.
Sayonara throws a jab but it's blocked by Coxall.
Coxall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coxall throws out the jab.
Sayonara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coxall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sayonara lands with an uppercut that bounces Coxall off the cage and back into range.
Coxall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Sayonara.
Coxall takes a swing at Sayonara's ribcage but misses.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayonara misses with a head kick.
Sayonara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Coxall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayonara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sayonara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coxall throws a head kick but Sayonara moves out of range.
Coxall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coxall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Coxall there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara lands a head shot.
Sayonara missing with a left hand there. Coxall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coxall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sayonara scores with a jab to the body.
Coxall wants to slow Sayonara down by chopping away at his legs.
Sayonara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sayonara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Coxall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coxall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Sayonara misses.
Coxall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sayonara thows a leg kick but Coxall checks it
and Coxall counters with a straight right hand.
Sayonara digs a good body shot into Coxall's ribs.
Sayonara thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coxall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Coxall tenderised Sayonara's leg. Sayonara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coxall tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayonara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayonara misses the target.
Sayonara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coxall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Sayonara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coxall throws a push kick but Sayonara slaps the foot to one side.
Coxall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coxall avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara moves forwards but Coxall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sayonara defending well as Coxall loads up on a big left hand.
Sayonara throws a looping overhand right but Coxall ducks down to avoid it.
Jiri Sayonara is winning the standup battle so far.
Sayonara checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Coxall blocks the low kick.
Sayonara throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
Coxall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sayonara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coxall can do to turn this around?
Sayonara moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coxall misses with a wild body shot.
Coxall misses with the body kick
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Coxall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sayonara has got the better of the exchanges.
Sayonara misses with a straight right.
Sayonara misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Coxall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coxall 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.
Coxall swings for the body but Sayonara moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sayonara at a distance.
Coxall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sayonara avoids the head kick by Coxall.
Nice uppercut lands for Sayonara. That snapped Coxall's head back.
Sayonara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coxall misses with a body shot.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Coxall is just out of range.
Coxall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sayonara manages to avoid it.
It looked like Sayonara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Coxall.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayonara.
Sayonara lands a jab.
A big left from Coxall misses.
Sayonara thuds his right hand into Coxall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coxall throws out a loose jab but Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayonara misses with a looping right.
Coxall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayonara finds it's way round the side to connect with Coxall's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Coxall 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.
Coxall blocks a head kick by Sayonara.
Coxall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sayonara.
Coxall is rocked!
Sayonara throws a leg kick but Coxall moved away.
Sayonara lands a nice looking body shot.
Coxall digs a good hook to Sayonara's body.
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Coxall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sayonara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Coxall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sayonara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coxall tries to bum rush Sayonara with a series of wild strikes but Sayonara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sayonara looks to land a right hand but Coxall moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara slips under a jab from Coxall.
Sayonara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coxall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Coxall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sayonara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coxall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Coxall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sayonara works Coxall's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
A slow jab from Sayonara misses its intended target.
Sayonara cracks the inside of Coxall's front leg.
Sayonara scores with a body shot.
Sayonara 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 kick misses from Coxall.
Sayonara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Coxall misses with a body punch
and Sayonara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coxall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara pushes Coxall up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coxall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is working Coxall over against the cage.
Sayonara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coxall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sayonara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sayonara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Coxall fails to land.
Sayonara prevents a body shot from Coxall.
Coxall blocks an uppercut.
Sayonara can't find room to land a body shot as Coxall controls the action.
Sayonara has Coxall pushed against the cage.
Sayonara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coxall.
Coxall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coxall slows down the pace here.
Coxall can't find room to land a body shot as Sayonara controls the action.
Sayonara cracks Coxall with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Sayonara dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coxall.
Coxall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body punch from Sayonara.
Sayonara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coxall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sayonara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sayonara 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 Coxall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coxall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sayonara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coxall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sayonara.
Sayonara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coxall.
Sayonara looks to land a right hand but Coxall moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coxall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Coxall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sayonara cracks the inside of Coxall's front leg.
Coxall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall looks to throw a body kick
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sayonara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sayonara delivers a nice body kick.
Sayonara cracks Coxall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Coxall clobbers Sayonara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sayonara looks to land a body kick but Coxall moved away.
Sayonara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coxall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sayonara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coxall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coxall tries to throw a body punch but Sayonara avoids it by throwing Coxall back against the cage.
Coxall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sayonara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sayonara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Sayonara misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayonara, as that shot connected.
Alex Coxall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara misses the jab.
Coxall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Coxall moves out of range of the body kick from Sayonara.
Sayonara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sayonara throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
Coxall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sayonara is looking to score with low kicks.
Sayonara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sayonara throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
Coxall misses with a hook
and Sayonara counters with an outside leg kick.
Coxall 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.
Coxall moves out of range of the body kick from Sayonara.
Sayonara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coxall.
Coxall misses with a head kick.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Sayonara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall looks for the body kick but Sayonara saw that one coming.
Coxall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Sayonara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses
and Sayonara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coxall throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Coxall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sayonara.
Coxall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayonara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sayonara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coxall.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayonara is looking to counter punch.
Coxall tries to land a front kick but Sayonara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Sayonara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Sayonara connects with a body shot.
Coxall misses with an uppercut
enabling Sayonara to counter with a crisp jab.
Coxall tries a head kick but it misses.
Coxall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Sayonara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coxall misses with a low kick.
Sayonara throwing a counter right hand but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Sayonara lands the left hand.
Coxall 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.
Coxall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coxall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Coxall takes one to the chin there.
Sayonara slips a straight right by Coxall.
Sayonara throws a big shot that misses.
Sayonara throws out a loose jab but Coxall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayonara sets himself, and Coxall steps forward looking for the clinch! Sayonara avoids it this time.
Sayonara lands a lovely overhand right.
Coxall avoids the head kick by Sayonara.
Coxall drops his hands momentarily and Sayonara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coxall scores with a head kick.
Sayonara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Coxall is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayonara finish him?
Sayonara misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Sayonara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sayonara 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!
A victorious Jiri Sayonara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gunter Vogler (ranked 433 p4p, 58 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 835 p4p, 108 weight class). Vogler's entrance music is Durchblick - Mach Dich Locker. A fine choice. 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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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunter Vogler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overstreet misses with a leg kick
and Vogler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Overstreet slips under a jab.
Overstreet scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Overstreet.
Vogler checks a leg kick nicely.
Vogler throws a solid leg kick but Overstreet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vogler.
Vogler lands a glancing blow to the side of Overstreet's head.
Vogler misses with a low kick.
Overstreet flicks out a counter leg kick but Vogler steps away.
Overstreet cracks Vogler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vogler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overstreet.
Overstreet tries for a takedown but Vogler circles away easily
and Vogler counters with a left to the body.
Vogler ducks under a wild hook from Overstreet.
Vogler throws a jab when Overstreet was well out of range.
Vogler scores with a leg kick.
Overstreet slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overstreet misses with a body punch
and Vogler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Overstreet misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogler connects with the punch.
Overstreet misses with a straight right.
Vogler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Overstreet's sensitive parts.
Vogler sizes up Overstreet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vogler scores with a jab to the head.
Overstreet looks to score with a jab to the body but Vogler is just out of range.
Vogler lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Overstreet misses.
Vogler throws a body punch but Overstreet moves out of range.
Overstreet defending well as Vogler loads up on a big left hand.
Vogler connects with a leg kick. Overstreet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gunter Vogler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vogler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overstreet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vogler.
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!
Overstreet throws out a loose jab but Vogler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vogler misses with a hook. Overstreet ducked under it nicely.
Vogler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overstreet.
Vogler slips a jab from Overstreet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogler throws a big shot that misses.
Vogler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overstreet tries a quick counter leg kick but Vogler is wise to it.
Vogler looks to land a left hand but Overstreet moved out of range nicely.
Overstreet avoids the head kick by Vogler.
A big left from Overstreet misses.
Overstreet stuns Vogler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vogler connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Overstreet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Overstreet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Overstreet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vogler misses with a body punch
and Overstreet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vogler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Overstreet connects with a body shot that sends Vogler's belly button to the back.
Overstreet misses with a right hand
and Vogler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Overstreet's knee momentarily.
Vogler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Overstreet missing with a left hand there. Vogler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Overstreet throws a poor cross that misses
and Vogler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vogler drops his hands momentarily and Overstreet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Vogler.
Vogler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vogler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vogler connects with a right hand. Overstreet shakes it off.
It looks like Vogler has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Overstreet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A clash of legs there as Vogler blocks the low kick.
Overstreet moves away from the strike by Vogler.
Vogler scores with a jab. Overstreet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vogler lands a head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vogler.
Nice cross by Vogler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vogler keeps the fight on the outside.
Vogler tried to counter with a leg kick but Overstreet avoided it.
A jab from Vogler misses.
Overstreet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vogler throws a body shot but no joy.
Overstreet moves out of range of the strikes.
Vogler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vogler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overstreet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vogler's hands.
An inside leg kick from Vogler misses.
Vogler sizes up Overstreet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Overstreet lands a jab to the head.
Vogler takes one on the button.
Overstreet misses with a looping left.
Overstreet looks to score with a jab to the body but Vogler is just out of range.
A lazy left from Overstreet finds it's target.
Overstreet scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Gunter Vogler has been cut.
Overstreet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overstreet shoots in and drives through. Vogler sprawls well.
Vogler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vogler misses with a body kick.
Vogler throws a lazy right hand but Overstreet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vogler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunter Vogler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunter Vogler's cut.
That's time! Vogler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Overstreet swings for the body but Vogler moves out of range.
Vogler looks for the body kick but Overstreet saw that one coming.
Vogler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Overstreet might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vogler has got the better of the exchanges.
Vogler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vogler throws a head kick that misses.
Vogler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overstreet was well out of range. Poor timing from Vogler.
Overstreet shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Overstreet showed some decent athleticism there.
Vogler trying to control but Overstreet postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overstreet not doing much here.
Vogler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Overstreet can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet prevents Vogler from improving his position.
Overstreet throwing shots but Vogler is blocking nicely.
Vogler wants to get back to full guard.
Overstreet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vogler is looking for a sweep. Overstreet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Overstreet trying to pass the guard but Vogler defending well.
Overstreet is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vogler is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet not doing much here.
Overstreet's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vogler is concentrating on defense, preventing Overstreet from advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Overstreet is keen to just control but Vogler is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Overstreet throws a hook but Vogler blocks it.
Vogler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overstreet moves away.
Good shot there by Vogler.
Vogler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a hook but Vogler avoids it easily.
Overstreet throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet misses with a jab to the body
and Vogler counters with a stiff right hand.
Vogler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overstreet.
Vogler slips a jab from Overstreet.
Vogler tests Overstreet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vogler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overstreet.
Overstreet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Overstreet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overstreet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vogler.
Overstreet walks into a stiff left hand from Vogler.
Vogler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vogler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vogler walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vogler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overstreet.
Vogler connects with an inside leg kick.
Overstreet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vogler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overstreet. Vogler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overstreet lands a right hook to the body.
Vogler with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Overstreet misses the target.
Vogler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vogler slips a jab from Overstreet.
Vogler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Overstreet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vogler slips a jab from Overstreet.
Overstreet avoids the head kick by Vogler.
Vogler misses the shot to the body.
Overstreet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vogler.
That kick from Vogler tenderised Overstreet's leg. Overstreet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vogler takes one to the side of the head.
Overstreet throws a big shot that misses.
Vogler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 Gunter Vogler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunter Vogler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vogler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Vogler.
Vogler scores with a jab. Overstreet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Overstreet tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vogler defends well and Overstreet ends up having to push Vogler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Overstreet avoids the body shot from Vogler.
Vogler throws a right hand that misses
and Overstreet counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunter Vogler is winning the standup battle so far.
Vogler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Overstreet.
Vogler throws a big shot that misses.
Overstreet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vogler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overstreet was well out of range. Poor timing from Vogler.
Jab, jab by Overstreet - just one landing.
Vogler throws a sloppy head kick and Overstreet moves out of range easily.
Vogler lands a really nice looking cross but Overstreet seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overstreet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vogler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Overstreet connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogler staying out of range there.
Overstreet moves forwards but Vogler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vogler slips a jab and a cross from Overstreet.
Vogler staying out of range there.
A big right from Overstreet misses.
Overstreet misses with a looping right.
Vogler ducks under a wild hook from Overstreet.
Vogler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut. Vogler saw that one coming.
Vogler throws a leg kick but Overstreet moved away.
Vogler throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Vogler misses.
Vogler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Overstreet doesn't seem bothered though.
Overstreet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vogler was well out of range. Poor timing from Overstreet.
Overstreet walks into a jab.
Overstreet avoids the body shot from Vogler.
Volga Overstreet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a hook but Vogler avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vogler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overstreet shoots in looking for a takedown. Vogler tries to sprawl out of it but Overstreet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vogler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Overstreet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vogler lands a leg kick that knocks Overstreet off balance momentarily.
Vogler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Overstreet finds it's way round the side to connect with Vogler's head.
Good shot there by Vogler.
Vogler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vogler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Overstreet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Overstreet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vogler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overstreet throws out the jab.
Vogler throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vogler. That did some damage!
Overstreet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vogler moves away.
Vogler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vogler takes a swing at Overstreet's ribcage but misses.
Vogler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Overstreet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vogler manages to avoid it.
Overstreet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Overstreet misses with a lunging right hand
and Vogler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Overstreet misses with a leg kick.
Vogler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vogler feints and then cracks Overstreet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overstreet down.
Overstreet gets a double leg takedown into Vogler's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overstreet trying to control but Vogler is working from the bottom.
Overstreet tries to free his leg and advance position but Vogler is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler is pulling down on Overstreet's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vogler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vogler is thwarting Overstreet's attempts to control the position.
Vogler controlling the action here.
Vogler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Overstreet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunter Vogler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vogler, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunter Vogler!
An out of breath Gunter Vogler thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Forclit (ranked 783 p4p, 121 weight class) and Aleksandar Kamenov (ranked 793 p4p, 123 weight class). Kamenov has chosen Korn - Hey Daddy as his entrance music. Happy Forclit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forclit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Forclit. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kamenov.
Happy Forclit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenov throws a sloppy head kick and Forclit moves out of range easily.
Forclit is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kamenov's half guard.
Forclit wants to free his trapped foot but Kamenov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kamenov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kamenov.
Forclit postures up in Kamenov's guard and throws a big left but Kamenov blocks it.
Forclit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Forclit wants to control from the top but Kamenov keeps moving.
Forclit throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit wants to control from the top but Kamenov keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Forclit has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kamenov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kamenov wants to get back to his feet but Forclit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kamenov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Forclit postures up.
Kamenov told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forclit looking to sit in guard and control but Kamenov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kamenov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Forclit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kamenov's guard.
Kamenov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov controlling the position.
Forclit wants to control from the top but Kamenov keeps moving.
Kamenov trying to control the position.
Forclit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Forclit 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.
Forclit landing with the ground and pound.
Forclit trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forclit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kamenov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Forclit is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov trying to keep a closed guard but Forclit is proving a slippery customer.
Forclit controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Forclit throwing strikes from guard but Kamenov blocks nicely.
Kamenov wants to sweep here but Forclit controlling him for the moment.
Forclit cracks Kamenov with a solid left hand.
Forclit with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Forclit trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forclit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Forclit wants to control from the top but Kamenov keeps moving.
Forclit postures up and lands a big shot to Kamenov's brow.
Forclit preventing the sweep.
Kamenov trying to keep a closed guard but Forclit is proving a slippery customer.
Forclit throws a strike but Kamenov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forclit looking to control.
Kamenov preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kamenov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Forclit scores with a hook.
It looks like Aleksandar Kamenov has been cut.
Forclit pushes Kamenov up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forclit.
Good body shot from Forclit.
A nice left hand lands by Forclit.
Come on Forclit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Forclit tries to work over Kamenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamenov scores with a shoulder strike.
Forclit prevents a body shot from Kamenov.
Forclit misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forclit has a couple of punches blocked by Kamenov.
Forclit tries to throw a body punch but Kamenov avoids it by throwing Forclit back against the cage.
Kamenov throws a head punch that misses.
Forclit tries a body shot but Kamenov blocks it.
Nice body punch from Forclit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov tries to throw a body punch but Forclit avoids it by throwing Kamenov back against the cage.
Kamenov blocks a body shot from Forclit.
Forclit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from Forclit.
Forclit swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forclit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Forclit digs a right hand underneath Kamenov's ribcage. Kamenov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamenov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamenov.
Forclit digs a right hand underneath Kamenov's ribcage. Kamenov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamenov is breathing heavily.
Forclit has Kamenov pressed against the cage.
Forclit presses Kamenov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Forclit throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamenov.
Forclit lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit misses with a body punch.
Kamenov works on Forclit's body with a couple of short punches.
Forclit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kamenov up against the cage.
Forclit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamenov can do to turn this around?
Kamenov misses with a body punch.
Kamenov tries to stall but Forclit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Forclit blocking some punches.
Kamenov blocking some punches.
Kamenov prevents a body shot from Forclit.
Kamenov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forclit throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamenov.
A short left from Forclit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Forclit.
Forclit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Forclit throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamenov.
Kamenov is working Forclit over against the cage.
Forclit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamenov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov misses with some punches.
Forclit takes a shot to the head.
Forclit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forclit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forclit cracks Kamenov with a nice body shot.
Forclit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamenov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forclit.
Kamenov misses with a body kick.
Kamenov walks into a left hand.
Kamenov misses with a low kick.
Kamenov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kamenov swings widly with a right hand
and Forclit scores with a counter punch that sends Kamenov to the canvas! Forclit smells blood - he's punishing Kamenov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kamenov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Forclit!
After winning the bout, Happy Forclit 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Shota (ranked 317 p4p, 49 weight class) and Rung Thrym (ranked 744 p4p, 116 weight class). Shota's entrance music is Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor . A fine choice. Thrym comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Are - Hollywood Undead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Adrian Shota has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Adrian Shota seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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202 lbs
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216 lbs
29 - 12 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Adrian Shota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrym tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shota is able to avoid easily.
Shota 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.
Shota checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thrym lands a high kick!
Shota ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Thrym clinches up against the cage.
Thrym stalling in the clinch but Shota improves position.
Thrym looking to stall.
Shota throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrym.
Thrym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrym misses with a straight right.
Thrym staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym moves into the clinch successfully.
Thrym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shota lands with a short shot to the head.
Shota digs a right hand into Thrym's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thrym's gas tank.
Thrym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shota lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrym lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Thrym scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shota throws a head punch that misses.
Shota blocks an uppercut.
Shota stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shota lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thrym tries to throw a body punch but Shota avoids it by throwing Thrym back against the cage.
Thrym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shota tries a body shot but Thrym blocks it.
Shota lands an elbow just above Thrym 's eye.
Thrym lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrym blocking some punches.
Shota has Thrym pressed against the cage, preventing Thrym from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shota lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Shota misses.
Thrym staying out of range there.
Thrym tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shota is able to avoid easily.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrym doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thrym shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Thrym scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shota swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thrym avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrym scores with a nice right hand.
Shota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Thrym takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thrym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.
Thrym throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thrym throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shota throws a body punch but Thrym moves out of range.
Shota misses with a hook. Thrym ducked under it nicely.
Thrym swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shota slips under a jab.
Shota moves into the clinch.
Shota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thrym gets through Shota's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shota lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shota working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Thrym.
Shota can't find room to land a body shot as Thrym controls the action.
Thrym is trying to break the clinch but Shota is controlling him.
Shota makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrym stalling in the clinch.
Thrym lands with a right to the head.
Thrym is looking to break free of the clinch but Shota has double underhooks.
Thrym misses with the head strike.
Thrym tries to throw a body punch but Shota avoids it by throwing Thrym back against the cage.
Shota lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shota throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrym.
A head punch on the inside from Shota fails to land.
Thrym lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thrym avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
Thrym flicks out a counter leg kick but Shota steps away.
Shota tries to clinch up.
Thrym lands with a hook. Shota tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shota misses with a hook
and Thrym counters with a left to the body.
Shota scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shota misses with a body punch
and Thrym counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shota looks to land a left hand but Thrym moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Thrym throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thrym lands a head kick. Shota smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shota is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thrym swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrym checks a low kick from Shota.
Thrym throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shota stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thrym gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thrym takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rung Thrym will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shota ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shota works Thrym's body with a nice hook.
Shota moves away from the strike by Thrym.
Thrym throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Thrym - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrym misses with a wild combination.
Shota lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Shota blocks the low kick.
Thrym shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shota works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym with a jab.
Shota blocks a head kick by Thrym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shota misses with a looping left.
Shota works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota is looking to chop away at Thrym's legs.
Shota slips under a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Thrym swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thrym pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shota is out of range and Thrym settles back down.
Thrym 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.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrym throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
Thrym lands with an overhand left.
Rung Thrym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shota is looking to clinch.
Shota misses with a straight right.
Thrym throws out a leg kick but Shota moves out of range and Thrym only half commits.
Shota fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shota throws a solid leg kick but Thrym takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shota.
Thrym lands a glancing blow to the side of Shota's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shota tries to clinch up but Thrym circles away and keeps his distance.
Shota moves out of range of the leg kick from Thrym.
Thrym's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shota connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thrym scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shota.
Thrym throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shota is looking to counter punch.
Shota defending well as Thrym loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Thrym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shota, as that shot connected.
Shota scoring well with a low kick there.
Thrym takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Thrym takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Shota.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrym turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thrym in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thrym scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A lazy left from Thrym finds it's target.
Thrym throws out a leg kick but Shota moves out of range and Thrym only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Shota.
A big left from Thrym misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym staying out of range there.
Shota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shota slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good work by Shota as he checks the leg kick.
Thrym lands a jab.
Shota throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thrym.
Thrym buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shota throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thrym.
Thrym blocks a jab.
Thrym works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shota throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Shota's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thrym under the eye.
Shota motions for Thrym to come forward. Shota throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thrym throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym jabs at Shota's body.
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 jab from Shota finds it's way through Thrym's defenses.
Thrym checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrym moves out of range of the leg kick from Shota.
Sloppy strikes from Shota. Those never looked like landing.
Thrym lands a lovely overhand right.
Shota swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Thrym counter with a right hand.
Shota moves out of range as Thrym strikes.
Shota tries to clinch but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That kick from Thrym tenderised Shota's leg. Shota is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shota throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thrym on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Shota checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thrym drops his hands momentarily and Shota takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shota lands with a good body shot.
Shota misses with a hook to the body
and Thrym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thrym throws a big shot that misses.
Shota throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.
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 Adrian Shota will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shota staying out of range there.
Thrym lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thrym lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Shota. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shota.
Thrym misses with a leg kick.
Shota scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thrym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
Shota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shota defending well as Thrym loads up on a big left hand.
Shota doesn't manage to clinch there - Thrym circles away.
Shota throws a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym misses with a head kick.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Thrym throws an overhand right that lands on Shota's shoulder, as Shota tries to avoid the shot.
Shota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrym.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shota.
Shota scores with a hook to the body. Thrym takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Thrym. That snapped Shota's head back.
Shota throws a body punch but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shota fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thrym has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thrym throws a body punch but Shota moves out of range.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shota throws an overhand right that lands on Thrym's shoulder, as Thrym tries to avoid the shot.
Shota throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.
Thrym scoring well with a low kick there.
Shota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Shota moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shota motions for Thrym to come forward. Shota throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Shota lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Thrym.
Thrym fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shota misses with a hook to the body
and Thrym cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shota avoids the head kick by Thrym.
Shota thuds his right hand into Thrym's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
Shota has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shota there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thrym lands a head shot.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Thrym misses with an uppercut.
Thrym blocks a jab.
Thrym on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shota has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thrym.
Thrym scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shota in his tracks.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota misses with a body shot
and Thrym counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shota slips under a jab.
Thrym throws a jab but it's blocked by Shota.
Thrym throws a looping overhand right but Shota ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shota tries to clinch but Thrym moves out of range.
Shota throws a big shot that misses.
Shota tests Thrym's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thrym gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thrym blocks a low kick nicely.
Shota moves out of range as Thrym strikes.
Thrym uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shota.
A swing and a miss from Thrym.
Shota connects with a nice looking jab.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrym looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shota misses with a body punch
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym walks into a left hand.
Thrym tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Shota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thrym avoids the body shot from Shota.
Thrym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shota.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shota finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thrym throws a jab but it's blocked by Shota.
Shota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
Shota digs a good hook to Thrym's body.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shota fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thrym.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shota.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Thrym on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thrym throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thrym lands a nice hook to Shota's body. Shota takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shota takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
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 Adrian Shota.
I think Shota has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rung Thrym!
Rung Thrym seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Adrian Shota was interviewed post fight and said 'Even the best of us have much to learn. My pain is well earned. May all my enemies be so skilled as you.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lexington Snape (ranked 205 p4p, 26 weight class) and Charles DaCoca (ranked 393 p4p, 46 weight class). Snape comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed. Charles DaCoca will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lexington Snape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles DaCoca!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaCoca throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Snape counters with a crisp one two that drops DaCoca! Snape thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves DaCoca to his feet! DaCoca is in big trouble!
Snape scores with a jab.
It looks like Charles DaCoca has been cut.
Snape tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DaCoca was well out of range. Poor timing from Snape.
Snape lands the left hand.
Snape cracks a nice hook into DaCoca's ribs.
Snape misses with a body punch
and DaCoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DaCoca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Snape takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DaCoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DaCoca misses with a jab to the body
and Snape counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCoca lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from DaCoca.
Snape walks forward, straight into a front kick from DaCoca.
DaCoca punishes Snape's body with a nice straight punch.
Snape is breathing heavily.
DaCoca thumps Snape with a low kick.
DaCoca takes a swing at Snape's ribcage but misses.
Snape throws a shot from downtown. DaCoca moves away and avoids it.
Snape connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
DaCoca is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Snape rather than just go for the knockout.
Snape looks to score with a jab to the body but DaCoca is just out of range.
DaCoca throws a hook but Snape blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DaCoca counters with a body kick.
DaCoca slips a straight right by Snape.
Snape looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
DaCoca misses with a straight right.
Snape was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Snape is looking to clinch but DaCoca is avoiding it.
Snape 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.
DaCoca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snape.
DaCoca doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snape is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from DaCoca.
DaCoca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snape was well out of range. Poor timing from DaCoca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Snape. That snapped DaCoca's head back.
DaCoca jabs at Snape's body.
DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Snape is looking to counter punch.
DaCoca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snape has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snape lands an elbow that stopped DaCoca in his tracks for a moment.
DaCoca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
DaCoca misses with the head strike.
Snape lands a left hand.
That has opened up Charles DaCoca's cut even more.
DaCoca avoiding damage.
DaCoca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DaCoca.
Nice body punch from Snape - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DaCoca pushes Snape back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Snape tries to throw a body punch but DaCoca avoids it by throwing Snape back against the cage.
DaCoca avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
DaCoca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snape's elbow.
Snape keeps control of DaCoca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snape misses with a punch on the inside.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DaCoca.
Good body shot from DaCoca.
DaCoca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DaCoca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DaCoca misses with some punches.
DaCoca avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles DaCoca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles DaCoca'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.
Snape wants to clinch but DaCoca slips to the side
and DaCoca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DaCoca ducks under a wild hook from Snape.
DaCoca throws an off balance right hand
and Snape counters with a stiff right hand.
Snape is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snape lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaCoca digs a good body shot into Snape's ribs.
Snape throws a looping overhand right but DaCoca ducks down to avoid it.
Snape swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting DaCoca counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCoca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snape takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DaCoca lands a nice shot to the body.
DaCoca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DaCoca slips a straight right by Snape.
DaCoca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
DaCoca misses with a straight right.
Snape jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
DaCoca lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape slips under a jab.
Charles DaCoca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DaCoca throws a right hand that misses
enabling Snape to counter with a crisp jab.
DaCoca digs a good hook to Snape's body.
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!
Snape clinches up against the cage.
Snape lands with a left to the head.
DaCoca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Lexington Snape has scored more points in the clinch so far.
DaCoca swings wildly with an uppercut but Snape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DaCoca blocking some punches.
DaCoca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DaCoca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
DaCoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape misses with a short punch on the inside.
DaCoca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snape lands an uppercut.
Snape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DaCoca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snape takes a shot to the head.
Snape misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from DaCoca - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DaCoca tries to work over Snape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DaCoca avoids it.
Snape working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The cut above Charles DaCoca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from DaCoca.
DaCoca pushes Snape back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DaCoca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DaCoca lands a body punch in the clinch.
DaCoca cracks Snape with a nice body shot.
DaCoca scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DaCoca scores with a shoulder strike.
DaCoca digs a right hand underneath Snape's ribcage. Snape let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DaCoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snape prevents a body shot from DaCoca.
DaCoca tries to work over Snape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from DaCoca.
Snape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snape tries a body shot but DaCoca blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by DaCoca.
DaCoca can't find room to land a body shot as Snape controls the action.
Snape lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DaCoca or not.
DaCoca slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for DaCoca.
A short left from DaCoca.
A right hook to the body lands for DaCoca.
DaCoca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snape backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles DaCoca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charles DaCoca'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
DaCoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Snape is just out of range.
Snape misses with a hook
and DaCoca counters with a nice right hand that sends Snape toppling to the canvas! Snape scrambles and gets back to his feet - can DaCoca finish him?!
Snape is rocked!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for DaCoca. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
DaCoca lands a nice looking body kick.
Oh Snape is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DaCoca throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Snape crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles DaCoca!
Charles DaCoca very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soa Palelei (ranked 70 p4p, 7 weight class) and Matt Hunt (ranked 215 p4p, 27 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soa Palelei!
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, Matt Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Hunt misses.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Soa Palelei has been cut.
Hunt moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Palelei goes down! Can Hunt finish him!?
Hunt is stalling in the full guard.
Palelei trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palelei lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palelei cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palelei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hunt pulls Palelei in close to his closed guard and prevents Palelei from doing any damage or advancing position.
Palelei lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunt is trying to control the position but Palelei postures up.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palelei with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
Hunt 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.
Palelei trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
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.
Palelei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Palelei throwing strikes but missing.
Palelei with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palelei in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt pulls Palelei in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palelei throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palelei momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Palelei is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palelei scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palelei connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Palelei moved out of range nicely.
Hunt defending well as Palelei loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt thinks about the counter body kick.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Palelei.
Palelei ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
A slow jab from Palelei misses its intended target.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palelei's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
Hunt cracks the inside of Palelei's front leg.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Palelei.
Palelei throws a shot to the body.
Palelei looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Palelei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt tries a quick counter leg kick but Palelei is wise to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palelei checks a leg kick.
Palelei looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matt Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palelei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Palelei's head back.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hunt dominated 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!
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
Palelei misses with a straight left.
Palelei stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Palelei throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Palelei ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Palelei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Palelei.
Palelei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soa Palelei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palelei scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palelei is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Palelei throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matt Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palelei circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt slips under a jab from Palelei.
Palelei throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Palelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Palelei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palelei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Palelei defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palelei.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Palelei checks a leg kick.
Hunt is looking to slow Palelei down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palelei.
Hunt cracks Palelei with an open hand slap.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Palelei saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Palelei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Palelei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palelei misses with a body kick.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Palelei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palelei swings widly with a right hand
and Palelei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palelei throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Palelei tumbling to the canvas!
Palelei is rocked!
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt stands and throws Palelei's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oh Palelei is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt controls the position.
Palelei seems to have got his legs back now.
Palelei regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hunt's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hunt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Palelei 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.
Palelei tries to get to full guard but Hunt has control of the leg.
Hunt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Palelei flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Palelei wants to get back to full guard.
Hunt controlling the pace.
Palelei wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
Palelei controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hunt 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Palelei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palelei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palelei looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Palelei throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Palelei throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hunt avoids it.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Palelei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Palelei misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Palelei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Palelei is out of range.
Palelei scores with a nice strike.
Palelei throws a head kick that misses.
Palelei throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Palelei saw that one coming.
Palelei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palelei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Matt Hunt's cut even more.
Horrible takedown attempt by Palelei or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunt, which made it look bad.
Soa Palelei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Hunt 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.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Palelei checks it.
Palelei fails with the takedown.
Palelei misses with a low kick.
Palelei steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
Palelei misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt scores with a hook.
Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Palelei throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt is trying to counter with his kicks.
Palelei misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palelei.
Palelei misses with a kick to the body
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palelei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Palelei.
Palelei in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Palelei misses with the ground and pound.
Palelei scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hunt felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Soa Palelei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palelei working away.
Palelei in side control, throwing shots but Hunt defends.
Palelei lands an elbow.
The cut above Matt Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Hunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Soa Palelei!
Our winner, Soa Palelei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Bashorov (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 37 p4p, 6 weight class). Bashorov comes to the cage accompanied by Hangar 18. Burns has chosen Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karim Bashorov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bashorov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
Bashorov misses with a few strikes there.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
Bashorov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bashorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
Burns thuds his right hand into Bashorov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns tries to clinch up but Bashorov circles away and keeps his distance.
Bashorov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bashorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashorov jabs at Burns 's body.
Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bashorov fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns .
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
Nice body kick there by Burns .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashorov misses with a takedown attempt - Burns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bashorov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bashorov scores with a jab to the head.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
Bashorov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bashorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns .
Burns feints and then cracks Bashorov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bashorov down.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Bashorov saw it coming and moves away.
Bashorov blocks a leg kick.
Bashorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
Burns takes a swing at Bashorov's ribcage but misses.
Bashorov looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns feints a counter leg kick.
A jab from Burns misses.
Bashorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bashorov ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but Bashorov checks it.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Bashorov is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Bashorov misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bashorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns .
Bashorov lands with a good body shot.
Burns 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.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashorov. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bashorov avoids a kick to the body.
Bashorov looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Bashorov moves out of range as Burns strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Bashorov blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
so Bashorov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burns trying to control the position.
Bashorov trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Bashorov won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov postures up.
Bashorov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burns is trying to hold Bashorov in close to prevent damage but Bashorov has managed to pass into half guard.
Bashorov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Bashorov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burns preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Burns has hold of Bashorov's hands but Bashorov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Bashorov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bashorov in particular looking to stall.
Bashorov is trying to control the action in half guard but Burns is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bashorov wants to pass the guard but Burns is defending well.
Burns is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bashorov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burns is not content to let Bashorov control the position.
Burns is trying is best to control the position here.
Bashorov trying to control from half guard but Burns is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bashorov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bashorov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burns misses with a hook. Bashorov ducked under it nicely.
Bashorov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Bashorov swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Burns .
Bashorov misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bashorov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Bashorov tries to pull guard but Burns holds him up against the cage and eventually Bashorov drops back down to his feet.
Bashorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashorov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Burns .
Bashorov checks a leg kick.
Bashorov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Jab, jab by Bashorov - just one landing.
Bashorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashorov tries to counter with a takedown but Burns is quick to defend against it.
Bashorov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Burns tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bashorov is in Burns 's guard.
Burns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bashorov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burns is pulling down on Bashorov's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns wants to sweep here but Bashorov controlling him for the moment.
Burns looking to control.
Bashorov stops Burns from standing up.
Burns looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Burns trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bashorov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Bashorov feinted with a counter takedown.
Bashorov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burns wants to improve his position but Bashorov is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Bashorov there.
Burns keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burns works his way to full guard. Good work.
Burns is pulling down on Bashorov's head to control his posture.
Bashorov trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bashorov trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov stops Burns from standing up.
Bashorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashorov works over Burns with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashorov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burns wants to stand and escape but Bashorov is having none of it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bashorov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Burns looking to control.
Bashorov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burns pushes Bashorov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashorov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Bashorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex John Conor Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bashorov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bashorov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bashorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashorov throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns throws a low kick but Bashorov avoids it.
Burns lands a jab to Bashorov's midsection.
Bashorov connects with a nice looking jab.
Bashorov checks a low kick from Burns .
Burns throws a solid leg kick but Bashorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns .
Bashorov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Bashorov misses its intended target.
Bashorov thuds a left hand into Burns 's body.
Bashorov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bashorov gets a double leg takedown into Burns 's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns wants to stand up but Bashorov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Bashorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bashorov wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bashorov is controlling him.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns , not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bashorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
The fighters circling - Bashorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Burns throws a solid leg kick but Bashorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns .
A leg kick checked by Bashorov.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bashorov loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns tries to counter with a clinch but Bashorov shakes him off and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns . That's going to slow Bashorov down.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashorov.
Burns misses with a low kick.
A big right from Bashorov misses.
Bashorov looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Bashorov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns scores with a nice head shot.
Alex John Conor Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bashorov throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns staying out of range there.
Bashorov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns throws out a powerful jab.
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bashorov.
Bashorov checks a low kick from Burns .
A big right from Burns misses.
Bashorov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bashorov tries for a takedown but Burns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Bashorov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Bashorov. That snapped Burns 's head back.
Bashorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns .
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
Bashorov misses with a looping left.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Bashorov throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
Bashorov goes for a double leg but Burns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burns continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Bashorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bashorov is able to avoid easily.
Jab from Burns .
Burns throws out a loose jab but Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashorov misses with a looping left.
Bashorov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burns has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bashorov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashorov controls his hands.
Bashorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bashorov tries to pull guard but Burns won't allow it.
Bashorov pulls guard successfully.
Bashorov keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Bashorov 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.
Burns is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bashorov misses the target.
Bashorov misses with a straight left.
Burns blocks a jab.
Bashorov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Bashorov walks into a jab.
Bashorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bashorov scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns swings for the body but Bashorov moves out of range.
Bashorov cracks Burns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burns digs a good body shot into Bashorov's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov blocks the body kick.
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns throws the left hand but Bashorov avoids the punch easily.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bashorov misses.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bashorov 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.
Bashorov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burns in his tracks.
Burns tries to clinch but Bashorov is having none of it.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
An inside leg kick from Burns misses.
That kick from Burns tenderised Bashorov's leg. Bashorov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bashorov misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Burns . No joy for Bashorov on that attempt.
Burns has Bashorov up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Bashorov.
Burns is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashorov prevents a body shot from Burns .
Bashorov blocks an uppercut.
Bashorov decides to pull guard.
Bashorov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily.
Bashorov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burns stays in close to Bashorov's body and controls the position.
Bashorov trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
Bashorov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushes Bashorov off and gets back to his feet.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns cracks Bashorov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bashorov lands a slapping body shot.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashorov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Bashorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns is looking to slow Bashorov down with leg kicks.
Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bashorov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burns lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bashorov's sensitive parts.
A cross from Burns lands.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bashorov.
Bashorov misses with a straight left.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashorov. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Burns misses.
Bashorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns .
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Bashorov fails to land with a series of punches.
Bashorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns 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!
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bashorov is able to avoid easily.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bashorov is able to avoid easily.
Bashorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
Bashorov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bashorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashorov.
Bashorov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throws a solid leg kick but Bashorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns .
Bashorov slips under a jab.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bashorov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bashorov blocks the low kick.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Bashorov counters with a straight right hand.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Bashorov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bashorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Bashorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Bashorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashorov ducks right into an uppercut from Burns .
The fighters circle momentarily. Bashorov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bashorov 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.
Bashorov moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns .
Bashorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Burns catches Bashorov right on the button with a cross.
Karim Bashorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex John Conor Burns 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.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns avoids the body shot from Bashorov.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashorov misses with a straight right.
Donk. Bashorov catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
Bashorov moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Bashorov's ribs.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Bashorov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bashorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns .
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Bashorov ducks down to avoid it.
Bashorov throws a big counter combination but Burns scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bashorov misses the shot to the body.
Burns steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bashorov misses with a jab to the body
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot lands for Bashorov.
Bashorov has a takedown stuffed.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bashorov. That did some damage!
Bashorov looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns slips a jab from Bashorov.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bashorov misses with the combination.
Bashorov misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Burns misses.
Bashorov shoots for a double leg takedown but Burns sprawls well. He's pushed Bashorov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Bashorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bashorov checks a leg kick nicely.
Burns throws a body punch but Bashorov moves out of range.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bashorov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burns needs to keep his hands up - Bashorov had a free shot at his head there.
Burns digs a good body shot into Bashorov's ribs.
Bashorov throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Bashorov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bashorov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Burns on his heels. He'll look to pass Burns 's guard now, I'm sure.
Bashorov is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Bashorov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns 's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex John Conor Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burns 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
Alex John Conor Burns is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex John Conor Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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