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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Repa Tiitti (ranked 17002 p4p, 884 weight class) and Ken Williams (ranked 7330 p4p, 725 weight class). Tiitti comes into the arena with AC/DC Back in Black blaring out of the sound system. Ken Williams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repa Tiitti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiitti tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiitti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiitti smiles and moves away.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Nice shot by Tiitti.
Tiitti dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Tiitti's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tiitti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams keeping full guard, as Tiitti tries to pass.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
Tiitti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiitti advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiitti takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tiitti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tiitti is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiitti is really struggling to control Williams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiitti.
Tiitti decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tiitti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tiitti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiitti digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiitti throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiitti throws out the jab.
Tiitti takes one on the button.
Tiitti throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Tiitti looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams connects with a right hand. Tiitti shakes it off.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiitti misses its target.
Tiitti misses the jab.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Tiitti moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiitti misses the target.
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!
Tiitti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Tiitti throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Tiitti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tiitti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tiitti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams slips a straight right by Tiitti.
Ken Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiitti.
Williams tries to move into range but Tiitti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tiitti misses with a double jab.
Williams scores with a head kick. Tiitti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tiitti misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tiitti scores with a punch to the head.
Williams lands a head kick. Tiitti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiitti misses with a body shot.
Tiitti moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiitti throws an elbow that misses.
Tiitti decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Williams has passed into side control.
Williams decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tiitti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiitti misses with an uppercut.
Williams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tiitti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Tiitti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tiitti misses with the combination.
Tiitti blocks the body kick.
Tiitti swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a head kick but Tiitti moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repa Tiitti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiitti misses with a wild combination.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiitti lands a two punch combo.
Tiitti digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Repa Tiitti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiitti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Tiitti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tiitti avoids the head kick by Williams.
Tiitti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams feints the counter takedown.
Tiitti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Tiitti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiitti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiitti throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Tiitti tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiitti misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Tiitti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams pushes Tiitti away with a front kick.
Tiitti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Tiitti misses.
Tiitti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams jabs Tiitti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tiitti throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Tiitti scores with a shot to the body.
Tiitti throws a big shot that misses.
Tiitti lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Tiitti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Tiitti does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams moves out of range as Tiitti strikes.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiitti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams pushes Tiitti off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a combination. Tiitti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Tiitti.
Tiitti throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Tiitti blocks a head kick by Williams.
Tiitti punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiitti lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams cracks Tiitti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiitti throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiitti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tiitti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Tiitti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiitti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tiitti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiitti.
No joy there for Tiitti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiitti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Tiitti throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams slips under a jab from Tiitti.
Williams looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiitti. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Tiitti.
Williams with a hook.
Tiitti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiitti throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams throws a head kick but Tiitti moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams blocks a head kick by Tiitti.
Williams with the counter takedown but Tiitti avoids it easily.
Tiitti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
A left and a right from Tiitti both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Repa Tiitti dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tiitti throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiitti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiitti.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Tiitti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiitti blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTiitti.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiitti misses with a body shot.
Tiitti takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiitti throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Tiitti dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Williams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tiitti.
Tiitti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiitti with a hook.
Repa Tiitti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Tiitti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Tiitti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiitti goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Despite the aggression on Williams's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repa Tiitti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiitti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Tiitti moves out of range easily.
Tiitti throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Tiitti is rocked!
Williams lands a big head kick that sends Tiitti to the canvas! Williams follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Lightbeer (ranked 6180 p4p, 685 weight class) and Leandro Jones (ranked 3916 p4p, 485 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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181 lbs
17 - 18 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buzz Lightbeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice cross by Lightbeer.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Leandro Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Lightbeer sprawls well.
Lightbeer is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've been informed that Jones 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.
Lightbeer throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Lightbeer moves out of range easily.
Lightbeer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones tries for a takedown but Lightbeer circles away easily
and Lightbeer counters with a nice uppercut.
Lightbeer lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightbeer throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Lightbeer misses with a body shot.
Lightbeer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lightbeer enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lightbeer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lightbeer kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightbeer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightbeer pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Lightbeer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lightbeer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lightbeer thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lightbeer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Lightbeer ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Lightbeer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lightbeer sprawls well. Lightbeer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Buzz Lightbeer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Lightbeer blocks a jab.
Lightbeer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Lightbeer in a clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Lightbeer.
Lightbeer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lightbeer has Jones pushed against the cage.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Lightbeer stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightbeer stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Buzz Lightbeer.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lightbeer throws out the jab.
Lightbeer with a hook.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lightbeer.
Lightbeer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Lightbeer cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Lightbeer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Lightbeer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lightbeer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Buzz Lightbeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lightbeer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lightbeer lands with a right hand.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Lightbeer misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lightbeer checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lightbeer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Lightbeer moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lightbeer counters with a leg kick.
Lightbeer keeps the fight on the outside.
Lightbeer thumps Jones with a low kick.
Lightbeer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lightbeer cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Lightbeer moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a hook but Lightbeer avoids it easily.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Lightbeer as he connects with a hook.
Jones moves out of range as Lightbeer strikes.
Lightbeer throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lightbeer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick but Lightbeer moves out of range.
Lightbeer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lightbeer misses with a looping right.
Lightbeer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Lightbeer.
Lightbeer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lightbeer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Lightbeer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lightbeer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lightbeer lands with a cross.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Lightbeer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lightbeer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lightbeer throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Lightbeer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Lightbeer's torso.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightbeer missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones defending well as Lightbeer loads up on a big left hand.
Jones is looking to slow Lightbeer down with leg kicks.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lightbeer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lightbeer misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightbeer. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones lands a high kick to the side of Lightbeer's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Jones dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Buzz Lightbeer has been cut.
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!
Lightbeer wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones trying to control but Lightbeer is working from the bottom.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Lightbeer has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jones is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lightbeers head.
Lightbeer trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lightbeer into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightbeer is defending well for now.
Lightbeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lunges at Lightbeer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lightbeer's hand.
Lightbeer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lightbeer misses with a body shot.
Lightbeer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lightbeer is rocked!
Jones circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lightbeer drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jones follows Lightbeer to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Jones!
Leandro Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 4170 p4p, 465 weight class) and Chris Fda (ranked 3362 p4p, 382 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Fda has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fda!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chulainn pulls his head out easily.
Fda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chulainn.
Fda gets back to full guard.
Fda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chulainn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chulainn connects with a couple of short punches.
Our spies down at at LOD: Contenders (Max ID290) inform us that Fda has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fda wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fda keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
Chulainn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chulainn trying to control but Fda is working from the bottom.
Chulainn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chulainn defends it easily.
Chulainn landing some decent shots from guard.
Fda looking for a sweep. Not yet Fda, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chulainn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chulainn lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn with a nice head shot there.
Fda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chulainn postures up in Fda's guard and throws a big left but Fda blocks it.
Chulainn connects with a couple of short punches.
Chulainn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fda working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chulainn has passed into half guard!
Chulainn working Fda over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chulainn connects with a nice short shot to Fda's temple.
Fda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chulainn is working away from the top position though.
Fda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fda is controlling Chulainn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chulainn connects with a nice short shot to Fda's temple.
Chulainn lands with a punch from half guard.
Chulainn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fda tries to roll over but Chulainn keeps him under control.
Fda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chulainn pulls his head out easily.
Chulainn is nestled in close to Fda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chulainn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fda is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fda gets back to full guard.
Chulainn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fda is still in real trouble! Can Chulainn finish him?
Chulainn gets to his feet and stands over Fda, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Fda felt that one! Chulainn unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Fda from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cu Chulainn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cu Chulainn waved his t-shirt featuring AnonymouS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kylla Ei (ranked 3160 p4p, 111 weight class) and Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 3186 p4p, 112 weight class). Shiroo has chosen The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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289 lbs
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32
265 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetsuya Shiroo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ei misses with a hook. Shiroo ducked under it nicely.
Ei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kylla Ei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiroo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ei to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Tetsuya Shiroo has been cut.
Ei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shiroo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ei cracks Shiroo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shiroo tries to clinch there but Ei circles away.
Ei went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shiroo has Ei up against the cage in a clinch.
Shiroo stalling.
Ei scores with a shot to the side of Shiroo's head.
Ei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That has opened up Tetsuya Shiroo's cut even more.
Shiroo controlling the action here for a moment.
Ei misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ei.
Ei misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiroo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shiroo lands an uppercut.
Shiroo breaks the clinch.
Ei connects with a crisp jab.
Ei jabs Shiroo right on the nose. Shiroo blinks but takes it well.
Ei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The cut above Tetsuya Shiroo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shiroo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo closes the distance but Ei moves to the side
letting Ei counter with a right hand.
Shiroo closes the distance and pushes Ei back into the cage.
Shiroo looking to stall.
Ei lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ei swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiroo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiroo lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Shiroo.
Ei misses with a punch on the inside.
Ei misses with some punches.
Ei misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiroo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Shiroo.
Ei swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiroo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ei.
Shiroo blocking some punches.
Ei pushes Shiroo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shiroo backwards.
Tetsuya Shiroo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiroo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ei misses with some punches.
Ei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shiroo's elbow.
Shiroo misses with some punches.
Ei misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shiroo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ei has a couple of punches blocked by Shiroo.
Ei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Shiroo.
Shiroo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ei misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ei lands with a light punch inside.
Ei tries to work over Shiroo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shiroo looking to stall.
Ei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiroo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ei blocking some punches.
Ei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shiroo or not.
Shiroo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tetsuya Shiroo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kylla Ei!
Kylla Ei took some time post fight to say the following; 'Sampo Jambo ur belt is next.'.
In defeat, Tetsuya Shiroo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was prepared to die in this cage tonight. The opponent was the better man today but I will be back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 1430 p4p, 214 weight class) and Andrei Zharkov (ranked 1420 p4p, 210 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Puzo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Speak Softly Love. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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30
187 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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32
182 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andrei Zharkov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puzo misses with a hook.
Zharkov misses with a hook.
Zharkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
An inside leg kick from Puzo misses.
Puzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zharkov avoids a kick to the body.
Zharkov throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Zharkov misses with a body kick.
Zharkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Zharkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Zharkov.
Puzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Puzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puzo misses with a looping left.
Puzo stuns Zharkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zharkov. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Puzo misses its target.
Zharkov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puzo rather than just go for the knockout.
Zharkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zharkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Zharkov.
Zharkov misses with a two punch combination.
Zharkov misses with a double jab.
Puzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zharkov moves out of range as Puzo strikes.
Puzo lunges at Zharkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zharkov's hand.
Nice uppercut there from Zharkov.
Puzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zharkov.
Zharkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov misses with a body kick.
Puzo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo with a hook.
Puzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zharkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Puzo misses with a right hand
and Zharkov counters with a shoot takedown. Puzo fights it but they end up in guard.
Zharkov throwing strikes from guard but Puzo blocks nicely.
Puzo is pulling down on Zharkov's head to control his posture.
Puzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Puzo is pulling down on Zharkov's head to control his posture.
Zharkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zharkov is fighting to break Puzo's control of his arms but Puzo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zharkov stopping the sweep attempt from Puzo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov advances to half guard.
Zharkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zharkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puzo keeps working.
Zharkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zharkov trying to mount his opponent but Puzo defends it.
Zharkov wants to take a breather but Puzo is having none of it.
Puzo wants to improve his position but Zharkov is controlling well.
Puzo is doing well to control the position and prevent Zharkov from advancing to side control.
Puzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zharkov.
Zharkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Puzo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zharkov.
Zharkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov is pressing down on Puzo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Puzo is holding on for now.
Puzo trying to control but Zharkov postures up.
Zharkov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zharkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zharkov.
Zharkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Zharkov there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Zharkov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zharkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mario Puzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Puzo throws a jab when Zharkov was well out of range.
Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zharkov.
Zharkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zharkov 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.
Zharkov throws a right hand that misses
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Zharkov scores with a four punch combination!
Puzo throws a body punch but Zharkov moves out of range.
Puzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zharkov at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Puzo.
Zharkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zharkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zharkov ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Jab, jab by Puzo - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Puzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puzo clinches up with Zharkov and pushes him back against the cage.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zharkov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zharkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puzo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zharkov lands a jab to Puzo's midsection.
Puzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Zharkov.
Puzo tries to clinch up.
Zharkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Zharkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zharkov avoids the body shot from Puzo.
Zharkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zharkov misses with a jab to the body
and Puzo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zharkov really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov lands a high kick!
Nice uppercut there from Puzo.
Zharkov misses with a low kick.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo swings for the body but Zharkov moves out of range.
Zharkov with a hook.
Puzo 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.
Zharkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Puzo as he avoids it easily.
Puzo scores with a body shot.
Zharkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puzo at a distance.
Zharkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zharkov misses with a hook
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Puzo lands with a right to the head.
Puzo breaks from the clinch.
Zharkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zharkov lands with a cross.
Zharkov misses the body punch
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Puzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Zharkov.
Puzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zharkov's calf.
Puzo with a jab.
Andrei Zharkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puzo, as that shot connected.
Puzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zharkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Puzo scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zharkov looks to throw the jab but Puzo is out of range.
Puzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov misses with a leg kick
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Zharkov misses
and Puzo counters with a nice body kick.
Zharkov swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Zharkov cracks Puzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zharkov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Zharkov.
Zharkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zharkov shoots and misses
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Zharkov.
Puzo looks for the body kick but Zharkov saw that one coming.
Zharkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Puzo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puzo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Puzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Zharkov circles away.
Puzo misses with a shot to the body
and Zharkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Puzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zharkov.
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 Mario Puzo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zharkov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puzo takes a step back to recover.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Zharkov.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zharkov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Puzo - the referee stops the clock and Zharkov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Puzo. Zharkov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zharkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zharkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
Zharkov throws a lazy body kick
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Puzo cracks a nice hook into Zharkov's ribs.
Puzo scores with the left hand. Zharkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Zharkov punishes Puzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Puzo scores with a jab to the head.
Puzo throws a big shot that misses.
Puzo jabs at Zharkov's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zharkov throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Zharkov blocks a head kick by Puzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense.
Zharkov blocks a leg kick.
Zharkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puzo throws a lazy right hand but Zharkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puzo misses with a body shot
and Puzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puzo misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Zharkov misses.
Zharkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puzo throws out the jab.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zharkov stalks Puzo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Puzo's face. Puzo staggers backwards, shaken.
Puzo walks into a left hand.
Zharkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zharkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zharkov with a poor takedown
and Zharkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zharkov cracks Puzo with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zharkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puzo.
Zharkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puzo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zharkov backs up against the cage.
Zharkov misses the jab.
Puzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zharkov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zharkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice jab there from Puzo.
Puzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puzo tests Zharkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puzo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo breaks the clinch.
Zharkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puzos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Puzo.
Puzo misses with a low kick.
Puzo misses with a leg kick
and Zharkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zharkov throws a shot to the body.
Zharkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zharkov connects with the punch.
Zharkov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Puzo is trying to defend but Zharkov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zharkov working Puzo over with strikes.
Puzo taking some punishment here, with Zharkov in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov is looking for a kimura but Puzo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zharkov to get the leverage.
Zharkov is keen to just control but Puzo is a slippery customer.
Zharkov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Puzo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Puzo tries to kick Zharkov off but Zharkov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Puzo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Puzo.
Zharkov looking to sit in guard and control but Puzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Zharkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zharkov is trying to control the position but Puzo postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zharkov being controlled here, momentarily.
Andrei Zharkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrei Zharkov.
I think Zharkov 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andrei Zharkov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristus Koistinen (ranked 1450 p4p, 194 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 1547 p4p, 205 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen clinches up against the cage.
Sigfridsson stalling in the clinch.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson keeps control of Koistinen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koistinen prevents a body shot from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sigfridsson scores with a hook.
Sigfridsson throws a shot from downtown. Koistinen moves away and avoids it.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigfridsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koistinen.
Koistinen jabs at Sigfridsson's body.
Sigfridsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koistinen.
Sigfridsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koistinen swings for the body but Sigfridsson moves out of range.
Koistinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sigfridsson manages to avoid it.
Sigfridsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koistinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sigfridsson. Sigfridsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Sigfridsson lands a leg kick that knocks Koistinen off balance momentarily.
Sigfridsson 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koistinen.
Sigfridsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen misses with a wild body shot.
Koistinen throws the kick towards the body but Sigfridsson avoids it.
Koistinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sigfridsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koistinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koistinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but Koistinen moved away.
Koistinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sigfridsson looks to land a right hand but Koistinen moved out of range.
As Sigfridsson backs away, Koistinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koistinen tries to score with a low kick but Sigfridsson moves his leg out of the way.
Koistinen misses with a looping left.
Koistinen is looking to wear down Sigfridsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sigfridsson is looking to chop away at Koistinen's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Koistinen misses the target.
Koistinen misses the body punch
and Sigfridsson counters with a left to the body.
Sigfridsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koistinen in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson misses with a looping left.
Koistinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koistinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koistinen wants to clinch up but Sigfridsson keeps it at a distance.
Sigfridsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a straight left.
Koistinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sigfridsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen scores with a shot to the body.
Sigfridsson cracks Koistinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koistinen is looking to land body kicks.
Sigfridsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab by Koistinen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sigfridsson, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Sigfridsson.
Koistinen misses the shot to the body.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koistinen.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot
and Koistinen counters with a left to the body.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koistinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koistinen thuds his right hand into Sigfridsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koistinen gets a clinch.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Koistinen.
Sigfridsson working aggressively here.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koistinen.
Sigfridsson lands a body punch.
Sigfridsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Sigfridsson.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson tries to work over Koistinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sigfridsson pushes Koistinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfridsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Sigfridsson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koistinen as Sigfridsson tries to tie him up.
Sigfridsson blocking some punches.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
Koistinen can't break the clinch.
Koistinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson misses with a body punch.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koistinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koistinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sigfridsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Sigfridsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Sigfridsson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sigfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Koistinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koistinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benjamin Sigfridsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sigfridsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sigfridsson connects with a crisp jab.
Sigfridsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koistinen misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Sigfridsson misses.
Sigfridsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koistinen at a distance.
Sigfridsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koistinen.
Sigfridsson scores with a jab. Koistinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sigfridsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koistinen throws a low kick but Sigfridsson avoids it.
Koistinen digs a good hook to Sigfridsson's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koistinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sigfridsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koistinen scrambles back to his feet.
Koistinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koistinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sigfridsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koistinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigfridsson moves away.
Koistinen has managed to clinch.
Sigfridsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Koistinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sigfridsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sigfridsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sigfridsson.
A short left from Koistinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sigfridsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands an uppercut.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen tries to break the clinch but Sigfridsson is controlling the position.
Koistinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson prevents a body shot from Koistinen.
Good body shot from Koistinen.
Sigfridsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koistinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koistinen cracks Sigfridsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koistinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sigfridsson throws the kick towards the body but Koistinen avoids it.
Koistinen blocks the body kick.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot.
Koistinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koistinen throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Koistinen tried to score with a low kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
Sigfridsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sigfridsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koistinen misses the shot to the body.
Sigfridsson feints and then cracks Koistinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koistinen down.
Koistinen checks a low kick from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson moves into the clinch.
Sigfridsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sigfridsson blocking some punches.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Koistinen tries a body shot but Sigfridsson blocks it.
Kristus Koistinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but Sigfridsson avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the cage.
Sigfridsson tries a body shot but Koistinen blocks it.
Koistinen prevents a body shot from Sigfridsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen lands a body shot.
Sigfridsson lands with a light punch inside.
Sigfridsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koistinen's elbow.
Koistinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sigfridsson tries to work over Koistinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch.
Sigfridsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Koistinen catches Sigfridsson right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfridsson connects with a crisp jab.
Sigfridsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koistinen manages to avoid it.
Sigfridsson throws a jab when Koistinen was well out of range.
Koistinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sigfridsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sigfridsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sigfridsson dips to his left and cracks Koistinen with an uppercut!
Sigfridsson misses with a body kick.
Sigfridsson throws a solid leg kick but Koistinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sigfridsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sigfridsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sigfridsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koistinen.
Sigfridsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sigfridsson avoids the body shot from Koistinen.
Sigfridsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sigfridsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koistinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sigfridsson punishes Koistinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Sigfridsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koistinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Sigfridsson's head.
Sigfridsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koistinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sigfridsson. Sigfridsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Sigfridsson misses with a looping left.
Sigfridsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koistinen doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen tries to land a leg kick but Sigfridsson saw it coming and moves away.
Koistinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koistinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson is out of range.
Koistinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sigfridsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sigfridsson catches Koistinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sigfridsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Koistinen.
Koistinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koistinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Sigfridsson's head.
Sigfridsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koistinen throws a low kick, looking for Sigfridsson's leg but Sigfridsson calmly moves out of range.
Koistinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koistinen throws a right hand that Sigfridsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigfridsson also avoids with ease.
Sigfridsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koistinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sigfridsson, as that shot connected.
Sigfridsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sigfridsson thumps Koistinen with a low kick.
Sigfridsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Koistinen off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigfridsson misses with a body kick.
Sigfridsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sigfridsson cracks Koistinen with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen looks to throw the jab but Sigfridsson is out of range.
Sigfridsson wants to counter the offense by Koistinen and move into the clinch position.
Kristus Koistinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sigfridsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Koistinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koistinen thows a leg kick but Sigfridsson checks it
and Sigfridsson moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson stalling.
Sigfridsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Koistinen is rocked!
Nice body punch from Sigfridsson.
Oh Koistinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sigfridsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koistinen up against the cage.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Sigfridsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koistinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koistinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sigfridsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfridsson gets through Koistinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Sigfridsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koistinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koistinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen tries to work over Sigfridsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sigfridsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koistinen is trying to force a seperation but Sigfridsson has the dominant position.
Koistinen blocking some punches.
Benjamin Sigfridsson 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.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sigfridsson tries to throw a body punch but Koistinen avoids it by throwing Sigfridsson back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sigfridsson.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sigfridsson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Sigfridsson misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sigfridsson.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sigfridsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Sigfridsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sigfridsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Sigfridsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dao Sonnen (ranked 583 p4p, 78 weight class) and Jammal Drinkwiskey (ranked 1052 p4p, 148 weight class). Sonnen comes to the cage accompanied by Sure to be sure. Drinkwiskey has chosen Distress - Progress/Regress as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jammal Drinkwiskey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drinkwiskey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonnen.
Sonnen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonnen lands with an overhand left.
Sonnen misses with a straight right.
Jammal Drinkwiskey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drinkwiskey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonnen.
Drinkwiskey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good work by Drinkwiskey as he checks the leg kick.
Drinkwiskey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonnen slips a jab and a cross from Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen misses with the combination.
Sonnen looks to throw the jab but Drinkwiskey is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sonnen. Drinkwiskey shrugs it off though.
Drinkwiskey looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Drinkwiskey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drinkwiskey manages to avoid it.
Drinkwiskey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Drinkwiskey misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drinkwiskey.
Good leg kick by Sonnen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drinkwiskey's sensitive parts.
Drinkwiskey throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drinkwiskey's calf.
Drinkwiskey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drinkwiskey connects with a looping right hand.
Drinkwiskey shoots in but no luck this time.
Sonnen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey misses the jab.
Drinkwiskey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sonnen.
Drinkwiskey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drinkwiskey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut.
Sonnen looks to land a right hand but Drinkwiskey moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sonnen defending well as Drinkwiskey loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen slips under a jab.
Sonnen connects with a body shot.
Sonnen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sonnen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drinkwiskey momentarily.
Drinkwiskey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Drinkwiskey ducks down to avoid it.
Drinkwiskey throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sonnen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drinkwiskey counters with a nice body shot.
Drinkwiskey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonnen in his tracks.
Drinkwiskey with a hook.
Sonnen throws a leg kick
and Drinkwiskey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonnen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drinkwiskey throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drinkwiskey just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSonnen.
Sonnen rushes Drinkwiskey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drinkwiskey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey controls Sonnen momentarily but Sonnen frees himself.
Sonnen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drinkwiskey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sonnen has managed to get both his arms back between Drinkwiskey's legs - danger averted.
Drinkwiskey working a defensive guard here.
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sonnen trying to control but Drinkwiskey is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drinkwiskey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Drinkwiskey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drinkwiskey has his foot on Sonnen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sonnen works his way back into a safe position though.
Drinkwiskey is trying to control the position but Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
Drinkwiskey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drinkwiskey controls Sonnen momentarily but Sonnen frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drinkwiskey. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drinkwiskey misses with a lunging right hand
and Sonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
Drinkwiskey moves forwards but Sonnen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drinkwiskey throws an off balance right hand
and Drinkwiskey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Drinkwiskey sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drinkwiskey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey thuds his right hand into Sonnen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sonnen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drinkwiskey loads up on a big right hand but Sonnen slips the punch.
Drinkwiskey misses with a two punch combination.
Sonnen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drinkwiskey just manages to avoid it.
Sonnen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sonnen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drinkwiskey misses with a wild combination.
Drinkwiskey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drinkwiskey. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drinkwiskey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonnen.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drinkwiskey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey 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.
Drinkwiskey takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
Drinkwiskey staying out of range there.
Sonnen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonnen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Drinkwiskey misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen throws out a leg kick but Drinkwiskey moves out of range and Sonnen only half commits.
Drinkwiskey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonnen wants to land a leg kick but Drinkwiskey is out of range.
Drinkwiskey ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
Drinkwiskey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen misses with a wild combination.
Sonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sonnen counters with a left to the body.
Good work by Drinkwiskey as he checks the leg kick.
Drinkwiskey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice jab there from Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen looks to land a left hand but Drinkwiskey moved out of range nicely.
Drinkwiskey throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Drinkwiskey throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Sonnen pushes Drinkwiskey up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sonnen.
Sonnen breaks the clinch.
Drinkwiskey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drinkwiskey. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen tests Drinkwiskey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drinkwiskey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drinkwiskey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sonnen sprawls well. Sonnen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drinkwiskey gets slowly back to his feet.
Dao Sonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonnen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Drinkwiskey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sonnen is in Drinkwiskey's guard.
Sonnen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drinkwiskey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sonnen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sonnen trying to control but Drinkwiskey is working from the bottom.
Drinkwiskey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drinkwiskey is keeping the position for now.
Drinkwiskey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sonnen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sonnen is working for a submission of some sort.
Drinkwiskey is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Drinkwiskey is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dao Sonnen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sonnen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonnen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drinkwiskey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drinkwiskey avoids the body shot from Sonnen.
Drinkwiskey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drinkwiskey looks to land a left hand but Sonnen moved out of range nicely.
Drinkwiskey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Sonnen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drinkwiskey or perhaps it was just good defense by Sonnen, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drinkwiskey throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drinkwiskey just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drinkwiskey is out of range.
Sonnen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut. Drinkwiskey saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drinkwiskey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Drinkwiskey throws a poor cross that misses
and Sonnen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drinkwiskey thinking.
Drinkwiskey throws a poor cross that misses
and Sonnen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drinkwiskey dips to his left and cracks Sonnen with an uppercut!
Sonnen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sonnen connects with a leg kick. Drinkwiskey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab by Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drinkwiskey throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drinkwiskey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drinkwiskey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen throws a right hand that misses
and Drinkwiskey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drinkwiskey.
A left lands for Sonnen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drinkwiskey.
Dao Sonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jammal Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Drinkwiskey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drinkwiskey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drinkwiskey is able to avoid easily.
Drinkwiskey works the jab nicely.
Drinkwiskey cracks Sonnen with a good jab.
Drinkwiskey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drinkwiskey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sonnen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sonnen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sonnen throws a leg kick which misses Drinkwiskey's front leg but catches the back leg as Drinkwiskey tries to avoid it.
Sonnen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drinkwiskey misses with a hook
letting Sonnen counter with a right hand.
Drinkwiskey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonnen lands a head kick. Drinkwiskey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey moves out of range as Sonnen strikes.
Drinkwiskey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drinkwiskey misses with a left hand
and Sonnen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Drinkwiskey controls his hands.
Drinkwiskey jumps guard but Sonnen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sonnen prevents a body shot from Drinkwiskey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is leaning against Drinkwiskey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drinkwiskey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drinkwiskey looks to land a left hand but Sonnen moved out of range nicely.
Drinkwiskey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonnen moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drinkwiskey throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey throws a body shot but no joy.
Drinkwiskey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonnen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sonnen misses with a body kick.
Drinkwiskey misses with an uppercut.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
Sonnen moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Drinkwiskey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drinkwiskey 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.
Sonnen lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dao Sonnen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drinkwiskey fails with a takedown attempt.
Sonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonnen tries to work over Drinkwiskey's front leg with a kick but Drinkwiskey checks it.
Sonnen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drinkwiskey is looking to improve his position.
Sonnen controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drinkwiskey is pressing down on Sonnen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey looking to control.
Sonnen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drinkwiskey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sonnen has managed to get both his arms back between Drinkwiskey's legs - danger averted.
Sonnen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Drinkwiskey keeps moving.
Sonnen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sonnen passes Drinkwiskey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sonnen is keen to just control but Drinkwiskey is a slippery customer.
Dao Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Sonnen seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drinkwiskey tries to get to full guard but Sonnen has control of the leg.
Drinkwiskey looking for submissions off his back.
Drinkwiskey trying to control but Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen wants to work for an arm triangle but Drinkwiskey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drinkwiskey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drinkwiskey is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Drinkwiskey wants to control but Sonnen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drinkwiskey misses with a wild combination.
Sonnen slips a straight right by Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen tries to counter with a takedown but Drinkwiskey is quick to defend against it.
Sonnen tries to land a leg kick but Drinkwiskey saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drinkwiskey! But no joy.
Sonnen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sonnen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Drinkwiskey to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Sonnen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sonnen motions for Drinkwiskey to come forward. Sonnen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Drinkwiskey moves out of range.
Drinkwiskey checks a leg kick nicely.
Sonnen looks for the body kick but Drinkwiskey saw that one coming.
Sonnen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk. Sonnen catches Drinkwiskey right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drinkwiskey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drinkwiskey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drinkwiskey throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Sonnen misses.
Drinkwiskey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sonnen defends it well.
Sonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonnen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen cracks the inside of Drinkwiskey's front leg.
Sonnen misses with a looping right.
Drinkwiskey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drinkwiskey takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Drinkwiskey misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drinkwiskey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drinkwiskey misses with a hook. Sonnen ducked under it nicely.
Sonnen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drinkwiskey has time to react.
Sonnen slips a jab from Drinkwiskey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dao Sonnen had his way with Jammal Drinkwiskey in that round.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sonnen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drinkwiskey lands a nice shot to the body.
Sonnen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen tried to score with a low kick but Drinkwiskey checks it.
Sonnen slips a jab and a cross from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey throws an overhand right that lands on Sonnen's shoulder, as Sonnen tries to avoid the shot.
Sonnen moves out of range as Drinkwiskey strikes.
Sonnen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drinkwiskey throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a jab but it's blocked by Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drinkwiskey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen lands with a nice body punch.
A leg kick checked by Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drinkwiskey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Sonnen misses the target.
Sonnen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drinkwiskey.
A nice side step and Drinkwiskey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sonnen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drinkwiskey looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Drinkwiskey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonnen. Sonnen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drinkwiskey jabs Sonnen right on the nose. Sonnen blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen throws a low kick but Drinkwiskey avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Drinkwiskey.
It looked like Sonnen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey connects with a body shot.
Sonnen swings for the body but Drinkwiskey moves out of range.
Drinkwiskey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drinkwiskey misses with an uppercut. Sonnen saw that one coming.
Drinkwiskey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonnen.
Sonnen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drinkwiskey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonnen.
Drinkwiskey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Sonnen.
Drinkwiskey throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Dao Sonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drinkwiskey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sonnen ducks right into an uppercut from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey throws a right and a left that Sonnen avoids nicely.
Drinkwiskey walks into a straight right hand from Sonnen.
Drinkwiskey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonnen throws a leg kick that misses.
Sonnen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drinkwiskey.
Sonnen avoids the body shot from Drinkwiskey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Drinkwiskey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonnen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drinkwiskey misses with a body shot.
Sonnen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sonnen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drinkwiskey throws a right hand that misses
and Sonnen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drinkwiskey checks a leg kick.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drinkwiskey.
Jammal Drinkwiskey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drinkwiskey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Drinkwiskey slips under a jab from Sonnen.
Drinkwiskey blocks a jab.
Drinkwiskey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sonnen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drinkwiskey throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Drinkwiskey.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jammal Drinkwiskey.
Well Sonnen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dao Sonnen!
Dao Sonnen retains his middleweight title!
Dao Sonnen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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