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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adlet Mayer (ranked 2070 p4p, 257 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 3816 p4p, 434 weight class). Power has chosen Easy Rider as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



187 cm
27
200 lbs
10 - 6 - 0
188 cm
40
203 lbs
27 - 10 - 1
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin


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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adlet Mayer !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power drops his hands momentarily and Mayer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Power has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Power gets tackled into the cage by Mayer . Mayer maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.

Power has Mayer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Power pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mayer tumbling to the mat - Power dives into Mayer 's guard.
Power trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
Power throwing strikes from guard but Mayer blocks nicely.
Power connects with a couple of short punches.
Power postures up in Mayer 's guard and throws a big left but Mayer blocks it.
Mayer keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Power is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
Power looking to pass the guard.
Mayer wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayer keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Mayer pulls Power in close to prevent any damage.
Power working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Power trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Power missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Power drops back looking for a leg! Mayer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mayer manages to kick Power off! Power jumps back into Mayer 's guard.
Power missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mayer is pulling down on Power's head to control his posture.

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.
Power passes Mayer 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Power missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power works his way into side control.

Mayer bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Power throws a right hand that misses
letting Mayer counter with a right hand.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Mayer has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayer .
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power digs a right hand into Mayer 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mayer 's gas tank.
Mayer is working Power over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayer .
Mayer has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayer .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayer trying to control the position but instead, Power has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayer into the cage.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayer backwards.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayer misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayer .
Mayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power landing knees to the head.

It looks like Adlet Mayer has been cut.
Mayer misses with some punches.
Mayer misses with a body punch.
Mayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Mayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Power is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mayer is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Mayer misses with some punches.
Power digs a right hand underneath Mayer 's ribcage. Mayer let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Power.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayer is pressed up against the cage. Power has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mayer down to the mat. Mayer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mayer slips a straight right by Power.
Mayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Power connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mayer 's hands.
Mayer tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Power lands with a nice body kick.
Mayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Power releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Power moves out of range as Mayer strikes.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mayer misses with an uppercut
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Power ducks under a wild hook from Mayer .
Mayer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
Mayer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Power dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Power drops his hands momentarily and Mayer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mayer throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Mayer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayer .
Mayer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Power looks to land a left hand but Mayer moved out of range nicely.
Power lands a nice looking body shot.
Power looks to land a body kick but Mayer moved away.
Mayer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Power moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mayer misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Mayer swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Mayer scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayer misses with a looping right.
Mayer misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Max Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power throws a hook but Mayer blocks it.
The fighters circling - Mayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayer . Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Mayer blocks the low kick.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Power was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power cracks Mayer with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Power misses.
Power has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mayer finds it's way round the side to connect with Power's head.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Mayer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Power has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Power shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mayer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Power throws a body kick that misses.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Mayer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mayer lands a nice hook to Power's body. Power takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mayer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Power connects with a leg kick. Mayer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power is looking to chop away at Mayer 's legs.
Mayer lands a right hook to the body.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mayer in his tracks.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Power - the referee stops the clock and Mayer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Power. Mayer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Power throws a jab when Mayer was well out of range.
Power misses with an uppercut
and Mayer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mayer s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Mayer forces Power back against the cage and clinches.
Mayer blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Power misses with the head strike.

Power turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Power manages to end up in side control.

Mayer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayer scores with a nice head shot.
Power throws a poor cross that misses
and Mayer counters with a one-two to the body.
Mayer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power throws a nice head kick!
Power is breathing heavily.
Mayer cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Mayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a lazy head kick
and Mayer counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power misses the body punch
and Mayer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Mayer punishes Power's body with a nice straight punch.
Power ducks right into an uppercut from Mayer .
Mayer throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Power's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mayer jabs at Power's body.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Mayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Power just leaning against Mayer , taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Mayer avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
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 Adlet Mayer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!


Power ducks under a wild hook from Mayer .
Mayer misses the shot to the body.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mayer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power takes one to the side of the head.
Power throws a combination that misses
enabling Mayer to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Adlet Mayer 's cut is getting worse.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayer .
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayer .
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayer throws out the jab.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayer moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with an uppercut
and Mayer counters with a straight right hand.
Mayer connects with a body shot that sends Power's belly button to the back.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Power lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayer scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Power smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mayer lands a jab to the nose.
Adlet Mayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayer counters with a right hand to the body.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayer .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayer throws a body shot but no joy.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayer throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayer dips to his left and cracks Power with an uppercut!
Power throws a body kick that misses.
Mayer misses with a hook
and Power counters with a three punch combo that has Mayer backing up. Mayer nods at Power to acknowledge the strikes.
Mayer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Power is looking to slow Mayer down with leg kicks.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power misses the body punch
and Mayer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mayer jabs at Power's body.
Power throws a hook to the side of Mayer 's head but Mayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayer misses the target.
Mayer checks a low kick from Power.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayer misses the target.
Power gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mayer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mayer finds it's target.

Mayer closes the distance and clinches.
Power pushes Mayer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power blocks a body shot from Mayer .
Mayer lands a body punch.
Mayer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mayer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayer works on Power's body with a couple of short punches.
Mayer presses Power against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mayer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Mayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power misses with a body punch.
Mayer throws a head punch that misses.
Adlet Mayer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power prevents a body shot from Mayer .
Mayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power misses with the head strike.
Mayer lands a left hand.
Mayer throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mayer misses with a punch to the body.
Mayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.

Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Power throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
Mayer throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Mayer .
Power throws out a loose jab but Mayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayer connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adlet Mayer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adlet Mayer !

Adlet Mayer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
80%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Begovic (ranked 2356 p4p, 327 weight class) and Asmund Sykk (ranked 2975 p4p, 400 weight class). Begovic comes into the arena with Cavoglave blaring out of the sound system. 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!



185 cm
36
210 lbs
15 - 12 - 1
187 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


Sin City Allstars


Bullet Proof System


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roland Begovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asmund Sykk!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykk misses with a head kick.
Begovic throws a shot from downtown. Sykk moves away and avoids it.
Sykk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sykk wants to land a leg kick but Begovic is out of range.
Begovic walks into a straight right hand from Sykk.
Begovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Sykk as he connects with a hook.
Begovic throws a leg kick
letting Sykk counter with a right hand.
Begovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sykk doesn't manage to clinch there - Begovic circles away.
Begovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Begovic lands a leg kick that knocks Sykk off balance momentarily.
Begovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sykk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Begovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Begovic ducks under a wild hook from Sykk.
Begovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Begovic counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Begovic misses its intended target.
Begovic with a hook.
Sykk misses with a low kick.
Begovic throws a big shot that misses.
Sykk 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.
Begovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Begovic misses
and Sykk counters with a stiff right hand.
Sykk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Begovic.
Begovic wants to land a leg kick but Sykk is out of range.
Begovic throws a leg kick but Sykk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sykk unleashes a big counter combination but Begovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sykk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Begovic throws out the jab.
Sykk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sykk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Begovic checks a low kick from Sykk.
Begovic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sykk misses with a right hand
and Begovic counters with a straight right hand.
Begovic throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Begovic tries to move into range but Sykk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Begovic.
Begovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Begovic. Those never looked like landing.
Sykk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Begovic.
A lazy left from Begovic finds it's target.
Begovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sykk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sykk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Begovic.

Sykk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Begovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Begovic backwards.
Begovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Begovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Begovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Begovic lands a right hand.
Begovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sykk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Sykk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sykk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Begovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Begovic slows down the pace here.
Begovic has had enough of the clinch but Sykk keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Begovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Begovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Begovic misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Sykk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Begovic throws a leg kick which misses Sykk's front leg but catches the back leg as Sykk tries to avoid it.
Begovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sykk throws a jab but it's blocked by Begovic.
Sykk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Begovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sykk manages to avoid it.
Begovic staying out of range there.
Sykk throws a combination that misses
and Begovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Begovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Sykk misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Begovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


Begovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Begovic lands with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Begovic's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Begovic.
Nice cross by Begovic.
Begovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykk is just out of range.
Begovic lands a body shot.
Sykk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Begovic.
Sykk misses with a looping left.
Sykk lands a nice shot that snaps Begovic's head back.
Sykk throws a hook to the side of Begovic's head but Begovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sykk tests Begovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Begovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Sykk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roland Begovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Begovic throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sykk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sykk.
Begovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sykk can do to turn this around?
Sykk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sykks head.
Sykk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Sykk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Begovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Begovic breaks the clinch.
Begovic walks into a stiff left hand from Sykk.

Begovic is rocked!
Sykk is looking to slow Begovic down with leg kicks.
Oh Begovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Begovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Begovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sykk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sykk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Begovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Begovic throws a combination that misses
and Sykk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sykk throws a looping overhand right but Begovic ducks down to avoid it.
Sykk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Begovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sykk is out of range and Begovic settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begovic walks straight into a right hand from Sykk - that's dropped him! Sykk jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Begovic from any more punishment! Begovic complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Asmund Sykk!
Our winner, Asmund Sykk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
58%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 786 p4p, 116 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 963 p4p, 132 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Heikkinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



190 cm
33
193 lbs
21 - 9 - 0
183 cm
32
186 lbs
16 - 9 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


Bullet Proof System


Bullet Proof System


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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and William Gold.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Zaire. Those never looked like landing.
Heikkinen throws a front kick aimed at Zaire's knee but Zaire avoids it well.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Zaire just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHeikkinen.
Heikkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
Zaire takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Zaire - just one landing.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Heikkinen.
Zaire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Zaire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zaire lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Zaire only half commits.
Heikkinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heikkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaire can pounce on him.
Heikkinen scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
Zaire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaire's head backwards.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by Zaire and move into the clinch.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Zaire tests Heikkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage!
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Zaire misses with an uppercut.
As Zaire tries to get set, Heikkinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Zaire manages to avoid the attempt.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Zaire does it's job there.
Heikkinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire slips under a jab.
A jab from Zaire does it's job there.
Zaire moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.

Heikkinen rushes Zaire and presses him up against the cage.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaire.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaire.

Zaire decides to pull guard.

Zaire working for a triangle but Heikkinen defends it easily.
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Zaire won't let him.
Zaire is pulling down on Heikkinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Heikkinen, at least for the moment.

Heikkinen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zaire, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaire tries to bum rush Heikkinen with a series of wild strikes but Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen takes one on the button.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen misses with the combination.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Heikkinen moved out of range.
Zaire blocks a leg kick.
Heikkinen thumps Zaire with a low kick.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Heikkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heikkinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zaire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heikkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Zaire avoids it.
And Zaire responds with a good body kick, but Heikkinen manages to step out the way in time.
Zaire lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zaire scores with a leg kick.
Heikkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zaire. Zaire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
Zaire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Zaire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Heikkinen clinches up with Zaire and pushes him back against the cage.
Zaire tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Zaire throws an elbow but it misses.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen gets through Zaire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaire blocks it with crossed arms.
Zaire blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Zaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaire avoids the damage to the body.
Zaire blocking some punches.
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 Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zaire tests Heikkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Zaire is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
Zaire throws a low kick but Heikkinen avoids it.
Zaire needs to keep his hands up - Heikkinen had a free shot at his head there.

Zaire looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!

Heikkinen kicks off Zaire and gets to his feet.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Zaire scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaire tries a head kick but it misses.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire slips a jab and a cross from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaire scores with a jab.
Heikkinen checks a low kick from Zaire.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by Zaire and move into the clinch.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Zaire keeps it at a distance.
Zaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body kick there by Zaire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire avoids the head kick by Heikkinen.
Zaire stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heikkinen at a distance.
Zaire swats away the attempt to clinch by Heikkinen.
Zaire thuds a left hand into Heikkinen's body.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Zaire's shoulder, as Zaire tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Zaire.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Heikkinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaire lands with an uppercut that bounces Heikkinen off the cage and back into range.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen blocks the body kick.
Zaire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire tries to score with a low kick but Heikkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Zaire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zaire tries to work over Heikkinen's front leg with a kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Heikkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zaire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zaire staying out of range there.
Zaire misses with a body punch
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Heikkinen misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Zaire jabs Heikkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heikkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Zaire tries to counter it with a takedown but Heikkinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Zaire misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a jab to Zaire's midsection.
Heikkinen blocks the body kick.
Zaire lands a slapping body shot.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Nice straight punches there by Heikkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Heikkinen drives through and clinches with Zaire against the cage.
Zaire misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!


Zaire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaire throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaire slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Zaire with the counter takedown but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire connects with a jab.
Heikkinen thuds his right hand into Zaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left and a right from Heikkinen both land. Nice combination.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and Zaire finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Zaire throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by Zaire and move into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zaire or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by Zaire.
Zaire needs to keep his hands up - Heikkinen had a free shot at his head there.
Zaire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaire's calf.
Zaire scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Zaire shoots in and bounces Heikkinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zaire tries to free his leg and advance position but Heikkinen is retaining full guard.
Zaire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but Heikkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaire with a nice head shot there.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but Heikkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Heikkinen is keeping the position.
Heikkinen wants to stand but Zaire is controlling the position.
Abdullah Zaire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Zaire isn't so interested in that idea.
Zaire is in close to Heikkinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Zaire isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Heikkinen is keeping the position.
Heikkinen wants to stand and escape but Zaire is having none of it.
Zaire postures up in Heikkinen's guard and throws a big left but Heikkinen blocks it.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet but Zaire is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaire checks it well.
Zaire is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Zaire keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
A big left from Zaire misses.
Zaire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heikkinen takes one to the side of the head.
Zaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zaire manages to circle out of the way.
Zaire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Zaire connects with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Zaire moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Zaire misses.
Heikkinen checks a low kick from Zaire.
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaire throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Zaire keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaire circles away.
That kick from Zaire tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heikkinen's hands.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaire lands a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaire.
Heikkinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaire.
A good leg kick by Zaire.
Zaire tries to land a leg kick but Heikkinen saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Heikkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaire misses with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Zaire's shoulder, as Zaire tries to avoid the shot.
Zaire thinks about the counter body kick.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Zaire is avoiding it.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Zaire with an uppercut!
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zaire 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!

During a confident post fight interview, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pedan (ranked 1117 p4p, 124 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 776 p4p, 92 weight class). Matt Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



170 cm
38
145 lbs
23 - 10 - 0
167 cm
33
149 lbs
29 - 17 - 1
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Pedan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a hook. Pedan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pedan fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedan with a nice cross.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pedan moves away.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Pedan counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pedan.
Smith punishes Pedan's body with a nice straight punch.
Pedan tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Pedan misses.
Pedan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pedan there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Pedan.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Pedan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith takes one on the button.

Smith is rocked!
Pedan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Pedan finish him?
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Pedan tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Pedan's front leg but catches the back leg as Pedan tries to avoid it.
Alexander Pedan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to clinch but Pedan is having none of it.
Pedan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pedan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Pedan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pedan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pedan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.

Pedan is rocked!
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Pedan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith looks to land a right hand but Pedan moved out of range.
Smith is looking to slow Pedan down with leg kicks.
Pedan seems to have got his legs back now.
Pedan misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith working Pedan over with knees to the body.
Pedan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Pedan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith digs a good body shot into Pedan's ribs.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedan can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Pedan throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith gets in close and tags Pedan with a short punch that almost sends Pedan to the mat! Oh Pedan is in big trouble! He turns his back on Smith, trying to create some distance but Smith rushes him, striking wildly and Pedan goes down! The referee tackles Smith into the cage to end the fight! Smith is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Smith!
Matt Smith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Riner Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 479 p4p, 62 weight class) and Brody Kavanagh (ranked 432 p4p, 59 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. 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.



170 cm
33
150 lbs
24 - 19 - 2
174 cm
28
152 lbs
18 - 8 - 1
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh digs a good body shot into Dall's ribs.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Kavanagh's shoulder, as Kavanagh tries to avoid the shot.
Kavanagh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kavanagh misses with a leg kick.
Kavanagh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.

Dall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kavanagh is trying to keep Dall in close.
Dall looking to sit in guard and control but Kavanagh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kavanagh is stalling in the full guard.
Kavanagh wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall wants to improve his position but instead Kavanagh has moved into half guard.
Kavanagh content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh moves into full mount! Dall won't be happy about that!
Dall is trying desperately to improve position.
Kavanagh looking to control and managing it successfully.

Kavanagh is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dall can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kavanagh trying to control but Dall is having none of it.
Dall is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh wants to control the pace but Dall is squirming around nicely.
Dall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dall regains half guard.
Well, if Kavanagh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kavanagh is continuing to stall.
Dall tries to roll over but Kavanagh keeps him under control.
Kavanagh trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall gets back to full guard.
Kavanagh wants to pass the guard but Dall is keeping the position.
Kavanagh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Dall working for a triangle but Kavanagh defends it easily.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Kavanagh from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kavanagh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kavanagh's guard.

Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kavanagh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dall content to stall in guard here.
Dall trying to control but Kavanagh is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brody Kavanagh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Kavanagh misses with a low kick.
Kavanagh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall lands with an uppercut that bounces Kavanagh off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dall.
Kavanagh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kavanagh swings widly with a right hand

so Dall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kavanagh keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Kavanagh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Kavanagh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kavanagh is keeping the position for now.
Kavanagh wants to sweep here but Dall controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Kavanagh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall forces his way into half guard.
Kavanagh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kavanagh is keeping the position for now.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Kavanagh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kavanagh looking to control.
Bastyn Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kavanagh keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kavanagh misses with a lunging right hand
and Kavanagh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kavanagh avoids the head kick by Dall.
Kavanagh throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Kavanagh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kavanagh throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall counters with a leg kick.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kavanagh is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Kavanagh.

Dall closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kavanagh did well to prevent Dall getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall controlling the pace.

Dall seems to be looking for submissions.
Kavanagh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kavanagh.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Kavanagh is retaining full guard.
Dall wants to control from the top but Kavanagh keeps moving.
Dall is fighting to break Kavanagh's control of his arms but Kavanagh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dall preventing the sweep.
Kavanagh keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Kavanagh trying to keep a closed guard but Dall is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice cross by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kavanagh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dall.
Kavanagh throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kavanagh throws an off balance right hand
and Dall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastyn Dall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!


Kavanagh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kavanagh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dall.
Kavanagh is looking to land body kicks.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kavanagh throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Kavanagh misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kavanagh. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall throws a nice inside leg kick.

Dall gets a double leg takedown into Kavanagh's guard.
Dall trying to control but Kavanagh is working from the bottom.
Kavanagh looking to control.
Dall passes into half guard.
Dall is taking a breather. Kavanagh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh wants to control but Dall is keeping busy.
Dall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dall is stalling here. Kavanagh is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dall seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kavanagh has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kavanagh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working.
Dall manages to get back to half guard.
Dall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall can't keep his opponent in guard - Kavanagh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dall wants to get back to full guard.
Kavanagh is pressing down on Dall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dall is holding on for now.
Dall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dall is trying to control but can't.
Kavanagh is trying to control. Dall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kavanagh moves into full mount! Dall won't be happy about that!
Dall wants to control but Kavanagh is having none of it.
Dall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kavanagh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dall tries to hold on but Kavanagh postures up.
Dall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kavanagh wants to take a breather but Dall is having none of it.

Kavanagh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dall is refusing to be controlled, as Kavanagh sits in half guard.
Kavanagh tries to pass to full mount but Dall defends it.

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.

Dall looking for submissions off his back.

Kavanagh is looking for a kimura but Dall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kavanagh to get the leverage.
Dall trying to control from the bottom.

Kavanagh is working for a kimura but Dall is defending it quite comfortably.
Dall wants to control but Kavanagh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kavanagh prevents Dall from improving his position.
Kavanagh is looking to advance position but Dall won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brody Kavanagh.
I think Kavanagh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Guk (ranked 171 p4p, 21 weight class) and Pavel Savkov (ranked 558 p4p, 73 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jong Guk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu. Kim Jong Guk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



180 cm
31
178 lbs
23 - 11 - 0
175 cm
26
180 lbs
16 - 6 - 0
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
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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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Guk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Jong Guk catches Savkov right on the button with a cross.
Jong Guk throws an overhand right that lands on Savkov's shoulder, as Savkov tries to avoid the shot.
Jong Guk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jong Guk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Savkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savkov misses with a hook. Jong Guk ducked under it nicely.

Savkov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jong Guk is trying to stand.
Savkov throwing shots but Jong Guk is blocking nicely.
Jong Guk is trying to stand up here but Savkov is controlling him well.
Savkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jong Guk is trying to stand.
Savkov slips a nice elbow through Jong Guk's hands, connecting with Jong Guk's forehead.
Jong Guk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savkov on the ground.
Jong Guk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savkov is taking a breather. Jong Guk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Savkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jong Guk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jong Guk is looking to escape.
Savkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Savkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Jong Guk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jong Guk defending well though.
Savkov prevents Jong Guk from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jong Guk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Savkov trying to control from half guard but Jong Guk is working away.
Savkov thows a huge punch but Jong Guk dodges it nicely.
Jong Guk is trying to stand.

Jong Guk kicks off Savkov and gets to his feet.
Savkov checks a leg kick.
Savkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jong Guk.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Savkov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jong Guk throws a hook but Savkov avoids it easily.
Savkov scores with a jab. Jong Guk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.

Savkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong Guk wants to stand up but Savkov is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov postures up in Jong Guk's guard and throws a big left but Jong Guk blocks it.
Savkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong Guk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savkov postures up and lands a big shot to Jong Guk's brow.
Savkov is pushing down on Jong Guk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jong Guk is fighting to maintain full guard but Savkov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jong Guk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savkov stops Jong Guk from getting back to his feet.
Jong Guk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savkov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Savkov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Savkov throwing shots but Jong Guk is blocking nicely.
Savkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jong Guk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Jong Guk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk trying to hold on to Savkov's head to control him but Savkov postures up.
Savkov working Jong Guk over with strikes.
Jong Guk is looking for a sweep. Savkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Savkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jong Guk tries to kick Savkov off but Savkov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Savkov trying to control the action but Jong Guk is working from the bottom.
Savkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Savkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jong Guk's head.
Jong Guk is looking to control Savkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jong Guk avoid being mounted?
Jong Guk is staying active underneath Savkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jong Guk controlling the position well.
Jong Guk tries to kick Savkov off but Savkov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Savkov is looking for a kimura here.
Jong Guk is trying to stand back up but Savkov is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jong Guk wants to get back to full guard.

Jong Guk kicks off Savkov and gets to his feet.
Jong Guk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jong Guk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Jong Guk tries to keep at a distance but Savkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jong Guk throws a head punch that misses.
Savkov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jong Guk can't find room to land a body shot as Savkov controls the action.
Jong Guk takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Guk lands a hook that snaps the head of Savkov backwards.
Savkov tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk stops a takedown attempt from Savkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Savkov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Nice cross by Jong Guk.
Savkov scores with a hook.
Savkov loads up on a big right hand but Jong Guk slips the punch.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savkov.
As Savkov backs away, Jong Guk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jong Guk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Savkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jong Guk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Savkov is looking to clinch.
Jong Guk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jong Guk throws a wild body kick that Savkov sees coming a mile off.
Jong Guk connects with a right hand. Savkov shakes it off.
Savkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Savkov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jong Guk's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savkov postures up.
Pavel Savkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jong Guk wants to stand up but Savkov is controlling him.
Savkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Jong Guk wants to stand but Savkov is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk keeping moving, preventing Savkov from controlling successfully.

Jong Guk pushes Savkov off and gets back to his feet.
Jong Guk lands a right hook to the body.
Savkov misses the jab.
Nice shot by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jong Guk lands with a nice body punch.
Jong Guk digs a good body shot into Savkov's ribs.
Savkov moves in looking to clinch but Jong Guk pushes him off.
Savkov throws a jab when Jong Guk was well out of range.
Savkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savkov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jong Guk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Guk swings for the body but Savkov moves out of range.
Jong Guk misses with an uppercut. Savkov saw that one coming.
Jong Guk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim Jong Guk is winning the standup battle so far.
Savkov walks into a stiff left hand from Jong Guk.
Savkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jong Guk.

Savkov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Savkov lands strikes from half guard.
Jong Guk is looking to escape.
Jong Guk is concentrating on defense, preventing Savkov from advancing position.
Jong Guk is not content to let Savkov control the position.
Savkov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jong Guk haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Savkov working Jong Guk over with strikes.
Jong Guk is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk is not content to let Savkov control the position.
Savkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Savkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jong Guk defends it well.
Jong Guk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Savkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Savkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Jong Guk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Savkov.
Jong Guk desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov stops Jong Guk from getting back to his feet.
Savkov winds up and cracks Jong Guk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Savkov is nestled in close to Jong Guk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Savkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Savkov stops Jong Guk from getting back to his feet.
Savkov is keen to just control but Jong Guk is a slippery customer.
Jong Guk is looking to escape.
Jong Guk is staying active underneath Savkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Savkov thows a huge punch but Jong Guk dodges it nicely.
Savkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Savkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jong Guk keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pavel Savkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!


Donk. Jong Guk catches Savkov right on the button with a cross.
Jong Guk lands a jab.
Savkov moves away from the strike by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk feints and then cracks Savkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savkov down.
Savkov cracks Jong Guk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jong Guk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jong Guk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savkov moves away.
Jong Guk throws a body kick that misses.
Jong Guk misses with a hook
and Savkov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savkov moves out of range of the body kick from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Savkov's hands.
Decent striking displayed by Savkov there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jong Guk.
Savkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jong Guk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savkov.
Kim Jong Guk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savkov checks a leg kick.
Jong Guk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savkov.
Savkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jong Guk.
Some wild striking there from Savkov.
A jab from Jong Guk misses.
Savkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Savkov scores with the left hand. Jong Guk knows he should have avoided that one.
Savkov goes for a double leg but Jong Guk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jong Guk continues to drive forward.
Nice defenses there by Jong Guk.
Savkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jong Guk.
A jab from Jong Guk misses.
It seemed like Savkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Savkov ducks under a wild hook from Jong Guk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savkov. Jong Guk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jong Guk blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jong Guk.
Savkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jong Guk lands the left hand.
Savkov looks to land a combination but Jong Guk avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk misses with a hook. Savkov ducked under it nicely.
Savkov looks to throw the jab but Jong Guk is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong Guk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savkov. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Savkov.
Kim Jong Guk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savkov cracks Jong Guk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jong Guk.
Savkov throws a nice looking combination but Jong Guk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savkov misses with an uppercut. Jong Guk saw that one coming.
Savkov moves out of range as Jong Guk throws a body kick.
Jong Guk misses with a looping right.
Savkov throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Savkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Savkov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jong Guk connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy left from Jong Guk finds it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk slips a straight right by Savkov.
Jong Guk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jong Guk keeps Savkov at a distance using the push kick.
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. Savkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk walks into a straight right hand from Savkov.
Jong Guk looks to land a right hand but Savkov moved out of range.
Jong Guk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Savkov's calf.
Jong Guk jabs Savkov right on the nose. Savkov blinks but takes it well.
Jong Guk misses with a wild body shot.
Savkov dives in and grabs Jong Guk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jong Guk pushes down on Savkov's head and hops out.
Kim Jong Guk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Savkov.
Jong Guk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Savkov misses with a takedown attempt - Jong Guk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jong Guk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savkov.
Savkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jong Guk.
Nice sprawl there from Jong Guk as Savkov shoots in.
Savkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jong Guk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savkov manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Savkov blocks the leg kick.
Savkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jong Guk circles away.
Jong Guk takes a swing at Savkov's ribcage but misses.
Pavel Savkov 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.
Jong Guk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savkov's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Jong Guk. No joy for Savkov on that attempt.
Jong Guk lands a leg kick that knocks Savkov off balance momentarily.
Savkov misses with a few strikes there.
Savkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jong Guk.
A jab from Savkov misses.
Savkov throws a jab when Jong Guk was well out of range.
Jong Guk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Savkov.
Savkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk avoids the body shot from Savkov.
Savkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Jong Guk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jong Guk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Jong Guk's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Savkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jong Guk.
Savkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jong Guk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Savkov 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Savkov!

A very excited looking Pavel Savkov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Kim Jong Guk stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, moving to 155 I guess unless I get my rematch........For now. Props to the New Champ, it was a tough fight for both of us.'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 229 p4p, 34 weight class) and Michail Podolski (ranked 298 p4p, 42 weight class). Souvlaki comes into the arena with Greek Anthem blaring out of the sound system. 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!



174 cm
36
146 lbs
21 - 13 - 0
168 cm
27
148 lbs
14 - 4 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed


Voodoo Nutrition
Aspire Clothing


Aspire Clothing
Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michail Podolski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souvlaki throws a good cross that connects.
Podolski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souvlaki.
Podolski misses with a head kick.
Podolski's coach down at Double XX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Podolski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Podolski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Souvlaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Podolski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Souvlaki is in Podolski's guard.

Podolski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Podolski but Podolski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souvlaki shoots for a takedown but Podolski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Podolski misses with a body kick.
Michail Podolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Podolski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Podolski misses with the combination.
Souvlaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Podolski.
Souvlaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Podolski sprawls well. He's pushed Souvlaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Podolski fails to land with a series of punches.
Souvlaki cracks Podolski with a good jab.
Podolski throws the kick towards the body but Souvlaki avoids it.
Podolski stuffs the takedown attempt from Souvlaki. Souvlaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Podolski leaves Souvlaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Podolski.

Souvlaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Podolski is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Souvlaki presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Souvlaki tries to break free but Podolski pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Souvlaki.
A head punch on the inside from Podolski fails to land.
Podolski lands an uppercut.
Podolski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Podolski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Podolski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Podolski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souvlaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Podolski has a couple of punches blocked by Souvlaki.
Souvlaki blocks an uppercut.
Souvlaki looking for a takedown.
Podolski throws a punch but it's blocked by Souvlaki.
Podolski misses with a punch on the inside.
Podolski throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Podolski.
Souvlaki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Souvlaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Podolski's elbow.
Souvlaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Podolski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Podolski lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souvlaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Podolski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Souvlaki goes for a double leg but Podolski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Podolski continues to drive forward.
Podolski missing with a left hand there. Souvlaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michail Podolski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Souvlaki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Podolski to the ground. Souvlaki is now in Podolski's guard.
Souvlaki prevents Podolski from getting back to his feet.
Souvlaki with a nice head shot there.
Podolski is looking to stand back up but Souvlaki counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Podolski.
Podolski is trying to stand.
Souvlaki throwing shots but Podolski is blocking nicely.

Souvlaki seems to be working for a kimura but Podolski defends the submission attempt.
Souvlaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Podolski's head.
Podolski wants to get back to his feet.
Souvlaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Podolski kicks Souvlaki off and gets back to his feet.
Podolski lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Podolski does no damage.
Souvlaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Souvlaki blocks a head kick by Podolski.
Podolski misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Podolski.
Podolski misses with a double jab.
Souvlaki blocks a head kick by Podolski.

Souvlaki drives through with a takedown into Podolski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Podolski wants to stand and escape but Souvlaki is having none of it.
Souvlaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Podolski's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souvlaki postures up and lands a big shot to Podolski's brow.
We've been hearing good reports from Souvlaki'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.
Souvlaki won't allow Podolski to get back to his feet.
Souvlaki is in close to Podolski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souvlaki trying to control but Podolski is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michail Podolski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Podolski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souvlaki.
Podolski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souvlaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souvlaki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Souvlaki fails with the takedown.
Souvlaki slips under a jab from Podolski.
Podolski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souvlaki darts in looking for a takedown but Podolski gets double underhooks and turns Souvlaki into the cage.
Podolski throws a head kick but Souvlaki moves out of range.
A combination from Souvlaki does no damage.
Podolski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souvlaki dodges the punch combination from Podolski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podolski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souvlaki slips a jab and a cross from Podolski.
Podolski tries to bum rush Souvlaki with a series of wild strikes but Souvlaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souvlaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Podolski slaps away a takedown attempt from Souvlaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski looks to land a combination but Souvlaki avoids it well.
Souvlaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Podolski sprawls and moves away.
Podolski throws a sloppy head kick and Souvlaki moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Podolski misses

and Souvlaki counters with a shoot takedown. Podolski fights it but they end up in guard.
Podolski wants to stand but Souvlaki is controlling the position.
Souvlaki is working Podolski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Podolski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Souvlaki works over Podolski with some ground and pound from guard.
Souvlaki with a nice head shot there.
Souvlaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Souvlaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Podolski wants to stand and escape but Souvlaki is having none of it.
Souvlaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Podolski wants to get back to his feet but Souvlaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Souvlaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Podolski being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki working some strikes from top position.
Podolski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Podolski wants to stand up but Souvlaki is controlling him.
Souvlaki working some strikes from top position.
Souvlaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souvlaki trying to control but Podolski is working from the bottom.
Podolski wants to get back to his feet but Souvlaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Souvlaki distracts Podolski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souvlaki cracks Podolski with a solid left hand.
Souvlaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Podolski's head.
Souvlaki won't allow Podolski to get back to his feet.
Souvlaki cracks Podolski with a solid left hand.
Souvlaki wants to control from the top but Podolski keeps moving.
Podolski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki trying to control but Podolski is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Souvlaki stops Podolski from standing up.

Podolski is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Souvlaki presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Souvlaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souvlaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Podolski off the cage and back into range.
Podolski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown but Podolski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Podolski tries a head kick but it misses.
Souvlaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Podolski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souvlaki somewhat.
Podolski looks to land a combination but Souvlaki avoids it well.
Souvlaki slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski thows a leg kick but Souvlaki checks it
enabling Souvlaki to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Souvlaki with that takedown attempt.
Podolski throws a nice looking combination but Souvlaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski throws a push kick but Souvlaki slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Podolski.
Souvlaki shoots in for a double leg but Podolski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Podolski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souvlaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Souvlaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Podolski, which made it look bad.
Podolski is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Michail Podolski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Podolski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souvlaki.
A head kick misses from Podolski.
Podolski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Podolski misses with a head kick.
Souvlaki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michail Podolski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.


Podolski throws a right and a left that Souvlaki avoids nicely.
Michail Podolski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Podolski.
Souvlaki lands with a nice combination. Podolski backs away looking to recover.
Podolski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Podolski throws a leg kick but Souvlaki checks it.

Souvlaki feints and as Podolski raises his hands in defense, Souvlaki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Souvlaki trying to control but Podolski is working from the bottom.
Podolski wants to get back to his feet but Souvlaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Souvlaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Souvlaki is working Podolski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Podolski keeping moving, preventing Souvlaki from controlling successfully.
Souvlaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Podolski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Souvlaki is controlling him.
Souvlaki scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki prevents Podolski from getting back to his feet.
Souvlaki landing with the ground and pound.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Podolski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki distracts Podolski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Podolski wants to stand and escape but Souvlaki is having none of it.
Souvlaki trying to control but Podolski is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Souvlaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Souvlaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Souvlaki wants to control from the top but Podolski keeps moving.

Podolski is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Souvlaki presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Souvlaki wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Podolski has Souvlaki pressed against the cage, preventing Souvlaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Podolski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souvlaki backwards.
Podolski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Podolski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Podolski.
Souvlaki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Podolski is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Podolski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Podolski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Podolski keeps control of Souvlaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Podolski has a couple of punches blocked by Souvlaki.
A shot in the inside from Podolski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Souvlaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki cracks Podolski with a good jab.
Souvlaki fails with the takedown.
Podolski looks to land a combination but Souvlaki avoids it well.
Souvlaki missing with a left hand there. Podolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souvlaki.
Podolski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Michail Podolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Souvlaki is rocked!
Souvlaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Podolski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Podolski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souvlaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souvlaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Podolski.
A combination from Podolski does no damage.
Podolski throws a body kick that misses.
Souvlaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Podolski misses with a two punch combination.
Podolski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souvlaki tries for a takedown but Podolski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Podolski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souvlaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souvlaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Podolski.
Podolski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Souvlaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Koulouraki Souvlaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki avoids the head kick by Podolski.

Souvlaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Podolski pushes Souvlaki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Souvlaki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Souvlaki is chipping away with strikes.
Souvlaki throws an elbow but Podolski slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Souvlaki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michail Podolski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Podolski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michail Podolski!

A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michail Podolski made sure he mentioned Aspire Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Who Tsoi (ranked 173 p4p, 24 weight class) and Serge Spectre (ranked 41 p4p, 8 weight class). Tsoi comes to the cage accompanied by !!!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Spectre's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!



181 cm
32
161 lbs
23 - 9 - 1
185 cm
36
158 lbs
31 - 12 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin


Aspire Clothing
Pit Bull Development


Hellraiser FightGear
Aspire Clothing


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do Who Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serge Spectre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Spectre misses the target.
Spectre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tsoi can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spectre cracks Tsoi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spectre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsoi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tsoi lands a really nice looking cross but Spectre seems unphased.
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Spectre is just out of range.
Spectre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tsoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spectre was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsoi.
Spectre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsoi digs a good body shot into Spectre's ribs.
Spectre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsoi scores with a punch to the head.
Tsoi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Spectre misses.
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!
Spectre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsoi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spectre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsois jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tsoi scores with a push kick.
Tsoi misses with a body kick.
Spectre moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsoi lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi slips under a jab from Spectre.
Tsoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spectre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Spectre.
A quick step to the side and Tsoi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tsoi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spectre - the referee stops the clock and Tsoi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spectre. Tsoi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tsoi looks to throw the jab but Spectre is out of range.
It seemed like Spectre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spectre manages to avoid it.
Tsoi lands a nice shot to the body.
Spectre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spectre.
Spectre lands with a straight right. Tsoi didn't see that one coming.
Tsoi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spectre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spectre lands a nice shot that snaps Tsoi's head back.
Tsoi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsoi misses with a hook.
Spectre misses with a straight right.
Spectre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tsoi connects with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsoi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spectre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spectre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsoi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spectre counters with a straight right hand.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi catches Spectre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Spectre does it's job there.
Spectre delivers a nice body kick.
Spectre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsoi has time to react.
Spectre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tsoi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Spectre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsoi at a distance.
Spectre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spectre lands a nice hook to Tsoi's body. Tsoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Spectre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Tsoi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spectre manages to avoid it.
Do Who Tsoi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spectre misses with a series of wild punches.
Tsoi is looking to counter punch.
Tsoi throws a solid leg kick but Spectre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tsoi.
Tsoi fakes the leg kick and cracks Spectre in the body.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spectre feints the counter takedown.
Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spectre.
Spectre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tsoi avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Tsoi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spectre.
Spectre lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spectre avoids a kick to the body.
Tsoi throws a hook but Spectre avoids it easily.
Tsoi throws a push kick but Spectre slaps the foot to one side.
Spectre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsoi.
Tsoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spectre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spectre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsois jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tsoi cracks the inside of Spectre's front leg.
Tsoi slips a jab and a cross from Spectre.
A big left from Spectre misses.

Tsoi closes the distance and pushes Spectre back into the cage.
Spectre swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsoi throws a head punch that misses.
Spectre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsoi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tsoi.
Tsoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Spectre.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Spectre.
Tsoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tsoi.
Spectre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsoi lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spectre.

Tsoi breaks from the clinch.
Tsoi misses with a left hand
and Spectre counters with a left to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spectre checks a leg kick.
Spectre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsoi.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Spectre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spectre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsoi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spectre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spectre swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from Tsoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Serge Spectre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


The fighters circle momentarily. Tsoi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi connects with the punch.
Tsoi throws a hook to the side of Spectre's head but Spectre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsoi loads up on a big right hand but Spectre slips the punch.
Tsoi connects with a jab.
Serge Spectre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spectre takes one to the side of the head.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsoi throws a body kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Tsoi.
Spectre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi slips under a jab from Spectre.
Tsoi throws an overhand right that lands on Spectre's shoulder, as Spectre tries to avoid the shot.
Spectre throws a lazy right hand but Tsoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsoi punishes Spectre's body with a nice straight punch.
Spectre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsoi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spectre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tsoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spectre just misses with a punch to the body.
Spectre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spectre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsoi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spectre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Spectre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spectre.
Spectre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spectre.
Tsoi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Spectre cracks Tsoi with a good jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsoi, right into the meat.
Spectre misses with a straight left.
Tsoi is looking to clinch but Spectre is avoiding it.
Spectre lands with a straight right. Tsoi didn't see that one coming.
Tsoi connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tsoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spectre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsoi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tsoi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spectre's hands.
Spectre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Tsoi darts in and clinches Spectre up against the cage.

Spectre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Do Who Tsoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spectre misses with a straight left.
Spectre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spectre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spectre misses with a low kick.
Spectre throws a push kick but Tsoi slaps the foot to one side.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spectre! But no joy.
Spectre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsoi throws a low kick but Spectre moves out of range easily.
Tsoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tsoi throws a low kick but Spectre moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Tsoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Spectre 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.
Spectre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsoi controlling Spectre's posture.
Spectre trying to control but Tsoi is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi looking to control.
Spectre throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsoi is adopting a defensive guard.

Tsoi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spectre defends it easily.
Spectre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Tsoi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Spectre passes into half guard.
Tsoi wants to improve his position but Spectre is controlling well.
Tsoi is controlling Spectre's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Spectre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spectre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spectre 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.
Tsoi is controlling Spectre's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tsoi wants to control but Spectre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Do Who Tsoi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


Spectre motions for Tsoi to come forward. Spectre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spectre lands with an overhand left.
Tsoi checks a leg kick.
Spectre lands a jab to the head.
Spectre misses with an uppercut
and Tsoi counters with a right hand to the body.
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spectre manages to avoid it.
Tsoi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spectre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spectre throws a shot from downtown. Tsoi moves away and avoids it.
Tsoi slips a jab from Spectre.
Tsoi throws a body kick that misses

and Spectre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spectre.
Tsoi controls Spectre momentarily but Spectre frees himself.
Spectre working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsoi is controlling Spectre's posture.
Tsoi controls Spectre momentarily but Spectre frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spectre pushing down on Tsoi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tsoi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spectre is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spectre wants to take a breather but Tsoi is having none of it.
Spectre working over Tsoi with some ground and pound. Tsoi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Spectre trying to control from half guard but Tsoi is working away.
Tsoi is trying to control but Spectre passes into side control!
Spectre landing strikes.
Spectre throwing strikes but Tsoi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spectre regains half guard.
Tsoi trying to mount his opponent but Spectre defends it.
Spectre has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tsoi in particular looking to stall.
Spectre is looking for a sweep. Tsoi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spectre moves into full guard.
Spectre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spectre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Spectre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spectre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tsoi defends well.

Spectre looking for subs off his back but Tsoi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tsoi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Spectre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spectre trying to hold on to Tsoi's head to control him but Tsoi postures up.
Tsoi is trying to control. Spectre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tsoi controlling the pace.

Spectre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tsoi stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spectre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsoi under the eye.
Tsoi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Serge Spectre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spectre 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Serge Spectre!

Serge Spectre tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
65%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 38 p4p, 5 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 50 p4p, 7 weight class). Diggs comes into the arena with KING of the FALL blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



184 cm
30
174 lbs
27 - 11 - 0
182 cm
28
177 lbs
19 - 7 - 0
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaki Iii fakes the leg kick and cracks Diggs in the body.
Makaki Iii has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diggs is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Makaki Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Diggs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Makaki Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Diggs cracks Makaki Iii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makaki Iii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makaki Iii connects with a looping right hand.
Makaki Iii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makaki Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makaki Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Makaki Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makaki Iii checks the leg kick.
Diggs backing away here, and Makaki Iii unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.
Diggs misses with a body shot.
Makaki Iii is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diggs missing with a left hand there. Makaki Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs closes the distance but Makaki Iii moves to the side
and Makaki Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii 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.
Makaki Iii throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makaki Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs throws out a leg kick but Makaki Iii moves out of range and Diggs only half commits.
Orlando Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Makaki Iii rushes Diggs and presses him up against the cage.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Makaki Iii controls his hands.
Diggs gets through Makaki Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makaki Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makaki Iii lands a left hand.
Makaki Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Diggs is trying to break the clinch but Makaki Iii has him pressed against the cage.
Makaki Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diggs blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Diggs.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diggs manages to break the clinch.
Diggs throws an overhand right that lands on Makaki Iii's shoulder, as Makaki Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs with a nice cross.
Makaki Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Diggs avoids it.
Diggs scores with a push kick.
Makaki Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makaki Iii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makaki Iii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab from Diggs.
Makaki Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diggs. Diggs obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Makaki Iii misses its intended target.
Diggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Makaki Iii scores with a nice strike.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaki Iii moves away.
Nice jab there from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii takes one to the chin there.
Makaki Iii throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Diggs misses.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs scores with the left hand. Makaki Iii knows he should have avoided that one.
Makaki Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggs scores with a jab. Makaki Iii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Makaki Iii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Makaki Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs tries a body shot but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Makaki Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii blocking some punches.
Makaki Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Makaki Iii avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Makaki Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Diggs works on Makaki Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Makaki Iii misses with the head strike.
Makaki Iii prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Makaki Iii avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Makaki Iii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makaki Iii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makaki Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makaki Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makaki Iii lands a body shot.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Makaki Iii controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Makaki Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Makaki Iii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makaki Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggs is looking to slow Makaki Iii down with leg kicks.
Makaki Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Makaki Iii misses its intended target.
Diggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makaki Iii defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaki Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggs connects with a jab.
Makaki Iii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Makaki Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Makaki Iii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makaki Iii.
A short right from Diggs.
Makaki Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggs is trying to pull guard but Makaki Iii turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makaki Iii.
Diggs lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makaki Iii.

Diggs manages to break the clinch.
Makaki Iii throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
Diggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makaki Iii cracks the inside of Diggs's front leg.
Diggs lands with a cross.
A left lands for Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Makaki Iii.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Makaki Iii misses the jab.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makaki Iii.
Diggs throws a front kick that sends Makaki Iii stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makaki Iii throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diggs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makaki Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makaki Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diggs throws a lazy right hand but Makaki Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makaki Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Diggs.
Diggs throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makaki Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makaki Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Makaki Iii.
Diggs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makaki Iii is out of range and Diggs settles back down.
Makaki Iii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
Makaki Iii feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makaki Iii takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makaki Iii.
Diggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makaki Iii's hands.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice cross by Diggs.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Makaki Iii's leg. Makaki Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makaki Iii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Makaki Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs lands with a cross.
Makaki Iii tries a low kick but Diggs avoids it.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Diggs avoids it.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makaki Iii. That did some damage!
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Makaki Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diggs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diggs throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Makaki Iii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Diggs has closed the distance and engaged Makaki Iii in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Makaki Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Diggs misses.
Makaki Iii slips a straight right by Diggs.
Makaki Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diggs with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Makaki Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Makaki Iii. That snapped Diggs's head back.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Diggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Makaki Iii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makaki Iii throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Diggs. That snapped Makaki Iii's head back.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makaki Iii jabs Diggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Makaki Iii checks it.
Makaki Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diggs throws a body punch but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Diggs misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Diggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Makaki Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


Diggs throws out a powerful jab.
Makaki Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diggs thows a leg kick but Makaki Iii checks it
and Makaki Iii counters with a series of strikes. Diggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Diggs throws a solid leg kick but Makaki Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diggs.
Makaki Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut.
Makaki Iii lands an overhand right.
Diggs defending well as Makaki Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs checks a leg kick.
Makaki Iii slips a straight right by Diggs.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaki Iii blocks a low kick nicely.
Diggs lands a nice hook to Makaki Iii's body. Makaki Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Makaki Iii is out of range.
Diggs throws a front kick aimed at Makaki Iii's knee but Makaki Iii avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diggs throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Makaki Iii counter with a right hand.
Makaki Iii misses with a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makaki Iii's calf.
Jab from Diggs.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makaki Iii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Makaki Iii loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Makaki Iii takes one to the chin there.
Diggs throws a big shot that misses.
Makaki Iii looks to throw the jab but Diggs is out of range.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makaki Iii.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makaki Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makaki Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diggs is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Makaki Iii's leg. Makaki Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Diggs.
Diggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makaki Iii.
Diggs throws a big shot that misses.
Makaki Iii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Diggs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diggs.
Diggs lands a head shot.
Diggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makaki Iii. Makaki Iii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Diggs misses.
Makaki Iii tries to counter with a clinch but Diggs shakes him off and moves away.
Diggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Makaki Iii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makaki Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diggs throws a chopping leg kick but Makaki Iii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diggs throws a wild body kick that Makaki Iii sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Makaki Iii lands a jab to the nose.
Makaki Iii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diggs.
Diggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Makaki Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Makaki Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Makaki Iii blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Makaki Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makaki Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut.
Diggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Makaki Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makaki Iii cracks Diggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diggs slips under a jab.
Diggs blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs defending well as Makaki Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs slips a jab from Makaki Iii.
Diggs misses with an uppercut
enabling Makaki Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs lands with a kick to the ribs.

Makaki Iii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Diggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
Makaki Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Makaki Iii takes a shot to the head.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii misses with some punches.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makaki Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diggs.
Jab by Makaki Iii.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Diggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makaki Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makaki Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggs, right into the meat.
Makaki Iii wants to slow Diggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makaki Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Diggs misses with an uppercut

and Makaki Iii counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makaki Iii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makaki Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Makaki Iii has double underhooks.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Makaki Iii backwards.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diggs tries to work over Makaki Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makaki Iii is leaning against Diggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makaki Iii is leaning against Diggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makaki Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Makaki Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Makaki Iii moves into the clinch.
Makaki Iii throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries to work over Makaki Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makaki Iii misses with the head strike.
Makaki Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Makaki Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makaki Iii throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makaki Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Diggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makaki Iii lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makaki Iii gets through Diggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Diggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diggs tries a body shot but Makaki Iii blocks it.

Makaki Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with a straight left.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggs checks a leg kick.
Diggs misses with an uppercut
and Diggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Makaki Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makaki Iii. That one must have hurt.
Makaki Iii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makaki Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diggs.
Diggs staying out of range there.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makaki Iii throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makaki Iii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Diggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crunch! Makaki Iii slams his shin into Diggs's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Diggs's front leg with a kick but Diggs checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makaki Iii. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Makaki Iii. Makaki Iii obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggs lands an overhand right.
Diggs avoids the head kick by Makaki Iii.
Diggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makaki Iii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Makaki Iii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diggs scores with a shot to the body.
Makaki Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makaki Iii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donk. Diggs catches Makaki Iii right on the button with a cross.
Good shot there by Diggs.
Makaki Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!


Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Diggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Diggs there.
Makaki Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Diggs's front leg with a kick but Diggs checks it.
Makaki Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diggs.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makaki Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii ducks right into an uppercut from Diggs.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makaki Iii throws out the jab.
Diggs digs a good body shot into Makaki Iii's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii moves away from the strike by Diggs.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makaki Iii avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Diggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Makaki Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Makaki Iii. That's going to slow Diggs down.
Diggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makaki Iii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
Makaki Iii is looking to land body kicks.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Makaki Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makaki Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggs in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diggs.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makaki Iii throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Diggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab from Diggs.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Makaki Iii avoids it.
Makaki Iii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs misses with a left hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makaki Iii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makaki Iii on the side of the head.
Makaki Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Makaki Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Makaki Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut.
Diggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diggs lands with a right hand.
Diggs misses with a shot to the body
and Makaki Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makaki Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Makaki Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
Diggs misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Makaki Iii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makaki Iii missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Diggs moves into the clinch.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with some punches.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Makaki Iii blocks a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii lands with a light punch inside.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii working aggressively here.
Diggs pushes Makaki Iii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Makaki Iii as the two fighters clinch.
Diggs prevents a body shot from Makaki Iii.
A shot in the inside from Makaki Iii.
Diggs misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Orlando Diggs.
I think Diggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Orlando Diggs!

Orlando Diggs retains his welterweight title!
Orlando Diggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 26 p4p, 4 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 127 p4p, 19 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Skovgaard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Second Reality. Valentin Skovgaard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.



192 cm
26
209 lbs
17 - 3 - 0
187 cm
27
210 lbs
20 - 5 - 0
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chikatchawan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skovgaard misses with a hook.
Chikatchawan swings for the body but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Chikatchawan slips a straight right by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard swings for the body but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chikatchawan scores with a spinning back kick!
Chikatchawan scores with a body shot.
Skovgaard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chikatchawan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skovgaard. Skovgaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Skovgaard misses the body punch
enabling Chikatchawan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skovgaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard misses the jab.
Skovgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chikatchawan checks a leg kick nicely.
Chikatchawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chikatchawan cracks Skovgaard with a good jab.

Chikatchawan drives through and clinches with Skovgaard against the cage.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Skovgaard avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the cage.
A short left from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skovgaard is keeping busy.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand underneath Skovgaard's ribcage. Skovgaard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skovgaard pushes Chikatchawan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard looks winded!
Chikatchawan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skovgaard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chikatchawan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Chikatchawan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chikatchawan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Skovgaard misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skovgaard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skovgaard swings for the body but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Skovgaard throws a wild body kick that Chikatchawan sees coming a mile off.
Chikatchawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skovgaard throws a sloppy body shot

and Chikatchawan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Skovgaard! Chikatchawan lets Skovgaard back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Skovgaard is rocked!
Chikatchawan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Skovgaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Chikatchawan finish him?
Skovgaard scores with a sloppy right hand. Chikatchawan should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skovgaard.
It looked like Chikatchawan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skovgaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Skovgaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skovgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chikatchawan moves away.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
Chikatchawan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skovgaard's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard misses with a lunging right hand
and Skovgaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Chikatchawan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chikatchawan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skovgaard misses with a punch to the body.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan prevents Skovgaard from breaking the clinch.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand underneath Skovgaard's ribcage. Skovgaard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skovgaard prevents a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard throws a head punch that misses.
Chikatchawan blocks an uppercut.
Skovgaard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Skovgaard avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the cage.
Skovgaard tries a body shot but Chikatchawan blocks it.
Skovgaard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chikatchawan misses with a punch to the body.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Chikatchawan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chikatchawan presses Skovgaard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chikatchawan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Skovgaard fails to land.
Chikatchawan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skovgaard backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Skovgaard.
Chikatchawan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chikatchawan lands a big right hand! Skovgaard is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Tsoko Chikatchawan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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