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KOFC 116 - Fett vs Andreev PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bendayho (ranked 3708 p4p, 373 weight class) and Dick Diaz (ranked 2798 p4p, 304 weight class). Diaz has chosen Feiticeira as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomas Bendayho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bendayho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bendayho is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bendayho has time to react.
A big left from Bendayho misses.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bendayho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Bendayho feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Bendayho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bendayho.
Bendayho half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bendayho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bendayho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Bendayho lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz 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.
Bendayho throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Bendayho.
Bendayho moves out of range of the strikes.
Bendayho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bendayho doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Bendayho is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz cracks the inside of Bendayho's front leg.
Bendayho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bendayho checks a low kick from Diaz.
Bendayho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz cracks Bendayho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bendayho throws a lazy head kick
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Bendayho missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bendayho just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Bendayho's shoulder, as Bendayho tries to avoid the shot.
Tomas Bendayho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Bendayho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bendayho momentarily.
Bendayho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Bendayho.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Bendayho does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Bendayho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bendayho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Bendayho tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Bendayho darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Bendayho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diaz.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bendayho defends it easily.
Diaz is trying to keep Bendayho in close.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bendayho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Diaz is tightening it up a little... Bendayho has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bendayho reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bendayho taps out! Nice BJJ there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dick Diaz!
Dick Diaz 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Dennis (ranked 2321 p4p, 266 weight class) and Steve Cusumano (ranked 4693 p4p, 447 weight class). Cusumano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gamefire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem Dennis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cusumano!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cusumano is fending him off so far but Dennis persists. Nope, Cusumano circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Cusumano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cusumano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dennis circles away quickly and effectively.
Dennis has a takedown stuffed.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kareem Dennis . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cusumano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cusumano scores with a punch to the head.
Dennis shoots in looking for a takedown but Cusumano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dennis 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dennis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cusumano avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cusumano throws a right and a left that Dennis avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Cusumano - just one landing.
Cusumano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cusumano has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Dennis finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Cusumano's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Dennis falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Cusumano!
Steve Cusumano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 1378 p4p, 176 weight class) and George Arias (ranked 1233 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as George Arias enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Arias!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp feints and then cracks Arias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arias down.
Arias moves into the clinch.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Arias avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arias pushes Sharp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Arias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arias lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
A body shot lands from Sharp.
A shot in the inside from Sharp.
Arias is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arias has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
A short uppercut from Arias.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp prevents a body shot from Arias.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arias lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arias.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sharp.
Arias lands a shoulder strike.
Arias lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arias lands a shot to the body.
Arias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arias misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
Sharp gets through Arias's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arias scores with a hook to the body.
Arias lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Arias avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arias blocks an uppercut.
Sharp misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Arias 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.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Arias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharp's efforts to push away.
Arias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharp pushes Arias back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Arias.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Arias scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Arias - that landed with a thud.
Arias has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Arias lands with a left to the head.
Arias lands with a short shot to the head.
Arias softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Arias.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Arias avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Arias lands a nice uppercut.
Arias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp is rocked!
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Sharp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arias.
Arias tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Arias lands with a short shot to the head.
Arias misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Arias tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
Sharp seems to have got his legs back now.
Arias misses with some punches.
Arias lands a right hand.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arias digs a right hand underneath Sharp's ribcage. Sharp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sharp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arias's elbow.
Sharp misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Arias.
Arias misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arias tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Arias back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp blocking some punches.
Arias scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.
Arias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Arias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arias scores with a shot to the side of Sharp's head.
Sharp throws a head punch that misses.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arias misses with the head strike.
Arias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Arias dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arias lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arias manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arias! But no joy.
Arias thuds his right hand into Sharp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arias ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arias scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arias wants to slow Sharp down by chopping away at his legs.
Sharp takes a swing at Arias's ribcage but misses.
Arias has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Sharp takes a shot to the head.
Sharp lands with a left to the head.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arias lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Sharp tries a body shot but Arias blocks it.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Arias.
Arias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sharp prevents a body shot from Arias.
Still in the clinch, Sharp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arias swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arias can't find room to land a body shot as Sharp controls the action.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Arias controls the action.
Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp keeps the fight on the outside.
Arias lands a glancing blow to the side of Sharp's head.
Arias moves into the clinch.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp tries to work over Arias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arias backwards.
Arias throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Arias takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias working aggressively here.
George Arias seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arias misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Arias avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arias's elbow.
Arias lands a right hand.
Arias tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arias in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Arias.
Sharp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arias's elbow.
Arias lands a right hand.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arias pushes Sharp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Arias misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp takes a shot to the head.
Arias throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharps head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arias backwards.
Arias tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Arias back against the cage.
Arias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arias lands an uppercut.
A short right from Arias on the inside.
Arias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arias misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arias.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Arias.
Sharp pushes Arias back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp scores with a shoulder strike.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Arias has him pressed against the cage.
Arias lands an uppercut that drops Sharp! Arias follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arias in side control, throwing shots but Sharp defends.
Arias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sharp keeps working.
Arias working the ground and pound but Sharp is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Arias tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arias misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet but Arias drags him back down.
Sharp is not content to let Arias control the position.
Arias working the strikes but Sharp uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Arias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Arias connects with a body shot that sends Sharp's belly button to the back.
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arias gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharp scores with a shoulder strike.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Arias controls the action.
Sharp lands an uppercut.
Arias misses with some punches.
Arias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arias lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Arias.
Arias prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Arias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arias swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arias lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arias cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arias.
Arias lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Arias.
Sharp breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Arias.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arias, right into the meat.
Arias tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp swings for the body but Arias moves out of range.
Arias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Sharp misses its target.
Arias moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arias.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arias working aggressively here.
Arias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arias tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Asa Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Arias lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Arias.
Arias misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arias.
Arias lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Arias presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arias throws a big uppercut that drops Sharp! More strikes from Arias and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sharp lies dazed against the cage as Arias celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Arias!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corban Storm (ranked 1446 p4p, 180 weight class) and Trametinib Mekinist (ranked 1285 p4p, 162 weight class). Corban Storm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trametinib Mekinist!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mekinist takes a step back to recover.
Mekinist scores with the left hand. Storm knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Mekinist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Storm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Mekinist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mekinist drives through and clinches with Storm against the cage.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Storm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mekinist.
Storm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mekinist prevents a body shot from Storm.
Storm blocks a body shot from Mekinist.
Storm tries a body shot but Mekinist blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mekinist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mekinist misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Storm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Storm.
Storm lands a body shot.
Mekinist tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Mekinist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekinist struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Mekinist blocks an uppercut.
Storm lands a nice uppercut.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Mekinist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm prevents a body shot from Mekinist.
Storm tries a body shot but Mekinist blocks it.
Mekinist tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Mekinist back against the cage.
Storm lands a body punch in the clinch.
Storm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Storm lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Trametinib Mekinist has been cut.
Storm blocks a body shot from Mekinist.
Mekinist lands a right hand.
Storm has clasped his hands together around Mekinist's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm working the body and head with strikes.
Mekinist is looking to reverse the position.
Mekinist is working to avoid the ground and pound but Storm connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is putting a hurting on Mekinist here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mekinist can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Storm tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mekinist's legs.
Mekinist is trying to get back to half guard.
Mekinist takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Storm 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.
Mekinist tries to bench press Storm off him but Storm keeps the position.
Storm landing a few strikes.
Storm cracks Mekinist with a big right hand but Mekinist just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mekinist tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mekinist takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mekinist takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Storm landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mekinist manages to get back to half guard.
Storm is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mekinist taking some punishment here, with Storm in his half guard.
Storm winds up and cracks Mekinist with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Storm there.
Mekinist is looking to improve his position.
Storm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Storm wants to take a breather but Mekinist is having none of it.
Storm working Mekinist over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mekinist with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Storm lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Storm slips a nice elbow through Mekinist's hands, connecting with Mekinist's forehead.
Storm is thwarting Mekinist's attempts to control the position.
Storm is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Storm scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Storm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mekinist is staying active underneath Storm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Storm slips a nice elbow through Mekinist's hands, connecting with Mekinist's forehead.
Storm drops an elbow to the side of Mekinist's head.
Storm working over Mekinist with some ground and pound. Mekinist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trametinib Mekinist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Storm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mekinist to the mat! Mekinist manages to get full guard.
Mekinist 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.
Storm with a nice head shot there.
Mekinist wants to sweep here but Storm controlling him for the moment.
Storm distracts Mekinist with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Storm is working Mekinist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mekinist has momentary wrist control but Storm slips an elbow through the middle.
Storm trying to control but Mekinist is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mekinist 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.
Storm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Storm passes into half guard.
Storm is looking to take a break and control but Mekinist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekinist is looking to improve his position.
Storm is nestled in close to Mekinist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Storm is pressing down on Mekinist's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mekinist is holding on for now.
Storm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mekinist is looking to improve his position.
Mekinist has hold of Storm's hands but Storm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mekinist wants to improve his position but Storm is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is keen to just control but Mekinist is a slippery customer.
Storm 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.
Storm working the head and body with strikes.
Storm landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mekinist tries to roll over but Storm keeps him under control.
Mekinist has hold of Storm's hands but Storm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mekinist is refusing to be controlled, as Storm sits in half guard.
Storm drops an elbow to the side of Mekinist's head.
Storm working over Mekinist with some ground and pound. Mekinist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Storm is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Storm is looking to take a break and control but Mekinist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Storm connects with a nice short shot to Mekinist's temple.
Storm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Storm lands strikes from half guard.
Storm seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mekinist has a hand on Storm's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Storm takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Storm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Storm with the ground and pound from mount.
Storm scoring with strikes but Mekinist is staying in there.
Storm scoring with strikes but Mekinist is staying in there.
Mekinist is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mekinist bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Storm and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corban Storm!
After the fight, Corban Storm was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 1385 p4p, 166 weight class) and Zulu Zulu (ranked 2437 p4p, 262 weight class). Neal Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Zulu Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Zulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Zulu does no damage.
Zulu throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Zulu against the cage.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Zulu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Zulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diaz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zulu.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu prevents a body shot from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zulu throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Zulu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zulu misses with the head strike.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Zulu.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zulu has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zulu lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Zulu.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Zulu stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Zulu is looking to stand up but Diaz won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zulu has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Zulu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Zulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz with a nice cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zulu.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz moves out of range as Zulu strikes.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zulu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Zulu slips the punch.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zulu on the side of the head.
Zulu tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz moves out of range as Zulu strikes.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zulu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zulu misses with a head kick.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Zulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Zulu scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pulls Zulu into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zulu has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Diaz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Zulu is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Diaz pulls down on the head and he's put Zulu to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Neal Diaz!
An out of breath Neal Diaz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Spinks (ranked 1148 p4p, 148 weight class) and Garegin Balayan (ranked 715 p4p, 94 weight class). Balayan has chosen Troika as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Spinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinks looks for a takedown but Balayan sprawls well.
Spinks lands a nice hook to Balayan's body. Balayan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spinks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balayan checks a leg kick.
Balayan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Balayan throws a leg kick which misses Spinks's front leg but catches the back leg as Spinks tries to avoid it.
Spinks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
A punch combination from Spinks misses.
Balayan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Balayan lands a glancing blow to the side of Spinks's head.
Nice jab there from Balayan.
Balayan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spinks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balayan throws a shot from downtown. Spinks moves away and avoids it.
Spinks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balayan misses with a double jab.
Balayan scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan lands a leg kick that knocks Spinks off balance momentarily.
Balayan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spinks counters with a nice uppercut.
Spinks is looking to chop away at Balayan's legs.
Spinks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Balayan 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.
Spinks trying to control the position from guard on top but Balayan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spinks throws a strike but Balayan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Balayan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spinks keeping moving, preventing Balayan from controlling successfully.
Balayan won't allow Spinks to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spinks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Balayan passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spinks trying to remain calm as Balayan controls from the top position.
Balayan working away.
Balayan taking a breather here.
Spinks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spinks regains half guard there - taking advantage of Balayan's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan prevents Spinks from improving his position.
Balayan not doing much here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spinks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Balayan pulls his head out easily.
Balayan prevents Spinks from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Still in half guard, Balayan seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spinks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Balayan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Spinks striking from the bottom here.
Spinks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Balayan throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spinks instigates a clinch.
Spinks working Balayan over with knees to the body.
Balayan has a couple of punches blocked by Spinks.
Balayan misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spinks.
Balayan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balayan lands a nice shot to the body.
Balayan throws a leg kick
and Spinks counters with a nice body kick.
Spinks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balayan misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Spinks blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Balayan misses.
Balayan takes a swing at Spinks's ribcage but misses.
Spinks cracks Balayan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spinks.
Balayan connects with a leg kick. Spinks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spinks throws a body shot but no joy.
Balayan throws a leg kick
and Spinks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Spinks.
The referee calls for Balayan to work.
Spinks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Balayan lands a hook that snaps the head of Spinks backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spinks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Balayan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balayan misses with some punches.
Balayan tries to throw a body punch but Spinks avoids it by throwing Balayan back against the cage.
Balayan scores with a shot to the side of Spinks's head.
Spinks swings wildly with an uppercut but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spinks prevents a body shot from Balayan.
Balayan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spinks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balayan.
Spinks missing with knees to the body.
Balayan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Balayan.
Balayan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spinks throws out the jab.
Balayan lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
Spinks throws a leg kick
letting Balayan counter with a right hand.
Balayan throws a front kick that sends Spinks stumbling back into the cage.
Spinks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balayan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spinks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balayan misses with a straight right.
Spinks misses with a body shot.
Balayan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spinks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balayan misses with a double jab.
Spinks pushes Balayan away with a front kick.
Spinks looks to throw the jab but Balayan is out of range.
Balayan checks a low kick from Spinks.
Jab from Balayan.
Spinks tries to land a front kick but Balayan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balayan connects with a body shot that sends Spinks's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spinks.
Balayan throws out a counter right but Spinks avoids it with no problem.
Spinks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Spinks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balayan misses with a looping left.
Spinks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spinks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spinks tries to move into range but Balayan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Balayan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spinks misses with a knee strike.
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balayan lands a left hand.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spinks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Balayan - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balayan tries to work over Spinks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balayan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spinks throws an elbow that misses.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balayan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balayan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spinks misses with a hook.
Balayan connects with an inside leg kick.
Spinks throws out a loose jab but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Balayan tries to get set, Spinks tries to push him back and clinch up but Balayan manages to avoid the attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balayan 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 Spinks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spinks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spinks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balayan throws out the jab.
Balayan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spinks moves away.
Spinks throws a big counter combination but Balayan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Balayan misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spinks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balayan.
Spinks throws an overhand right that lands on Balayan's shoulder, as Balayan tries to avoid the shot.
Balayan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spinks.
A bone on bone clash there as Spinks blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Spinks misses the target.
Balayan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spinks misses with a wild body shot.
Garegin Balayan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balayan throws out a loose jab but Spinks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balayan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Balayan lands a nice shot that snaps Spinks's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan moves away from the strike by Spinks.
Balayan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spinks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spinks throws a lazy right hand but Balayan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Spinks misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks thuds his shin into the meat of Balayan's side.
Balayan throws a body kick that misses.
Garegin Balayan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spinks swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spinks's calf.
Spinks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balayan takes a step back to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Balayan blocks the leg kick.
Balayan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balayan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balayan throws a shot from downtown. Spinks moves away and avoids it.
Balayan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spinks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balayan looks to land a right hand but Spinks moved out of range.
Balayan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spinks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spinks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balayan moves away.
Balayan scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson Spinks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spinks throws a head kick but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Spinks tenderised Balayan's leg. Balayan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spinks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balayan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balayan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spinks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balayan throws a leg kick which misses Spinks's front leg but catches the back leg as Spinks tries to avoid it.
Spinks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balayan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balayan has Spinks up against the cage in a clinch.
Balayan struggles to land a body shot inside as Spinks controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Spinks.
Spinks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balayan walks away with a smile on his face. Spinks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spinks shoots in looking for a takedown but Balayan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spinks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Spinks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spinks looks to throw the jab but Balayan is out of range.
Spinks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spinks looks to throw the jab but Balayan is out of range.
Balayan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spinks. Spinks obviously looking to wear him down.
Balayan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Balayan.
Balayan moves out of range of the strikes.
Spinks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses.
Balayan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balayan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spinks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balayan.
Spinks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balayan.
A punch lands to the side of Balayan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Balayan cracks a nice hook into Spinks's ribs.
Balayan blocks the body kick.
Balayan throws the kick towards the body but Spinks avoids it.
Balayan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spinks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spinks misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spinks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spinks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garegin Balayan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Balayan 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garegin Balayan!
Our winner, Garegin Balayan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmore James (ranked 900 p4p, 105 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 561 p4p, 66 weight class). James kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aMfD2O9Gds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmore James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James throws out a loose jab but Vila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vila misses with a combination
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James connects with a single shot there.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vila looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vila 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.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Vila.
James slips a straight right by Vila.
Vila thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vila misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Vila throws a leg kick that misses.
James is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vila.
James slips under a jab from Vila.
Vila catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by James.
James dips to his left and cracks Vila with an uppercut!
Vila scores with a body shot.
James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vila finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head.
It looks like Elmore James has been cut.
Vila throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Vila misses with a few strikes there.
James tries to work over Vila's front leg with a kick but Vila checks it.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vila's calf.
Vila just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James is looking to counter the offense by Vila and move into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vilas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Vila.
Vila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook but Vila blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Vila. Beautiful body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vila gets control of James's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vila will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vila is controlling James's posture.
James trying to control but Vila is working from the bottom.
Vila throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to get up but he can't break Vila's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vila 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vila working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vila misses with a straight left.
James looks to throw the jab but Vila is out of range.
James lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Vila 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vila loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James throws a nice looking combination but Vila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Vila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vila misses with a low kick.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vila with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Vila feints the counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmore James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elmore James's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James clobbers Vila with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vila misses with a looping right.
James lands a jab to the nose.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Vila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Vila now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Vila misses.
Vila thows a left - swing and a miss!
James jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vila is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Vila.
Vila is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James misses with a straight right.
Vila throws a leg kick
and James counters with a huge left! Vila is in big trouble! He's backing up but James isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Vila from any more damage. A dominating finish by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elmore James!
A very excited looking Elmore James made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 390 p4p, 55 weight class) and Min-Sik Song (ranked 394 p4p, 57 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aoki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Baka Survivor. Song has chosen nkoha - Akatsuki as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Aoki. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Song lands a nice looking body shot.
Aoki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Song.
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Song misses with a head kick.
It looked like Aoki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Aoki. That snapped Song's head back.
It looks like Min-Sik Song has been cut.
Aoki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Song looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aoki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
Aoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Song sprawls and moves away.
Song connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song scores with a jab to the jaw.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Aoki moves away and avoids it.
Song defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aoki.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Song slips the punch.
Song scoring well with a low kick there.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Song! But no joy.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Song misses with a body shot
and Aoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Song throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Song moves away.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Song's shoulder, as Song tries to avoid the shot.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Song sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Song swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Song misses with a straight right.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Song swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Aoki.
Song throws out a counter right but Aoki avoids it with no problem.
Song fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aoki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aoki defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Song scores with a kick to the midsection.
Song is looking to chop away at Aoki's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Song.
Aoki tries to move into range but Song moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Song moves away from the strike by Aoki.
Song throws a series of punches but Aoki avoids them all with ease.
Song blocks a jab.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Song looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses
and Song counters with a left to the body.
Song lands with a nice body kick.
Aoki moves away from the strike by Song.
Aoki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aoki checks a low kick from Song.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Aoki walks into a jab.
Song jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aoki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aoki dodges the punch combination from Song.
Aoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Aoki takes a swing at Song's ribcage but misses.
Song closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Song misses with a hook
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Aoki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Song looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aoki scores with a decent looking hook.
Song scores with a jab to the head.
Song slips under a jab from Aoki.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Song but Song pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Song throws a shot from downtown. Aoki moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Song misses.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Aoki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song connects with a solid leg kick.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Song shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aoki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Song fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Song missing with a left hand there. Aoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Song fails to land with a series of punches.
Aoki tries to counter with a takedown but Song is quick to defend against it.
Aoki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Song takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Song tries to land a front kick but Aoki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Song keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
Song scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aoki at a distance.
Song misses with a looping left.
A big left from Song misses.
Aoki dives in and scores a takedown into Song's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Song.
Song slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Song throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Song throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
Song fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Song lands the left hand.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Song was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki.
Song fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aoki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Song scores with a jab to the head.
Song takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Aoki lands a nice shot that snaps Song's head back.
That has opened up Min-Sik Song's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aoki lands with a good body shot.
Aoki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Song misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Aoki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song scores with a sloppy right hand. Aoki should have avoided that one.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Song swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Song can pounce on him.
Min-Sik Song is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Song lands but Aoki takes it in his stride.
Song slips a straight right by Aoki.
Aoki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Song. Beautiful body shot.
Song has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Song walks into a straight right hand from Aoki.
Nice body kick from Song.
Aoki misses with a looping right.
Song swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Song misses with a straight left.
Aoki lands the left hand.
Min-Sik Song seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song lands with an overhand left.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Aoki moves away and avoids it.
Aoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Song sprawls and moves away.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Song throws a quick inside leg kick.
Song misses with a low kick.
Aoki tries to counter with a takedown but Song is quick to defend against it.
Song swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Song swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aoki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Song doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aoki connects with a looping right hand.
The cut above Min-Sik Song's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aoki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Song swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Song manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Song staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Aoki finds it's target.
Song tests Aoki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Song. That's going to slow Aoki down.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aoki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Song throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Song lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Song uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Song avoids the body shot from Aoki.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Song.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aoki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aoki digs a good hook to Song's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Song.
Song connects with a body shot that sends Aoki's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Song throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Song lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Song sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Song.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aoki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Song throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki misses with the combination.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aoki misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Song.
Song scoring well with a low kick there.
Aoki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Song.
Song throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aoki.
Song lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.
Song scores with a kick to the body.
Song fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Song jabs Aoki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Song enables Aoki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Song manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Song bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Song from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aoki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aoki working for a triangle but Song defends it easily.
Song got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Song has managed to get both his arms back between Aoki's legs - danger averted.
Aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Song wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
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.
Song stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Song must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aoki working for a triangle but Song defends it easily.
Song controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aoki Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Song from controlling successfully.
Aoki can't keep his opponent in guard - Song advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aoki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Song's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Song's back!
Song is trying to break free.
Aoki connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Song to escape the position.
Song trying to control the action but Aoki just sinks the hooks in.
Song wants to escape the position.
Song looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Song's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Song keeps trying to improve his position.
Aoki is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Song defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Can Song hold on?! Aoki is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Aoki has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Song has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Song's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki Aoki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Song 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Min-Sik Song!
Min-Sik Song took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
The defeated Aoki Aoki had this to say: 'Hey wtf?? I got paid well ! Ask no more questions...me no speakee English....'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barnabas Ungar (ranked 148 p4p, 18 weight class) and Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 320 p4p, 39 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Ungar.
Ungar lands with a right hand.
Ungar throws out a powerful jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ungar.
Fitzpatrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ungar throws a shot from downtown. Fitzpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Fitzpatrick wants to clinch up but Ungar keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Ungar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ungar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ungar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ungar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fitzpatrick finds it's way round the side to connect with Ungar's head.
Fitzpatrick digs a good body shot into Ungar's ribs.
Fitzpatrick throws a series of punches but Ungar moves out of range.
Good work by Fitzpatrick as he checks the leg kick.
Fitzpatrick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzpatrick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ungar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzpatrick scrambles back to his feet.
Ungar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fitzpatrick moves into the clinch.
Ungar blocking some punches.
Ungar misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar lands a nice uppercut.
Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ungar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ungar.
A nice left hand lands by Ungar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice uppercut.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Still in the clinch, Ungar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Ungar avoids it by throwing Fitzpatrick back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Ungar tries to throw a body punch but Fitzpatrick avoids it by throwing Ungar back against the cage.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ungar dodges an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzpatrick told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Fitzpatrick won't allow it.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ungar.
Ungar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ungar pulls Fitzpatrick in close to his closed guard and prevents Fitzpatrick from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ungar has a closed guard, preventing Fitzpatrick from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ungar in particular looking to stall.
Fitzpatrick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ungar is working away from the top position though.
Fitzpatrick is holding on to half guard well.
Ungar is thwarting Fitzpatrick's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ungar wants to take a breather but Fitzpatrick is having none of it.
Fitzpatrick actively working from the bottom here.
Fitzpatrick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ungar trying to pass the guard but Fitzpatrick defending well.
Ungar is trying to control. Fitzpatrick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fitzpatrick tries to get to full guard but Ungar has control of the leg.
Ungar wants to free his trapped foot but Fitzpatrick is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ungar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ungar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzpatrick's calf.
Ungar fails with a takedown attempt.
Ungar cracks Fitzpatrick with an open hand slap.
A jab from Ungar finds it's way through Fitzpatrick's defenses.
Ungar moves away from the strike by Fitzpatrick.
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick clinches.
Ungar pushes Fitzpatrick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ungar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fitzpatrick uses from the top position.
Ungar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Ungar keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fitzpatrick is fighting to break Ungar's control of his arms but Ungar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fitzpatrick wants to pass the guard but Ungar is keeping the position.
Ungar keeping moving, preventing Fitzpatrick from controlling successfully.
Ungar has a closed guard, preventing Fitzpatrick from standing up.
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Ungar keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ungar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Francis Fitzpatrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fitzpatrick digs a good hook to Ungar's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ungar 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 Fitzpatrick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fitzpatrick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fitzpatrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ungar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fitzpatrick is able to avoid easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ungar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzpatrick can do to turn this around?
Fitzpatrick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fitzpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ungar fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Fitzpatrick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Fitzpatrick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow just above Ungar 's eye.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Barnabas Ungar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
Fitzpatrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fitzpatrick tries a body shot but Ungar blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Ungar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fitzpatrick walks away with a smile on his face. Ungar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabas Ungar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ungar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ungar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar fails to land the takedown.
Ungar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Ungar moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ungar moves away.
Ungar throws a front kick that sends Fitzpatrick stumbling back into the cage.
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ungar manages to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick walks into a left hand.
A jab from Ungar finds it's way through Fitzpatrick's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ungar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fitzpatrick's hands.
Fitzpatrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ungar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fitzpatrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzpatrick cracks Ungar with an open hand slap.
Ungar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ungar.
A swing and a miss from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ungar jabs Fitzpatrick right on the nose. Fitzpatrick blinks but takes it well.
Ungar throws a leg kick that misses.
Fitzpatrick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ungar with a body shot.
Fitzpatrick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Ungar moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick throws an off balance right hand
and Ungar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Ungar's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Fitzpatrick blocks the low kick.
Fitzpatrick tries to counter with a clinch but Ungar shakes him off and moves away.
Fitzpatrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ungar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fitzpatrick on the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ungar's hands.
Fitzpatrick 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ungar takes the fight into the clinch.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ungar is looking to control Fitzpatrick's arms but Fitzpatrick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ungar has his back to the cage.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ungar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
Ungar blocking some punches.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside that Ungar shrugs off.
Ungar misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Ungar lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
Ungar tries to throw a body punch but Fitzpatrick avoids it by throwing Ungar back against the cage.
Fitzpatrick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar misses with some punches.
Ungar misses with the head strike.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Fitzpatrick holds him up against the cage and eventually Ungar drops back down to his feet.
Ungar lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar is trying to pull guard but Fitzpatrick has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Barnabas Ungar has been cut.
Fitzpatrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ungar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ungar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick pushes off an throws an elbow but Ungar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ungar tries to throw a body punch but Fitzpatrick avoids it by throwing Ungar back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Ungar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ungar jumps guard but Fitzpatrick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabas Ungar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Fitzpatrick won't allow it.
Fitzpatrick is leaning against Ungar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ungar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fitzpatrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Ungar.
Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzpatrick fails to land.
Fitzpatrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fitzpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ungar's elbow.
Ungar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fitzpatrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ungar is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar jumps guard but Fitzpatrick stands there with Ungar around his waist. Ungar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow that misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Ungar to work.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside that Ungar shrugs off.
Fitzpatrick pushes off an throws an elbow but Ungar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fitzpatrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Fitzpatrick - that landed with a thud.
Ungar misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
Ungar lands a shoulder strike.
Fitzpatrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Francis Fitzpatrick just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Barnabas Ungar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fitzpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
Fitzpatrick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ungar feints and then cracks Fitzpatrick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzpatrick down.
Fitzpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ungar. That's going to slow Fitzpatrick down.
Ungar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ungar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fitzpatrick doesn't seem phased though.
Ungar slips a jab from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Fitzpatrick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fitzpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnabas Ungar is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ungar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ungar rushes Fitzpatrick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick pushes off an throws an elbow but Ungar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzpatrick fails to land.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ungar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Ungar.
Ungar is trying to pull guard but Fitzpatrick has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Ungar scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzpatrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ungar prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar scores with a shoulder strike.
Fitzpatrick tries a body shot but Ungar blocks it.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Ungar.
Ungar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fitzpatrick walks away with a smile on his face. Ungar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ungar.
Fitzpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Ungar lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Fitzpatrick misses.
Ungar thumps Fitzpatrick with a low kick.
Ungar throws a leg kick
and Fitzpatrick counters with a three punch combo that has Ungar backing up. Ungar nods at Fitzpatrick to acknowledge the strikes.
Ungar scores with a decent looking hook.
Fitzpatrick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ungar throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Ungar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ungar tries to clinch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a right hand to the body.
Fitzpatrick tries to bum rush Ungar with a series of wild strikes but Ungar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ungar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fitzpatrick on the side of the head.
Ungar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fitzpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ungar.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook
and Ungar counters with an outside leg kick.
Ungar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ungar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ungar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzpatrick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ungar.
Fitzpatrick lands an overhand right.
Ungar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ungar avoids the body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Ungar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Ungar.
As Fitzpatrick tries to get set, Ungar tries to push him back and clinch up but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid the attempt.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ungar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fitzpatrick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick moves away from the strike by Ungar.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fitzpatrick misses with a right hand
and Ungar counters by moving into the clinch.
Ungar jumps guard but Fitzpatrick stands there with Ungar around his waist. Ungar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabas Ungar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Ungar - that landed with a thud.
Fitzpatrick is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Ungar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Ungar.
Ungar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick is trying to stall.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar had his way with Francis Fitzpatrick in that round.
The cut man is working on Barnabas Ungar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ungar cracks Fitzpatrick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ungar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ungar moves away.
A leg kick checked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws out a counter right but Ungar avoids it with no problem.
Ungar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ungar fails with a takedown attempt.
Ungar scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ungar can pounce on him.
Ungar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ungar looks for the body kick but Fitzpatrick saw that one coming.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzpatrick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar lands with a nice body kick.
Ungar misses with an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Ungar avoids the punch easily.
Ungar ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Ungar avoids the punch easily.
Ungar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ungar misses with a low kick.
Ungar missing with a left hand there. Fitzpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ungar misses with a combination
and Fitzpatrick counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzpatrick scores with a punch to the head.
Ungar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ungar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ungar avoids the body shot from Fitzpatrick.
A good leg kick by Ungar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ungar.
The crowd cheers as Ungar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fitzpatrick doesn't seem phased though.
Ungar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fitzpatrick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot.
Ungar throws out a loose jab but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ungar cracks Fitzpatrick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ungar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzpatrick cracks a nice hook into Ungar's ribs.
Ungar lands a glancing blow to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
Fitzpatrick looks to land a left hand but Ungar moved out of range nicely.
Ungar staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar moves away from the strike by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ungar moves out of range of the strikes.
Ungar with a jab.
A lazy left from Ungar finds it's target.
Fitzpatrick misses with a looping right.
Fitzpatrick lands a body shot.
Fitzpatrick misses with an uppercut. Ungar saw that one coming.
Ungar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzpatrick misses with a straight left.
Ungar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fitzpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ungar throwing a counter right hand but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fitzpatrick as he connects with a hook.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Ungar moves out of range.
Ungar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Francis Fitzpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitzpatrick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Fitzpatrick blocks the leg kick.
Ungar scores with a push kick.
Ungar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ungar moves in looking to clinch but Fitzpatrick pushes him off.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Ungar's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ungar misses its target.
Fitzpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Ungar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ungar.
Fitzpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ungar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ungar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzpatrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnabas Ungar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ungar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Ungar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabas Ungar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ungar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabas Ungar!
Barnabas Ungar retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 186 p4p, 29 weight class) and Alexey Andreev (ranked 268 p4p, 42 weight class). Alexey Andreev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett throws a body shot but no joy.
Andreev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Fett misses.
Andreev throws a poor cross that misses
and Fett counters with a series of strikes. Andreev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Andreev throws a looping overhand right but Fett ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Andreev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fett just misses with a punch to the body.
Andreev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
Andreev with a poor takedown
and Fett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fett throws the left hand but Andreev avoids the punch easily.
Andreev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fett!
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!
Andreev is trying to ground and pound but Fett uses the momentary lack of control by Andreev to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andreev thows a huge punch but Fett dodges it nicely.
Andreev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andreev trying to control from half guard but Fett is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett is in trouble now - Andreev has advanced to mount!
Andreev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fett's coaches at Crassus have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Andreev thowing shots but they're missing.
Andreev throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Andreev controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev looking to control but Fett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Andreev misses with some ground and pound and Fett recovers position to half guard.
Andreev thows a huge punch but Fett dodges it nicely.
Fett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andreev.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andreev lands a nice short elbow.
Andreev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andreev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Andreev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fett defending well though.
Andreev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andreev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Andreev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andreev.
Andreev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andreev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Andreev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Andreev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andreev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andreev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Andreev wants to control but Fett is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fett's head.
Andreev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andreev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fett!
Andreev landing shots from mount.
Andreev lands a couple of good shots and Fett has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Andreev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Andreev.
Fett trying to control the hands but Andreev won't let him.
Fett is covering up but some of the strikes from Andreev are getting through and doing damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Andreev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Andreev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fett tests Andreev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andreev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Andreev tries to counter it with a takedown but Fett pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Andreev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Andreev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fett finds it's way round the side to connect with Andreev's head.
Settakian Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Andreev thows a huge punch but Fett dodges it nicely.
Andreev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andreev thows a huge punch but Fett dodges it nicely.
Andreev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Andreev controlling the pace.
Fett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andreev.
Andreev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andreev lands a nice short elbow.
Andreev is looking to advance position but Fett won't allow it.
Andreev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andreev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andreev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andreev.
Fett taking some punishment here, with Andreev in his half guard.
Fett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andreev.
Andreev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andreev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fett defends it well.
Andreev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fett trying to control here.
Andreev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fett's head.
Andreev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fett is trying to control but can't.
Andreev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andreev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fett moves into full guard.
Andreev passes Fett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andreev throwing shots but Fett is blocking nicely.
Andreev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Andreev wants to pass the guard but Fett is defending well.
Andreev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fett defending well though.
Fett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andreev.
Andreev seems to be working for a kimura but Fett defends the submission attempt.
Andreev trying to control from Fett's half guard. Fett has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Fett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreev is looking to work some ground and pound but Fett has wrist control.
Andreev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Andreev connects with a couple of short punches.
Fett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andreev.
Andreev is looking to work some ground and pound but Fett has wrist control.
Fett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andreev connects with a crisp jab.
Settakian Fett is winning the standup battle so far.
Fett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Andreev counters with a stiff right hand.
Fett walks into a straight right hand from Andreev.
Andreev misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy body kick from Fett
and Andreev counters with a takedown into side control.
Fett wants to control but Andreev postures up.
Andreev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Andreev is looking to take a break and control but Fett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Andreev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev swings around for an armbar but Fett sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Andreev's guard.
Andreev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fett is aware though and is defending well.
Andreev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andreev looking to control.
Andreev wants to hit a switch here but Fett passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Andreev there!
Andreev regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andreev is looking to control Fett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andreev avoid being mounted?
Fett with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Andreev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fett pulls his head out easily.
Andreev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is looking to improve his position.
Andreev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andreev is positioning himself well to prevent Fett advancing to mount.
Andreev actively working from the bottom here.
Andreev actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andreev looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Andreev wants to get back to full guard.
Andreev trying to control but Fett postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Settakian Fett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andreev gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andreev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Andreev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andreev lands a head shot.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Andreev misses.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andreev moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Fett there.
Nice sprawl there from Fett as Andreev shoots in.
Andreev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andreev throws a right and a left that Fett avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Andreev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good standup being displayed there by Andreev as he connects with a hook.
Fett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fett.
Andreev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andreev.
Fett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Andreev throws a series of punches but Fett avoids them all with ease.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fett as he jumps to the side.
Fett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett lunges at Andreev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andreev's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Andreev looks to land a left hand but Fett moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Fett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andreev dips to his left and cracks Fett with an uppercut!
Fett misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Fett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett pushes Andreev away with a front kick.
Andreev shoots in but no luck this time.
Settakian Fett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Andreev.
Fett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Andreev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fett throws a low kick, looking for Andreev's leg but Andreev calmly moves out of range.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andreev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fett swings widly with a right hand
and Andreev counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Andreev.
Andreev throws a series of punches but Fett moves out of range.
Andreev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fett moves away.
Andreev defending well as Fett loads up on a big left hand.
Andreev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andreev misses with a looping left.
Fett misses with a wild body shot.
Fett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andreev lands with a shot to the body.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andreev.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andreev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Andreev misses the target.
Andreev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fett throws the left hand but Andreev avoids the punch easily.
Andreev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fett.
Andreev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Andreev digs a good body shot into Fett's ribs.
Fett misses with a kick to the body
and Andreev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andreev.
Nice straight punches there by Fett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fett.
Fett throws a body punch but Andreev moves out of range.
Andreev moves out of range as Fett strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alexey Andreev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Andreev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andreev blocks a jab.
Fett drops his hands momentarily and Andreev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andreev moves away.
Andreev avoids the body shot from Fett.
Andreev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andreev throws a looping overhand right but Fett ducks down to avoid it.
Fett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andreev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fett misses with a shot to the body
letting Andreev counter with a right hand.
Fett misses with a body punch
and Andreev counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev thuds a left hand into Fett's body.
Andreev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fett misses the jab.
Fett avoids the body shot from Andreev.
Fett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andreev momentarily.
Fett misses with a looping right.
Fett is looking to land body kicks.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andreev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fett walks into a straight right hand from Andreev.
Andreev misses with a two punch combination.
Settakian Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev lands a jab to Fett's midsection.
Fett throws a lazy right hand but Andreev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Andreev.
Andreev misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andreev slips under a jab.
Andreev ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
The fighters circling - Andreev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andreev throws a right hand that Fett ducks under and follows up with a left that Fett also avoids with ease.
Fett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andreev.
Fett looks to land a body kick but Andreev moved away.
A big left from Andreev misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev misses with a series of wild punches.
Fett throws a jab when Andreev was well out of range.
Andreev works Fett's body with a nice hook.
Andreev throws a series of punches but Fett moves out of range.
Andreev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Fett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andreev.
Andreev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Andreev cracks Fett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andreev throws a right hand that misses
and Fett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fett throws a lazy uppercut
and Andreev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fett. That's going to slow Andreev down.
Alexey Andreev 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.
Andreev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andreev misses with a few strikes there.
Fett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Andreev misses its intended target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andreev slips a jab from Fett.
Fett misses with a shot to the body
and Andreev counters with a stiff right hand.
Fett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Andreev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fett misses with a hook
and Andreev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fett misses with a body shot
and Andreev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andreev was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Fett misses with an uppercut
enabling Andreev to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Andreev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andreev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Alexey Andreev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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