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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Parks (ranked 2284 p4p, 210 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 1500 p4p, 149 weight class). Crush Bandicoot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lyoto Parks's chin.



175 cm
22
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 0
173 cm
23
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyoto Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandicoot lands with an uppercut that bounces Parks off the cage and back into range.
Bandicoot avoids the body shot from Parks.
Parks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bandicoot just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandicoot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Parks eats them both and turns towards Bandicoot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Lyoto Parks has been cut.
We've been told by Parks's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Parks is predictable there
and Bandicoot counters with a nice uppercut.

Parks is rocked!
Bandicoot cracks Parks with a hook to the temple - Parks is on wobbly legs here! Bandicoot swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Parks falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bandicoot wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Crush Bandicoot!
A victorious Crush Bandicoot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Yaroslev (ranked 1365 p4p, 68 weight class) and Fu Leng (ranked 3304 p4p, 145 weight class). Yaroslev comes into the arena with Man with a Plan blaring out of the sound system. Leng has chosen System Of A Down - Spiders as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Wladimir Yaroslev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wladimir Yaroslev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?



210 cm
22
295 lbs
8 - 5 - 0
225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wladimir Yaroslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fu Leng!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaroslev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leng tries to avoid it but Yaroslev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leng to the ground. Leng escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circling - Yaroslev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Leng gets caught flat footed, as Yaroslev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yaroslev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leng is keeping the position for now.
Leng pulls Yaroslev in to control the position.
Leng keeping moving, preventing Yaroslev from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Yaroslev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Yaroslev sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaroslev throws a strike but Leng rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Yaroslev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaroslev working a defensive guard here.
Leng trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaroslev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yaroslev is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Leng is posturing up here but Yaroslev has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Leng tries to roll out but it's too tight and Leng has to tap! Slick submission there by Yaroslev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wladimir Yaroslev!
Wladimir Yaroslev really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Forge Clothing Co. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Fu Leng stepped up to the mic, saying 'Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Brinks (ranked 672 p4p, 90 weight class) and Thomas Bolleke (ranked 1305 p4p, 173 weight class). Cody Brinks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.



185 cm
21
196 lbs
7 - 2 - 0
195 cm
23
191 lbs
5 - 0 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Brinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brinks walks into a straight right hand from Bolleke.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Brinks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bolleke has time to react.
Brinks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brinks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brinks walks into a stiff left hand from Bolleke.
Brinks is looking to chop away at Bolleke's legs.

Brinks takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Brinks.
Bolleke lands with a right to the head.
Bolleke scores with a shot to the side of Brinks's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brinks.

Bolleke successfully pulls guard.

Bolleke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brinks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brinks is fighting to break Bolleke's control of his arms but Bolleke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brinks tries to stand but Bolleke is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinks stopping the sweep attempt from Bolleke.
Bolleke managing to control the position.
Brinks is looking to stand up but Bolleke won't let him.
Bolleke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Bolleke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bolleke throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Brinks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bolleke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bolleke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brinks defends it easily.
Brinks wanted to stand there but Bolleke had control of the position.
Brinks trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bolleke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brinks defends it easily.
Brinks wants to stand and escape but instead Bolleke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.


That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinks is looking to stand up but Bolleke isn't so interested in that idea.
Bolleke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolleke stops Brinks from standing up.
Bolleke controlling from the top position.
Bolleke works over Brinks with some ground and pound from guard.
Bolleke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

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.
Bolleke content to stall in guard here.
Bolleke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bolleke postures up in Brinks's guard and throws a big left but Brinks blocks it.

Bolleke drops back looking for a leg! Brinks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brinks manages to kick Bolleke off! Bolleke jumps back into Brinks's guard.
Brinks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bolleke on the ground.
Brinks keeping full guard, as Bolleke tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolleke slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Bolleke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.


Brinks misses with a wild body shot.
Bolleke lunges at Brinks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brinks's hand.
Brinks feints and then cracks Bolleke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bolleke down.
Brinks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolleke.
Brinks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brinks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolleke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brinks's head backwards.
Brinks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brinks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brinks misses with a hook
and Bolleke counters with a nice uppercut.
Brinks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolleke finds it's way round the side to connect with Brinks's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brinks connects with a single shot there.
Brinks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bolleke blocks a jab.
Brinks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolleke.
Brinks misses with an uppercut
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolleke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
Brinks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolleke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brinks on the side of the head.
Brinks with a nice cross.
Brinks misses with a wild body shot.
Brinks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brinks looks to throw the jab but Bolleke is out of range.
Brinks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bolleke throws a body punch but Brinks moves out of range.
Brinks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bolleke doesn't seem bothered though.
Bolleke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brinks.
Bolleke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bolleke throws an overhand right that lands on Brinks's shoulder, as Brinks tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brinks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Bolleke tries to counter it with a takedown but Brinks pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brinks ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brinks.
Bolleke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brinks tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolleke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinks moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Brinks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Brinks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brinks moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Bolleke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brinkss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bolleke connects with a nice looking jab.
Brinks moves to clinch but Bolleke breaks away
and Bolleke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brinks cracks a nice hook into Bolleke's ribs.
Brinks throws a right hand that misses
and Bolleke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
As Bolleke tries to get set, Brinks tries to push him back and clinch up but Bolleke manages to avoid the attempt.
A clash of legs there as Bolleke blocks the low kick.
Bolleke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brinks tries a low kick but Bolleke avoids it.
A nice combination there by Bolleke.
Cody Brinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brinks wants to land a leg kick but Bolleke is out of range.
Bolleke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bolleke throws a looping overhand right but Brinks ducks down to avoid it.
Brinks throws a low kick, looking for Bolleke's leg but Bolleke calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke jabs Brinks right on the nose. Brinks blinks but takes it well.
Bolleke slips a straight right by Brinks.
Bolleke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bolleke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolleke checks a leg kick nicely.
Brinks works the jab nicely.
Bolleke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brinks in his tracks.
Good exchange - Bolleke coming out on top.
A low kick from Brinks is predictable there

and Bolleke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bolleke prevents Brinks from getting back to his feet.
Bolleke cracks Brinks with a solid left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bolleke advances to half guard.
Brinks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bolleke working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bolleke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brinks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brinks is staying active underneath Bolleke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke throwing shots but Brinks is blocking nicely.
Bolleke working Brinks over with strikes.
Bolleke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bolleke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brinks defending well though.

Bolleke is looking for a kimura but Brinks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bolleke to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Bolleke there.
Bolleke stops Brinks from getting back to his feet.

Bolleke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brinks defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolleke wants to free his trapped foot but Brinks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Bolleke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!


Brinks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Brinks.
Bolleke scores with a body shot.
Bolleke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brinks darts in trying to clinch
and Bolleke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolleke with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brinks.
Bolleke takes a swing at Brinks's ribcage but misses.
Brinks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Brinks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brinks tried to score with a low kick but Bolleke checks it.
Brinks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.
Brinks is looking to clinch but Bolleke is avoiding it.
Brinks throws the left hand but Bolleke avoids the punch easily.
Brinks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bolleke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brinks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinks misses with an uppercut. Bolleke saw that one coming.
Bolleke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brinks with a body shot.
Bolleke lands a glancing blow to the side of Brinks's head.
Brinks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bolleke thuds a left hand into Brinks's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Brinks defending well as Bolleke loads up on a big left hand.
Brinks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bolleke.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke misses with a looping left.

Brinks has closed the distance and engaged Bolleke in a clinch.
Bolleke lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bolleke fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brinks.
Brinks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolleke has a couple of punches blocked by Brinks.
Brinks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolleke is trying to pull guard but Brinks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bolleke working aggressively here.
Cody Brinks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke tries to pull guard but Brinks holds him up against the cage and eventually Bolleke drops back down to his feet.
Bolleke blocks an elbow strike from Brinks.
Brinks prevents a body shot from Bolleke.
Our sources have told us that Brinks has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Bolleke pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brinks tries to stand but Bolleke is controlling from the bottom.
Brinks stopping the sweep attempt from Bolleke.

Brinks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bolleke is trying to keep Brinks in close.
Thomas Bolleke has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brinks lands a couple of digs.

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

Bolleke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brinks tries to stand but Bolleke is controlling from the bottom.

Bolleke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bolleke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brinks is aware though and is defending well.
Brinks won't allow Bolleke to sweep him here.

Bolleke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brinks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brinks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brinks throwing strikes from guard but Bolleke blocks nicely.
Brinks wants to stand but Bolleke is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brinks is looking to work some ground and pound but Bolleke has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Bolleke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bolleke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Bolleke!

A very excited looking Thomas Bolleke 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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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 1044 p4p, 52 weight class) and Diego Carlitto (ranked 1504 p4p, 73 weight class). Carlitto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Painkiller. Man, I cannot wait for this one!



171 cm
22
142 lbs
9 - 3 - 0
168 cm
22
147 lbs
7 - 5 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Carlitto!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlitto missing with a left hand there. Tomori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomori moves in looking to clinch but Carlitto pushes him off.
Carlitto connects with a looping right hand.
Carlitto keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlitto.
Carlitto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carlitto, as that shot connected.
Tomori staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carlitto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carlitto swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomori struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlitto controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Tomori.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlitto backwards.
Tomori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomori lands a left hand.
I was talking to Tomori's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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 short left from Carlitto.
Tomori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlitto backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Carlitto.
Carlitto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Carlitto breaks the clinch.
Carlitto lands a body shot.
Carlitto throws a leg kick that is checked

and Tomori holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carlitto misses with the head strike.
Tomori blocking some punches.
Tomori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Carlitto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Carlitto.
A shot to the liver by Carlitto. Beautiful body shot.
Carlitto takes a swing at Tomori's ribcage but misses.
Diego Carlitto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlitto's corner calls for a 1-2. Carlitto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomori thuds his right hand into Carlitto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlitto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carlitto pushes Tomori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tomori is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlitto blocks an uppercut.
Tomori struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlitto controls his hands.
Carlitto just leaning against Tomori, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Tomori.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carlitto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Tomori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Carlitto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomori seems to have got his legs back now.
Tomori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlitto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Carlitto misses its intended target.
Carlitto misses with a wild body shot.
Carlitto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Tomori clinches up with Carlitto and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carlitto.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Tomori.
Tomori lands a right hand.
Tomori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlitto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlitto backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomori.
Carlitto working aggressively here.
Tomori misses with the head strike.

Carlitto breaks the clinch.
Carlitto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomori blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Carlitto.
Carlitto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomori.

Tomori has closed the distance and engaged Carlitto in a clinch.
Carlitto is trying to maintain a safe position but Tomori gets an underhook and turns Carlitto into the cage.
Tomori pushes Carlitto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomori scores with a hook to the body.
Tomori lands a left hand.
Carlitto blocking some punches.
Tomori presses Carlitto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carlitto blocks a body shot from Tomori.
Carlitto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomori.
Tomori digs a right hand underneath Carlitto's ribcage. Carlitto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carlitto looks winded!
Tomori misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
Tomori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori can't find room to land a body shot as Carlitto controls the action.
Carlitto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlitto.
Carlitto swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomori uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomori.
Tomori misses with the head strike.
Tomori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomori.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Carlitto.
Carlitto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomori backwards.
Carlitto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomori backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hiroki Tomori will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Carlitto moves out of range as Tomori strikes.
Carlitto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomori manages to avoid it.
Carlitto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carlitto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomori.
A left lands for Tomori.
Carlitto throws a big shot that misses.
Carlitto connects with a body shot.
Tomori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tomori avoids the body shot from Carlitto.
Tomori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Tomori instigates a clinch.
Tomori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlitto's elbow.
Tomori struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlitto controls his hands.

Carlitto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlitto lands with an uppercut that bounces Tomori off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Tomori.
Tomori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tomori checks a low kick from Carlitto.
Tomori is looking to counter the offense by Carlitto and move into the clinch.
Carlitto throws a monster overhand right that drops Tomori! Carlitto follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Carlitto!
A very excited looking Diego Carlitto 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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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zedidiah Goldberg (ranked 981 p4p, 133 weight class) and Wayne Benning (ranked 744 p4p, 101 weight class). Goldberg comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.



178 cm
21
203 lbs
8 - 3 - 1
182 cm
22
193 lbs
11 - 5 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)


Urban Fighter


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zedidiah Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Benning!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg misses with a looping right.
Benning ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.
Benning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benning flicks out a counter leg kick but Goldberg steps away.
Goldberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benning counters with a straight right hand.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benning on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goldberg. Goldberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Goldberg misses with a double jab.
Benning lunges at Goldberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goldberg's hand.
Goldberg swings widly with a right hand
and Benning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldberg misses with a right hand
and Benning counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benning moves away.
Goldberg thows a leg kick but Benning checks it
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with a jab to the body
and Goldberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goldberg misses with a jab to the body
and Benning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goldberg misses with a left hand
and Benning counters with a two punch combo.
Goldberg misses with a right hand
and Benning counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Goldberg badly! Benning follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Goldberg out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Benning finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wayne Benning!
During a confident post fight interview, Wayne Benning thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deklek Sitsongrit (ranked 407 p4p, 49 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 1462 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



169 cm
30
163 lbs
10 - 7 - 0
179 cm
30
169 lbs
10 - 8 - 0
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


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Voodoo Nutrition


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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Golovkin pushes him off.

Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Golovkin against the cage.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golovkin misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golovkins head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.

Golovkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golovkin throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch but Golovkin slips to the side
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Golovkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Golovkin circles away.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - Golovkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golovkin connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Golovkin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Golovkin is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Deklek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Golovkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Golovkin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Golovkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Golovkin misses.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Golovkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Golovkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.

Sitsongrit rushes Golovkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Golovkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Golovkin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sitsongrit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
Golovkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Golovkin keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Golovkin pushes him off.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golovkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Deklek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Golovkin is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Golovkin throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Golovkin scores with a body shot.

Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.

Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Golovkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golovkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
It looked like Sitsongrit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Golovkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Golovkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deklek Sitsongrit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Golovkin.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Golovkin circles away.

Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Golovkin misses the jab.
Golovkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Golovkin is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Golovkin circles away.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Golovkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Golovkin.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golovkin throws a shot to the body.
Deklek Sitsongrit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golovkin throws a combination. Sitsongrit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Golovkin connects with a jab.
Golovkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Golovkin pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golovkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Golovkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Golovkin.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Golovkin pushes him off.

Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deklek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Golovkin managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Golovkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Golovkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin lands the left hand.
Golovkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Golovkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Golovkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit looks to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Golovkin keeps it at a distance.
Golovkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Golovkin up against the cage.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
Golovkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.

Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Golovkin swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golovkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Golovkin circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sitsongrit has Golovkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golovkin digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Golovkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Deklek Sitsongrit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!


Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Golovkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Golovkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golovkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golovkin lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Golovkin pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up
and Golovkin counters with a left to the body.
Golovkin lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Golovkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch but Golovkin slips to the side
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golovkin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice jab there from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Golovkin cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Golovkin moves away
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Golovkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch but Golovkin slips to the side
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Golovkin pushes him off.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Golovkin digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch but Golovkin slips to the side
and Golovkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Golovkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Golovkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Golovkin keeps it at a distance.
Golovkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Golovkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golovkin lands with a shot to the body.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golovkin lands the left hand.
Gennady Golovkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit moves to clinch but Golovkin breaks away
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Sitsongrit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deklek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golovkin cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gennady Golovkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Golovkin 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennady Golovkin!

Gennady Golovkin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
RATING
65%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 665 p4p, 81 weight class) and Evan Page (ranked 415 p4p, 51 weight class). Page has chosen Planning a Prison Break as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



180 cm
23
165 lbs
10 - 3 - 0
170 cm
22
155 lbs
11 - 4 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin


Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)


Freebok (85% Laundry)
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)


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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Page!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lermontov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Lermontov. Beautiful body shot.
Page's coach down at Fit-Out was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Page's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lermontov moves forwards but Page connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Page does no damage.
It looked like Lermontov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Page.
Lermontov sizes up Page with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Page rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lermontov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lermontov scores with the left hand. Page knows he should have avoided that one.
Page avoids the head kick by Lermontov.
Lermontov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page throws a hook but Lermontov blocks it.
A cross from Lermontov lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lermontov connects with a high kick.
Lermontov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page blocks a head kick by Lermontov.
Fiyero Lermontov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page moves out of range as Lermontov strikes.
Lermontov moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov lands with a nice combination. Page backs away looking to recover.
Lermontov keeps Page at a distance using the push kick.
Lermontov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lermontov scores with a sloppy right hand. Page should have avoided that one.

Lermontov clinches with his opponent.
Lermontov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Lermontov.
Lermontov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Lermontov on the inside.
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!
Page blocks an uppercut.
Lermontov lands with a right to the head.
Lermontov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lermontov fails to land.
Lermontov jumps guard but Page turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Lermontov drags the fight down to the ground.

Lermontov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lermontov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Page's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Lermontov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lermontov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Page controlling the position.
Lermontov tries to free his leg and advance position but Page is retaining full guard.
Page pulls Lermontov in close to his closed guard and prevents Lermontov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Page being controlled here, momentarily.
Page keeping full guard, as Lermontov tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page kicks Lermontov off and gets to his feet.
Lermontov digs a good hook to Page's body.
Lermontov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lermontov connects with the punch.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Page lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lermontov slips under a jab from Page.
Lermontov lands with a slapping head kick.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lermontov connects with the punch.
Page jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lermontov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lermontov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lermontov.
Lermontov lands with a right hand.
Lermontov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Lermontov.
Lermontov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Page throws out a loose jab but Lermontov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lermontov tries to counter by clinching up but Page breaks away and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lermontov. Those never looked like landing.
Lermontov ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lermontov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Page 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lermontov cracks Page with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lermontov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Lermontov scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Evan Page has been cut.
Lermontov jabs at Page's body.
Lermontov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Lermontov looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lermontov doesn't seem bothered though.
Lermontov misses with a two punch combination.

Lermontov forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Lermontov misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lermontov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lermontov scores with a shoulder strike.
Lermontov misses with the head strike.
Lermontov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lermontov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lermontov working aggressively here.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Lermontov has him pressed against the cage.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lermontov throws a head punch that misses.
Lermontov scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
Lermontov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lermontov pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lermontov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Lermontov pushes a forearm under Page's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Page is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fiyero Lermontov!
A relieved looking Fiyero Lermontov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
70%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Van Rooy (ranked 464 p4p, 54 weight class) and Milton Friedman (ranked 648 p4p, 79 weight class). Milton Friedman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!



196 cm
23
256 lbs
11 - 8 - 0
188 cm
29
260 lbs
13 - 6 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank


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Urban Fighter


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milton Friedman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedman walks into a jab.
Van Rooy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Friedmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Milton Friedman has been cut.
Friedman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Rooy circles away.
Van Rooy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Friedman.
Friedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy is looking to counter the offense by Friedman and move into the clinch.
Friedman lands a right hook to the body.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Friedman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Rooy as he avoids it easily.
Van Rooy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van Rooy scores with a hook.
Van Rooy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Friedman. Friedman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedman throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Friedman avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a few strikes there.
Friedman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Friedman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Friedman slips under a jab from Van Rooy.
Friedman keeps the fight on the outside.
Friedman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Friedman misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy defending well as Friedman loads up on a big left hand.
Friedman just misses with a punch to the body.
Friedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedman misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Friedman throws a series of strikes that have Van Rooy backpedaling.
Friedman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albert Van Rooy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Friedman.
Jab, jab by Van Rooy - just one landing.
Milton Friedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Friedman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Friedman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Friedman being controlled here momentarily.
Friedman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Rooy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Rooy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Rooy tries to get out of the position.
Van Rooy is pulling down on Friedman's head. It's preventing any offense from Friedman, at least for the moment.
Friedman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Friedman throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Rooy controlling Friedman's posture.
Friedman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Rooy controlling Friedman's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedman preventing the sweep.
Friedman stands up over Van Rooy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Friedman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friedman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Rooy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedman postures up and lands a big shot to Van Rooy's brow.
Van Rooy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedman preventing the sweep.
Van Rooy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Rooy wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Rooy is on top in guard.

Friedman trying to keep a closed guard but Van Rooy is proving a slippery customer.
Van Rooy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Rooy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Friedman looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedman, not yet.
Van Rooy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Friedman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Friedman holds on and takes a little breather.
Friedman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Van Rooy is not content to let Friedman control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Milton Friedman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milton Friedman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Friedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Rooy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Friedman scores with a hook to the body. Van Rooy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Friedman shoots in and drives through. Van Rooy sprawls well.
Friedman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friedman ducks right into an uppercut from Van Rooy.
Friedman looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Friedman misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rooy is looking to counter the offense by Friedman and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedman misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.

Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Friedman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Friedman wants to break free but Van Rooy has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Friedman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friedman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Rooy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friedman.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot that snaps Friedman's head back.
Friedman misses the jab.
Albert Van Rooy is winning the standup battle so far.

Van Rooy moves into range and clinches up with Friedman.
Friedman can't get the takedown.
Albert Van Rooy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Friedman.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Friedman has Van Rooy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Rooy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Friedman prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.

Friedman breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Friedman misses the target.
Van Rooy lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Rooy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Friedman is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Friedman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friedman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedman thuds a left hand into Van Rooy's body.
Friedman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Rooy rather than just go for the knockout.
Friedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Friedman.

Van Rooy closes the distance and pushes Friedman back into the cage.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Friedman blocking some punches.
Friedman blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is pressed up against the cage. Friedman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Rooy down to the mat. Van Rooy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Van Rooy clinches up against the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Friedman is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friedman's elbow.
Friedman misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.

Van Rooy drops Friedman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Friedman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Friedman is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rooy finish him?
Friedman is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Friedman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Friedman's gas tank.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Friedman! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Van Rooy is unloading with more strikes now! Friedman drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!
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FIGHT
RATING
53%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 712 p4p, 87 weight class) and Power Shark (ranked 558 p4p, 74 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!



180 cm
22
179 lbs
12 - 4 - 0
184 cm
23
169 lbs
13 - 6 - 0
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank


Groove Gear


Urban Fighter


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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Shark!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shark.
Daughtrey throws a body punch but Shark moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Shark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Shark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shark throws a chopping leg kick but Daughtrey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shark avoids the body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey scores with a sloppy right hand. Shark should have avoided that one.
Shark scores with a jab to the body.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Shark moves away
and Shark counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Daughtrey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daughtrey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Daughtrey if he has to take too many more of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Daughtrey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands a jab.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Shark keeps it at a distance.
Shark tries to land a leg kick but Daughtrey saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey jabs at Shark's body.
Daughtrey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.

Shark gets tackled into the cage by Daughtrey. Daughtrey maintains the clinch.
We've been informed that Shark 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.
Daughtrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey blocking some punches.
Shark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shark gets through Daughtrey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daughtrey prevents a body shot from Shark.
Shark misses with a body punch.
Shark lands a shoulder strike.
Shark misses with a punch to the body.

Shark breaks from the clinch.
Shark just misses with a punch to the body.
Daughtrey misses with a lunging right hand
letting Shark counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shark.
Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shark.
Shark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daughtrey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shark ducks under a wild hook from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shark manages to avoid it.
Shark swats away the attempt to clinch by Daughtrey.
Good shot there by Shark.

Daughtrey has managed to clinch.
Daughtrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Shark blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey misses with a punch to the body.
Shark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
Shark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daughtrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shark pushes Daughtrey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daughtrey blocks an uppercut.
Shark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Daughtrey - that landed with a thud.
Daughtrey misses with some punches.
Daughtrey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Daughtrey has picked Shark up - he's going for a ride! Daughtrey dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daughtrey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shark is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daughtrey trying to control the position from guard on top but Shark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daughtrey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shark keeping moving, preventing Daughtrey from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Power Shark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey'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.


Daughtrey walks into a straight right hand from Shark.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Shark is having none of it.
Shark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shark throws out a leg kick but Daughtrey moves out of range and Shark only half commits.
Nice jab there from Shark.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range.
Daughtrey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daughtrey thuds his right hand into Shark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range.
Shark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daughtrey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shark lands the left hand.

Daughtrey gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Shark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
Shark is trying to break the clinch but Daughtrey has him pressed against the cage.
Daughtrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shark swings wildly with an uppercut but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daughtrey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shark lands an uppercut.
Shark blocking some punches.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by Daughtrey.
Shark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Daughtrey.
Shark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daughtrey.
A shot in the inside from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey digs a right hand underneath Shark's ribcage. Shark let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shark lands a hook that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
Shark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power Shark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Daughtrey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daughtrey lands with a straight right. Shark didn't see that one coming.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Shark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daughtrey walks into a stiff left hand from Shark.
Shark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daughtrey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Shark controls the action.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by Daughtrey.
Shark blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
Daughtrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Shark uses good head movement to avoid it.

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

Daughtrey closes the distance and clinches.
Shark working aggressively here.
Shark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daughtrey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Shark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shark misses with some punches.
Daughtrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Shark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharks head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shark gets through Daughtrey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daughtrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daughtrey.
Shark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Shark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Shark as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Shark.
Shark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daughtrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daughtrey misses with a punch to the body.
Shark lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey blocks an uppercut.
Daughtrey has a couple of punches blocked by Shark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Power Shark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey'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!


Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shark scores with a shot to the body.
Daughtrey wants to clinch.
Shark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daughtrey lands a nice shot that snaps Shark's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark digs a good hook to Daughtrey's body.
Shark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daughtrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Shark.
Daughtrey tries to clinch there but Shark circles away.
Daughtrey backing away here, and Shark unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Shark keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Shark swats away the attempt to clinch by Daughtrey.
Power Shark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daughtrey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Daughtrey is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shark.
A shot to the liver by Daughtrey. Beautiful body shot.
Shark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daughtrey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daughtrey wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daughtrey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shark keeps the fight on the outside.
Daughtrey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shark.
Kevin Daughtrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power Shark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shark manages to avoid it.
Daughtrey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daughtrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Shark pushes him off.
Shark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shark just misses with a punch to the body.
Shark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daughtrey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shark counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shark tries a quick counter leg kick but Daughtrey is wise to it.
Daughtrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shark lands with a good body shot.
Shark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daughtrey on the side of the head.
Shark cracks Daughtrey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Shark pushes him off.
Shark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daughtrey wants to clinch
and Shark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daughtrey misses the body punch
and Shark counters with a straight right hand.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daughtrey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daughtrey's head backwards.
Good standup being displayed there by Shark as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range.
Daughtrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shark moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Daughtrey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shark - the referee stops the clock and Daughtrey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shark. Daughtrey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daughtrey jabs Shark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daughtrey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daughtrey just misses with a punch to the body.
Shark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daughtrey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Daughtrey lunges at Shark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shark's hand.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range.
A nice side step and Shark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daughtrey finds it's way round the side to connect with Shark's head.
Daughtrey connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Power Shark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shark 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Power Shark!

A relieved looking Power Shark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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FIGHT
RATING
66%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 465 p4p, 75 weight class) and Jamison Cassidy (ranked 432 p4p, 69 weight class). Cassidy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Space Oddity by David Bowie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



187 cm
23
220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0
186 cm
23
213 lbs
9 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine
Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Determined


Voodoo Nutrition


Urban Fighter
Conviction


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohsin Zaidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamison Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaidi is looking to clinch but Cassidy is avoiding it.
Zaidi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaidi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaidi walks into a left hand.
Cassidy throws a right hand that misses
and Zaidi counters with a nice body kick.
Cassidy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zaidi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cassidy 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 Zaidi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaidi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zaidi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zaidi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zaidi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaidi is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cassidy throws an overhand right that lands on Zaidi's shoulder, as Zaidi tries to avoid the shot.
Zaidi throws a push kick but Cassidy slaps the foot to one side.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cassidy 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.
Cassidy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cassidy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zaidi.

It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut.
Zaidi tries a low kick but Cassidy avoids it.
Cassidy 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.
Zaidi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Zaidi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaidi moves away.
Jamison Cassidy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cassidy moves away from the strike by Zaidi.
Cassidy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Zaidi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cassidy finds it's way round the side to connect with Zaidi's head.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaidi is just out of range.
Zaidi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaidi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaidi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaidi throws a shot from downtown. Cassidy moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zaidi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jamison Cassidy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassidy lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaidi swings for the body but Cassidy moves out of range.
Zaidi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cassidy is able to avoid easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cassidy!
Zaidi wants to land a leg kick but Cassidy is out of range.
Cassidy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Zaidi scores with a takedown into Cassidy's guard.

Zaidi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zaidi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cassidy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Cassidy looking for a guillotine here but Zaidi defends easily.
Zaidi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zaidi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zaidi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cassidy's head.

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

Cassidy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zaidi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zaidi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zaidi cracks Cassidy with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaidi tries to free his leg and advance position but Cassidy is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy wants to improve his position but instead Zaidi has moved into half guard.
Zaidi moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cassidy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zaidi's best efforts.
Zaidi working over Cassidy with some ground and pound. Cassidy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zaidi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cassidy gets back to full guard.

Cassidy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaidi with a nice head shot there.
Zaidi chips away with some ground and pound.

Cassidy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zaidi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mohsin Zaidi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohsin Zaidi'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.


Cassidy takes one to the side of the head.
Cassidy scores with a three punch combo!
Cassidy clobbers Zaidi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zaidi throws a front kick aimed at Cassidy's knee but Cassidy avoids it well.
Zaidi lands a body shot.
Zaidi misses with a straight right.
Zaidi thumps Cassidy with a low kick.
Zaidi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassidy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zaidi feints and as Cassidy raises his hands in defense, Zaidi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cassidy keeping full guard, as Zaidi tries to pass.
Zaidi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cassidy has his foot on Zaidi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zaidi works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaidi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cassidy's head.
Zaidi trying to control but Cassidy is working from the bottom.

Cassidy working for a triangle but Zaidi defends it easily.

Cassidy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zaidi defends it easily.

Cassidy working for a triangle but Zaidi defends it easily.
Zaidi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zaidi is looking to work some ground and pound but Cassidy has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cassidy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Zaidi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cassidy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zaidi has managed to get both his arms back between Cassidy's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zaidi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zaidi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cassidy's head.
Zaidi works over Cassidy with some ground and pound from guard.
Zaidi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zaidi postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Cassidy's head off the mat! Cassidy is out! He's out! Zaidi jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohsin Zaidi!
Mohsin Zaidi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
53%

 

 
 
 
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