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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Pfeifer (ranked 4130 p4p, 372 weight class) and Lukas Herz (ranked 7041 p4p, 502 weight class). Ricardo Pfeifer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukas Herz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Herz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pfeifer is fending him off so far but Herz persists. Nope, Pfeifer circles away and we're back to standing.
Herz misses with a wild body shot.
Pfeifer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herz fails with a takedown attempt.
Herz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pfeifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herz.
Herz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Herz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pfeifer doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herz misses with an uppercut. Pfeifer saw that one coming.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
Herz with the counter takedown but Pfeifer avoids it easily.
Herz misses the jab.
Pfeifer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Herz feints and as Pfeifer raises his hands in defense, Herz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pfeifer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Herz on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pfeifer keeping full guard, as Herz tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pfeifer pushes Herz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A jab lands there for Pfeifer.
Herz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herz keeps the fight on the outside.
Herz connects with a nice looking jab.
Pfeifer moves out of range as Herz strikes.
Pfeifer misses with a wild body shot.
Herz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pfeifer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herz lands with a straight right. Pfeifer didn't see that one coming.
Pfeifer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Pfeifer throws a nice looking combination but Herz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herz 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.
Herz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Herz shoots in and drives through. Pfeifer sprawls well.
Ricardo Pfeifer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Herz.
Pfeifer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Herz eats them both and turns towards Pfeifer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Herz gets the takedown into side control.
Herz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pfeifer keeps working.
Pfeifer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Herz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Herz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pfeifer looks calm but he's in trouble here. Herz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pfeifer is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Herz lets go of the hold and Pfeifer can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lukas Herz!
Lukas Herz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gandolf Schmidt (ranked 3825 p4p, 356 weight class) and Ricky Rawse (ranked 4874 p4p, 428 weight class). Gandolf Schmidt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Rawse's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gandolf Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt misses with a low kick as Rawse jumps back.
Rawse misses with a body shot.
Schmidt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rawse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fit-Out in the buildup to the fight.
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rawse.
A shot to the body from Schmidt misses
and Rawse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmidt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schmidt moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Schmidt misses
and Rawse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schmidt slips a jab from Rawse.
Schmidt misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmidt circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Schmidt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rawse throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
Rawse unleashes a big counter combination but Schmidt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schmidt defending well as Rawse loads up on a big left hand.
Schmidt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Rawse looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rawse avoids the body shot from Schmidt.
Rawse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schmidt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rawse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rawse throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schmidt throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rawse to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Schmidt.
It seemed like Rawse was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schmidt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rawse counters with a stiff right hand.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawse was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a jab to the body
letting Rawse counter with a right hand.
Rawse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt defending well as Rawse loads up on a big left hand.
Schmidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rawse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmidt.
Rawse 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.
Schmidt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Schmidt misses
enabling Rawse to counter with a crisp jab.
Rawse swings widly with a right hand
and Schmidt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rawse missing with a left hand there. Schmidt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schmidt throws a poor cross that misses
and Rawse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rawse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawse was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Rawse misses with an uppercut.
Schmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Rawse was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rawse moves away.
Rawse throws out a loose jab but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawse feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Schmidt sprawling to the canvas! Schmidt rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rawse finish him?!
Schmidt is rocked!
Schmidt staying out of range there.
Schmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
Rawse throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.
Schmidt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schmidt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rawse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rawse misses with a looping right.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Rawse lands a big uppercut and Schmidt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Schmidt looks OK. Rawse waves Schmidt back to his feet!
Oh Schmidt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schmidt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rawse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gandolf Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt looks to land a combination but Rawse avoids it well.
Schmidt seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
Rawse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schmidt swings for the body but Rawse moves out of range.
Schmidt swings for the body but Rawse moves out of range.
Schmidt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rawse is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schmidt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rawse throws a hook but Schmidt avoids it easily.
Rawse misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Schmidt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rawse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawse misses with the combination.
Schmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmidt is looking to wear down Rawse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Schmidt. Those never looked like landing.
Rawse misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Schmidt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidt takes a swing at Rawse's ribcage but misses.
Schmidt slips under a jab from Rawse.
Rawse misses with a left hand
and Schmidt counters with a two punch combo.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rawse.
Schmidt scores with a body shot.
Rawse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidt.
Rawse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rawse 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.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rawse moves away.
Schmidt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws out a powerful jab.
Ricky Rawse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rawse avoids the body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt slips a jab from Rawse.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawse was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Rawse misses with a straight left.
Rawse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schmidt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawse swinging wildly here.
Rawse jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schmidt misses with a wild body shot.
Rawse steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt works Rawse's body with a nice hook.
Schmidt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rawse.
Rawse throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidt looks to score with a jab to the body but Rawse is just out of range.
Schmidt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Rawse misses.
The fighters circling - Rawse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Schmidt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schmidt.
Rawse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Rawse moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Rawse!
Ricky Rawse seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Preston Mason (ranked 2466 p4p, 132 weight class) and Kisada Hida (ranked 3604 p4p, 178 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hida's choice of entrance music: Noisestorm - Crab Rave. Kisada Hida will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Preston Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mason swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hida counters with a straight right hand.
Hida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hida misses with a looping left.
Jab by Mason.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hida.
Mason tries to counter with a takedown but Hida is quick to defend against it.
Hida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hida throws a big shot that misses.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hida has time to react.
Hida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Hida moved out of range nicely.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Preston Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason throws a jab when Hida was well out of range.
Mason throws a head kick that misses
letting Hida counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hida.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hida moves away.
Mason shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason misses with an uppercut
and Hida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hida kicks off Mason and gets to his feet.
Hida throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
Mason goes for a double leg but Hida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hida continues to drive forward.
Mason misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Hida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mason's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mason duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.
Mason scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hida is trying to control but can't.
Mason is keen to just control but Hida is a slippery customer.
Hida pushes Mason off looking to stand but Mason dives back in and keeps control.
Mason is looking to take a break and control but Hida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hida tries to kick Mason off but Mason keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida is looking to improve his position.
Mason scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mason.
Hida looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mason seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mason lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mason performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mason working Hida over with strikes.
Mason slips a nice elbow through Hida's hands, connecting with Hida's forehead.
Mason has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mason lands strikes from half guard.
Mason slips a nice elbow through Hida's hands, connecting with Hida's forehead.
Mason lands strikes from half guard.
Hida is refusing to be controlled, as Mason sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hida wants to control but Mason is keeping busy.
Mason working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mason lands with a punch from half guard.
Hida is doing well to control the position and prevent Mason from advancing to side control.
Mason landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mason postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mason's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hida is trying to keep Mason in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Mason dominated that round.
That's time! Mason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mason shoots in but no luck this time.
Mason fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hida to the ground. Mason is now in Hida's guard.
Hida pushes Mason off and gets back to his feet.
Hida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
and Hida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Mason.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hida can do to turn this around?
Mason looks to land a right hand but Hida moved out of range.
Mason throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Hida.
Kisada Hida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Hida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hida misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason dives in and scores a takedown into Hida's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mason won't allow Hida to sweep him here.
Mason lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Hida.
Mason scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mason looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mason keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hida's head.
Hida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mason. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hida wants to get back to his feet but Mason is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Preston Mason overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mason working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida wants to sweep but no luck.
Mason wants to control from the top but Hida keeps moving.
Hida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mason is one step ahead there.
Hida has momentary wrist control but Mason slips an elbow through the middle.
Mason is pushing down on Hida's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hida is fighting to maintain full guard but Mason has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason working the head and body with strikes.
Hida is looking to improve his position.
Mason wants to take a breather but Hida is having none of it.
Hida is trying to maintain the position but Mason is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mason moves nicely into side control.
Mason cracks Hida with a big elbow.
Hida is looking for a sweep.
Mason lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mason lands a nice forearm strike.
Hida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hida is rocked!
Hida on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hida is still in real trouble! Can Mason finish him?
Mason creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mason working the body and head with strikes.
Hida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mason in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hida tries to improve position but can't.
Mason has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hida!
Hida seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Mason is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hida can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mason landing shots from mount.
Mason controlling from mount.
Hida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Hida that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hida wants to control but Mason is having none of it.
Hida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mason connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Mason dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hida moves out of range of the body kick from Mason.
Mason tries for a takedown but Hida circles away easily
and Hida counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Hida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Mason misses
and Hida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mason misses with a straight left.
Hida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hida throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on Hida's shoulder, as Hida tries to avoid the shot.
Mason takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hida misses the jab.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Hida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hida throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hida throws a series of punches but Mason avoids them all with ease.
Mason feinted with a counter takedown.
Hida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mason.
Hida throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
Mason throws a right hand that misses
and Hida counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Mason misses.
Mason shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hida is adopting a defensive guard.
Mason lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mason preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason lands a couple of elbows.
Hida is trying to keep Mason in close.
Mason preventing the sweep.
Mason is in close to Hida's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mason with a nice head shot there.
Mason seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hida controls Mason momentarily but Mason frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason with a nice head shot there.
Hida has momentary wrist control but Mason slips an elbow through the middle.
Hida is looking to stand up but Mason isn't so interested in that idea.
Mason scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mason chips away with some ground and pound.
Mason distracts Hida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mason with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mason is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mason working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hida's head.
Mason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mason scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kisada Hida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mason lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mason lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mason working over Hida with some ground and pound. Hida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hida looking for submissions off his back.
Mason lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mason trying to control the action but Hida is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Preston Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mason, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Mason!
A relieved looking Preston Mason thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Kisada Hida stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wonder why his fists keeps getting bigger until I got hit.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ariel At Night (ranked 1212 p4p, 157 weight class) and Yokuni Togashi (ranked 1180 p4p, 154 weight class). At Night's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kat Dahlia - Mirror. Togashi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ariel At Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yokuni Togashi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Togashi misses the jab.
Togashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Togashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Ariel At Night has been cut.
At Night lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Togashi sprawling to the canvas. At Night follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Togashi hang on?
Togashi is rocked!
It looks like Yokuni Togashi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
At Night throwing shots but Togashi is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Togashi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
At Night looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Togashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from At Night there.
Togashi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Togashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with At Night. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
At Night preventing the sweep.
Togashi keeps trying to improve his position.
Togashi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
At Night trying to control the position from guard on top but Togashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
At Night is working Togashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Togashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Togashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
At Night looking to pass the guard.
At Night makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Togashi wants to sweep here but At Night controlling him for the moment.
At Night distracts Togashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
At Night lands a couple of digs.
At Night throws a big elbow that misses.
At Night controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
At Night content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Togashi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Togashi controlling At Night's posture.
At Night makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Night slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Togashi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
At Night in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've been hearing that At Night has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Togashi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
At Night scoring with punches from side control.
At Night thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
At Night has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
At Night lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Night in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Togashi is not content to let At Night control the position.
At Night grinds an elbow into Togashi's temple.
Togashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
At Night lands a few punches from side control.
At Night grinds an elbow into Togashi's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel At Night dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Togashi misses with a lunging right hand
and At Night counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
At Night has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from At Night there as he acknowledges the shot.
Togashi looks to land a right hand but At Night moved out of range.
Yokuni Togashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
At Night shoots in for a takedown but Togashi shows good takedown defense.
At Night gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Togashi.
Togashi lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
At Night staying out of range there.
At Night drops down looking for a counter takedown but Togashi sprawls and moves away.
Togashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
At Night seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
At Night lands with a nice body punch.
At Night is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Togashi can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Night throws a shot from downtown. Togashi moves away and avoids it.
Togashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Togashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Togashi misses the shot to the body.
At Night will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yokuni Togashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Togashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Night swings for the body but Togashi moves out of range.
At Night with a hook.
Togashi throws a looping overhand right but At Night ducks down to avoid it.
Togashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
At Night takes the fight into the clinch.
At Night is trying to break the clinch but Togashi is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on At Night's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Togashi scores with a hook to the body.
Togashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
At Night takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Togashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
At Night lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Togashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Togashi.
At Night looks to land a left hand but Togashi moved out of range nicely.
At Night lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Togashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Togashi swings widly with a right hand
and At Night counters with a three punch combo that has Togashi backing up. Togashi nods at At Night to acknowledge the strikes.
At Night throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Togashi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
At Night blocks a jab.
Togashi cracks At Night with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab by At Night.
At Night moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ariel At Night will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Togashi slips a jab and a cross from At Night.
At Night misses with an uppercut. Togashi saw that one coming.
Nice shot by At Night.
A looping hook to the body misses from Togashi. At Night does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Togashi. Beautiful body shot.
Togashi misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Togashi misses with an uppercut.
At Night tries to counter with a takedown but Togashi is quick to defend against it.
At Night misses with a body shot.
Ariel At Night is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Night misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Togashi.
At Night takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Togashi throws a shot from downtown. At Night moves away and avoids it.
At Night throws an overhand right that lands on Togashi's shoulder, as Togashi tries to avoid the shot.
Togashi throws a hook but At Night blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from At Night misses the target.
Togashi slips a jab from At Night.
A slow jab from Togashi misses its intended target.
It looked like At Night wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Togashi misses the shot to the body.
Togashi throws out a loose jab but At Night uses good head movement to avoid it.
At Night connects with the punch.
At Night will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Togashi misses with a looping left.
At Night is looking to counter punch.
Togashi punishes At Night's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from At Night.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Togashi throws an overhand right that lands on At Night's shoulder, as At Night tries to avoid the shot.
Togashi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Togashi wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Togashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
At Night ducks under a wild hook from Togashi.
Togashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Togashi misses with a series of wild punches.
At Night darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yokuni Togashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ariel At Night is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with At Night in particular looking to stall.
At Night looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Togashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Togashi is looking to improve his position.
At Night is trying to control the action in half guard but Togashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
At Night takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
At Night wants to take a breather but Togashi is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yokuni Togashi.
Well At Night has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yokuni Togashi!
A very excited looking Yokuni Togashi 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
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kropotkin (ranked 1060 p4p, 53 weight class) and Jaro Lalla (ranked 1145 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Kropotkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kropotkin. No joy for Lalla on that attempt.
Kropotkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lalla goes for a double leg but Kropotkin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kropotkin continues to drive forward.
Kropotkin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lalla fails to land the takedown.
Kropotkin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peter Kropotkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaro Lalla.
Kropotkin leaves Lalla with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kropotkin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lalla misses with a takedown attempt - Kropotkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lalla has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Kropotkin as Lalla shoots in.
Kropotkin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lalla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kropotkin defends it nicely.
Kropotkin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lalla dives in and grabs Kropotkin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kropotkin pushes down on Lalla's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lalla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kropotkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lalla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kropotkin is trying to get an arm triangle but Lalla is defending well.
Lalla has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kropotkin moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lalla because Kropotkin loaded up on that one.
Kropotkin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lalla turns into him and now he's in Kropotkin's guard.
Lalla stopping the sweep attempt from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lalla has picked Kropotkin up and slammed him! Kropotkin can't keep hold of the triangle and Lalla manages to pass to side control!
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!
Kropotkin tries to improve position but can't.
Kropotkin regains half guard.
Kropotkin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lalla pulls his head out easily.
Kropotkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin tries to roll over but Lalla keeps him under control.
Kropotkin is looking to control Lalla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kropotkin avoid being mounted?
Lalla is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kropotkin is concentrating on defense, preventing Lalla from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kropotkin is pressing down on Lalla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kropotkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Kropotkin, not yet.
Kropotkin pulls Lalla in to control the position.
Lalla avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kropotkin wants to sweep here but Lalla controlling him for the moment.
Kropotkin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kropotkin controls Lalla momentarily but Lalla frees himself.
Kropotkin working for submissions but it's allowed Lalla to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Kropotkin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kropotkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kropotkin wants it to stay on the feet.
Lalla throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kropotkin was covering up waiting for the punch and Lalla finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lalla drops back looking for a leg! Kropotkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kropotkin manages to kick Lalla off! Lalla jumps back into Kropotkin's guard.
Kropotkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalla looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kropotkin trying to work for an americana but Lalla has managed to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kropotkin advances to half guard.
Kropotkin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kropotkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kropotkin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lalla has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kropotkin has managed to get both his arms back between Lalla's legs - danger averted.
Lalla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin wants to control from the top but Lalla keeps moving.
Kropotkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lalla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kropotkin working some strikes from top position.
Kropotkin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lalla dives on top into guard.
Kropotkin working a defensive guard but Lalla passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kropotkin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lalla pushes down on Kropotkin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kropotkin regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin has an active guard here but Lalla has managed to pass into half guard.
Kropotkin is trying to get back to full guard.
Kropotkin manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lalla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kropotkin is keeping the position for now.
Kropotkin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lalla has his hands clasped together but Kropotkin extends and breaks Lalla's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kropotkin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Kropotkin!
Peter Kropotkin made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
The defeated Jaro Lalla had this to say: '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 1070 p4p, 142 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 1383 p4p, 180 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin misses with a takedown
and Serronen counters with a nice uppercut.
Serronen 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.
Serronen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sin goes for a double leg but Serronen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Serronen continues to drive forward.
Serronen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serronen lands a leg kick that knocks Sin off balance momentarily.
Serronen misses with a looping right.
Sin feinted with a counter takedown.
Serronen scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Lee Sin has been cut.
Sin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sin looks to land a right hand but Serronen moved out of range.
Serronen cracks Sin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Serronen did well to prevent Sin getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serronen is looking to improve his position.
Sin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen is trying to get back to full guard.
Sin is thwarting Serronen's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Serronen is trying to stand up here but Sin is controlling him well.
Serronen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Serronen is trying to control but can't.
Sin working the head and body with strikes.
Serronen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sin is working away from the top position though.
Sin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Serronen!
Sin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sin looking to finish Serronen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Serronen!
Sin is landing with some decent strikes but Serronen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Serronen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sin working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serronen is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin with shots to the head and body - Serronen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sin landing strikes from the mount and Serronen is in trouble!
Sin looking to control but Serronen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Serronen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sin is keen to just control but Serronen is a slippery customer.
Sin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sin is keen to just control but Serronen is a slippery customer.
Sin winds up and cracks Serronen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sin lands with a punch from half guard.
Sin is trying to control the action in half guard but Serronen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Serronen pushes Sin off and gets back to his feet.
Sin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Serronen slaps away a takedown attempt from Sin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serronen thuds a left hand into Sin's body.
Sin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Serronen to the ground. Sin is now in Serronen's guard.
Sin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sin stays in close to Serronen's body and controls the position.
Serronen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
Sin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serronen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Serronen pulls Sin in close to prevent any damage.
Sin with a nice head shot there.
Serronen looking for a sweep. Not yet Serronen, not yet.
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 Lee Sin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Sin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Serronen takes one to the chin there.
Sin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Serronen to the mat! Serronen manages to get full guard.
Serronen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
Serronen is looking to stand up but Sin isn't so interested in that idea.
Sin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sin cracks Serronen with a solid left hand.
Serronen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin trying to control but Serronen is working from the bottom.
Sin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Serronen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sin is looking for a sweep. Serronen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Serronen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sin moves into full guard.
Sin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serronen's guard.
Sin wants to control from the top but Serronen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serronen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Serronen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sin postures up.
Serronen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Serronen trying to keep a closed guard but Sin is proving a slippery customer.
Serronen controlling the position.
Serronen wants to sweep but no luck.
Sin cracks Serronen with a solid left hand.
Serronen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Serronen keeping moving, preventing Sin from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sin with a nice head shot there.
Sin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Serronen can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen is trying to control the position but Sin postures up.
Sin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Serronen wants to stand up but Sin is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick.
Sin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Serronen is trying to defend but Sin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Serronen is looking to escape.
Sin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Serronen wants to improve his position but Sin is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sin works over Serronen with some ground and pound from guard.
Sin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sin wants to pass the guard but Serronen is keeping the position.
Sin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Serronen's head.
Serronen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Serronen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Serronen.
Serronen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sin tries to stall but Serronen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Serronen scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Sin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Serronen!
Serronen is trying to control Sin's posture but Sin avoids it.
Sin lands an elbow.
Serronen struggling a bit here.
Serronen tries to improve position but can't.
Sin is trying to get an arm triangle but Serronen is defending well.
Sin is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin lands a few punches from side control.
Sin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sin in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Serronen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Sin!
Lee Sin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 338 p4p, 18 weight class) and Hiroki Tomori (ranked 1457 p4p, 79 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomori.
Tomori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Tomori throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomori looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Tomori looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Tomori loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Tomori is out of range.
A slow jab from Tomori misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Tomori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tomori checks it well.
Tomori tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
Tomori throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Tomori moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Tomori in the body.
Tomori connects with a body shot.
Tomori misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomori throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tomori takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Tomori's midsection.
Tomori moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tomori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomori has Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomori blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Tomori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomori prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomori gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomori is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Tomori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomori misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tomori fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Tomori as the two fighters clinch.
Tomori blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Tomori lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomori.
Tomori can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Tomori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomori misses with a punch to the body.
Tomori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomori moves away.
Tomori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomori moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tomori misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomori. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Tomori moved away.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Tomori connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Tomori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomori doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tomori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tomori drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomori backwards.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomori blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Tomori blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomori is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Tomori tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomori.
Tomori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Tomori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Tomori clinches.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Tomori's head.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tomori fails to land.
Nice body punch from Tomori - that landed with a thud.
Tomori has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tomori can turn it around.
Tomori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Tomori.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomori has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Tomori tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Tomori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomori.
Tomori is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomori manages to avoid it.
Tomori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomori throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomori tries to clinch up
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit sets himself, and Tomori steps forward looking for the clinch! Sitsongrit avoids it this time.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomori.
Sitsongrit is looking to wear down Tomori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Tomori down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomori was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Tomori defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomori moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Tomori takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Tomori.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Tomori down with leg kicks.
Tomori slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
A big left from Tomori misses.
Tomori throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Tomori's leg. Tomori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Tomori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomori.
Tomori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Tomori tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomori throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Tomori looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Tomori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tomori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Tomori thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomori throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Tomori slaps the foot to one side.
Tomori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit can't break the clinch.
Sitsongrit cracks Tomori with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori misses with the head strike.
Tomori scores with a shoulder strike.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Tomori avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Tomori tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
Tomori lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomori misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Tomori's ribcage but misses.
Tomori steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Tomori lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Tomori avoids the punch easily.
Tomori sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomori under the eye.
A leg kick checked by Tomori.
Tomori throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
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!
Tomori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomori.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomori moves away.
Tomori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomori tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomori takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomori. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tomori just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tomori's hands.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Tomori coming out on top.
Sitsongrit tries to keep at a distance but Tomori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Tomori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomori.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomori throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Tomori cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Tomori forces Sitsongrit back against the cage and clinches.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomori scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Tomori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Tomori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Tomori controls the action.
Sitsongrit is trying to break the clinch but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomori lands an uppercut.
Tomori tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomori scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Tomori.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Tomori moved out of range.
Tomori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Tomori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit throws a right and a left that Tomori avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Tomori misses with a body shot.
Tomori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Tomori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tomori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit defending well as Tomori loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tomori.
Tomori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomori controls his hands.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Tomori.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Tomori working aggressively here.
Tomori digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomori misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
Tomori prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomori.
Tomori lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomori.
Tomori tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomori blocking some punches.
Tomori tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Tomori blocks it.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Tomori avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Tomori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomori.
Tomori gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Tomori avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Tomori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomori wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomori.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomori.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomori looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Tomori throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomori.
Tomori steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Tomori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Tomori misses.
Tomori digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tomori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit cracks Tomori with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomori's sensitive parts.
Tomori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Tomori avoided it.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori really dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Tomori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Tomori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomori moves away.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Tomori's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Tomori avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Tomori.
Tomori tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomori misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit sets himself, and Tomori steps forward looking for the clinch! Sitsongrit avoids it this time.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Tomori with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Tomori.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Tomori checks it.
Tomori tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Tomori feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tomori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomori. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomori throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tomori takes one to the side of the head.
Tomori is rocked!
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Tomori.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tomori is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Tomori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomori moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Tomori's ribcage. Tomori let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Tomori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Tomori.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Tomori struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit pushes Tomori against the cage. Sitsongrit is working some dirty boxing. Sitsongrit pushes off with a quick right hook! Tomori goes down! Tomori tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sitsongrit moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
After the fight, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 178 p4p, 27 weight class) and Mosi Kondo (ranked 390 p4p, 56 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mosi Kondo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartoli misses with a hook.
Kondo lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Kondo misses.
It looked like Bartoli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kondo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That kick from Bartoli tenderised Kondo's leg. Kondo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Kondo.
Kondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kondo slips a jab from Bartoli.
Kondo throws the left hand but Bartoli avoids the punch easily.
Kondo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kondo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Kondo backs away, Bartoli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kondo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bartoli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kondo under the eye.
Bartoli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kondo. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Bartoli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartoli connects with an inside leg kick.
Kondo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo is looking to clinch but Bartoli is avoiding it.
Kondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kondo misses with a straight left.
Bartoli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kondo.
Kondo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bartoli rather than just go for the knockout.
Bartoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kondo misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bartoli checks a leg kick.
Kondo throws a leg kick
and Bartoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kondo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kondo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartoli circles away quickly and effectively.
Kondo swings widly with a right hand
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kondo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bartoli throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kondo misses with a hook. Bartoli ducked under it nicely.
Kondo misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bartoli there.
Bartoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartoli lands a nice looking body shot.
Kondo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bartoli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bartoli lands with a good body shot.
Bartoli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Bartoli throws out a loose jab but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kondo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bartoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Kondo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Kondo misses with an uppercut.
Kondo tries to work over Bartoli's front leg with a kick but Bartoli checks it.
Kondo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bartoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kondo throws out the jab.
Bartoli catches Kondo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bartoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kondo throws a leg kick
and Bartoli counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Kondo is predictable there
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mosi Kondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartoli throwing a counter right hand but Kondo manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondo throws a leg kick that misses.
Bartoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kondo. Kondo obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartoli. Kondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartoli lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Kondo finds it's target.
Kondo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good exchange - Bartoli coming out on top.
Kondo throws a big shot that misses.
Bartoli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kondo looks to land a right hand but Bartoli moved out of range.
Kondo misses with a wild body shot.
Kondo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBartoli.
Kondo throws a series of strikes that have Bartoli backpedaling.
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!
Kondo looks for the body kick but Bartoli saw that one coming.
Bartoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kondo throws a wild body kick that Bartoli sees coming a mile off.
Bartoli lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kondo backs up against the cage.
Kondo thumps Bartoli with a low kick.
Bartoli works Kondo's body with a nice hook.
Kondo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondo tries to score with a low kick but Bartoli moves his leg out of the way.
Bartoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kondo.
Kondo misses with a straight right.
Kondo 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.
Bartoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartoli throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kondo throws a push kick but Bartoli slaps the foot to one side.
Bartoli with a nice cross.
Kondo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kondo throws a head punch that misses.
Bartoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Kondo controls his hands.
Kondo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartoli backwards.
Kondo misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartoli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kondo scores with a shot to the side of Bartoli's head.
Bartoli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kondo can't find room to land a body shot as Bartoli controls the action.
Kondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartoli lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kondo missing with a left hand there. Bartoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Bartoli does it's job there.
Kondo misses with a straight right.
Kondo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartoli scores with a hook to the body. Kondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bartoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kondo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartoli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartoli wants to land a leg kick but Kondo is out of range.
Bartoli lands with a shot to the body.
Bartoli cracks Kondo with a good jab.
Kondo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bartoli connects with a looping right hand.
Bartoli misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartoli scores with a nice right hand.
Kondo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartoli circles away.
Bartoli feints and then cracks Kondo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kondo down.
Kondo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartoli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kondo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bartoli.
Bartoli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bartoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bartoli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bartoli misses with a body shot.
Bartoli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bartoli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kondo is looking to clinch.
Kondo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Kondo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bartoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kondo is looking to land body kicks.
Bartoli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kondo.
Bartoli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kondo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kondo misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli throwing a counter right hand but Kondo manages to avoid it.
Bartoli with a hook.
Bartoli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kondo can do to turn this around?
Kondo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kondo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kondo throws a nice looking combination but Bartoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartoli lands with an uppercut that bounces Kondo off the cage and back into range.
Good shot there by Bartoli.
Bartoli cracks the inside of Kondo's front leg.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kondo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bartoli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kondo throws a hook but Bartoli avoids it easily.
Bartoli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kondo checks the leg kick.
Kondo lands a nice shot that snaps Bartoli's head back.
Kondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli lands a head shot.
Kondo throws an overhand right that lands on Bartoli's shoulder, as Bartoli tries to avoid the shot.
Kondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kondo misses with a low kick as Bartoli jumps back.
Kondo takes one to the side of the head.
Kondo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Kondo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartoli circles away.
Kondo tries to work over Bartoli's front leg with a kick but Bartoli checks it.
Bartoli is looking to counter punch.
Bartoli connects with an inside leg kick.
Kondo wants to slow Bartoli down by chopping away at his legs.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kondo looks to land a body kick but Bartoli moved away.
Kondo wants to clinch up but Bartoli keeps it at a distance.
Kondo 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.
Kondo looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.
Bartoli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kondo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bartoli throws a body punch but Kondo moves out of range.
Bartoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kondo's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondo looks for the body kick but Bartoli saw that one coming.
A big right from Kondo misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kondo takes a swing at Bartoli's ribcage but misses.
Bartoli is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Kondo.
Bartoli cracks Kondo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bartoli jabs Kondo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bartoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kondo.
Valerio Bartoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Kondo walks into a left hand.
Bartoli connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartoli misses the jab.
Bartoli sizes up Kondo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kondo tried to score with a low kick but Bartoli checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kondo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kondo lands a nice shot that snaps Bartoli's head back.
Bartoli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Kondo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bartoli moves away from the strike by Kondo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Bartoli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kondo lands a nice hook to Bartoli's body. Bartoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kondo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kondo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Bartoli.
Bartoli blocks a leg kick.
Kondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Kondo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartoli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bartoli scores with a hook to the body. Kondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bartoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kondo throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kondo throws a combination that misses
and Bartoli counters with an inside leg kick.
Bartoli avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Bartoli finds it's way through Kondo's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartoli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kondo.
Kondo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartoli. Bartoli obviously looking to wear him down.
Bartoli lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kondo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bartoli blocks the leg kick.
Bartoli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kondo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bartoli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bartoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Bartoli misses.
Kondo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartoli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Bartoli.
Kondo throws an overhand right that lands on Bartoli's shoulder, as Bartoli tries to avoid the shot.
Bartoli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Bartoli.
Kondo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartoli circles away.
Bartoli lands a nice hook to Kondo's body. Kondo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bartoli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartoli connects with a single shot there.
Bartoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kondo manages to avoid it.
Kondo misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bartoli.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kondo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bartoli - the referee stops the clock and Kondo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bartoli. Kondo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kondo walks into a stiff left hand from Bartoli.
Kondo misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bartoli scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bartoli swings for the body but Kondo moves out of range.
Bartoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kondo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartoli finds it's way round the side to connect with Kondo's head.
Kondo misses with a kick to the body.
Bartoli dips to his left and cracks Kondo with an uppercut!
Bartoli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kondo misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bartoli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kondo doesn't seem phased though.
Kondo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bartoli scores with a decent looking hook.
Bartoli throws a jab when Kondo was well out of range.
Kondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli needs to keep his hands up - Kondo had a free shot at his head there.
Bartoli defending well as Kondo loads up on a big left hand.
Kondo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Kondo tenderised Bartoli's leg. Bartoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kondo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kondo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kondo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bartoli misses with a wild combination.
Kondo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kondo misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kondo.
Bartoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartoli is looking to slow Kondo down with leg kicks.
Kondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartoli ducks under a wild hook from Kondo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bartoli, as that shot connected.
Bartoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kondo misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli lands with a good body shot.
Kondo swinging wildly here.
Bartoli connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kondo looks to land a right hand but Bartoli moved out of range.
Kondo throws a shot from downtown. Bartoli moves away and avoids it.
Bartoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kondo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli clearly takes that round.
That's time! Bartoli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kondo thows a leg kick but Bartoli checks it
and Bartoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kondo misses with a straight right.
Bartoli scores with a push kick.
Bartoli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bartoli cracks Kondo with an open hand slap.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bartoli.
Kondo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kondo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bartoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bartoli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bartoli blocks the body kick.
Kondo throws an overhand right that lands on Bartoli's shoulder, as Bartoli tries to avoid the shot.
Bartoli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bartoli duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kondo throws a low kick but Bartoli moves out of range easily.
Kondo drives through and clinches with Bartoli against the cage.
Bartoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondo tries to throw a body punch but Bartoli avoids it by throwing Kondo back against the cage.
Bartoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bartoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kondo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kondo tries to work over Bartoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoli fails to land.
Bartoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartoli breaks from the clinch.
Kondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kondo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bartoli moves out of range as Kondo throws a body kick.
Kondo misses with a body shot.
Bartoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bartoli works the jab nicely.
Kondo moves in looking to clinch but Bartoli pushes him off.
A punch combination from Kondo misses.
Bartoli lands the left hand.
Bartoli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Kondo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartoli can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bartoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bartoli cracks Kondo with an open hand slap.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Kondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartoli moves away.
Kondo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bartoli lands a glancing blow to the side of Kondo's head.
Kondo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kondo misses with a kick to the body
and Bartoli counters with a low kick, right behind Kondo 's knee.
Kondo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartoli lands a glancing blow to the side of Kondo's head.
Bartoli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bartoli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kondo on the side of the head.
Kondo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartoli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bartoli connects with the punch.
Kondo misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bartoli is looking to slow Kondo down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a leg kick which misses Kondo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kondo tries to avoid it.
Bartoli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kondo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kondo.
Kondo throws a body shot but no joy.
Kondo misses with a two punch combination.
Kondo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Kondo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bartoli misses with a series of wild punches.
Bartoli checks a low kick from Kondo.
Kondo throws an off balance right hand
and Bartoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kondo throws the kick towards the body but Bartoli avoids it.
Kondo tries to land a front kick but Bartoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bartoli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Bartoli. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli slips a jab and a cross from Kondo.
Bartoli lands a leg kick that knocks Kondo off balance momentarily.
Bartoli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kondo's calf.
Kondo throws a poor cross that misses
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartoli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kondo.
Bartoli tests Kondo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bartoli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bartoli.
Jab by Bartoli.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kondo misses the jab.
Bartoli misses with a double jab
and Kondo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kondo is looking to slow Bartoli down with leg kicks.
Bartoli scores with the left hand. Kondo knows he should have avoided that one.
Bartoli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valerio Bartoli had his way with Mosi Kondo in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kondo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartoli. Bartoli obviously looking to wear him down.
Bartoli throws out a leg kick but Kondo moves out of range and Bartoli only half commits.
Bartoli scores with a nice head shot.
Kondo throws a front kick aimed at Bartoli's knee but Bartoli avoids it well.
Kondo punishes Bartoli's body with a nice straight punch.
Bartoli wants to land a leg kick but Kondo is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kondo.
Kondo looks to land a right hand but Bartoli moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bartoli misses the target.
Kondo throws the kick towards the body but Bartoli avoids it.
Bartoli with a hook.
Kondo tried to score with a low kick but Bartoli checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kondo tries to bum rush Bartoli with a series of wild strikes but Bartoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kondo throws out the jab.
Bartoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bartoli there.
Bartoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondo looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli thumps Kondo with a low kick.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kondo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kondo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Bartoli catches Kondo right on the button with a cross.
Bartoli checks a leg kick.
Kondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Bartoli finds it's target.
Kondo digs a good body shot into Bartoli's ribs.
Bartoli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bartoli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Kondo swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Kondo tries to move into range but Bartoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Bartoli.
Kondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kondo moves away from the strike by Bartoli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bartoli, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartoli.
Kondo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kondo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bartoli checks it well.
Good exchange - Bartoli coming out on top.
Bartoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartoli.
Bartoli moves out of range as Kondo strikes.
Kondo throws a hook to the side of Bartoli's head but Bartoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Bartoli coming out on top.
Kondo throws a big shot that misses.
Bartoli throwing a counter right hand but Kondo manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kondo.
Kondo misses with a low kick.
Bartoli misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Kondo.
Bartoli lunges at Kondo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kondo's hand.
Mosi Kondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bartoli tenderised Kondo's leg. Kondo is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bartoli.
Bartoli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bartoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kondo misses with a low kick.
Bartoli lands with an overhand left.
Kondo tries to work over Bartoli's front leg with a kick but Bartoli checks it.
Bartoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartoli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kondo cracks Bartoli with an open hand slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kondo 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 Bartoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bartoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kondo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartoli connects with an inside leg kick.
Kondo throws the kick towards the body but Bartoli avoids it.
Bartoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bartoli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartoli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kondo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartoli cracks Kondo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Kondo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bartoli looks to throw the jab but Kondo is out of range.
Kondo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kondo drops his hands momentarily and Bartoli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bartoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bartoli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kondo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartoli.
Bartoli motions for Kondo to come forward. Bartoli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bartoli connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kondo.
Bartoli takes a swing at Kondo's ribcage but misses.
Kondo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bartoli.
Kondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartoli's sensitive parts.
Kondo misses with a hook. Bartoli ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Kondo misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valerio Bartoli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartoli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valerio Bartoli!
Valerio Bartoli retains his welterweight title!
Valerio Bartoli decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Snowdon (ranked 273 p4p, 39 weight class) and Jhin Markell (ranked 548 p4p, 76 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Snowdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhin Markell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowdon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Markell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snowdon.
Snowdon thumps Markell with a low kick.
William Snowdon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snowdon to score with a decent uppercut.
Snowdon misses with a wild body shot.
And Markell tries to counter it with a takedown but Snowdon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Snowdon is looking to slow Markell down with leg kicks.
Snowdon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Markell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Markell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Markell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Snowdon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Markell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Snowdon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Markell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Markell lands a couple of digs.
Markell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Snowdon keeping moving, preventing Markell from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Markell stopping the sweep attempt from Snowdon.
Snowdon working a defensive guard here.
Markell trying to control the position from guard on top but Snowdon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowdon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snowdon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snowdon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Markell postures up and lands a big shot to Snowdon's brow.
Snowdon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Markell stands up over Snowdon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Snowdon is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Markell looking to pass the guard.
Markell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Snowdon wants to sweep here but Markell controlling him for the moment.
Markell trying to control but Snowdon is working from the bottom.
Markell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Markell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Markell trying to control but Snowdon is working from the bottom.
Snowdon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Markell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Markell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markell slips nicely into half guard.
Snowdon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Snowdon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Markell's guard.
Markell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Snowdon trying to control the position from guard on top but Markell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowdon preventing the sweep.
Snowdon trying to control but Markell is working from the bottom.
Snowdon tries to free his leg and advance position but Markell is retaining full guard.
Snowdon won't allow Markell to sweep him here.
Snowdon wants to control from the top but Markell keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markell trying to control the position.
Snowdon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Snowdon trying to control but Markell is working from the bottom.
Snowdon passes Markell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Markell manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Markell is trying to keep Snowdon in close.
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 William Snowdon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snowdon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Markell throws a body punch but Snowdon moves out of range.
Markell misses with a body shot
and Snowdon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Markell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snowdon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Markell misses with a two punch combination.
Markell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snowdon connects with a crisp jab.
Snowdon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snowdon dips to his left and cracks Markell with an uppercut!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Snowdon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snowdon missing with a left hand there. Markell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snowdon throws the left hand but Markell avoids the punch easily.
Snowdon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
William Snowdon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Snowdon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Snowdon throws an off balance right hand
and Markell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Snowdon won't allow Markell to pass to mount.
Snowdon tries to get to full guard but Markell has control of the leg.
Markell is nestled in close to Snowdon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Snowdon tries to get to full guard but Markell has control of the leg.
Markell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snowdon is trying to maintain the position but Markell is very close to passing his half guard.
Markell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snowdon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Markell is trying to control. Snowdon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Snowdon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Markell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Markell lands a couple of elbows.
Snowdon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Markell wants to control from the top but Snowdon keeps moving.
Markell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Snowdon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Markell working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Snowdon is trying to keep Markell in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markell landing with the ground and pound.
Snowdon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Markell defends it easily.
Snowdon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Markell defends it easily.
Markell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Markell chips away with some ground and pound.
Markell is stalling in the full guard.
Markell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Markell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snowdon's head.
Snowdon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Snowdon wants to pass the guard but Markell is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markell controls Snowdon momentarily but Snowdon frees himself.
Markell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snowdon advances to half guard.
Snowdon is working for a kimura but Markell is defending it quite comfortably.
Snowdon wants to control but Markell is keeping him busy.
Snowdon wants to pass the guard but Markell is defending well.
Markell tries to get to full guard but Snowdon has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Snowdon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Markell staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Snowdon - just one landing.
William Snowdon is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Markell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snowdon lands with a good body shot.
Markell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markell misses with the combination.
Markell fails with the takedown.
Markell closes the distance and clinches up with Snowdon, looking for a takedown. Markell pushes Snowdon against the cage but Snowdon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Markell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snowdon moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowdon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snowdon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Snowdon misses with a looping right.
Snowdon throws a nice head kick!
Snowdon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Markell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Snowdon defends well and Markell ends up having to push Snowdon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
William Snowdon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jhin Markell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon connects with a body shot.
Markell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Snowdon defends well and Markell ends up having to push Snowdon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Markell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Snowdon lands a glancing blow to the side of Markell's head.
A clash of legs there as Markell blocks the low kick.
Markell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Markell misses with a few strikes there.
Markell misses with a hook
and Snowdon counters with a stiff right hand.
Snowdon scores with a sloppy right hand. Markell should have avoided that one.
Markell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snowdon lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Snowdon does it's job there.
Snowdon throws a good cross that connects.
Markell misses with an uppercut
and Snowdon counters with a good low kick that Markell was not able to check.
Markell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snowdon moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Snowdon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Markell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snowdon manages to avoid it.
Snowdon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Snowdon avoids the body shot from Markell.
Snowdon lands a nice hook to Markell's body. Markell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Markell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markell. Snowdon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snowdon lands a nice hook to Markell's body. Markell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Markell slips a jab from Snowdon.
Snowdon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snowdon cracks Markell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Markell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Snowdon rather than just go for the knockout.
Snowdon works over Markell's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Markell.
Markell scores with a punch to the head.
Markell shoots in for a takedown but Snowdon shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Markell shoots in looking for a takedown but Snowdon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Markell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Snowdon slaps away a takedown attempt from Markell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Markell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Markell!
Snowdon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Markell.
Markell misses with a series of wild punches.
Snowdon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Markell shoots for a takedown but Snowdon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Snowdon cracks Markell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Snowdon scores with a punch to the head.
Snowdon throws a leg kick which misses Markell's front leg but catches the back leg as Markell tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Snowdon.
Markell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snowdon defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Markell.
Snowdon sizes up Markell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snowdon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Markell throws a combination that misses
and Snowdon counters with a right hand to the body.
Snowdon misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Snowdon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snowdon.
Markell moves out of range of the strikes.
Jhin Markell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snowdon catches Markell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snowdon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snowdon misses the shot to the body.
Jhin Markell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Snowdon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snowdon fakes the leg kick and cracks Markell in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Snowdon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snowdon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Snowdon!
A victorious William Snowdon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 87 p4p, 9 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 679 p4p, 74 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao closes the distance and pushes Tiger back into the cage.
Gusmao breaks from the clinch.
Gusmao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tiger.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gusmao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Gusmao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gusmao moves out of range of the body kick from Tiger.
A slow jab from Gusmao misses its intended target.
Tiger flicks out a counter leg kick but Gusmao steps away.
Gusmao moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gusmao pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gusmao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gusmao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Gusmao.
Gusmao clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gusmao uses from the top position.
Gusmao wants to stand but Tiger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiger on the ground.
Tiger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tiger prevents Gusmao from standing back up.
Tiger wants to control but Gusmao is keeping him busy.
Gusmao looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gusmao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gusmao looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tiger is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gusmao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gusmao looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gusmao is just riding it out for now. Tiger eventually gives up the hold.
Gusmao looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gusmao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gusmao tries to get out of the position.
Tiger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tiger prevents Gusmao from standing back up.
Tiger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tiger is working for a kimura but Gusmao is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiger is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gusmao has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao tries to kick Tiger off but Tiger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tiger thows a huge punch but Gusmao dodges it nicely.
Tiger is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gusmao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tiger prevents Gusmao from standing back up.
Tiger wants to control but Gusmao is keeping him busy.
Tiger is working for a submission of some sort.
Gusmao is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gusmao is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gusmao wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tiger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tiger tries a low kick but Gusmao avoids it.
Gusmao has closed the distance and engaged Tiger in a clinch.
Gusmao is trying to push Tiger away but Tiger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gusmao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gusmao is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiger has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger is looking for a takedown.
Henrique Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Tiger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusmao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Henrique Gusmao will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gusmao moves out of range as Tiger throws a body kick.
Tiger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gusmao.
Tiger defending well as Gusmao loads up on a big left hand.
Gusmao lands with a hook. Tiger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gusmao checks a leg kick.
Gusmao throws a series of strikes that have Tiger backpedaling.
It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Tiger lands a right hook to the body.
Gusmao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gusmao wants to break free but Tiger has control.
A hook to the body from Gusmao.
Tiger lands an uppercut.
Tiger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gusmao takes a shot to the head.
Gusmao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gusmao working aggressively here.
Gusmao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Gusmao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger looking for a takedown.
Tiger is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tiger lands a hook that snaps the head of Gusmao backwards.
Gusmao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tigers head.
Tiger tries to pull guard but Gusmao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Henrique Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Tiger.
Gusmao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiger wants a takedown.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiger misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gusmao pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tiger throws a low kick but Gusmao moves out of range easily.
Gusmao has closed the distance and engaged Tiger in a clinch.
Tiger is trying to pull guard but Gusmao turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tiger.
Gusmao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gusmao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gusmao throws a right hand that Tiger ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiger also avoids with ease.
Gusmao looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
Tiger tries a quick counter leg kick but Gusmao is wise to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gusmao takes the fight into the clinch.
Gusmao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Gusmao working aggressively here.
Gusmao manages to break the clinch.
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tiger scores with a sloppy right hand. Gusmao should have avoided that one.
Gusmao throws a sloppy body shot
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
Tiger throws the left hand but Gusmao avoids the punch easily.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gusmao lands a jab to the nose.
Gusmao connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
Tiger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gusmao if he has to take too many more of those.
Tiger throws a body kick that misses.
Gusmao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tiger.
Gusmao throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gusmao connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Gusmao misses.
Henrique Gusmao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusmao has managed to clinch.
Gusmao is trying to break the clinch but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
Gusmao misses with some punches.
Gusmao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gusmao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a shot to the body.
Gusmao blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Tiger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gusmao's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusmao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Gusmao lands.
Gusmao lands with a hook. Tiger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tiger wants to land a leg kick but Gusmao is out of range.
Gusmao clinches up against the cage.
Gusmao is leaning against Tiger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gusmao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger is looking to clinch but Gusmao is avoiding it.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gusmao.
Tiger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gusmao avoids a kick to the body.
Gusmao closes the distance and pushes Tiger back into the cage.
Tiger breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gusmao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Gusmao has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Gusmao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gusmao has managed to clinch.
Tiger gets control of Gusmao's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tiger will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gusmao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tiger is proving hard to escape from.
Gusmao wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Tiger's closed guard. He's half up but Tiger has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Tiger pivots and extends the arm, Gusmao falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Tiger! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Great Tiger!
Great Tiger is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Great Tiger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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FIGHT
RATING
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