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Pride FC 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 2199 p4p, 276 weight class) and Rich Wood (ranked 2059 p4p, 262 weight class). Aokison comes into the arena with Caroline blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokison slips a jab from Wood.
Wood misses with an uppercut
and Aokison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wood's knee momentarily.
Aokison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rich Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aokison checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Aokison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Aokison moves away and avoids it.
Aokison slips under a jab.
Aokison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aokison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wood is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood gets back to half guard.
Wood is trying to stand back up but Aokison is controlling him
Wood 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.
Wood is staying active underneath Aokison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is looking to improve his position.
Aokison is taking a breather. Wood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aokison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aokison is thwarting Wood's attempts to control the position.
Aokison content to control rather than advance.
Aokison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aokison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Aokison has control of the leg.
Aokison trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wood is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wood throws a lazy head kick
and Aokison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood throws a hook but Aokison blocks it.
Aokison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Aokison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aokison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aokison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wood tries to roll over but Aokison keeps him under control.
Aokison trying to control from half guard but Wood is working away.
Wood pushes Aokison off looking to stand but Aokison dives back in and keeps control.
Aokison is trying to control the action in half guard but Wood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aokison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aokison winds up and cracks Wood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aokison is trying to control the action in half guard but Wood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aokison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wood wants to get back to full guard.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aokison is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aokison slows the pace down in half guard.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Aokison 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.
Aokison scores with a takedown into Wood's guard.
Wood is looking to stand up but Aokison isn't so interested in that idea.
Wood working a defensive guard here.
Wood wants to stand up but Aokison is controlling him.
Ryu Aokison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aokison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood trying to strike off his back.
Aokison stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Aokison there.
Wood is trying to control but can't.
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aokison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wood is trying to control but can't.
Aokison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aokison connects with a nice short shot to Wood's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wood actively working from the bottom here.
Aokison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Aokison seems content to control.
Aokison is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aokison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Aokison wants to pass to mount but Wood is defending the position.
Aokison is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wood wants to improve his position but Aokison is controlling well.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aokison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wood pushes Aokison off and gets back to his feet.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Aokison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aokison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wood is trying to defend but Aokison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wood tries to roll over but Aokison keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wood wants to improve his position but Aokison is controlling well.
Aokison stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aokison drops an elbow to the side of Wood's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Aokison dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Aokison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aokison is out of range and Wood settles back down.
Aokison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aokison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aokison manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
It looked like Aokison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aokison shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Aokison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wood throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood thows a leg kick but Aokison checks it
and Aokison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wood's guard.
Wood is pulling down on Aokison's head. It's preventing any offense from Aokison, at least for the moment.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood wants to improve his position but instead Aokison has moved into half guard.
Still in half guard, Aokison seems content to control.
Wood misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.
Aokison is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aokison lands strikes from half guard.
Wood wants to improve his position but Aokison is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison stops Wood from getting back to his feet.
Aokison trying to control the pace.
Aokison'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.
Aokison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wood!
Aokison sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aokison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to escape the mount.
Aokison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aokison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wood is desperately trying to improve his position but Aokison has a good base and remains in mount.
Aokison looking to control but Wood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wood wants to control but Aokison is having none of it.
Wood is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Aokison controlling the pace for now.
Aokison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ryu Aokison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aokison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Aokison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aokison, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Aokison!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryu Aokison made sure he mentioned Pit Bull Development, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Rich Wood had this to say: 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svennson (ranked 1492 p4p, 182 weight class) and Gorgon Zola (ranked 1259 p4p, 164 weight class). Zola has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Svennson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gorgon Zola!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svennson ducks right into an uppercut from Zola.
It looks like Sven Svennson has been cut.
Svennson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zola jabs at Svennson's body.
Svennson misses with a straight left.
Svennson fails with a takedown attempt.
Zola tries a quick counter leg kick but Svennson is wise to it.
Zola has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Svennson misses the target.
Svennson takes one to the side of the head.
Zola connects with a nice looking jab.
Svennson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zola. Svennson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zola lands a jab to Svennson's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Svennson as he connects with a hook.
Zola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svennson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Svennson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svennson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sven Svennson's cut is getting worse.
Svennson throws a head kick but Zola moves out of range.
Svennson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zola as he avoids it easily.
Zola lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zola ducks under a wild hook from Svennson.
Svennson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Svennson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zola throws a head kick but Svennson moves out of range.
Svennson throwing a counter right hand but Zola manages to avoid it.
Svennson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svennson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svennson throws a big shot that misses.
Zola lands with a nice body punch.
Svennson is breathing heavily.
Zola scores with a nice body kick.
Zola clobbers Svennson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zola lands a big head kick that sends Svennson tumbling to the mat! Zola takes a step backwards and waves Svennson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Svennson is rocked!
Sven Svennson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Svennson fails with a takedown attempt.
Zola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zola ducks under a wild hook from Svennson.
Zola tries a quick counter leg kick but Svennson is wise to it.
Zola punishes Svennson's body with a nice straight punch.
Zola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Sven Svennson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zola, as that shot connected.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sven Svennson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gorgon Zola!
After the fight, Gorgon Zola 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 926 p4p, 110 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 1610 p4p, 184 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Ali.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Ali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ali.
Garcia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ali manages to circle out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Ali down.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Ali scores with a nice body kick.
Ali lands with a good body shot.
Ali throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garcia.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but Ali avoids it.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ali.
A bone on bone clash there as Ali blocks the leg kick.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ali takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia moves out of range as Ali strikes.
A low kick from Ali misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Garcia defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Ali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ali throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Ali's leg but Ali calmly moves out of range.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Ali misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali 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.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ali is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Ali throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia moves out of range as Ali strikes.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ali.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Ali lands a body shot.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ali throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garcia counters with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ali works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Ali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Ali as he checks the leg kick.
Ali punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Ali jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ali, as that shot connected.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
Ali slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia slips a jab from Ali.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali is looking for the big counter here.
Ali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Garcia.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Ali delivers a nice body kick.
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Ali.
It appears Garcia was looking to counter with a kick there.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ali's calf.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia slips a jab from Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Ali. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Ali gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garcia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ali's knee momentarily.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ali feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Ali misses with a hook
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Ali was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Garcia's knee but Garcia avoids it well.
As Ali backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ali misses with an uppercut
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Haislan Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia lands a jab.
Garcia throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Ali misses.
Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sarfraz Ali.
Well Ali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
Sarfraz Ali decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wampage Johnson (ranked 777 p4p, 109 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 852 p4p, 122 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Come Over (feat. Stylo G). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tellegio eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Tellegio seems unphased.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Tellegio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Tellegio moved out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tellegio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Tellegio catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Tellegio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tellegio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Tellegio slips the punch.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Tellegio counters with an outside leg kick.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Tellegio cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Tellegio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Tellegio unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tellegio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson misses with a head 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!
Tellegio takes one on the button.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Tellegio was not able to check.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
Tellegio 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tellegio.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Tellegio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Tellegio moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Tellegio moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Tellegio.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
Tellegio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tellegio as he connects with a hook.
Tellegio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tellegio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tellegio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tellegio tries to clinch up.
Tellegio 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.
Tellegio throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tellegio is looking to land body kicks.
Tellegio catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tellegio. That one must have hurt.
Tellegio moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Tellegio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellegio.
Tellegio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
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!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tellegio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Tellegio checks the leg kick.
Tellegio connects with the punch.
Tellegio clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson swings for the body but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Tellegio missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Tellegio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tellegio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tellegio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Tellegio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johnson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Tellegio moves away and avoids it.
Tellegio just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tellegio.
Tellegio thinks about the counter body kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tellegio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tellegio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Tellegio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson tries to clinch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tellegio throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tellegio's corner calls for a 1-2. Tellegio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tellegio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellegio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tellegio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tellegio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tellegio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tellegio misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio misses with a body kick.
Tellegio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Tellegio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tellegio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tellegio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Tellegio.
Tellegio clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tellegio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tellegio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tellegio feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
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!
Tellegio slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellegio is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tellegio works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tellegio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tellegio throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice defenses there by Tellegio.
Tellegio lands a nice looking body kick.
A leg kick checked by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tellegio doesn't seem bothered though.
Tellegio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Tellegio.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tellegio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tellegio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tellegio needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tellegio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Tellegio cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tellegio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tellegio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tellegio looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Tellegio backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tellegio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tellegio throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Tellegio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tellegio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tellegio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Tellegio scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tellegio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
A nice side step and Tellegio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tellegio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Tellegio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio lands with an overhand left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tellegio 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Tellegio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Tellegio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tellegio throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Tellegio scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Tellegio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tellegio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tellegio slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Tellegio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tellegio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Victor Tellegio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Tellegio's leg. Tellegio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tellegio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tellegio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Tellegio's shoulder, as Tellegio tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio moves away from the strike by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Tellegio finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tellegio.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio scores with a leg kick.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tellegio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Tellegio is looking to clinch.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Tellegio thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Tellegio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Tellegio backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tellegio, as that shot connected.
Tellegio wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Tellegio thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tellegio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Tellegio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tellegio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tellegio looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tellegio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tellegio. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson tries to bum rush Tellegio with a series of wild strikes but Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tellegio looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tellegio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tellegio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tellegio tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Tellegio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body kick from Tellegio.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Tellegio misses with a lunging right hand
and Tellegio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tellegio scoring well with a low kick there.
Tellegio lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tellegio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Tellegio tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Victor Tellegio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tellegio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tellegio is able to avoid easily.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tellegio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tellegio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Tellegio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a head kick but Tellegio moves out of range.
Wampage Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellegio clinches with his opponent.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Tellegio.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tellegio landing knees to the body.
Tellegio tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Tellegio back against the cage.
Tellegio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Tellegio breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Tellegio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tellegio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tellegio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tellegio has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Tellegio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tellegio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Tellegio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lakoj Dresden (ranked 1299 p4p, 181 weight class) and Onni Seppala (ranked 1136 p4p, 162 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Seppala's choice of entrance music: Husky Rescue - summertime cowboy . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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29
224 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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28
225 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lakoj Dresden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onni Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dresden moves out of range of the body kick.
Seppala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dresden.
Dresden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dresden connects with the punch.
Dresden tries to clinch up.
Seppala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dresden.
Seppala looks to score with a jab to the body but Dresden is just out of range.
Dresden looks to score with a jab to the body but Seppala is just out of range.
Dresden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dresden walks into a straight right hand from Seppala.
Dresden throws a body shot but no joy.
Seppala throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dresden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dresden misses with a lunging right hand
and Seppala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala tries to clinch but Dresden moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seppala.
Seppala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dresden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dresden scores with a jab. Seppala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dresden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dresden lands the left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seppala 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 Dresden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dresden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seppala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dresden is looking to counter punch.
Seppala scores with a nice strike.
Dresden misses the jab.
Dresden scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dresden shoots for a takedown but Seppala saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dresden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dresden rushes Seppala and presses him up against the cage.
Dresden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dresden tries to throw a body punch but Seppala avoids it by throwing Dresden back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seppala.
Dresden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seppala avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seppala has Dresden pushed against the cage.
Seppala manages to break the clinch.
Dresden looks to land a left hand but Seppala moved out of range nicely.
Dresden moves out of range of the body kick from Seppala.
Seppala is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dresden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dresden dives in for a single leg takedown but Seppala sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lakoj Dresden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dresden drops his hands momentarily and Seppala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala delivers a nice body kick.
Seppala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Seppala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dresden moves away.
Dresden scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dresden. Seppala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dresden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seppala to the mat! Seppala manages to get full guard.
Dresden trying to control but Seppala is working from the bottom.
Seppala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seppala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dresden pushing down on Seppala's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Dresden is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Seppala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dresden is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dresden is trying to control the action in half guard but Seppala is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Seppala wants to improve his position but Dresden is controlling well.
Dresden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seppala keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Onni Seppala will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seppala sizes up Dresden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lakoj Dresden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seppala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dresden manages to avoid it.
Dresden throwing a counter right hand but Seppala manages to avoid it.
Dresden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seppala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dresden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seppala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seppala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dresden was well out of range. Poor timing from Seppala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dresden tries to clinch up but Seppala circles away and keeps his distance.
Dresden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seppala lands a head shot.
Seppala looks to score with a jab to the body but Dresden is just out of range.
That kick from Seppala tenderised Dresden's leg. Dresden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seppala slips under a jab.
Seppala lands with a right hand.
Seppala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dresdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seppala tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dresden counters with a right hand to the body.
Seppala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seppala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seppala connects with a single shot there.
Dresden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seppala defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Seppala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Dresden tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Onni Seppala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seppala scores with a leg kick.
Onni Seppala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seppala lands with a good body shot.
Seppala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dresden throws a right hand that misses
and Seppala counters with a straight right hand.
Dresden is looking to clinch but Seppala is avoiding it.
Seppala takes a swing at Dresden's ribcage but misses.
Seppala's corner calls for a 1-2. Seppala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Seppala. That snapped Dresden's head back.
Good exchange - Seppala coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Seppala to counter with a crisp jab.
Seppala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dresden on the side of the head.
Dresden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seppala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Seppala misses.
Seppala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dresden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seppala.
Onni Seppala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dresden misses the shot to the body.
Seppala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seppala.
Seppala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dresden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden shoots in and bounces Seppala off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dresden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seppala's head.
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!
Seppala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seppala keeping full guard, as Dresden tries to pass.
Dresden content to stall in guard here.
Seppala is trying to control the position but Dresden postures up.
Dresden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seppala's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onni Seppala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Dresden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Seppala - just one landing.
Dresden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Seppala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dresden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dresden tries to clinch up.
Dresden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seppala gets caught flat footed, as Dresden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seppala wants to hit a switch here but Dresden passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Seppala there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala wants to hold on but Dresden pushes him away.
Dresden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dresden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Seppala is looking to get to half guard.
Dresden content just to control the position here.
Dresden unloading with bombs!
Seppala is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Seppala is surviving well by controlling Dresden's body position as best he can.
Dresden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dresden raining down shots from the mount!
Dresden working Seppala over with strikes here.
Seppala manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppala is trying to control but can't.
Dresden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seppala is trying to get back to full guard.
Dresden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lakoj Dresden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dresden working the head and body with strikes.
Seppala is staying active underneath Dresden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Seppala makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Seppala.
Seppala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dresden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dresden trying to control the position from guard on top but Seppala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onni Seppala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Seppala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dresden.
Dresden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Seppala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dresden stands up over Seppala, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seppala is looking to sweep but instead, Dresden has passed into half guard.
Dresden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lakoj Dresden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seppala has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onni Seppala!
A very excited looking Onni Seppala 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 927 p4p, 124 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 1089 p4p, 143 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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31
223 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta is looking to clinch.
Gruzdev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta connects with a nice looking jab.
Gruzdev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tsuruta checks it well.
Tsuruta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gruzdev defends well and Tsuruta ends up having to push Gruzdev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A punch combination from Gruzdev misses.
Gruzdev connects with a leg kick. Tsuruta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
Tsuruta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tsuruta throws a right and a left that Gruzdev avoids nicely.
Tsuruta blocks a low kick nicely.
Tsuruta closes the distance and pushes Gruzdev back into the cage.
Tsuruta working aggressively here.
Tsuruta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruzdev prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta can't get the takedown.
Tsuruta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gruzdev is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomi Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruzdev wants to break free but Tsuruta has control.
Gruzdev breaks from the clinch.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy head kick
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Tsuruta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsuruta blocks a head kick by Gruzdev.
Tsuruta tries to counter with a takedown but Gruzdev is quick to defend against it.
Gruzdev misses with a looping left.
Tsuruta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with a low kick.
Gruzdev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsuruta.
Alexander Gruzdev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruzdev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuruta jabs Gruzdev right on the nose. Gruzdev blinks but takes it well.
Gruzdev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsuruta has time to react.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuruta moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a hook. Gruzdev ducked under it nicely.
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!
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Gruzdev scores with a punch to the head.
Gruzdev circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gruzdev throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzdev tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Tsuruta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gruzdev to score with a decent uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with a takedown attempt - Gruzdev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gruzdev throws out a loose jab but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Gruzdev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsuruta doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws out a loose jab but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta has Gruzdev up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruzdev is looking to break free of the clinch but Tsuruta has double underhooks.
Gruzdev breaks from the clinch.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Gruzdev moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Tsuruta.
Gruzdev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruzdev tries to sprawl out of it but Tsuruta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruzdev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Tsuruta backs off Gruzdev throws a huge counter combo but Tsuruta manages to avoid it all.
Gruzdev dips to his left and cracks Tsuruta with an uppercut!
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gruzdev misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Tsuruta.
Gruzdev digs a good body shot into Tsuruta's ribs.
Tsuruta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gruzdev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsuruta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruzdev.
Tsuruta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Gruzdev throws a looping overhand right but Tsuruta ducks down to avoid it.
Tsuruta needs to keep his hands up - Gruzdev had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Tsuruta throws an overhand right that lands on Gruzdev's shoulder, as Gruzdev tries to avoid the shot.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Tsuruta was well out of range.
Tsuruta tries to counter with a takedown but Gruzdev is quick to defend against it.
Tsuruta avoids the head kick by Gruzdev.
Tsuruta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gruzdev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tsuruta wants to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gruzdev enables Tsuruta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gruzdev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tsuruta trying to control but Gruzdev is working from the bottom.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gruzdev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsuruta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev wants to get back to his feet but Tsuruta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tsuruta throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev wants to get back to his feet but Tsuruta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Gruzdev keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
Tsuruta has a takedown stuffed.
Gruzdev tries to counter with a clinch but Tsuruta shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tsuruta shoots in for a double leg but Gruzdev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheers as Gruzdev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsuruta doesn't seem phased though.
Tsuruta scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzdev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
Tsuruta fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomi Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Tsuruta.
Gruzdev wants to counter the offense by Tsuruta and move into the clinch position.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Gruzdev saw that one coming.
Tsuruta moves to clinch but Gruzdev breaks away
and Tsuruta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsuruta shoots in but Gruzdev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gruzdev swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruzdev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuruta jabs Gruzdev right on the nose. Gruzdev blinks but takes it well.
Gruzdev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsuruta's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lunges at Gruzdev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gruzdev's hand.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Tsuruta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gruzdev counters with a nice uppercut.
Gruzdev tries to work over Tsuruta's front leg with a kick but Tsuruta checks it.
Gruzdev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Gruzdev misses.
Gruzdev slips under a jab.
Gruzdev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gruzdev wants to land a leg kick but Tsuruta is out of range.
Tsuruta blocks a head kick by Gruzdev.
Tsuruta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tsuruta.
Gruzdev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gruzdev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruzdev circles away.
Tsuruta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gruzdev defends well and Tsuruta ends up having to push Gruzdev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gruzdev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gruzdev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gruzdev missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsuruta blocks the leg kick.
Gruzdev loads up on a big right hand but Tsuruta slips the punch.
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruzdev misses the jab.
Tsuruta feinted with a counter takedown.
Tsuruta lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzdev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gruzdev as he avoids it easily.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gruzdev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gruzdev wants it to stay on the feet.
Tsuruta slips under a jab.
Gruzdev lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gruzdev moves out of range of the strikes.
Gruzdev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gruzdev but Gruzdev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gruzdev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gruzdev throws out a loose jab but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tsuruta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gruzdev 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 Tsuruta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsuruta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gruzdev cracks the inside of Tsuruta's front leg.
Tsuruta drops his hands momentarily and Gruzdev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gruzdev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gruzdev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gruzdev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tsuruta throws a strike aimed at the side of Gruzdev's head but Gruzdev avoids it well.
Gruzdev is trying to get back to his feet.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Gruzdev is working from the bottom.
Tsuruta cracks Gruzdev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tsuruta trying to control the position but Gruzdev is working away.
Gruzdev is trying to buck Tsuruta off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gruzdev 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.
Tsuruta working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gruzdev dodges the ground and pound from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gruzdev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tsuruta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gruzdev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gruzdev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Tsuruta working the ground and pound but Gruzdev is defending the strikes.
Gruzdev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tsuruta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tsuruta wants to control but Gruzdev is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tsuruta throws out a powerful jab.
Gruzdev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tsuruta avoids the body shot from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev catches Tsuruta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gruzdev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tsuruta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tsuruta looks to land a left hand but Gruzdev moved out of range nicely.
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
Gruzdev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexander Gruzdev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gruzdev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gruzdev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsuruta defending well as Gruzdev loads up on a big left hand.
Tomomi Tsuruta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gruzdev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gruzdev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gruzdev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gruzdev!
A victorious Alexander Gruzdev 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 720 p4p, 103 weight class) and Holger The Dane (ranked 993 p4p, 138 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
46 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by The Dane.
Boxer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Dane, pushing him back against the cage.
The Dane prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Holger The Dane has been cut.
The Dane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Dane misses with a looping left.
The Dane has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boxer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Dane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Dane.
The Dane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses The Dane's front leg but catches the back leg as The Dane tries to avoid it.
The Dane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxer. Boxer obviously looking to wear him down.
The Dane scores with a hook.
The Dane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
The Dane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boxer takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on The Dane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boxer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Dane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
The Dane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dane's elbow.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Dane blocking some punches.
The Dane stalling in the clinch.
The Dane is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Boxer.
A left hand lands to the body for Boxer.
The Dane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Dane tries to circle away but Boxer has him pinned against the cage.
Boxer tries a body shot but The Dane blocks it.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer lands with a light punch inside.
Boxer blocking some punches.
Boxer lands an elbow just above The Dane 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Dane.
The Dane throws a head punch that misses.
The Dane misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane manages to break the clinch.
The Dane is looking to land body kicks.
Boxer has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Dane misses with a knee to the head.
The Dane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer blocking some punches.
Boxer lands a damaging elbow.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Dane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
The Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.
The Dane dodges an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Dane scores with a shot to the side of Boxer's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Dane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Dane connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kick Boxer has been cut.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped The Dane in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the cage.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as The Dane controls the action.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as The Dane controls his hands.
Boxer pushes The Dane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Dane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by The Dane.
Boxer stalling in the clinch but The Dane improves position.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxer avoids it.
Boxer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Dane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxer tries a body shot but The Dane blocks it.
Boxer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxer lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
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!
Boxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Dane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from The Dane.
Boxer looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxer.
The Dane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as The Dane controls the action.
Boxer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boxer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Dane tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing The Dane back against the cage.
The Dane has a couple of punches blocked by Boxer.
The Dane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boxer has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Dane throws a chopping leg kick but Boxer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Dane thows a body kick. Boxer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The Dane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boxer.
The Dane is looking to clinch.
The Dane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Dane looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick from The Dane.
Boxer lands a jab.
The Dane throws a wild body kick that Boxer sees coming a mile off.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boxer throws a series of strikes that have The Dane 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!
The Dane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boxer doesn't seem bothered though.
The Dane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Boxer. Those never looked like landing.
Boxer wants to clinch up but The Dane keeps it at a distance.
The Dane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dane can do to turn this around?
Boxer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Dane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Dane throws out the jab.
The Dane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Dane.
Boxer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kick Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
The Dane gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Dane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Dane throws a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Dane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boxer finds it's way round the side to connect with The Dane's head.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but The Dane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Dane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boxer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Dane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Dane.
Boxer scores with a nice strike.
The Dane drops his hands momentarily and Boxer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Dane moves into range and clinches up with Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boxer looks to land a body kick but The Dane moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
The Dane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Dane gets tackled into the cage by Boxer. Boxer maintains the clinch.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
The Dane swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Dane stalling against the cage.
The Dane prevents a body shot from Boxer.
The Dane throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Boxer.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by The Dane.
Boxer is trying to maintain a safe position but The Dane gets an underhook and turns Boxer into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boxer throws an elbow but misses.
The Dane landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Dane.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but The Dane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Dane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from The Dane.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but The Dane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as The Dane controls his hands.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from The Dane.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Dane misses with some punches.
Boxer misses with some punches.
The Dane misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxer.
Boxer blocks a body shot from The Dane.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
A short left from Boxer.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Dane.
Boxer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer looking to slow down the pace here.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Dane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Boxer.
The Dane throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Dane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but The Dane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
A shot in the inside from Boxer.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dane's elbow.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
The Dane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
The Dane cracks Boxer with a good jab.
Boxer walks into a jab.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Dane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from The Dane. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Boxer.
The Dane swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
The Dane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Boxer scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Dane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer rushes The Dane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Dane missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Dane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boxer avoiding damage as The Dane throws knees to the body.
Boxer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boxer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Holger The Dane's cut even more.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxer tries to work over The Dane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Dane prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Danes head.
The Dane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Dane tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer tries a body shot but The Dane blocks it.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer is trying to maintain a safe position but The Dane gets an underhook and turns Boxer into the cage.
The Dane takes an elbow to the temple.
The Dane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boxer avoids it.
The Dane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Dane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Dane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dane slips under a jab.
As Boxer backs off The Dane throws a huge counter combo but Boxer manages to avoid it all.
Boxer delivers a nice body kick.
Boxer tries to clinch but The Dane moves out of range.
Boxer takes a swing at The Dane's ribcage but misses.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boxer with a hook.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer lands with an overhand left.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Dane.
Boxer has closed the distance and engaged The Dane in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by The Dane.
Boxer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Dane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane scores with a push kick.
The Dane slips a jab and a cross from Boxer.
Boxer's corner calls for a 1-2. Boxer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from The Dane.
Boxer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Dane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Dane ducks right into an uppercut from Boxer.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Dane.
Boxer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Dane.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Dane defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by The Dane.
The Dane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Boxer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Dane's head.
A leg kick checked by The Dane.
The Dane misses the shot to the body.
Boxer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boxer avoids the body shot from The Dane.
The Dane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
Holger The Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Dane moves out of range of the strikes.
And The Dane responds with a good body kick, but Boxer manages to step out the way in time.
Boxer clinches up against the cage.
Boxer lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Holger The Dane's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Dane lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer working aggressively here.
The Dane throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Dane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
The Dane avoiding damage.
Boxer lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Dane blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane pushes Boxer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Dane.
The Dane swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kick Boxer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boxer 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
A relieved looking Kick Boxer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atanase Teodor (ranked 171 p4p, 23 weight class) and Derek Harris (ranked 180 p4p, 24 weight class). Teodor comes to the cage accompanied by Pots and pans banging . Harris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Not again - You all ready dropped?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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34
161 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atanase Teodor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teodor. That did some damage!
Teodor slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teodor.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Teodor. Teodor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Teodor throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice shot by Teodor.
A clash of legs there as Teodor blocks the low kick.
Teodor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Teodor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Teodor throws a big shot that misses.
Teodor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris swings for the body but Teodor moves out of range.
Harris 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.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Teodor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris lands a front kick.
A head kick from Harris lands but Teodor takes it in his stride.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodor misses with an uppercut.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Teodor is wise to it.
Nice jab there from Teodor.
A head kick by Harris misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Teodor slips a jab from Harris.
Teodor checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Teodor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teodor misses with a straight right.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harris throws a jab when Teodor was well out of range.
Teodor throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Harris cracks Teodor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Teodor slips the punch.
Harris tries to clinch there but Teodor circles away.
Teodor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teodor throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Teodor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teodor is looking to counter with head kicks.
Teodor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teodor tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Teodor works the jab nicely.
Teodor throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Teodor's leg but Teodor calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Teodor.
Derek Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Teodor lands a head kick!
Harris throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Teodor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Teodor misses with a body kick.
Teodor looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris scores with a head kick. Teodor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harris thumps Teodor with a low kick.
Harris lands a jab to Teodor's midsection.
Teodor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Teodor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Teodor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris stuns Teodor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teodor looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Teodor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Teodor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Teodor working aggressively here.
Teodor has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Teodor blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris tries to work over Teodor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teodor blocking some punches.
Teodor letting Harris take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris 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.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teodor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Harris.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris takes a swing at Teodor's ribcage but misses.
Teodor scores with a spinning back kick!
Teodor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Teodor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Teodor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Harris lands but Teodor takes it in his stride.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teodor.
Teodor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teodor throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Harris slams his shin into Teodor's torso.
Teodor lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teodor's sensitive parts.
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Teodor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Teodor throws a counter high kick but Harris was just alert enough to avoid it.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teodor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teodor counters with a straight right hand.
Harris misses with a left hand
letting Teodor counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teodor throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Teodor looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teodor was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Teodor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
A counter left hand to the body from Teodor misses its target.
Teodor loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Teodor throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris is looking to slow Teodor down with leg kicks.
Teodor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teodor was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teodor throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Teodor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Teodor.
Harris misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Teodor misses the target.
Teodor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Teodor defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Teodor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teodor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Teodor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harris backs up against the cage.
Teodor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Teodor is rocked!
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Teodor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris finds Teodor's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Teodor flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Harris lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Teodor will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Harris!
Derek Harris got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 57 p4p, 8 weight class) and Bed Intruder (ranked 222 p4p, 31 weight class). Intruder has chosen Bed Intruder as his entrance music. Bed Intruder has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Daniels's chin.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bed Intruder!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intruder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Intruder lands a nice looking body shot.
Intruder lands with a hook. Daniels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Intruder.
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Intruder.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Intruder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Intruder lands an overhand right.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels wants to clinch up but Intruder keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Intruder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Intruder shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daniels eats them both and turns towards Intruder to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Daniels throws a jab when Intruder was well out of range.
Daniels throws a hook but Intruder avoids it easily.
Intruder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Intruder throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Intruder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a good low kick that Intruder was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder throws an overhand right that lands on Daniels's shoulder, as Daniels tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Intruder keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Intruder misses.
Intruder takes the fight into the clinch.
Intruder misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Intruder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels takes a shot to the head.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Intruder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Intruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Intruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Intruder misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Intruder - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Intruder - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Daniels.
Intruder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Intruder can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Intruder just leaning against Daniels, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Intruder.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Intruder misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
Intruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Intruder is trying to stall.
Daniels cracks Intruder with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Intruder lands with a right to the head.
Intruder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Intruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Intruder scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Intruder throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels lands an uppercut.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Intruder.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Intruder controls his hands.
Intruder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Intruder - that landed with a thud.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Intruder.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Intruders head.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Intruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Intruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Intruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Intruder misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Intruder.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bed Intruder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Intruder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Intruder.
Intruder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Daniels.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Intruder throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Intruder throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Intruder blocks a leg kick.
Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Intruder, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Intruder.
Intruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels digs a right hand into Intruder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Intruder's gas tank.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice left hand lands by Intruder.
Bed Intruder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Intruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder lands a takedown into guard.
Daniels wants to stand and escape but Intruder is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels wants to stand but Intruder is controlling the position.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Intruder from controlling successfully.
Intruder works over Daniels with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Intruder landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Intruder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Intruder won't allow Daniels to get back to his feet.
Intruder trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daniels lands with a straight right. Intruder didn't see that one coming.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Intruder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Intruder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Intruder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Intruder is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Intruder wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels wants to stand up but Intruder is controlling him.
Intruder content to stall in guard here.
Intruder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daniels takes a swing at Intruder's ribcage but misses.
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.
Daniels clobbers Intruder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Intruder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Intruder drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Intruder creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Daniels sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Daniels is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Intruder lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Daniels down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Intruder looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Daniels is avoiding damage well.
Daniels is trying to buck Intruder off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bed Intruder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Intruder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Intruder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daniels as he jumps to the side.
Daniels tests Intruder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Intruder scores with a jab. Daniels acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Intruder takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Intruder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daniels connects with a nice looking jab.
Intruder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniels scores with a jab. Intruder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daniels throws the left hand but Intruder avoids the punch easily.
Daniels checks the leg kick.
Intruder throws a body shot but no joy.
Intruder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniels lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels throws a hook but Intruder blocks it.
Intruder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daniels tries to clinch but Intruder is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Intruder staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Intruder.
Daniels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Intruder is able to avoid easily.
Intruder wants to clinch.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Intruder's head but Intruder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daniels throws a jab when Intruder was well out of range.
Intruder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
and Intruder counters with a straight right hand.
Bed Intruder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Intruder checks the leg kick.
Intruder throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels misses with a hook. Intruder ducked under it nicely.
Daniels slips under a jab from Intruder.
Daniels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Intruder throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder lands a slapping body shot.
Daniels lunges at Intruder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Intruder's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels digs a good body shot into Intruder's ribs.
Intruder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Intruder throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Intruder moves away and avoids it.
Intruder throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Intruder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Intruder.
Intruder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels cracks Intruder with an open hand slap.
Daniels tests Intruder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels misses with a right hand
letting Intruder counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Intruder.
Daniels moves to clinch but Intruder breaks away
and Intruder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Intruder blocks a jab.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels throws a leg kick but Intruder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Intruder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniels works Intruder's body with a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Daniels!
Good shot there by Daniels.
Daniels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Intruder shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Intruder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Intruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Intruder.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Intruder pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Intruder misses with a hook.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
Intruder tries to move into range but Daniels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Intruder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Intruder throws a chopping leg kick but Daniels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Intruder.
Daniels throws a jab when Intruder was well out of range.
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
Daniels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Intruder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daniels.
Daniels wants to clinch
and Intruder counters with a left and a right that stings Daniels.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Intruder scores with the left hand. Daniels knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels digs a right hand underneath Intruder's ribcage. Intruder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jack Daniels did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Daniels misses.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Intruder in his tracks.
Intruder takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Intruder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Intruder sees coming a mile off.
Intruder swings widly with a right hand
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Intruder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels checks a low kick from Intruder.
Nice shot lands for Daniels.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Intruder avoids them all with ease.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Intruder throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Intruder works Daniels's body with a nice hook.
Intruder slips under a jab.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
No joy there for Intruder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Intruder moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Intruder saw that one coming.
Intruder lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniels throws a body punch but Intruder moves out of range.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
letting Intruder counter with a right hand.
Intruder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Intruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Intruder throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Intruder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Intruder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Intruder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Intruder throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Jab by Intruder.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Daniels tries to clinch but Intruder is having none of it.
A low kick from Daniels misses
and Intruder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Daniels's guard.
Daniels scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Intruder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Intruder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daniels's calf.
Daniels gets a clinch.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Intruder lands a body shot.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Intruder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Intruder has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Intruder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Intruder.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels tries a body shot but Intruder blocks it.
Daniels being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
Intruder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
A short right from Intruder.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder takes a shot to the head.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Intruder controls the action.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Intruder - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Intruder.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels digs a right hand into Intruder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Intruder's gas tank.
Daniels misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Intruder.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jack Daniels will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Intruder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Intruder.
Intruder cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daniels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Daniels throws the left hand but Intruder avoids the punch easily.
Intruder moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Intruder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
Intruder has closed the distance and engaged Daniels in a clinch.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Intruder.
Daniels misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Intruder.
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Daniels - that landed with a thud.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Intruder.
Intruder scores with a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Intruder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daniels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels breaks the clinch.
Intruder slips a straight right by Daniels.
Intruder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Intruder.
Daniels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Intruder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Intruder slips a straight right by Daniels.
Intruder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels throws a push kick but Intruder slaps the foot to one side.
Intruder misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
and Intruder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Intruder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels cracks Intruder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Intruder throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Intruder off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Intruder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels tries to land a front kick but Intruder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Intruder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Daniels to the mat! Daniels manages to get full guard.
Daniels is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Intruder presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Intruder misses with some punches.
Intruder is trying to stall.
Daniels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Intruder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels digs a right hand into Intruder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Intruder's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Intruder.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Intruder.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder working aggressively here.
Intruder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Intruder's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Intruder lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels breaks the clinch.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Intruder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Intruder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Intruder persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bed Intruder.
Intruder tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Daniels misses.
A cross from Intruder lands.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Intruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Intruder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Intruder moves away from the strike by Daniels.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Daniels.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Jack Daniels retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 119 p4p, 21 weight class) and Heribert Bosch (ranked 13 p4p, 3 weight class). Bosch has chosen Oktoberfest as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
Bosch is looking to land body kicks.
Bosch scores with a nice body kick.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voronin has closed the distance and engaged Bosch in a clinch.
Bosch prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosch controls his hands.
Voronin presses Bosch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosch breaks the clinch.
Voronin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bosch.
Voronin digs a good hook to Bosch's body.
Voronin staying out of range there.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Bosch blocks the leg kick.
Voronin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voronin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bosch or not.
Bosch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bosch takes a swing at Voronin's ribcage but misses.
Voronin blocks a jab.
Bosch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bosch slips a straight right by Voronin.
Voronin cracks Bosch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Voronin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bosch jabs at Voronin's body.
Bosch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Voronin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Voronin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bosch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Voronin checks it well.
Bosch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Voronin.
Voronin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bosch under the eye.
An inside leg kick from Voronin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a big shot that misses.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Voronin moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronin throws a hook but Bosch avoids it easily.
Bosch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Voronin scores with a decent looking hook.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voronin.
Bosch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Voronin slips under a jab from Bosch.
Voronin misses with a body kick.
Bosch jabs Voronin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bosch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Voronin throws an overhand right that lands on Bosch's shoulder, as Bosch tries to avoid the shot.
Bosch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Voronin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bosch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Bosch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Bosch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voronin at a distance.
Bosch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bosch throws the kick towards the body but Voronin avoids it.
Voronin walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Voronin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Voronin.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Voronin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch throws a body kick that misses.
Voronin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bosch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voronin scrambles back to his feet.
Voronin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voronin misses with a leg kick.
Bosch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voronin can pounce on him.
Bosch scores with a shot to the body.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voronin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bosch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bosch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bosch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Voronin tries to score with a low kick but Bosch moves his leg out of the way.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
Bosch throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Bosch.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Voronin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bosch 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 Voronin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Voronin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bosch throws a head kick but Voronin moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Voronin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronin.
Voronin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voronin catches Bosch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bosch misses with a body shot.
Bosch scores with a nice body kick.
Voronin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bosch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bosch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voronin.
Bosch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Voronin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bosch scrambles back to his feet.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bosch checks a leg kick.
Bosch is looking to land body kicks.
Voronin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bosch checks a leg kick.
Bosch blocks a leg kick.
Voronin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch lands with a nice body punch.
Bosch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voronin cracks Bosch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Voronin tries to score with a low kick but Bosch moves his leg out of the way.
Voronin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Voronin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bosch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Voronin under the eye.
Voronin throws a looping overhand right but Bosch ducks down to avoid it.
Bosch lands with a straight right. Voronin didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bosch.
An inside leg kick from Bosch misses.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Voronin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bosch.
Voronin scores with a hook to the body. Bosch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Voronin as he connects with a hook.
Voronin throws the left hand but Bosch avoids the punch easily.
Bosch slips under a jab.
Voronin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voronin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bosch if he has to take too many more of those.
Voronin moves away from the strike by Bosch.
Bosch misses with a head kick.
Bosch connects with a body shot that sends Voronin's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosch moves away from the strike by Voronin.
Bosch scores with a nice strike.
Bosch connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Voronin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Decent striking displayed by Voronin there.
A swing and a miss from Voronin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Bosch delivers a nice body kick.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bosch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Voronin tries to land a front kick but Bosch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Voronin.
Bosch lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Voronin.
Bosch lands a lovely overhand right.
Bosch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Voronin.
Voronin takes one to the chin there.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Voronin.
Voronin jabs Bosch right on the nose. Bosch blinks but takes it well.
Voronin throws a lazy right hand but Bosch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosch throws a jab but it's blocked by Voronin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin tries to score with a low kick but Bosch moves his leg out of the way.
Bosch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bosch looks to land a body kick but Voronin moved away.
Voronin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Voronin checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Voronin tries to score with a low kick but Bosch moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Bosch misses its intended target.
A jab from Voronin does it's job there.
Voronin throws out a powerful jab.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Voronin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bosch lands a slapping body shot.
Voronin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Voronin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bosch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Voronin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Voronin scoring well with a low kick there.
Bosch takes a swing at Voronin's ribcage but misses.
Voronin tried to counter with a leg kick but Bosch avoided it.
A big left from Voronin misses.
Bosch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voronin's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Voronin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Bosch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Voronin throws a looping overhand right but Bosch ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
Voronin backing away here, and Bosch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronin moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bosch.
Bosch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voronin.
Voronin throws a lazy right hand but Bosch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Voronin slips a straight right by Bosch.
Bosch moves out of range of the leg kick from Voronin.
Voronin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bosch wants to land a leg kick but Voronin is out of range.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch throws a low kick but Voronin avoids it.
Bosch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Voronin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Voronin.
Voronin is looking to chop away at Bosch's legs.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Voronin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosch keeps Voronin at a distance using the push kick.
Voronin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronin.
Bosch blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bosch.
Bosch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Voronin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronin.
Bosch moves in looking to clinch but Voronin pushes him off.
Bosch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voronin.
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Bosch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch throws the kick towards the body but Voronin avoids it.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Voronin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bosch.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronin moves away.
Voronin looks to throw the jab but Bosch is out of range.
Voronin missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bosch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voronin slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Voronin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bosch on the side of the head.
Voronin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voronin momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Voronin throws a low kick but Bosch moves out of range easily.
Bosch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch checks a leg kick.
Bosch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Voronin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Voronin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Voronin misses.
Voronin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bosch's sensitive parts.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Voronin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bosch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bosch misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bosch is able to avoid easily.
Bosch stuns Voronin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bosch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bosch throws a sloppy head kick and Voronin moves out of range easily.
Voronin lands a body shot.
Bosch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Voronin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Voronin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bosch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voronin moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Bosch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bosch rushes Voronin and presses him up against the cage.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Voronin.
Bosch prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Bosch lands an uppercut.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Bosch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bosch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosch's elbow.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bosch. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Bosch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronin tries a body shot but Bosch blocks it.
Voronin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosch swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin works on Bosch's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Bosch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin is working Bosch over against the cage.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronin's elbow.
Bosch misses with a body punch.
Bosch tries to circle away but Voronin has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin tries a body shot but Bosch blocks it.
Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Bosch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin is working Bosch over against the cage.
Heribert Bosch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bosch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosch controls his hands.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronin's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Voronin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voronin scores with a shot to the side of Bosch's head.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bosch misses with the head strike.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bosch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bosch scores with a shot to the side of Voronin's head.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosch controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
Voronin tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronin tries a body shot but Bosch blocks it.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosch controls his hands.
Bosch tries to circle away but Voronin has him pinned against the cage.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin tries a body shot but Bosch blocks it.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronin.
Bosch breaks the clinch.
A jab from Voronin misses.
Bosch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Voronin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bosch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Voronin on the side of the head.
A big left from Voronin misses.
Voronin throws a looping overhand right but Bosch ducks down to avoid it.
Bosch throws a wild body kick that Voronin sees coming a mile off.
Bosch walks into a stiff left hand from Voronin.
Voronin slips under a jab from Bosch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Heribert Bosch just about did enough to take it.
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.
Voronin ducks right into an uppercut from Bosch.
Bosch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bosch throws a jab when Voronin was well out of range.
Bosch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosch catches Voronin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heribert Bosch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bosch! But no joy.
A big left from Bosch misses.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voronin.
Voronin dips to his left and cracks Bosch with an uppercut!
Voronin with a hook.
Bosch jabs at Voronin's body.
Voronin misses with a hook.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Voronin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Voronin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bosch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Voronin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voronin, right into the meat.
Voronin misses with a straight left.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch slips under a jab.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch jabs at Voronin's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Voronin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Voronin.
Voronin moves away from the strike by Bosch.
Bosch lands a really nice looking cross but Voronin seems unphased.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosch misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Voronin throws a hook but Bosch avoids it easily.
Bosch lands a jab.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Voronin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Voronin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bosch is looking to land body kicks.
Voronin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
A big right from Voronin misses.
Bosch lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Voronin looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Bosch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bosch walks into a jab.
Voronin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Bosch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bosch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Voronin to score with a decent uppercut.
Voronin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bosch.
Voronin closes the distance and pushes Bosch back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Voronin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Bosch.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Voronin avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Voronin tries a body shot but Bosch blocks it.
Voronin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bosch prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Bosch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bosch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Voronin.
Voronin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a low kick, looking for Voronin's leg but Voronin calmly moves out of range.
Voronin is looking to clinch.
Bosch lands a really nice looking cross but Voronin seems unphased.
Bosch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voronin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bosch cracks Voronin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Voronin wants to slow Bosch down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab lands there for Bosch.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Bosch checks it.
Voronin looks to land a body kick but Bosch moved away.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Voronin throws a big counter combination but Bosch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Voronin throws a front kick aimed at Bosch's knee but Bosch avoids it well.
Voronin misses with a straight right.
Voronin misses with a hook. Bosch ducked under it nicely.
Bosch moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
Voronin throws a jab when Bosch was well out of range.
Voronin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bosch misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Bosch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronin.
Bosch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Bosch misses with an uppercut. Voronin saw that one coming.
Voronin staying out of range there.
Bosch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bosch throws out a powerful jab.
Voronin thows a leg kick but Bosch checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Voronin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bosch's head.
Bosch avoids the head kick by Voronin.
Voronin slips a straight right by Bosch.
Voronin throws out a loose jab but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Bosch misses.
Voronin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bosch's calf.
Voronin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Voronin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch tries a head kick but it misses.
Voronin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Voronin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Voronin needs to keep his hands up - Bosch had a free shot at his head there.
Bosch throws out a loose jab but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Bosch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bosch misses the jab.
A slow jab from Voronin misses its intended target.
Bosch checks a leg kick.
Voronin misses the shot to the body.
Voronin backing away here, and Bosch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voronin looks for the body kick but Bosch saw that one coming.
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bosch.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voronin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Voronin.
Voronin takes one on the button.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
Bosch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voronin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bosch.
Bosch throws the left hand but Voronin avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin throws a jab when Bosch was well out of range.
Voronin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bosch motions for Voronin to come forward. Bosch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voronin.
Voronin throws out a loose jab but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosch throws a big shot that misses.
Voronin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bosch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Voronin lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Bosch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Voronin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
Bosch throws a lazy uppercut
and Voronin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Bosch finds it's target.
Voronin throws a hook but Bosch blocks it.
Voronin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Voronin slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws the left hand but Voronin avoids the punch easily.
Voronin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bosch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bosch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voronin.
Bosch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Voronin throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voronin digs a good body shot into Bosch's ribs.
Bosch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Voronin.
Voronin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bosch. Bosch obviously looking to wear him down.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bosch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voronin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bosch lands with a cross.
Voronin avoids a kick to the body.
Voronin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Bosch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Voronin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Bosch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bosch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Voronin throwing a counter right hand but Bosch manages to avoid it.
Bosch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Bosch misses.
Voronin looks to land a right hand but Bosch moved out of range.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosch moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
Bosch slips under a jab from Voronin.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Bosch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bosch slips under a jab from Voronin.
Bosch lands a nice shot that snaps Voronin's head back.
Voronin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Voronin misses with a hook.
Bosch feints a counter leg kick.
Bosch feints and then cracks Voronin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voronin down.
Bosch ducks under a wild hook from Voronin.
Bosch misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Bosch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Voronin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Voronin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bosch.
Voronin throws a hook but Bosch blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronin is just out of range.
Voronin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Voronin blocks a jab.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronin is just out of range.
Bosch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosch throws a push kick but Voronin slaps the foot to one side.
As Bosch looks to move away, Voronin throws a big counter combo but Bosch just gets out of the way.
Bosch throws a body kick that misses.
Bosch throws the left hand but Voronin avoids the punch easily.
Voronin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch walks into a jab.
Bosch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voronin.
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Voronin throws an overhand right that lands on Bosch's shoulder, as Bosch tries to avoid the shot.
Voronin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andriy Voronin.
I think Bosch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Voronin!
Andriy Voronin retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Andriy Voronin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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