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RFLFN-29 Gusmao Vs. Sitsongrit PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 4136 p4p, 420 weight class) and Dread Barsby (ranked 3275 p4p, 343 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dread Barsby was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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164 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dread Barsby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Barsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barsby looks to land a combination but Kamei avoids it well.
Kamei tries to counter by clinching up but Barsby breaks away and moves out of range.
Kamei slips a straight right by Barsby.
Kamei looks to land a right hand but Barsby moved out of range.
Kamei scores with a jab to the head.
Kamei punishes Barsby's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck for Barsby with that takedown attempt.
Kamei tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barsby manages to circle out of the way.
Kamei slips under a jab from Barsby.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barsby.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barsby manages to avoid it.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Kamei scores with a nice right hand.
Barsby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Barsby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamei at a distance.
Barsby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
Barsby is looking to score with low kicks.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barsby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsby lands a nice hook to Kamei's body. Kamei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kamei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamei scores with a punch to the head.
Kamei throws a lazy right hand but Barsby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamei lunges at Barsby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barsby's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamei misses the target.
Kamei is looking to clinch but Barsby is avoiding it.
Barsby tries to counter with a clinch but Kamei shakes him off and moves away.
Barsby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barsby as Kamei tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Kamei.
Kamei lands with a left to the head.
Kamei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barsby backwards.
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!
Kamei prevents a body shot from Barsby.
Barsby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamei taking a breather.
Good body shot from Kamei.
Barsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamei leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barsby blocking some punches.
Barsby scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Barsby.
Kamei presses Barsby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barsby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamei avoids it.
Kamei controlling the action here for a moment.
Barsby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kamei seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barsby can turn it around.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barsby as Kamei tries to tie him up.
Barsby throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamei lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Kamei.
Kamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barsby's elbow.
Kamei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barsby or not.
Barsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kamei scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamei controls his hands.
Barsby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kamei.
A right handed body shot lands from Barsby.
Barsby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamei avoids it.
Barsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barsby prevents a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barsby backwards.
Barsby tries for a takedown but Kamei manages to get underhooks.
Kamei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barsby prevents a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei slowing the pace effectively.
Barsby misses with a knee strike.
Barsby crunches a lovely knee into Kamei's ribcage.
Barsby with a knee to the head.
Kamei misses with a body punch.
Barsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamei scores with a shoulder strike.
Barsby trying to land knees to the body.
Kamei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barsby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barsby blocks a body shot from Kamei.
A right hook to the body lands for Barsby.
Barsby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kamei to keep the fight standing.
Koichi Kamei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dread Barsby.
Kamei working aggressively here.
Kamei lands a right hand.
Kamei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamei scores with a hook to the body.
Kamei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kamei has Barsby pushed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kamei for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kamei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
A short body shot lands from Kamei as the two fighters clinch.
Barsby digs a right hand into Kamei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kamei's gas tank.
Kamei lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamei scores with a sloppy right hand. Barsby should have avoided that one.
Barsby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barsby slips under a jab from Kamei.
Barsby is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kamei wants to clinch.
Barsby misses the body punch
enabling Kamei to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barsby drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kamei defends it well.
Barsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Barsby throws a big counter head kick but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
Barsby throws a hook but Kamei avoids it easily.
Kamei lands a nice shot to the body.
Barsby throws a leg kick but Kamei checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barsby throws the kick towards the body but Kamei avoids it.
Barsby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamei walks into a straight right hand from Barsby.
Barsby takes a swing at Kamei's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kamei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barsby throws a sloppy head kick and Kamei moves out of range easily.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barsby can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei throws a hook but Barsby blocks it.
Barsby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kamei rather than just go for the knockout.
Kamei lands the left hand.
Koichi Kamei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barsby digs a good body shot into Kamei's ribs.
Kamei lands a body shot.
Kamei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barsby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barsby.
Barsby is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kamei cracks Barsby with a good jab.
Barsby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barsby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kamei takes a swing at Barsby's ribcage but misses.
Barsby scores with a hook.
Barsby tries to move into range but Kamei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kamei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei misses with a hook. Barsby ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barsby lands with a nice body kick.
Kamei lands a right hook to the body.
Kamei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barsby back to the cage. Kamei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good work by Kamei as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barsby throws a sloppy head kick and Kamei moves out of range easily.
Kamei scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barsby. That's going to slow Kamei down.
Barsby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamei moves out of range of the body kick from Barsby.
Barsby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamei.
Kamei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barsbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barsby walks into a stiff left hand from Kamei.
A jab from Kamei misses.
Nice jab there from Barsby.
Kamei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barsby's head.
Kamei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kamei connects with a crisp jab.
Barsby walks into a straight right hand from Kamei.
Barsby throws a chopping leg kick but Kamei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barsby throws out a leg kick but Kamei moves out of range and Barsby only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barsby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barsby.
Nice shot lands for Barsby.
Barsby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barsby ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Kamei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kamei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Kamei misses.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Barsby is out of range.
Barsby tries to counter with a clinch but Kamei shakes him off and moves away.
Kamei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barsby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Kamei avoids the head kick by Barsby.
Barsby throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Barsby.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Barsby's head but Barsby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamei connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kamei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barsby moves out of range of the strikes.
Barsby throws a head kick but Kamei moves out of range.
Barsby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barsby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
A slow jab from Barsby misses its intended target.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barsby moves away.
Barsby tries to counter with a clinch but Kamei shakes him off and moves away.
Barsby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barsby misses with a kick to the body.
Barsby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
Barsby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kamei as he avoids it easily.
Barsby avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Kamei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barsby throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
Barsby walks into a stiff left hand from Kamei.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barsby has time to react.
Kamei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kamei misses with an uppercut. Barsby saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
Barsby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamei cracks Barsby with a good jab.
Barsby staying out of range there.
Barsby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kamei cracks Barsby with an open hand slap.
Barsby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barsby changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barsby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick from Barsby misses.
Barsby lands with a hook. Kamei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kamei with a jab.
Barsby looks for a takedown but Kamei sprawls well.
Barsby scores with a nice strike.
Barsby misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barsby slips under a jab from Kamei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kamei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barsby avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Good shot there by Kamei.
Barsby throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kamei counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kamei.
Barsby misses with a knee strike.
Kamei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kamei taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamei.
Kamei tries to stall but Barsby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kamei scores with a shoulder strike.
Kamei content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barsby prevents a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barsby backwards.
Barsby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barsby or not.
A short left from Kamei.
Barsby unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barsby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamei prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koichi Kamei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dread Barsby.
Kamei lands a body shot.
Kamei digs a right hand into Barsby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barsby's gas tank.
Kamei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barsby backwards.
Kamei pushes Barsby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamei looking to slow down the pace here.
Barsby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barsby working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Kamei.
Barsby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamei is pressed up against the cage. Barsby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kamei down to the mat. Kamei avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barsby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kamei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barsby scrambles back to his feet.
Barsby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Barsby is out of range.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Barsby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barsby dodges the punch combination from Kamei.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Barsby.
Barsby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
Kamei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barsby.
Kamei thuds a left hand into Barsby's body.
Barsby throws a hook but Kamei blocks it.
Barsby looks to land a right hand but Kamei moved out of range.
Kamei checks a low kick from Barsby.
Kamei lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Kamei.
Barsby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamei scores with a shot to the body.
Barsby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei takes a swing at Barsby's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barsby.
Barsby throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
Barsby takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kamei on the inside.
Koichi Kamei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamei tries to throw a body punch but Barsby avoids it by throwing Kamei back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kamei as Barsby tries to tie him up.
Barsby misses with a body punch.
Barsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dread Barsby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barsby can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamei 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desi Kraag (ranked 2714 p4p, 257 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 2011 p4p, 214 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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Excellent 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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Kodjia clinches with his opponent.
Kodjia cracks Kraag with a nice body shot.
Kraag is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kodjia is defending well.
Kraag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kraag. Kodjia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kodjia darts in and clinches Kraag up against the cage.
Kodjia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kraag backwards.
Kodjia keeps control of Kraag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kraag breaks the clinch.
Kodjia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kraag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.
Kodjia rushes Kraag and presses him up against the cage.
Kraag has had enough of the clinch but Kodjia keeps him there for the moment.
Kraag takes a shot to the head.
Kraag pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodjia stands up from Kraag's guard - Kodjia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kodjia throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kraag crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Franck Kodjia!
A very excited looking Franck Kodjia rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iota Knox (ranked 1755 p4p, 98 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 2157 p4p, 109 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar blaring out of the sound system. Por Pramuk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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137 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Por Pramuk defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Por Pramuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Por Pramuk blocks a jab.
Iota Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Por Pramuk is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Por Pramuk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Por Pramuk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Por Pramuk tries to stand but Knox is controlling his head.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Knox is trying to control Por Pramuk's posture but Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Por Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Por Pramuk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Por Pramuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've been informed that Por Pramuk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Por Pramuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Por Pramuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Por Pramuk defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Por Pramuk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice combo by Knox! Oh, that's hurt him - Por Pramuk falls to the canvas and Knox follows him into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Por Pramuk controls the position for a moment.
Knox staying calm.
Knox trying to control the action but Por Pramuk is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Knox's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Por Pramuk actively working from the bottom here.
Por Pramuk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knox is trying to control the action in half guard but Por Pramuk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knox controlling the pace.
Por Pramuk gets full guard.
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Por Pramuk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Por Pramuk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Knox's guard.
Knox controlling Por Pramuk's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Por Pramuk won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Por Pramuk wants to stand but Knox is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Por Pramuk on the ground.
Por Pramuk preventing the sweep.
Knox is trying to keep Por Pramuk in close.
Por Pramuk stands and steps away. Knox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throws a body kick that misses
enabling Por Pramuk to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Por Pramuk 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.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Por Pramuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Por Pramuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iota Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Knox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knox lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick but Knox checks it.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Por Pramuk.
The fighters circling - Por Pramuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox has Por Pramuk up against the cage in a clinch.
Por Pramuk is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox prevents Por Pramuk from breaking the clinch.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Por Pramuk controls the action.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Por Pramuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knox clobbers Por Pramuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Por Pramuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Por Pramuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Por Pramuk is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox pushes Por Pramuk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk can't break the clinch.
Por Pramuk is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Por Pramuk.
Knox avoiding damage as Por Pramuk throws knees to the body.
Por Pramuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Por Pramuk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox digs a good hook to Por Pramuk's body.
Knox throws a front kick that sends Por Pramuk stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have Por Pramuk backpedaling.
A jab-cross combination lands for Knox and sends Por Pramuk crashing to the mat! Knox follows him down to the mat - Por Pramuk regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Por Pramuk is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox decides to return to a standing position.
Por Pramuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Iota Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox drops Por Pramuk with a naaaaasty hook - Por Pramuk is in real trouble here! Knox dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iota Knox!
A victorious Iota Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for the fight. I lost, to a very skilled opponent. I will be back, and stronger than before!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altansarnai Shinjo (ranked 2404 p4p, 233 weight class) and Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 293 p4p, 33 weight class). Shinjo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ KATCH - The Horns. Naoyuki Nakano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altansarnai Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano misses the jab.
Nakano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shinjo misses with a hook to the body
and Nakano counters with a leg kick.
Shinjo throws the left hand but Nakano avoids the punch easily.
Nakano counters with a body kick.
Nakano lands a leg kick that knocks Shinjo off balance momentarily.
Shinjo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nakano - that will leave a mark!
Shinjo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rokugan in the buildup to the fight.
Shinjo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nakano.
Nakano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shinjo is looking to counter punch.
Nakano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shinjo. That did some damage!
Shinjo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shinjo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano connects with an inside leg kick.
Nakano is looking to land body kicks.
Shinjo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakano looks to land a body kick but Shinjo moved away.
Nakano fakes the leg kick and cracks Shinjo in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano is looking to slow Shinjo down with leg kicks.
Nakano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nakano blocks a low kick nicely.
Shinjo 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.
Nakano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinjo throws a big shot that misses.
Shinjo scores with a nice head shot.
Nakano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nakano lunges at Shinjo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shinjo's hand.
Nakano slips under a jab.
Shinjo scores with a nice head shot.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinjo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakano lands a right hook to the body.
Nakano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakano.
Shinjo blocks the body kick.
Nakano feints and then cracks Shinjo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shinjo down.
Nakano cracks the inside of Shinjo's front leg.
Nakano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nakano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shinjo checks it well.
Nakano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shinjo.
Nakano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Shinjo.
It looks like Naoyuki Nakano has been cut.
Nakano throws the kick towards the body but Shinjo avoids it.
Shinjo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nakano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shinjo. That did some damage!
Nakano throws a body punch but Shinjo moves out of range.
Nakano throws a sloppy head kick and Shinjo moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo moves out of range of the body kick from Nakano.
Shinjo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shinjo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nakano looks for the body kick but Shinjo saw that one coming.
Nakano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinjo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nakano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nakano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nakano throws a low kick, looking for Shinjo's leg but Shinjo calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Shinjo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nakano throws a head kick that Shinjo semi-blocks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shinjo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nakano - the referee stops the clock and Shinjo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nakano. Shinjo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nakano slips a straight right by Shinjo.
Shinjo lands a body shot.
Nakano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nakano misses with a low kick as Shinjo jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Shinjo misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Shinjo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nakano.
Shinjo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinjo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Nakano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakano.
Nakano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakano.
Shinjo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shinjo 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakano slips under a jab from Shinjo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nakano!
Nakano is looking to chop away at Shinjo's legs.
Shinjo cracks Nakano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoyuki Nakano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoyuki Nakano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nakano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shinjo's sensitive parts.
Nakano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakano.
Shinjo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakano.
Shinjo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinjo throws a jab when Nakano was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakano. That's going to slow Shinjo down.
Nakano lands with a kick to the ribs.
A lazy left from Nakano finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano misses with a kick to the body.
Nakano lands a body shot.
Shinjo throws a hook but Nakano blocks it.
Nakano connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinjo off the cage and back into range.
Shinjo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Nakano tenderised Shinjo's leg. Shinjo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shinjo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nakano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nakano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakano with a hook.
Shinjo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakano scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Nakano.
Nakano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nakano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakano tried to score with a low kick but Shinjo checks it.
Shinjo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shinjo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakano moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Nakano.
Nakano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nakano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nakano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nakano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakano throws a head kick that misses.
Nakano scores with a push kick.
Nakano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nakano slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakano.
Shinjo scores with a hook to the body. Nakano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakano misses with a low kick as Shinjo jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shinjo in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakano. Shinjo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakano. That's going to slow Shinjo down.
Nakano ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Shinjo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Shinjo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nakano avoids the body shot from Shinjo.
Nice body kick from Nakano.
Nakano connects with a looping right hand.
Shinjo is rocked!
Shinjo misses with a body shot
and Nakano counters with a flying knee that drops Shinjo! Nakano dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoyuki Nakano!
In defeat, Altansarnai Shinjo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not completely useless, I can still serve as a bad example.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 2243 p4p, 114 weight class) and Black Alligator (ranked 2066 p4p, 108 weight class). Alligator has chosen Golden Features - Always as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
142 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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23
142 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Alligator!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomori has Alligator up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomori.
Alligator blocks an uppercut.
Alligator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alligator has a couple of punches blocked by Tomori.
Tomori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomori tries to throw a body punch but Alligator avoids it by throwing Tomori back against the cage.
Tomori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori lands a nice elbow.
Tomori has Alligator pressed against the cage, preventing Alligator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomori prevents Alligator from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tomori fails to land.
Tomori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori stalling the fight.
Tomori tries a body shot but Alligator blocks it.
Alligator prevents a body shot from Tomori.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alligator.
Tomori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alligator avoiding damage as Tomori throws knees to the body.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Tomori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alligator blocks an elbow strike.
Tomori taking a breather.
Tomori leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Tomori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alligator.
Alligator will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tomori up against the cage.
Tomori takes a shot to the head.
Tomori trying to land knees to the body.
Alligator avoids the elbow strike from Tomori, against the cage.
Tomori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alligator prevents a body shot from Tomori.
Alligator pushes Tomori back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alligator circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
Alligator scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Tomori has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tomori dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tomori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomori darts in and clinches Alligator up against the cage.
Alligator controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Alligator.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tomori tries a body shot but Alligator blocks it.
Tomori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomori moves into the clinch.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alligator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
Tomori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alligator can do to turn this around?
Tomori displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alligator up against the cage.
Alligator being controlled against the cage.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori avoiding damage.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alligator pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alligator replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tomori blocks it well.
Tomori clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tomori as Alligator tries to tie him up.
Alligator has had enough of the clinch but Tomori keeps him there for the moment.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
Alligator is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomori lands a right hand.
Alligator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Tomori to work.
Tomori tries to land knees in the clinch but Alligator avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alligator backwards.
Tomori misses with an elbow strike.
Alligator letting Tomori take a breather here.
Tomori is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomori.
Tomori can't find room to land a body shot as Alligator controls the action.
Alligator controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomori breaks from the clinch.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alligator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alligator! But no joy.
Tomori rushes Alligator and presses him up against the cage.
Hiroki Tomori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alligator is leaning against Tomori and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alligator breaks the clinch.
Tomori clinches up against the cage.
Alligator tries to circle away but Tomori has him pinned against the cage.
Tomori throws a punch but it's blocked by Alligator.
Tomori missing with knees to the body.
Tomori trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomori pushes Alligator up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Tomori on the inside.
Tomori throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Alligator fails to land.
Tomori controlling the action here for a moment.
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Alligator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alligator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomori moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Tomori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alligator avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tomori rushes Alligator and presses him up against the cage.
Tomori throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tomori is struggling to control the position.
Tomori throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
Tomori is struggling to control the position.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alligator misses with a punch to the body.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alligator keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomori moves in looking to clinch but Alligator pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori moves to clinch but Alligator breaks away
and Alligator makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tomori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alligator looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alligator swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomori.
Alligator doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomori is looking to clinch.
Tomori is looking to clinch but Alligator is avoiding it.
Alligator is looking for the big counter here.
Tomori swings for the body but Alligator moves out of range.
Alligator was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alligator circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Alligator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alligator keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori clinches up with Alligator and pushes him back against the cage.
Alligator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alligator's elbow.
Black Alligator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alligator stalling in the clinch but Tomori improves position.
Alligator lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tomori.
Tomori has Alligator pushed against the cage.
Alligator trying to control the position but instead, Tomori has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alligator into the cage.
Tomori throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tomori.
Tomori misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Alligator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomori tries to clinch up.
Tomori tries to clinch up.
Alligator replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tomori blocks it well.
Tomori wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Alligator on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alligator doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tomori tries to clinch but Alligator moves out of range.
Tomori tries to clinch there but Alligator circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori tries to clinch there but Alligator circles away.
Alligator is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tomori with a body shot.
Tomori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hiroki Tomori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tomori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alligator misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alligator misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomori misses with the head strike.
Tomori is looking for a takedown.
Alligator pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black Alligator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alligator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alligator keeps the fight on the outside.
Alligator swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomori.
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 Hiroki Tomori.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tomori, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroki Tomori!
Black Alligator was interviewed post fight and said 'Aarrrghhhhhhhh.......
You got the best of me this time, Ill mash you up next time....
I know you'll feel it in the morning.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Munday (ranked 1017 p4p, 118 weight class) and Antonio Zetsika (ranked 2503 p4p, 241 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Munday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Zetsika!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zetsika swings for the body but Munday moves out of range.
Zetsika shoots in for a takedown but Munday shows good takedown defense.
Munday bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zetsika's head backwards.
Munday misses with a lunging right hand
and Zetsika counters with a shoot takedown. Munday fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zetsika is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munday has his foot on Zetsika's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zetsika works his way back into a safe position though.
Zetsika postures up.
Zetsika throwing strikes from guard but Munday blocks nicely.
Munday is working an open guard so Zetsika takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Munday misses with an uppercut. Zetsika saw that one coming.
Munday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zetsika tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munday sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zetsika somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsika moves into the clinch.
Zetsika tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mickey Munday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Zetsika.
Zetsika looking to throw knees to the head but Munday is blocking nicely.
Munday avoids the elbow strike from Zetsika, against the cage.
Munday has a couple of punches blocked by Zetsika.
Zetsika manages to break the clinch.
Zetsika lands a high kick!
Mickey Munday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zetsika tries a head kick but it misses.
Zetsika with a lazy takedown attempt
and Munday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zetsika fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mickey Munday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zetsika shoots in for a takedown but Munday shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zetsika connects with a body shot that sends Munday's belly button to the back.
A jab from Munday finds it's way through Zetsika's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetsika fails with the takedown
and Munday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zetsika is rocked!
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!
Munday steps in with a hook that catches Zetsika right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Munday follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Zetsika looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Munday!
Mickey Munday very nearly forgot to thank Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Niska (ranked 1732 p4p, 229 weight class) and Rich Silva Jr (ranked 880 p4p, 124 weight class). Silva Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sleeping Giant kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Niska is just out of range.
Silva Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Niska is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Niska!
A shot to the body from Niska misses
and Silva Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva Jr throws a wild hook but Niska just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Silva Jr gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Niska raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Niska!
After winning the bout, Juha Niska thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Rich Silva Jr had this to say: 'Me hungry!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burenkov (ranked 1362 p4p, 164 weight class) and Shoju Bayushi (ranked 297 p4p, 40 weight class). Bayushi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scorpions - Always Somewhere kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayushi throws out a loose jab but Burenkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burenkov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bayushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Sergey Burenkov has been cut.
Bayushi 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.
Burenkov shoots in and drives through. Bayushi sprawls well.
Bayushi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burenkov with a body shot.
Sergey Burenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bayushi. Burenkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Burenkov.
Nice body punch from Burenkov.
Burenkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burenkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bayushi lands a nice hook to Burenkov's body. Burenkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burenkov swings for the body but Bayushi moves out of range.
Burenkov slips a jab and a cross from Bayushi.
Bayushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burenkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bayushi manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayushi breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Bayushi.
Burenkov is rocked!
Burenkov leaves his chin hanging out and Bayushi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Burenkov crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shoju Bayushi!
Shoju Bayushi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 484 p4p, 55 weight class) and Mono Loco (ranked 2787 p4p, 266 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loco tries for a takedown but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Loco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loco takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tiger throws a sloppy head kick and Loco moves out of range easily.
Tiger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Mono Loco has been cut.
Loco dives in and grabs Tiger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiger pushes down on Loco's head and hops out.
Great Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger is looking to slow Loco down with leg kicks.
Tiger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loco.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Loco off the cage and back into range.
Loco shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiger tries to sprawl out of it but Loco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loco fails with the takedown
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Loco has a takedown stuffed.
We've been hearing reports that Tiger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Loco fails with the takedown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tiger.
Tiger cracks Loco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiger is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Loco is tapping! Great win for Tiger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Great Tiger!
A victorious Great Tiger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 92 p4p, 15 weight class) and Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 210 p4p, 25 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Gusmao's front leg but catches the back leg as Gusmao tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit rushes Gusmao and presses him up against the cage.
Gusmao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gusmao.
Gusmao digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gusmao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Gusmao misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusmao.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gusmao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gusmao prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Gusmao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Gusmao cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gusmao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has been cut.
Gusmao takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Gusmao avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gusmao seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Gusmao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gusmao tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Gusmao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gusmao's gas tank.
Gusmao lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Gusmao checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Gusmao misses with a hook.
Gusmao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusmao.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Gusmao.
Gusmao clinches with his opponent.
Gusmao throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Gusmao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit gets through Gusmao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gusmao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gusmaos head.
Sitsongrit looking to stall.
Gusmao lands a nice shot to the body.
Gusmao takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Gusmao controls the action.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gusmao.
Gusmao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gusmao cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Gusmao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Gusmao blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusmao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusmao misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gusmao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gusmao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Gusmao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gusmao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Gusmao sees coming a mile off.
Gusmao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Gusmao.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gusmao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Gusmao's leg but Gusmao calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Gusmao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Gusmao misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gusmao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Gusmao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Gusmao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusmao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A bone on bone clash there as Gusmao blocks the leg kick.
Gusmao blocks a low kick nicely.
Gusmao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gusmao.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gusmao. Gusmao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gusmao misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gusmao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
Gusmao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gusmao stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gusmao wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Gusmao staying out of range there.
Gusmao throws a good cross that connects.
Gusmao looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Gusmao throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Gusmao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit defending well as Gusmao loads up on a big left hand.
Gusmao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Gusmao misses the body punch
and Gusmao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusmao moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao lands a left hand.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique Gusmao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Gusmao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusmao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Gusmao lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Gusmao lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit gets through Gusmao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gusmao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Gusmao.
Gusmao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit cracks Gusmao with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Gusmao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gusmao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit pushes Gusmao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gusmao misses with a body punch.
Gusmao tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Gusmao.
A short right from Gusmao on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gusmao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Gusmao throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
Gusmao connects with the punch.
Gusmao misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao misses with a hook.
Gusmao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Gusmao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gusmao misses with a right hand
and Gusmao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gusmao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gusmao throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gusmao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gusmao finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Gusmao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Gusmao is wise to it.
Gusmao avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Gusmao connects with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gusmao, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
Gusmao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Gusmao finish him?
Gusmao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusmao steps in with a hook that catches Sitsongrit right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gusmao follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sitsongrit looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Gusmao!
Henrique Gusmao retains his featherweight title!
Henrique Gusmao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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