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JBL Festivus Maximus PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Snoozeman (ranked 6259 p4p, 524 weight class) and Asmodius Crowley (ranked 3834 p4p, 409 weight class). Snoozeman comes to the cage accompanied by Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen. Asmodius Crowley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marty Snoozeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asmodius Crowley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoozeman takes one to the side of the head.
Snoozeman throws an off balance right hand
and Crowley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Snoozeman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crowley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snoozeman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Crowley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snoozeman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoozeman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Crowley dives into side control.
Snoozeman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoozeman wants to get back to full guard.
Crowley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Snoozeman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Snoozeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crowley is one step ahead there.
Snoozeman looking to control but Crowley passes into half guard.
Snoozeman is trying to control but Crowley manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Snoozeman is working hard here to advance position.
Crowley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Snoozeman wants to hold on but Crowley pushes him away.
Crowley prevents Snoozeman from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley controlling the pace for now.
Snoozeman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Snoozeman tries to get out of the position.
Snoozeman wants to control but Crowley is having none of it.
Snoozeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Crowley controlling the position easily from mount.
Snoozeman is looking to improve his position but Crowley isn't that keen on the idea.
Snoozeman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Snoozeman tries to hold on but Crowley pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snoozeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crowley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Snoozeman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asmodius Crowley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Snoozeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowley manages to avoid it.
Snoozeman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crowley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crowley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Snoozeman.
Snoozeman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crowley.
Crowley moves out of range of the strikes.
Snoozeman throws a looping overhand right but Crowley ducks down to avoid it.
Crowley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoozeman misses with the combination.
Crowley unleashes a big counter combination but Snoozeman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Snoozeman with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley looks to throw the jab but Snoozeman is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Snoozeman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marty Snoozeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snoozeman throws the left hand but Crowley avoids the punch easily.
Snoozeman throws a combination that misses
and Crowley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Snoozeman's guard.
Crowley 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.
Snoozeman looking to control but Crowley passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman wants to control but Crowley passes into side.
Crowley takes a little break here. Snoozeman wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Snoozeman is trying to improve his position.
Snoozeman wants to control but Crowley postures up.
Snoozeman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crowley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman trying his best to control but Crowley has mounted him.
Crowley avoids the attempt from Snoozeman to control.
Snoozeman is trying to escape the mount.
Snoozeman wants to control but Crowley is having none of it.
Snoozeman is looking to improve his position but Crowley isn't that keen on the idea.
Crowley controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snoozeman is looking to get to half guard.
Crowley avoids the attempt from Snoozeman to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crowley content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asmodius Crowley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crowley has managed to clinch.
Snoozeman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crowley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crowley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Crowley. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Snoozeman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snoozeman lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoozeman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crowley moves into the clinch.
Snoozeman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crowley is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley stops a takedown attempt from Snoozeman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Snoozeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowley tightens his grip and picks Snoozeman up, before dumping him to the ground. Snoozeman manages to land in guard.
Snoozeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snoozeman is trying to keep Crowley in close.
Snoozeman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman working a defensive guard but Crowley manages to pass into side control anyway.
Crowley is staying tight to Snoozeman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Snoozeman struggling a bit here.
Crowley is staying tight to Snoozeman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Crowley is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Snoozeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crowley tries to clinch
and Snoozeman counters with a straight right hand.
Snoozeman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crowley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Snoozeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowley.
Crowley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crowley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snoozeman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snoozeman wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Snoozeman misses with a left hand
and Crowley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Snoozeman won't be happy with that.
Crowley gets to mount! Snoozeman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Snoozeman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crowley controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Crowley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asmodius Crowley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crowley 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asmodius Crowley!
Marty Snoozeman was interviewed post fight and said 'Listen, I Fought This Fight Sitting At About 30%. Everybody Knows What I'm Capable Of. I Was 30% Right There And I Still Got Dominated By A Tough So-Called Nonce'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Distant Thunder (ranked 1758 p4p, 102 weight class) and Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 1989 p4p, 113 weight class). Thunder comes to the cage accompanied by Who Set The World On Fire. Distant Thunder has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayato Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder lands a body shot.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown but Thunder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakuraba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thunder throws a right and a left that Sakuraba avoids nicely.
Sakuraba shoots in but Thunder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakuraba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thunder's half guard.
Well, if Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba wants to work for an arm triangle but Thunder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thunder trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunder keeps working.
Thunder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakuraba wants to take a breather but Thunder is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Sakuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Thunder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thunder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sakuraba stands and throws Thunder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sakuraba tries for a kimura but Thunder is defending well.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Thunder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sakuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thunder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Thunder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thunder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakuraba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thunder manages to get back to half guard.
Thunder is staying active underneath Sakuraba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sakuraba prevents Thunder from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thunder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Sakuraba forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thunder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thunder actively working from the bottom here.
Sakuraba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sakuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thunder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.
Sakuraba wants to work for an arm triangle but Thunder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura but Thunder is defending well.
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.
Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakuraba is working for a submission of some sort.
Sakuraba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thunder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is thwarting Thunder's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thunder wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Sakuraba dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thunder throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thunder as he avoids it easily.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakuraba.
Thunder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sakuraba shoots in but Thunder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakuraba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thunder was covering up waiting for the punch and Sakuraba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sakuraba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba drops back looking for a leg! Thunder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thunder manages to kick Sakuraba off! Sakuraba jumps back into Thunder's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thunder has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Thunder has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sakuraba is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Thunder.
Sakuraba working away.
Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sakuraba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thunder, who protects the arm well.
Thunder manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is defending against the submission attempts here by Sakuraba.
Thunder looking for submissions off his back.
Hayato Sakuraba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thunder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sakuraba pulls his head out easily.
Sakuraba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thunder wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thunder sees it coming and defends easily.
Thunder won't allow Sakuraba to pass to mount.
Sakuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hayato Sakuraba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Still in half guard, Sakuraba seems content to control.
Sakuraba wants to pass to mount but Thunder is defending the position.
Thunder keeping hold of Sakuraba's head, controlling as best he can.
Well, if Sakuraba 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.
Thunder trying to hold on to Sakuraba's head to control him but Sakuraba postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thunder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sakuraba pulls his head out easily.
Thunder trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Thunder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thunder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sakuraba pulls his head out easily.
Thunder trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thunder tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Sakuraba looks for a takedown but Thunder sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Sakuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thunder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakuraba.
Thunder gets caught flat footed, as Sakuraba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sakuraba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thunder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakuraba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sakuraba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thunder keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakuraba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakuraba trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Thunder looking for a guillotine here but Sakuraba defends easily.
Thunder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sakuraba controls the pace.
Thunder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakuraba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Distant Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thunder is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakuraba is aware though and is defending well.
Thunder working for a triangle but Sakuraba defends it easily.
Sakuraba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sakuraba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakuraba trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Distant Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba fails to land the takedown.
Sakuraba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thunder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thunder wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Distant Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Sakuraba.
Sakuraba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
Sakuraba has his takedown stuffed
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba throws out a counter right but Thunder avoids it with no problem.
Sakuraba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thunder defends well and Sakuraba ends up having to push Thunder into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sakuraba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakuraba avoids a kick to the body.
Thunder lands a slapping body shot.
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakuraba 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.
Thunder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown but Thunder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakuraba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Sakuraba drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Thunder has his foot on Sakuraba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakuraba works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Thunder is looking for a triangle but Sakuraba pushes his legs off easily.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Distant Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakuraba 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayato Sakuraba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 1335 p4p, 184 weight class) and Shen Kuei (ranked 1871 p4p, 243 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruzeiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. 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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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shen Kuei!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kuei misses.
Kuei checks a leg kick.
Kuei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruzeiro misses the target.
Kuei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro takes a swing at Kuei's ribcage but misses.
Kuei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruzeiro throws out the jab.
Kuei looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kuei loads up on a big right hand but Cruzeiro slips the punch.
Kuei throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuei throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cruzeiro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruzeiro scores with a push kick.
Cruzeiro avoids the head kick by Kuei.
Cruzeiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
Kuei misses with a body shot.
Kuei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruzeiro defends it nicely.
Kuei misses with a head kick.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick, looking for Kuei's leg but Kuei calmly moves out of range.
Kuei changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That kick from Cruzeiro tenderised Kuei's leg. Kuei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuei misses with a straight right.
Cruzeiro blocks a head kick by Kuei.
Kuei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruzeiro's head backwards.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kuei.
Cruzeiro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kuei throws a looping overhand right but Cruzeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Cruzeiro connects with a jab.
Kuei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruzeiro can pounce on him.
Kuei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruzeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro throws a body punch but Kuei moves out of range.
Kuei flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruzeiro steps away.
Julio Cruzeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuei walks into a stiff left hand from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro slips under a jab.
Kuei misses with a body punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruzeiro throws out a leg kick but Kuei moves out of range and Cruzeiro only half commits.
A left lands for Cruzeiro.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuei misses the target.
Kuei throws a shot from downtown. Cruzeiro moves away and avoids it.
Kuei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Kuei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruzeiro moves away.
Kuei misses with a looping left.
Kuei gets a double leg takedown into Cruzeiro's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cruzeiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kuei thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruzeiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruzeiro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruzeiro is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuei fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuei is looking to land body kicks.
Kuei looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuei.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Kuei avoids it.
A big left from Kuei misses.
Cruzeiro throws a front kick aimed at Kuei's knee but Kuei avoids it well.
Kuei throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Cruzeiro thuds his right hand into Kuei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruzeiro 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 Kuei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuei replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cruzeiro blocks it well.
The crowd cheers as Kuei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruzeiro doesn't seem phased though.
Kuei scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuei walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruzeiro.
Kuei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruzeiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuei's head.
Cruzeiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuei tries to land a body kick
and Cruzeiro counters with a good low kick that Kuei was not able to check.
Cruzeiro looks to throw the jab but Kuei is out of range.
Cruzeiro thuds a left hand into Kuei's body.
Cruzeiro throws a front kick that sends Kuei stumbling back into the cage.
Kuei is breathing heavily.
Cruzeiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuei misses with a straight right.
Cruzeiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kuei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro lands a jab to the head.
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!
Kuei missing with a left hand there. Cruzeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruzeiro misses with a straight left.
Kuei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruzeiro tries to land a front kick but Kuei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuei misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro throwing a counter right hand but Kuei manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kuei counters with a series of strikes. Cruzeiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kuei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kuei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruzeiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuei off the cage and back into range.
Kuei misses with a right hand
and Cruzeiro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Kuei.
Kuei closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cruzeiro quickly recovers to half guard.
Kuei seems to be looking for submissions.
Kuei is trying to work for a kimura but Cruzeiro is defending well.
Kuei is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cruzeiro is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuei must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kuei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruzeiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuei's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro'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. This is the final round!
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuei.
It seemed like Kuei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Kuei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuei looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Kuei.
Kuei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cruzeiro slips a jab from Kuei.
Cruzeiro swings for the body but Kuei moves out of range.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Kuei strikes.
And Cruzeiro counters with a quick kick to the body but Kuei blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro drops his hands momentarily and Kuei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuei throws a jab when Cruzeiro was well out of range.
Kuei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro thows a body kick. Kuei tries to catch it but that hurt him.
It looks like Cruzeiro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kuei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruzeiro lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kuei falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cruzeiro dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Cruzeiro!
Julio Cruzeiro 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Queen Boudica (ranked 1188 p4p, 69 weight class) and Joe Slasher (ranked 1971 p4p, 112 weight class). Boudica comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys. Joe Slasher has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Queen Boudica's chin.
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140 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Queen Boudica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Slasher!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slasher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boudica.
Slasher misses with a looping left.
Slasher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slasher clinches.
Boudica breaks from the clinch.
Boudica dips to his left and cracks Slasher with an uppercut!
Boudica looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boudica lands a leg kick that knocks Slasher off balance momentarily.
Slasher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boudica scores with a spinning back kick!
Slasher throws a one two combo.
It looks like Queen Boudica has been cut.
Joe Slasher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slasher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boudica lunges at Slasher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slasher's hand.
Slasher wants to clinch.
Boudica connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Boudica. No joy for Slasher on that attempt.
Boudica uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slasher.
Slasher throws out a loose jab but Boudica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudica scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Boudica does it's job there.
Slasher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boudica counters with a good low kick that Slasher was not able to check.
Slasher misses with a shot to the body
and Slasher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boudica is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boudica avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slasher 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.
Slasher shoots in for a takedown but Boudica shows good takedown defense.
Queen Boudica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Slasher.
Boudica connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Slasher.
That's two 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!
Boudica slips under a jab from Slasher.
A head kick from Boudica lands but Slasher takes it in his stride.
Slasher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slasher misses with a double jab.
Boudica keeps the fight on the outside.
Boudica fires out a quick counter leg kick but Slasher just manages to avoid it.
Slasher misses with a wild body shot.
Slasher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boudica is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Slasher.
Slasher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boudica doesn't seem bothered though.
Slasher misses with a body shot
and Boudica counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boudica is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slasher misses with a right hand
enabling Boudica to counter with a crisp jab.
Slasher swings for the body but Boudica moves out of range.
Slasher misses with a hook
and Boudica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slasher throws a right hand that misses
and Boudica counters with an outside leg kick.
Boudica throws a hook but Slasher blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudica feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slashers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slasher misses with a body shot.
Slasher misses with a shot to the body
enabling Boudica to counter with a crisp jab.
Boudica with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slasher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudica defending well as Slasher loads up on a big left hand.
Slasher needs to keep his hands up - Boudica had a free shot at his head there.
Slasher throws a body punch but Boudica moves out of range.
Boudica uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slasher.
Slasher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudica manages to avoid it.
Boudica swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slasher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slasher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slasher looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudica is just out of range.
Boudica moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Boudica misses its intended target.
Slasher misses with a hook
and Boudica counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudica jabs Slasher right on the nose. Slasher blinks but takes it well.
Boudica with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boudica throws a jab but it's blocked by Slasher.
Boudica loads up on a big right hand but Slasher slips the punch.
Slasher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slasher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slasher misses with an uppercut
and Boudica counters with a good low kick that Slasher was not able to check.
Boudica moves out of range of the strikes.
Boudica throws a quick counter head kick but Slasher was just out of range.
Slasher just misses with a punch to the body.
Boudica throwing a counter right hand but Slasher manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Queen Boudica dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Queen Boudica'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.
Slasher misses with a hook
and Slasher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boudica takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slasher misses with a body shot
letting Boudica counter with a right hand.
Slasher misses the shot to the body.
Boudica avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slasher misses with a lunging right hand
and Boudica makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slasher. Boudica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudica was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boudica scoring well with a low kick there.
Boudica stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boudica wants it to stay on the feet.
Boudica looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boudica scoring well with a low kick there.
Slasher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slasher throws a hook but Boudica blocks it.
As Slasher backs away, Boudica returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Slasher moves away from the strike by Boudica.
Slasher throws a shot to the body.
Slasher works over Boudica's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slasher throws a body punch but Boudica moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slasher lands a body shot.
Slasher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slasher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good shot there by Boudica.
Boudica throws a jab when Slasher was well out of range.
Slasher lands with an overhand left.
Oh Boudica is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slasher misses with a straight right.
Slasher steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Boudica is out on his feet! Slasher sets himself and nearly takes Boudica's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Slasher!
After winning the bout, Joe Slasher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dixon Camara (ranked 716 p4p, 105 weight class) and Lee Roy (ranked 1371 p4p, 188 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Roy's choice of entrance music: Cry, Cry, Cry. Dixon Camara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dixon Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Roy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Roy misses.
Roy throws a low kick, looking for Camara's leg but Camara calmly moves out of range.
A combination from Camara does no damage.
Camara throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roy.
Camara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roy blocks the body kick.
Camara throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Camara checks a leg kick.
Roy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick there by Camara.
Camara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Roy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Camara finds it's way round the side to connect with Roy's head.
It looks like Lee Roy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara misses with a body shot.
Camara jabs Roy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Camara lands a jab to the nose.
Camara throws a sloppy head kick and Roy moves out of range easily.
Roy thuds his shin into the meat of Camara's side.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Camara looks to land a combination but Roy avoids it well.
Camara lands with a cross.
Camara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roy misses with a wild body shot.
Roy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Camara throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Camara.
Camara lands with a slapping head kick.
Camara is looking to wear down Roy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Roy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roy misses with a kick to the body.
Camara misses with a two punch combination.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dixon Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camara lands with a slapping head kick.
That has opened up Lee Roy's cut even more.
Roy moves away from the strike by Camara.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roy.
Camara looks to land a combination. Roy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Camara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Camara misses with a kick to the body.
Camara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Camara.
Camara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Camara misses with a body kick.
Roy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Camara lands a slapping body shot.
Camara checks a leg kick.
Roy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Camara throws a quick counter head kick but Roy was just out of range.
Roy blocks the body kick.
Roy is looking to slow Camara down with leg kicks.
Roy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
Camara throws a sloppy head kick and Roy moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camara lands a high kick!
Roy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The cut above Lee Roy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camara throws a head kick that misses
and Roy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Camara looks to land a left hand but Roy moved out of range nicely.
Roy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roy misses with a head kick.
Roy misses the jab.
Roy throws a leg kick but Camara checks it.
Roy throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Roy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camara blocks the body 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!
Roy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara jabs Roy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roy throws a leg kick but Camara moved away.
Roy tries a head kick but it misses.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Roy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Camara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roy's head.
Camara takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
Roy takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Roy moves out of range of the body kick.
Camara moves away from the strike by Roy.
Roy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camara.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roy looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
Roy throws a looping overhand right but Camara ducks down to avoid it.
Roy digs a good hook to Camara's body.
Roy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixon Camara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Roy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Camara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roy misses with a low kick as Camara jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Camara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roy. Roy obviously looking to wear him down.
Roy blocks the body kick.
Camara tries a head kick but it misses.
Roy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camara. Camara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camara fakes the leg kick and cracks Roy in the body.
Camara takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Camara.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Roy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Camara has got the better of the exchanges.
Roy scores with a head kick. Camara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Camara throws the kick towards the body but Roy avoids it.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camara throws a push kick but Roy slaps the foot to one side.
Camara throws the kick towards the body but Roy avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy throws the left hand but Camara avoids the punch easily.
Camara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roy throws a leg kick but Camara moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roy.
Roy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camara manages to avoid it.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara throws a wild body kick that Roy sees coming a mile off.
Camara moves out of range of the strikes.
Camara slips a straight right by Roy.
As Roy looks to move away, Camara throws a big counter combo but Roy just gets out of the way.
Roy throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara throws a body kick that misses
and Roy counters with a series of strikes. Camara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Camara throws a wild body kick that Roy sees coming a mile off.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
Roy avoids the head kick by Camara.
Camara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Camara.
Roy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Camara.
Camara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dixon Camara is winning the standup battle so far.
Roy is looking to score with low kicks.
Roy moves out of range of the body kick from Camara.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara misses with a body kick.
Camara throws a head kick that misses.
Roy is looking to slow Camara down with leg kicks.
Camara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camara throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Roy tries to score with a low kick but Camara moves his leg out of the way.
Roy avoids the body shot from Camara.
Roy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camara scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camara throws a nice looking combination but Roy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Roy responds with a good body kick, but Camara manages to step out the way in time.
Camara throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roy throws a hook to the side of Camara's head but Camara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara throws a shot to the body.
Camara throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
Roy avoids the head kick by Camara.
Roy throws a low kick but Camara avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camara is rocked!
Roy walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Camara drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Roy swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Camara's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Roy!
A very excited looking Lee Roy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian Laperierre (ranked 422 p4p, 22 weight class) and Robin Roy (ranked 793 p4p, 52 weight class). Laperierre comes to the cage accompanied by Tha Shiznit. Ian Laperierre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Roy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laperierre scores with a hook.
Laperierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy.
Laperierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roy is trying to get back to half guard.
Laperierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laperierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laperierre wants to control but Roy is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy tries to improve position but can't.
Roy gets back to half guard.
Laperierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laperierre is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Laperierre maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Roy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Laperierre has cracked it and Roy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Laperierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Laperierre!
Ian Laperierre retains his bantamweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Ian Laperierre said 'Easy money. Those fighting odds and fight preview made me chuckle.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madik MBaku (ranked 741 p4p, 90 weight class) and Duke McStoner (ranked 577 p4p, 74 weight class). Duke McStoner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Madik MBaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke McStoner!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MBaku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McStoner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McStoner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MBaku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McStoner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McStoner scores with a three punch combo!
McStoner looks to score with a jab to the body but MBaku is just out of range.
McStoner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MBaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McStoner.
McStoner throws a series of strikes that have MBaku backpedaling.
McStoner loads up on a big right hand but MBaku slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McStoner throws an off balance right hand
and MBaku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McStoner misses with a hook
and MBaku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MBaku moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MBaku takes a swing at McStoner's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that McStoner 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.
McStoner sizes up MBaku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McStoner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and MBaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MBaku slips a jab from McStoner.
McStoner staying out of range there.
MBaku is looking to wear down McStoner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McStoner lands with an uppercut that bounces MBaku off the cage and back into range.
McStoner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McStoner lands with a cross.
MBaku slips under a jab from McStoner.
MBaku with a jab.
MBaku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McStoner stuns MBaku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McStoner throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from MBaku misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MBaku throws a shot from downtown. McStoner moves away and avoids it.
McStoner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McStoner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McStoner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MBaku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McStoner jabs MBaku right on the nose. MBaku blinks but takes it well.
McStoner just misses with a punch to the body.
MBaku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McStoner misses with an uppercut
and MBaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McStoner looks to land a combination but MBaku avoids it well.
Duke McStoner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McStoner lands with a right hand.
MBaku definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McStoner throws a right hand that misses
and MBaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MBaku ducks under a wild hook from McStoner.
As McStoner looks to move away, MBaku throws a big counter combo but McStoner just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStoner misses with a wild body shot.
McStoner misses with a body shot
and MBaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McStoner misses with a double jab
and MBaku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
MBaku shoots in looking for a takedown. McStoner tries to sprawl out of it but MBaku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McStoner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McStoner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MBaku moves away.
McStoner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MBaku was well out of range. Poor timing from McStoner.
A shot to the liver by McStoner. Beautiful body shot.
MBaku avoids the body shot from McStoner.
MBaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McStoner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MBaku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
MBaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McStoner.
McStoner throws an overhand right that lands on MBaku's shoulder, as MBaku tries to avoid the shot.
MBaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McStoner.
McStoner throws a lazy uppercut
and MBaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MBaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McStoner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MBaku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McStoner misses with a wild body shot.
MBaku was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big left from McStoner misses.
McStoner scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke McStoner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McStoner misses with a body shot.
McStoner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MBaku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McStoner but McStoner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McStoner throws a one two combo.
McStoner scores with a body shot.
MBaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McStoner.
MBaku defending well as McStoner loads up on a big left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether MBaku might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStoner throws the left hand but MBaku avoids the punch easily.
MBaku was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McStoner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MBaku drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
The strikes coming from MBaku are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStoner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McStoner can do anything to dispel that myth.
MBaku is working for a submission of some sort.
MBaku is trying to control. McStoner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
MBaku trying to mount his opponent but McStoner defends it.
MBaku wants to control but McStoner is keeping him busy.
McStoner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from MBaku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
MBaku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McStoner defending well though.
MBaku is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MBaku wants to control but McStoner is keeping him busy.
MBaku works his way into full mount!
McStoner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by MBaku there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MBaku can't control as he wanted to and McStoner manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
MBaku wants to lay and pray for a moment but McStoner keeps working.
MBaku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MBaku is looking for a kimura here.
MBaku trying to control from half guard but McStoner is working away.
MBaku with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
MBaku thows a huge punch but McStoner dodges it nicely.
MBaku is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McStoner is just riding it out for now. MBaku eventually gives up the hold.
MBaku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McStoner sees it coming and defends easily.
MBaku wants to take a breather but McStoner is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MBaku is stalling here. McStoner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! MBaku seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McStoner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
MBaku wants to control but McStoner postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Duke McStoner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
MBaku will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McStoner misses with a combination
enabling MBaku to counter with a crisp jab.
MBaku dives in and grabs McStoner's left leg, looking for a takedown. McStoner pushes down on MBaku's head and hops out.
McStoner's corner calls for a 1-2. McStoner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McStoner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MBaku backs up against the cage.
McStoner scores with a jab to the body.
McStoner lands with a nice combination. MBaku backs away looking to recover.
McStoner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McStoner cracks MBaku with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McStoner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MBaku was well out of range. Poor timing from McStoner.
Duke McStoner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MBaku throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McStoner's waist but McStoner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing MBaku off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madik MBaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MBaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McStoner.
MBaku slips a jab from McStoner.
MBaku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MBaku looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McStoner throws a hook but MBaku blocks it.
MBaku throws a series of strikes that have McStoner backpedaling.
McStoner misses with a hook. MBaku ducked under it nicely.
McStoner swings widly with a right hand
and MBaku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McStoner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McStoner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MBaku defending well as McStoner loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStoner throws a jab but it's blocked by MBaku.
A little feinted left hand from MBaku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McStoner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MBaku counters with a two punch combo.
MBaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McStoner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from McStoner misses.
MBaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from McStoner misses.
McStoner dips to his left and cracks MBaku with an uppercut!
McStoner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MBaku.
McStoner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McStoner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
MBaku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McStoner swings for the body but MBaku moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MBaku shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MBaku showed some decent athleticism there.
MBaku trying to control from half guard but McStoner is working away.
MBaku is just content to waste time from the top position. McStoner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Madik MBaku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McStoner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as MBaku controls the pace.
MBaku passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McStoner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by MBaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MBaku trying to control the action but McStoner is working from the bottom.
MBaku wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McStoner, who protects the arm well.
MBaku swings around for an armbar but McStoner sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into MBaku's guard.
Madik MBaku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McStoner got a little sloppy there for a moment and MBaku has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McStoner has managed to get both his arms back between MBaku's legs - danger averted.
MBaku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McStoner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McStoner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke McStoner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McStoner 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke McStoner!
Duke McStoner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 1416 p4p, 178 weight class) and Mfer Phol (ranked 582 p4p, 75 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Electric Worry. This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mfer Phol!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Phol's head but Phol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phol cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Phol moves away from the strike by Jones.
Phol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses the jab.
Phol ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Phol on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phol throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Phol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
Phol defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Phol fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Phol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phol looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phol.
Bubba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phol.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones moves away from the strike by Phol.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Phol manages to avoid it.
Phol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Phol.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Phol instigates a clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Phol's head.
Phol swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phol throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Phol misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Phol throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Phol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phol misses with a straight right.
Phol moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Phol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phol.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phol manages to avoid it.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Phol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Phol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phol looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones avoids the body shot from Phol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a jab when Phol was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Phol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Phol's head.
Phol checks a leg kick nicely.
Phol lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Phol has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Phol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Phol misses.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phol misses with a body shot.
Phol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Phol's shoulder, as Phol tries to avoid the shot.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phol throws a big shot that misses.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick but Phol moves out of range.
Phol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Phol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Phol counters with a nice body shot.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Phol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol closes the distance and clinches.
Phol keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Phol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phol works the jab nicely.
Phol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phol.
Phol misses with a shot to the body
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mfer Phol will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phol swinging wildly here.
Phol throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Phol lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Phol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Phol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Phol takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phol.
Phol takes one to the side of the head.
Phol throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Phol misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phol.
Phol misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phol gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phol.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Phol's ribs.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bubba Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phol throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Phol uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phol.
Phol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Phol swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phol jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Phol connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Phol. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Phol moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Phol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Phol. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phol.
Phol lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phol forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Phol scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones scores with the left hand. Phol knows he should have avoided that one.
Phol lands with an overhand left.
Jones tries to move into range but Phol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Phol counters with a straight that turns Jones's legs to rubber! Phol pushes forward with more strikes and Jones goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mfer Phol!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 174 p4p, 25 weight class) and Julio Cesar Sitsongrit (ranked 448 p4p, 58 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benedetti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bajafondo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cesar Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit shoots in and gets a takedown into Benedetti's guard.
Benedetti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sitsongrit wants to pass the guard but Benedetti is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Benedetti is on top in guard.
Benedetti stays in close to Sitsongrit's body and controls the position.
Sitsongrit working for a triangle but Benedetti defends it easily.
Sitsongrit working for a triangle but Benedetti defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sitsongrit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benedetti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sitsongrit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benedetti defends well.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Benedetti passes into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sitsongrit tries to bench press Benedetti off him but Benedetti keeps the position.
Sitsongrit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sitsongrit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Benedetti off and has taken his back!
Benedetti trying to control the action but Sitsongrit just sinks the hooks in.
Sitsongrit struggling to land strikes to the head as Benedetti covers up.
Well, with Sitsongrit on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Benedetti is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sitsongrit doesn't have the hooks in and Benedetti manages to turn into his guard.
Sitsongrit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benedetti is aware though and is defending well.
Sitsongrit has his foot on Benedetti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benedetti works his way back into a safe position though.
Benedetti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sitsongrit is looking for a triangle but Benedetti pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benedetti defends it easily.
Benedetti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benedetti is looking to take a break and control but Sitsongrit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit sneaks back into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Benedetti in particular looking to stall.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benedetti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sitsongrit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sitsongrit trying to get back to full guard but Benedetti takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Benedetti content just to control the position here.
Benedetti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benedetti controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio Cesar Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sitsongrit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Benedetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Benedetti, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedetti is controlling Sitsongrit's posture.
Sitsongrit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benedetti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sitsongrit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benedetti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sitsongrit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Benedetti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sitsongrit.
Benedetti holding on.
Sitsongrit tries for a kimura but Benedetti is defending well.
Benedetti struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sitsongrit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benedetti, who protects the arm well.
Sitsongrit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sitsongrit postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benedetti has escaped the position, nice work there.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow but Benedetti slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benedetti has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sitsongrit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sitsongrit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sitsongrit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Benedetti wants to control but Sitsongrit postures up.
Benedetti is looking to regain half guard here but Sitsongrit keeps moving and retains side control.
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benedetti has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sitsongrit goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Benedetti rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sitsongrit's guard! Nice work there by Benedetti!
Sitsongrit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benedetti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benedetti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benedetti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is keeping the position.
Benedetti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Benedetti from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Benedetti passes into half guard.
Sitsongrit actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit misses with a takedown
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a takedown attempt
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown but Benedetti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benedetti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mario Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Cesar Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Benedetti to the mat! Benedetti manages to get full guard.
Sitsongrit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benedetti pulls Sitsongrit in close to his closed guard and prevents Sitsongrit from doing any damage or advancing position.
Benedetti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit is working Benedetti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sitsongrit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sitsongrit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Benedetti regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benedetti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benedetti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Benedetti holds on and takes a little breather.
Sitsongrit throwing strikes from guard but Benedetti blocks nicely.
Benedetti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sitsongrit is one step ahead there.
Sitsongrit throwing strikes from guard but Benedetti blocks nicely.
Benedetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benedetti is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Benedetti is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benedetti tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.
Benedetti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sitsongrit keeping full guard, as Benedetti tries to pass.
Sitsongrit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benedetti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benedetti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Benedetti stands and throws Sitsongrit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit is working to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benedetti controlling from mount.
Sitsongrit working to try and regain half guard.
Benedetti tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away.
Benedetti controlling his opponent.
Benedetti tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Benedetti is looking to take a break and control but Sitsongrit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Benedetti in particular looking to stall.
Benedetti is looking to advance position but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mario Benedetti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Benedetti gets caught napping as Sitsongrit dives in and scores a takedown. Benedetti manages to retain guard.
Sitsongrit advances position into side control!
Sitsongrit working the ground and pound but Benedetti is defending the strikes.
Benedetti sneaks back into half guard.
Sitsongrit is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Benedetti reverses the position - he's now on top in Sitsongrit's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti 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.
Sitsongrit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benedetti is aware though and is defending well.
Benedetti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benedetti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sitsongrit working for a triangle but Benedetti defends it easily.
Benedetti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Benedetti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Benedetti from controlling successfully.
Benedetti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sitsongrit is looking for a triangle but Benedetti pushes his legs off easily.
Sitsongrit is looking for a triangle but Benedetti pushes his legs off easily.
Benedetti stays in close to Sitsongrit's body and controls the position.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Benedetti passes into side control.
Sitsongrit is trying to strike from the bottom but Benedetti has passed into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is squirming around, avoiding Benedetti's attempts to control the action.
Benedetti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sitsongrit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benedetti looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sitsongrit manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sitsongrit flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, if Benedetti 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.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves into full guard.
Benedetti advances to half guard.
Benedetti takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sitsongrit with the active half guard here but Benedetti passes nicely into side control.
Sitsongrit tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sitsongrit is looking to regain half guard here but Benedetti keeps moving and retains side control.
Sitsongrit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Benedetti off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Julio Cesar Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benedetti tries to get to full guard but Sitsongrit has control of the leg.
Benedetti gets full guard.
Sitsongrit throwing strikes but missing.
Sitsongrit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benedetti controls Sitsongrit momentarily but Sitsongrit frees himself.
Sitsongrit throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Benedetti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benedetti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benedetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sitsongrit preventing the sweep.
Benedetti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sitsongrit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sitsongrit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sitsongrit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sitsongrit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sitsongrit is in close to Benedetti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benedetti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benedetti is keeping the position for now.
Mario Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Benedetti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benedetti wants it to stay on the feet.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benedetti is fending him off so far but Sitsongrit persists. Nope, Benedetti circles away and we're back to standing.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fails with a takedown attempt.
Mario Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Cesar Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benedetti wants to improve his position but Sitsongrit is controlling well.
Sitsongrit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to roll over but Sitsongrit keeps him under control.
Sitsongrit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Benedetti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Benedetti is trying to keep Sitsongrit in close.
Sitsongrit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sitsongrit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Sitsongrit has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Benedetti wants to sweep here but Sitsongrit controlling him for the moment.
Sitsongrit 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're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sitsongrit.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Benedetti seems keen to control Sitsongrit's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sitsongrit shoots and misses
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benedetti pinned against the cage. Benedetti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sitsongrit 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 James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julio Cesar Sitsongrit!
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit is the new lightweight champion!
Julio Cesar Sitsongrit took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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