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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 817 p4p, 55 weight class) and Johannes Brahms (ranked 816 p4p, 54 weight class). Brahms has chosen 40 : 1 - Sabaton as his entrance music. 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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141 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Brahms.
Dominguez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dominguez duly obliges.
Brahms fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dominguez, as that shot connected.
Dominguez missing with a left hand there. Brahms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dominguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brahms.
Dominguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brahms wants to clinch.
Dominguez takes one to the side of the head.
Dominguez ducks right into an uppercut from Brahms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brahms misses with a looping right.
Dominguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brahms listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dominguez misses with the combination.
Brahms is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dominguez with a body shot.
Dominguez gets a double leg takedown into Brahms's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms wants to sweep here but Dominguez controlling him for the moment.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez stopping the sweep attempt from Brahms.
Brahms is pulling down on Dominguez's head. It's preventing any offense from Dominguez, at least for the moment.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brahms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Brahms is retaining full guard.
Brahms utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brahms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brahms avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dominguez trying to control but Brahms is working from the bottom.
Dominguez postures up and lands a big shot to Brahms's brow.
Brahms has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brahms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dominguez scoring with some ground and pound.
Dominguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dominguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dominguez postures up and lands a big shot to Brahms's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dominguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dominguez lands a couple of digs.
Dominguez connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brahms is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dominguez defends well.
Brahms keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
Dominguez throwing strikes from guard but Brahms blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a strike but Brahms rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brahms looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dominguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brahms not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dominguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brahms engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brahms is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brahms controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brahms works over Dominguez with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dominguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Brahms.
Dominguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brahms swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rico Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Brahms scores with a nice head shot.
Dominguez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brahms under the eye.
Brahms connects with an inside leg kick.
Dominguez throws a big shot that misses.
Brahms throws a shot from downtown. Dominguez moves away and avoids it.
Dominguez throws a hook to the side of Brahms's head but Brahms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brahms has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brahms scores with a nice right hand.
Brahms lands a jab.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Brahms misses.
Dominguez shoots in and drives through. Brahms sprawls well.
Brahms lands a head shot.
Dominguez slips under a jab from Brahms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Brahms moves out of range.
Johannes Brahms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brahms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Brahms only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brahms feints and then cracks Dominguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dominguez down.
Nice uppercut there from Brahms.
Brahms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dominguez lands a nice hook to Brahms's body. Brahms takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Dominguez misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brahms.
Dominguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brahms, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Dominguez.
Brahms getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Brahms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brahms blocks a head kick by Dominguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dominguez.
Brahms connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dominguez momentarily.
Brahms takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brahms tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominguez misses with a takedown
and Dominguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brahms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brahms loads up on a big right hand but Dominguez slips the punch.
Brahms lands with an uppercut that bounces Dominguez off the cage and back into range.
Johannes Brahms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brahms throws an overhand right that lands on Dominguez's shoulder, as Dominguez tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez connects with a jab.
Dominguez looks to land a combination but Brahms avoids it well.
Brahms lands with a cross.
Brahms's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dominguez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brahms scrambles back to his feet.
Dominguez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dominguez showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brahms is staying active underneath Dominguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dominguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dominguez wants to control but Brahms is keeping him busy.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brahms gets back to full guard.
Dominguez throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dominguez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rico Dominguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dominguez pushing down on Brahms's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brahms taking some punishment here, with Dominguez in his half guard.
Brahms is trying to get back to full guard.
Brahms is still trying to improve position.
Dominguez working Brahms over with strikes.
Dominguez throwing shots but Brahms is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johannes Brahms will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brahms with a jab.
Dominguez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dominguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dominguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dominguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dominguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brahms's head.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brahms is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brahms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dominguez.
Brahms has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Dominguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dominguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brahms's guard.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brahms wants to get back to full guard.
Dominguez trying to control the action but Brahms is working from the bottom.
Brahms blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dominguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dominguez connects with a nice short shot to Brahms's temple.
Brahms is looking for a sweep. Dominguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brahms moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brahms working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dominguez.
Brahms can't keep his opponent in guard - Dominguez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brahms looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dominguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Brahms is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dominguez winds up and cracks Brahms with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brahms is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominguez is trying to work for a kimura but Brahms is defending well.
Dominguez tries to pass to full mount but Brahms defends it.
Brahms wants to improve his position but Dominguez is controlling well.
Brahms is staying active underneath Dominguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dominguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Brahms is working away.
Dominguez is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. Brahms has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done Brahms! He waited for his chance and took it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johannes Brahms!
Johannes Brahms decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Friman (ranked 764 p4p, 50 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 525 p4p, 30 weight class). Jaroslav has chosen The Sound of Running Feet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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137 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman blocks a jab.
A left lands for Friman.
Jaroslav stuffs the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Jaroslav 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaroslav slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Friman coming out on top.
Friman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jaroslav on the side of the head.
Friman cracks Jaroslav with a right hand to the side of the head.
Friman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Friman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaroslav throws a fast counter high kick but Friman manages to duck under it in time.
Jaroslav shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman wants to slow Jaroslav down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaroslav! But no joy.
Oskar Friman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman scores with a head kick.
Friman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Friman duly obliges.
Friman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaroslav! But no joy.
Friman connects with a right hand. Jaroslav shakes it off.
Jaroslav takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Friman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaroslav circles away quickly and effectively.
Friman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jaroslav momentarily.
Friman misses with a body shot.
Friman misses with a looping left.
Jaroslav lands with a kick to the temple. Friman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good exchange - Friman coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaroslav throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Friman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Friman finds it's way through Jaroslav's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman fails with the takedown
and Jaroslav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Friman looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range.
A slow jab from Jaroslav misses its intended target.
Friman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Friman.
Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav takes a swing at Friman's ribcage but misses.
Friman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Friman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Friman avoids the head kick by Jaroslav.
Friman walks into a left hand.
Jaroslav tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav lands a big head kick that sends Friman tumbling to the mat! Jaroslav takes a step backwards and waves Friman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Friman is rocked!
Jaroslav cracks Friman on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Friman falls backwards against the cage. Jaroslav follows up with more strikes that drop Friman to his knees. Jaroslav keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Friman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Jaroslav!
Felix Jaroslav 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorgeous Bob (ranked 860 p4p, 132 weight class) and Damien The Omen (ranked 1155 p4p, 164 weight class). The Omen has chosen Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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173 lbs
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171 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgeous Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien The Omen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Omen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
The Omen tries to clinch up.
The Omen defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Bob misses.
The Omen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Omen tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but The Omen is just out of range.
The Omen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bob with a body shot.
Bob misses with a right hand
and The Omen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Omen.
Good body shot from The Omen.
The Omen throws a head punch that misses.
Bob has clasped his hands together around The Omen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Omen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Omen trying to control but Bob postures up.
Bob scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Omen tries to kick Bob off but Bob keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob thows a huge punch but The Omen dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob thows a huge punch but The Omen dodges it nicely.
The Omen gets full guard.
Bob won't allow The Omen to get back to his feet.
Bob scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bob lands a couple of elbows.
Bob keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Omen's head.
Bob content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bob won't allow The Omen to get back to his feet.
Bob won't allow The Omen to sweep him here.
The Omen keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Bob lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Omen keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Bob throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Omen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bob stops The Omen from standing up.
Bob working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Omen's head.
Bob postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Omen is rocked!
The Omen controls Bob momentarily but Bob frees himself.
The Omen is still in real trouble! Can Bob finish him?
Bob working some strikes from top position.
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!
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but The Omen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Omen is trying to keep Bob in close.
Bob works over The Omen with some ground and pound from guard.
Bob loads up on a big left hand. The Omen felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bob looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! The Omen can't hide his disappointment, as Bob celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorgeous Bob!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arron Asham (ranked 707 p4p, 99 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 580 p4p, 82 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman digs a good body shot into Asham's ribs.
Asham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sideman blocks a jab.
Sideman misses the body punch
and Asham counters with a two punch combo.
Asham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sideman doesn't manage to clinch there - Asham circles away.
Asham swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sideman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asham throws a looping overhand right but Sideman ducks down to avoid it.
Sideman digs a good hook to Asham's body.
A punch combination from Sideman misses.
Asham lands a jab to Sideman's midsection.
Sideman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asham misses with a left hand
and Sideman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sideman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Asham moves out of range of the strikes.
Asham swings widly with a right hand
and Asham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asham lands a head shot.
Asham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Sideman is looking to clinch.
Asham throws a right hand that misses
and Sideman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sideman 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.
Asham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sideman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asham.
Asham throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sideman avoids it.
Sideman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asham.
Sideman has Asham up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sideman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asham's elbow.
Sideman is trying to stall.
Asham looking to throw knees to the head but Sideman is blocking nicely.
Asham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sideman managing to block the knees to the body from Asham.
Sideman has had enough of the clinch but Asham keeps him there for the moment.
Asham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideman misses with some punches.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sideman.
Sideman blocks an uppercut.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Asham.
It looks like Denny Sideman has been cut.
Asham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Asham.
Asham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sideman or not.
Sideman working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sideman.
Asham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Asham as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Sideman controls the action.
Asham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sideman lands a shoulder strike.
Asham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sideman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sidemans head.
Asham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sideman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sideman working aggressively here.
Asham lands a nice knee to the body.
Sideman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
Asham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sideman blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sideman.
Sideman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asham misses with a straight right.
Asham scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Sideman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Asham.
Asham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sideman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sideman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sideman throws a lazy right hand but Asham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asham tried to counter with a leg kick but Sideman avoided it.
Asham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sideman under the eye.
Sideman checks a leg kick nicely.
Sideman throws a jab when Asham was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asham loads up on a big right hand but Sideman slips the punch.
Asham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sideman rushes Asham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sideman has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denny Sideman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sideman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asham throws out the jab.
Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sideman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sideman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Sideman.
A slow jab from Sideman misses its intended target.
Sideman misses with a double jab.
Asham defending well as Sideman loads up on a big left hand.
Sideman digs a good hook to Asham's body.
Sideman is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman throws a good cross that connects.
Asham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Asham misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Asham.
Asham circles away from the clinch attempt
and Asham counters with a left to the body.
Arron Asham is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asham.
Sideman throws a body punch but Asham moves out of range.
Asham throws a sloppy head kick and Sideman moves out of range easily.
Asham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sideman doesn't seem bothered though.
Sideman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asham ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Sideman loads up on a big right hand but Asham slips the punch.
Sideman lands a nice looking body shot.
Asham moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sideman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sideman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sideman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sideman scores with the left hand. Asham knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sideman moves away.
Sideman misses with a lunging right hand
and Sideman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sideman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sideman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sideman walks into a left hand.
Sideman moves away from the strike by Asham.
Asham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Asham.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asham. Sideman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sideman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sideman lands a body shot.
Asham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sideman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sideman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham cracks Sideman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asham.
Sideman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Asham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sideman's head backwards.
Sideman lands a slapping body shot.
Sideman looks to score with a jab to the body but Asham is just out of range.
Sideman looks to throw the jab but Asham is out of range.
Asham misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sideman to counter with a crisp jab.
Asham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Sideman misses its intended target.
Sideman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asham looks to throw a body kick
enabling Sideman to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Asham.
Asham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sideman lands with a shot to the body.
Asham works the jab nicely.
Asham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sideman lands with a shot to the body.
Asham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sideman has time to react.
Sideman throws a body shot but no joy.
Sideman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sideman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sideman throws a body punch but Asham moves out of range.
Sideman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asham.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman 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.
Arron Asham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Denny Sideman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sideman checks a low kick from Asham.
Sideman misses with a hook.
Sideman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asham doesn't manage to clinch there - Sideman circles away.
Nice shot by Sideman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sideman. Asham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sideman misses with a right hand
letting Asham counter with a right hand.
Asham throws a body shot but no joy.
Sideman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asham with a body shot.
Sideman throws a jab but it's blocked by Asham.
Asham lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Asham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sideman's calf.
Sideman scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sideman on the side of the head.
Sideman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Asham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asham slips under a jab.
Asham half committed to a counter leg kick.
Asham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sideman can do to turn this around?
Sideman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Asham misses with a hook. Sideman ducked under it nicely.
Sideman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sideman misses with a looping left.
Sideman misses with a hook.
Sideman circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Sideman counter with a right hand.
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Sideman connects with a body shot that sends Asham's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asham circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asham circles away quickly and effectively.
Asham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sideman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sideman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asham wants to clinch up but Sideman keeps it at a distance.
Asham throws the left hand but Sideman avoids the punch easily.
Sideman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sideman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Asham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Asham lands with a kick to the temple. Sideman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sideman is rocked!
Asham closes the distance and clinches.
Sideman is still on wobbly legs! Can Asham finish him?
Sideman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sideman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sideman seems to have recovered his senses.
Asham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sideman misses with a body punch.
A short right from Asham on the inside.
Sideman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asham's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Sideman avoiding damage as Asham throws knees to the body.
Sideman has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
A short uppercut from Asham.
Asham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sideman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sideman lands with a short shot to the head.
Sideman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Asham misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman tries to work over Asham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham cracks Sideman with a nice body shot.
Sideman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Asham.
Arron Asham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sideman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asham misses with some punches.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham lands a nice knee to the body.
Sideman managing to block the knees to the body from Asham.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Asham tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideman managing to block the knees to the body from Asham.
Asham misses with a punch to the body.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Asham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sideman prevents a body shot from Asham.
Sideman leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Denny Sideman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Asham.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arron Asham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arron Asham!
Our winner, Arron Asham, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derek Vinyard (ranked 749 p4p, 49 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 993 p4p, 64 weight class). Derek Vinyard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinyard wants to clinch up but Xinhai keeps it at a distance.
Xinhai connects with a high kick.
Xinhai throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Xinhai misses with a hook
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut
and Vinyard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vinyard connects with a crisp jab.
Xinhai scores with a nice head shot.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xinhai throws a lazy right hand but Vinyard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Xinhai does it's job there.
Vinyard has closed the distance and engaged Xinhai in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xinhai.
Xinhai trying to control the position but instead, Vinyard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xinhai into the cage.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xinhai misses with a punch to the body.
Xinhai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Nice body punch from Vinyard.
Vinyard tries a body shot but Xinhai blocks it.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xinhai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xinhai.
Xinhai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vinyard has him pressed against the cage.
Xinhai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xinhai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vinyard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinyard. That's going to slow Xinhai down.
Xinhai lands with a kick to the temple. Vinyard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vinyard is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Xinhai! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yang Xinhai!
After winning the bout, Yang Xinhai 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 601 p4p, 67 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 476 p4p, 55 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beliy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tertelgte checks a leg kick.
Beliy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beliy lands a really nice looking cross but Tertelgte seems unphased.
Beliy misses with a body shot
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beliy looks to throw the jab but Tertelgte is out of range.
Tertelgte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beliy.
Beliy misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beliy.
Tertelgte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beliy on the side of the head.
Beliy misses with a body punch
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beliy is rocked!
Beliy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte throws out a counter right but Beliy avoids it with no problem.
Oh Beliy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Beliy misses
and Tertelgte scores with a counter punch that sends Beliy to the canvas! Tertelgte smells blood - he's punishing Beliy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Beliy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 532 p4p, 88 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 518 p4p, 86 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulikoura scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulikoura. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Tulikoura ducks down to avoid it.
Tulikoura connects with an inside leg kick.
Wood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tulikoura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wood in his tracks.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick but Wood moved away.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tulikoura. That did some damage!
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wood 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.
Tulikoura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulikoura misses with a wild body shot.
Wood swings for the body but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Wood swings for the body but Tulikoura moves out of range.
It looked like Tulikoura was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wood.
Wood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Wood 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.
That kick from Tulikoura tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tulikoura throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Wood.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Tulikoura moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Wood throws a push kick but Tulikoura slaps the foot to one side.
Wood lands a glancing blow to the side of Tulikoura's head.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood blocks the body kick.
Tulikoura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Tulikoura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tulikoura lands with a good body shot.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Tulikoura lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Wood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tulikoura.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulikoura just misses with a punch to the body.
Tulikoura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Tulikoura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Tulikoura. Beautiful body shot.
Tulikoura clinches up against the cage.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tulikoura pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood trying to control but Tulikoura is working from the bottom.
Tulikoura trying to control the position.
Wood sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tulikoura looking for a guillotine here but Wood defends easily.
Tulikoura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tulikoura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tulikoura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wood defends it easily.
Wood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tulikoura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wood has managed to get both his arms back between Tulikoura's legs - danger averted.
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.
Tulikoura being controlled here, momentarily.
Tulikoura has his foot on Wood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wood works his way back into a safe position though.
Tulikoura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tulikoura working a defensive guard but Wood manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wood trying to control the action but Tulikoura is working from the bottom.
Tulikoura prevents Wood from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johannes Tulikoura will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tulikoura tests Wood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johannes Tulikoura is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Wood thuds a left hand into Tulikoura's body.
Wood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tulikoura.
Wood throws a body punch but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Tulikoura takes one on the button.
Tulikoura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tulikoura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wood is out of range and Tulikoura settles back down.
Wood lands a right hook to the body.
Tulikoura scores with a nice right hand.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tulikoura throws out the jab.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tulikoura moves away.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Tulikoura moves out of range easily.
Tulikoura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tulikoura misses with the body kick
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tulikoura misses with a left hand
and Wood counters with a nice leg kick.
Wood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tulikoura rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Wood misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood slips a straight right by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tulikoura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tulikoura slips a straight right by Wood.
Tulikoura misses with a right hand
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tulikoura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wood's calf.
Tulikoura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Tulikoura both land. Nice combination.
Wood thuds his right hand into Tulikoura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wood scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Wood finds it's target.
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!
Wood lands a body shot.
Tulikoura throws a low kick but Wood avoids it.
Tulikoura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tulikoura connects with a crisp jab.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tulikoura thinking.
Tulikoura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tulikoura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wood in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Tulikoura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Tulikoura misses
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Tulikoura counter with a right hand.
Tulikoura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wood misses with a low kick as Tulikoura jumps back.
Tulikoura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tulikoura.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tulikoura.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tulikoura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tulikoura manages to avoid it.
Tulikoura scores with a decent looking hook.
Tulikoura feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Wood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some bone on bone action there as Wood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tulikoura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood jabs Tulikoura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Wood blocks the low kick.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot
and Wood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wood punishes Tulikoura's body with a nice straight punch.
Wood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tulikoura slips a straight right by Wood.
Tulikoura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tulikoura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wood is able to avoid easily.
A head kick from Wood lands but Tulikoura takes it in his stride.
Tulikoura closes the distance and clinches.
Tulikoura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tulikoura lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Tulikoura avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Wood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tulikoura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wood walks away with a smile on his face. Tulikoura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wood tries to land a front kick but Tulikoura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tulikoura misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood avoids the body shot from Tulikoura.
Wood misses with a hook. Tulikoura ducked under it nicely.
Tulikoura connects with a body shot that sends Wood's belly button to the back.
Tulikoura ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tulikoura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tulikoura feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Tulikoura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
and Tulikoura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wood defending well as Tulikoura loads up on a big left hand.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Tulikoura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tulikoura throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood connects with a nice looking jab.
Tulikoura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tulikoura swings widly with a right hand
and Tulikoura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Tulikoura misses
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Willie Wood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Wood throws a jab when Tulikoura was well out of range.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tulikoura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Tulikoura lunges at Wood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wood's hand.
Wood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tulikoura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tulikoura moves out of range as Wood throws a body kick.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tulikoura throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Wood jabs Tulikoura right on the nose. Tulikoura blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Wood there.
Wood lands with a straight right. Tulikoura didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Wood misses.
Tulikoura takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood lands with an overhand left.
Tulikoura thuds his right hand into Wood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tulikoura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Tulikoura slips the punch.
Tulikoura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Tulikoura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tulikoura misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice body shot.
Wood cracks Tulikoura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tulikoura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws a chopping leg kick but Tulikoura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tulikoura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tulikoura jabs Wood right on the nose. Wood blinks but takes it well.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Tulikoura's shoulder, as Tulikoura tries to avoid the shot.
Wood throws a front kick aimed at Tulikoura's knee but Tulikoura avoids it well.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wood.
Wood sizes up Tulikoura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tulikoura.
A left lands for Tulikoura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulikoura lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a hook to the body. Tulikoura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wood connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tulikoura. That's going to slow Wood down.
Tulikoura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wood misses with some punches.
Tulikoura tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Tulikoura back against the cage.
A short left from Wood.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Tulikoura.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tulikoura fails to land.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Wood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Tulikoura ducks down to avoid it.
Tulikoura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tulikoura swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws out a counter right but Tulikoura avoids it with no problem.
Tulikoura missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tulikoura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Tulikoura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tulikoura misses with a low kick.
Wood jabs Tulikoura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tulikoura misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tulikoura manages to avoid it.
Wood throws a push kick but Tulikoura slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheers as Wood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tulikoura doesn't seem phased though.
Wood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a head kick. Tulikoura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Tulikoura misses.
Donk. Wood catches Tulikoura right on the button with a cross.
Wood lands a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Wood there.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tulikoura's corner calls for a 1-2. Tulikoura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tulikoura lands a lovely overhand right.
Tulikoura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood digs a good body shot into Tulikoura's ribs.
Tulikoura misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Tulikoura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wood thinking.
Tulikoura lands a body shot.
Tulikoura checks a leg kick.
Wood throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wood 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Wood!
After winning the bout, Willie Wood 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 384 p4p, 56 weight class) and Japa Koniu (ranked 290 p4p, 46 weight class). Japa Koniu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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261 lbs
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235 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a leg kick but Koniu checks it.
Koniu moves into range and clinches up with Pearson.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koniu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koniu misses with a knee to the head.
Koniu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson is pushing Koniu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koniu told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Koniu misses with a punch to the body.
Koniu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koniu.
Koniu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Koniu slips under a jab.
Pearson fakes the leg kick and cracks Koniu in the body.
Koniu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Japa Koniu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Koniu's leg. Koniu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koniu throws a head kick that misses
and Pearson counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Koniu badly! Pearson follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Koniu out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Pearson finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Pearson!
Our winner, James Pearson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yung Hung Dong (ranked 11 p4p, 1 weight class) and Lito Alcala (ranked 93 p4p, 6 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lito Alcala!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong lands a really nice looking cross but Alcala seems unphased.
Dong slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong 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 Alcala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alcala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alcala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dong scores with a jab to the body.
Alcala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alcala moves forwards but Dong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alcala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Alcala moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcala slips a jab from Dong.
A combination from Dong does no damage.
Alcala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alcala connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.
Dong misses with a kick to the body.
Alcala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dong is looking to slow Alcala down with leg kicks.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcala moves away.
Alcala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dong lunges at Alcala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alcala's hand.
Dong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alcala. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala cracks Dong with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Alcala. Those never looked like landing.
Alcala closes the distance and pushes Dong back into the cage.
Dong tries a body shot but Alcala blocks it.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alcala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alcala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dong is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alcala to keep the fight standing.
Alcala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alcala lands a shoulder strike.
Alcala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alcala lands with a right to the head.
Alcala takes a shot to the head.
Alcala swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcala lands a body punch.
Alcala prevents a body shot from Dong.
Alcala tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alcala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Alcala.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alcala misses with some punches.
Dong is pushing Alcala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alcala backwards.
Dong misses with some punches.
Dong lands a right hand.
Alcala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alcala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong pushes Alcala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alcala fails to land.
Dong cracks Alcala with a nice body shot.
Alcala breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a body shot but no joy.
Alcala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong throws the left hand but Alcala avoids the punch easily.
Alcala blocks the body kick.
Dong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcala moves away.
A clash of legs there as Alcala blocks the low kick.
Alcala motions for Dong to come forward. Alcala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
Dong throws a solid leg kick but Alcala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong.
A nice side step and Alcala releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcala.
Dong throws a head kick but Alcala moves out of range.
Dong throws a right hand that Alcala ducks under and follows up with a left that Alcala also avoids with ease.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Alcala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alcala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcala misses with a low kick.
Alcala avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a wild combination.
Dong connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong.
Alcala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
A quick step to the side and Dong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alcala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alcala throws a lazy right hand but Dong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alcala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dong.
Dong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong throws a body kick that misses
enabling Alcala to counter with a crisp jab.
Alcala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alcala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alcala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Alcala.
Alcala scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alcala connects with a right hand. Dong shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Alcala - just one landing.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Dong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dong throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yung Hung Dong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Alcala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alcala throws a head kick but Dong moves out of range.
Yung Hung Dong is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcala misses the target.
Alcala throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Alcala looks to land a combination but Dong avoids it well.
Alcala misses with a looping left.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dong throws a body kick that misses.
Alcala throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Alcala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dong throws a hook but Alcala blocks it.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Alcala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dong tries to clinch up but Alcala circles away and keeps his distance.
Dong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alcala.
Dong misses with a hook. Alcala ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Alcala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alcala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a body shot.
Alcala walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong.
Alcala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
It looked like Dong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alcala moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alcala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alcala can pounce on him.
Dong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Alcala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alcala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alcala throws a hook but Dong blocks it.
Dong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alcala throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.
Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcala manages to avoid it.
Dong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Alcala misses with a wild combination.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alcala misses with an uppercut. Dong saw that one coming.
Dong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcala throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alcala.
As Dong backs off Alcala throws a huge counter combo but Dong manages to avoid it all.
Alcala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alcala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcala misses with a looping left.
Alcala checks a leg kick.
Dong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alcala unleashes a big counter combination but Dong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alcala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dong.
Alcala throws out a leg kick but Dong moves out of range and Alcala only half commits.
Dong is looking to slow Alcala down with leg kicks.
Alcala misses the jab.
Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Alcala.
Alcala looks to land a combination but Dong avoids it well.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong tries to keep at a distance but Alcala has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alcala is looking to break free of the clinch but Dong has double underhooks.
Dong lands a nice shot to the body.
Alcala scores with a shoulder strike.
Dong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcala scores with a shot to the side of Dong's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dong.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dong lands a nice shot to the body.
Dong lands a right hand.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.
Alcala working aggressively here.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Dong.
Alcala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dong jumps guard but Alcala stands there with Dong around his waist. Dong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alcala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dong scores with a shot to the side of Alcala's head.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Alcala controls the action.
Alcala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alcala takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alcala backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala pushes Dong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alcala lands an uppercut.
Dong tries to pull guard but Alcala holds him up against the cage and eventually Dong drops back down to his feet.
Dong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alcala has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Alcala swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Alcala.
Alcala working aggressively here.
Alcala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alcala throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
Alcala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alcala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alcala working aggressively here.
Dong blocking some punches.
Alcala working hard to break the clinch.
Dong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alcala lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lito Alcala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Alcala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong throws a wild body kick that Alcala sees coming a mile off.
Dong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcala throws out the jab.
Alcala checks a leg kick.
Alcala looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Dong thinks about countering with a body kick.
Alcala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dong's head backwards.
Alcala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Alcala blocks the leg kick.
Alcala loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
Dong misses with a kick to the body.
Dong slips a jab from Alcala.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dong. That's going to slow Alcala down.
Alcala throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alcala.
Alcala throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Dong connects with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong - that will leave a mark!
Alcala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Dong throws a leg kick but Alcala checks it.
Dong connects with the punch.
Alcala misses the jab.
Alcala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dong on the side of the head.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Dong's head but Dong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Alcala backs away, Dong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alcala lands with an overhand left.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alcala moves out of range of the body kick.
Dong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Dong coming out on top.
Alcala throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.
Dong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
Dong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dong tries to land a leg kick but Alcala saw it coming and moves away.
Alcala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcala.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong misses the target.
A big left from Dong misses.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Alcala thuds a left hand into Dong's body.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
Alcala's corner calls for a 1-2. Alcala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alcala looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong looks to throw the jab but Alcala is out of range.
Alcala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong looks to land a right hand but Alcala moved out of range.
Dong throws a leg kick but Alcala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alcala scores with the left hand. Dong knows he should have avoided that one.
A cross from Alcala lands.
Alcala throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Dong needs to keep his hands up - Alcala had a free shot at his head there.
Alcala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dong.
Dong slips a jab from Alcala.
Alcala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dong at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alcala lands a slapping body shot.
Dong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcala throws out the jab.
Dong looks for the body kick but Alcala saw that one coming.
Dong moves out of range as Alcala strikes.
Alcala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alcala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alcala.
Alcala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alcala scrambles back to his feet.
Alcala misses with a looping left.
Dong slips a jab and a cross from Alcala.
Alcala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dong's head backwards.
Dong misses with a leg kick.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Alcala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dong throws the kick towards the body but Alcala avoids it.
Alcala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dong momentarily.
Dong blocks a head kick by Alcala.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcala throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Dong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Dong.
Dong takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Alcala moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Alcala misses with a looping right.
Alcala closes the distance and clinches.
Dong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alcala or not.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alcala working aggressively here.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Alcala avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Dong lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alcala just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dong's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala really dominated that round.
That's time! Dong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dong looks to land a right hand but Alcala moved out of range.
Alcala checks a leg kick.
Dong scores with a nice strike.
Dong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dong throws a leg kick but Alcala checks it.
Dong throws a wild body kick that Alcala sees coming a mile off.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alcala.
Alcala scores with a jab to the body.
Dong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dong lands a jab.
Alcala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Alcala. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alcala looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
As Dong backs off Alcala throws a huge counter combo but Dong manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong staying out of range there.
Alcala moves out of range as Dong throws a body kick.
Alcala closes the distance and clinches.
Alcala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Alcala has picked Dong up and slammed him! Dong can't keep hold of the triangle and Alcala manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alcala stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Alcala moves forwards but Dong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alcala lands a leg kick that knocks Dong off balance momentarily.
Alcala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Alcala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Alcala.
Nice straight punches there by Dong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dong.
Alcala misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Alcala tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dong is able to avoid easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alcala.
Alcala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dong wants to clinch up but Alcala keeps it at a distance.
Dong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dong avoids the head kick by Alcala.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
Alcala staying out of range there.
Alcala is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Dong slips a straight right by Alcala.
Alcala walks into a left hand.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dong throws the kick towards the body but Alcala avoids it.
Dong misses with an uppercut. Alcala saw that one coming.
Alcala looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alcala scores with a shot to the body.
Alcala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Dong misses.
Dong looks to throw the jab but Alcala is out of range.
Alcala is looking to chop away at Dong's legs.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alcala blocks a jab.
Dong avoids the head kick by Alcala.
Alcala lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong.
Alcala tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dong misses with a kick to the body.
Alcala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dong at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Dong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Alcala misses.
Dong with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala motions for Dong to come forward. Alcala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong 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 Alcala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alcala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alcala cracks the inside of Dong's front leg.
Alcala misses the jab.
Alcala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Alcala misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
Alcala missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alcala moves out of range as Dong throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Alcala misses.
Alcala takes one on the button.
Dong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alcala at a distance.
Alcala staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Dong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong looks to land a body kick but Alcala moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alcala ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Alcala misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Alcala.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Alcala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong thumps Alcala with a low kick.
Alcala misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Dong misses its target.
Alcala stuns Dong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alcala throws a leg kick that misses.
Alcala lands a leg kick that knocks Dong off balance momentarily.
Dong moves out of range as Alcala strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Dong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dong throws a jab when Alcala was well out of range.
Dong moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alcala catches Dong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alcala takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong checks a leg kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong slips a jab and a cross from Alcala.
Alcala misses with a straight right.
That kick from Dong tenderised Alcala's leg. Alcala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alcala has closed the distance and engaged Dong in a clinch.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.
Dong tries to pull guard but Alcala won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Dong as the two fighters clinch.
Alcala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alcala lands a shoulder strike.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alcala misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Dong has Alcala pushed against the cage.
Dong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong blocks a body shot from Alcala.
Yung Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lito Alcala 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.
Alcala misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dong.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Alcala.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alcala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alcala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alcala's elbow.
Dong tries a body shot but Alcala blocks it.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
Dong lands a left hand.
Lito Alcala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alcala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alcala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alcala wants to get back to striking at distance but Dong won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alcala working aggressively here.
Alcala misses with a punch on the inside.
Dong stalling in the clinch but Alcala improves position.
Alcala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alcala throws a sloppy head kick and Dong moves out of range easily.
Alcala looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Alcala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dong lands a jab to Alcala's midsection.
Alcala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong.
Dong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dong throws a body kick that misses.
Alcala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lito Alcala.
Well Alcala has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lito Alcala!
Lito Alcala is the new bantamweight champion!
Lito Alcala decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 5 p4p, 2 weight class) and Pekka Toivonen (ranked 35 p4p, 6 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gagnon duly obliges.
Toivonen lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Toivonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gagnon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toivonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gagnon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toivonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Gagnon blocks the low kick.
Toivonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Toivonen misses with a looping right.
Gagnon throws a solid leg kick but Toivonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toivonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toivonen.
Gagnon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Toivonen.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Toivonen.
Gagnon throws a hook but Toivonen avoids it easily.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toivonen. Toivonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pekka Toivonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toivonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
As Toivonen looks to move away, Gagnon throws a big counter combo but Toivonen just gets out of the way.
That kick from Toivonen tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Gagnon as he checks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Toivonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
Toivonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toivonen thinking.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toivonen.
Gagnon checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Toivonen.
Gagnon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Gagnon checks it
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagnon counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Gagnon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Toivonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toivonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Toivonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toivonen throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Gagnon lands a nice shot that snaps Toivonen's head back.
Toivonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivonen misses the body punch
and Gagnon counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toivonen. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toivonen throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Toivonen slips a jab from Gagnon.
Toivonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toivonen staying out of range there.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that misses.
As Toivonen backs away, Gagnon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gagnon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Toivonen lands a jab to the head.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
Gagnon throws a leg kick which misses Toivonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Toivonen tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toivonen under the eye.
Gagnon slips a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen tries to land a front kick but Gagnon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gagnon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toivonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toivonen misses the body punch
and Gagnon counters with an inside leg kick.
Gagnon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Toivonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Toivonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toivonen.
Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
Toivonen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gagnon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good exchange - Toivonen coming out on top.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Toivonen throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
A cross from Gagnon lands.
A big right from Toivonen misses.
Toivonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pekka Toivonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick.
Toivonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toivonen swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Toivonen throws a low kick, looking for Gagnon's leg but Gagnon calmly moves out of range.
Toivonen loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Toivonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toivonen throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Toivonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Gagnon moved away.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen takes one to the side of the head.
Gagnon connects with a body shot.
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!
Toivonen throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Luc Gagnon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toivonen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toivonen - that will leave a mark!
Gagnon throws the kick towards the body but Toivonen avoids it.
Toivonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toivonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toivonen.
Gagnon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagnon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon cracks Toivonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gagnon, as that shot connected.
Toivonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toivonen throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Gagnon misses its target.
Toivonen misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a low kick but Gagnon moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gagnon!
Toivonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toivonen walks into a straight right hand from Gagnon.
Gagnon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toivonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen misses with a looping left.
Toivonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toivonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toivonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.
Toivonen misses with a low kick as Gagnon jumps back.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a thumping low kick.
Toivonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon jabs Toivonen right on the nose. Toivonen blinks but takes it well.
Toivonen throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Toivonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toivonen throws a body kick that misses.
Toivonen tries a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toivonen misses with a body shot
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toivonen.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toivonen throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Toivonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagnon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Gagnon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen staying out of range there.
Toivonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Toivonen throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toivonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toivonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivonen throws a solid leg kick but Gagnon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gagnon. That snapped Toivonen's head back.
Gagnon lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toivonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Gagnon blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gagnon.
Good exchange - Gagnon coming out on top.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.
Toivonen throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon throwing a counter right hand but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gagnon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toivonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon dips to his left and cracks Toivonen with an uppercut!
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.
Toivonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen lands the left hand.
Toivonen lands a head shot.
Gagnon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gagnon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toivonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Toivonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Toivonen connects with a jab.
Toivonen scores with a hook to the body. Gagnon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gagnon shoots for a double leg takedown but Toivonen sprawls well. He's pushed Gagnon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toivonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gagnon lands a nice looking body shot.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Toivonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toivonen looks for the body kick but Gagnon saw that one coming.
Toivonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toivonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Toivonen.
Toivonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Toivonen throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Toivonen missing with a left hand there. Gagnon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Gagnon with that takedown attempt.
Gagnon thumps Toivonen with a low kick.
Toivonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toivonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toivonen misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon tries to score with a low kick but Toivonen moves his leg out of the way.
Gagnon jabs Toivonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Toivonen catches Gagnon right on the button with a cross.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toivonen.
Gagnon slips a jab from Toivonen.
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toivonen keeps working.
Well, if Gagnon 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.
Gagnon is looking to take a break and control but Toivonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Toivonen wants to control but Gagnon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gagnon.
Toivonen works Gagnon's body with a nice hook.
Toivonen connects with a single shot there.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toivonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.
Luc Gagnon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Toivonen thows a leg kick but Gagnon checks it
and Gagnon counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pekka Toivonen just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Toivonen.
Gagnon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toivonen on the side of the head.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Toivonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gagnon scores with a decent looking hook.
Toivonen throws a chopping leg kick but Gagnon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Gagnon as he checks the leg kick.
Toivonen throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toivonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toivonen scores with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gagnon checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Toivonen walks into a jab.
Gagnon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon lands a jab to Toivonen's midsection.
Toivonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick by Toivonen misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toivonen thinking.
Toivonen misses with a kick to the body.
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toivonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toivonen.
Toivonen looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gagnon.
Gagnon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gagnon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Toivonen finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toivonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toivonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gagnon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Toivonen.
Gagnon thumps Toivonen with a low kick.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toivonen jabs Gagnon right on the nose. Gagnon blinks but takes it well.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toivonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Toivonen takes one to the side of the head.
Gagnon tries for a takedown but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick.
Gagnon moves out of range as Toivonen strikes.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gagnon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toivonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toivonen takes one to the chin there.
Gagnon throws a solid leg kick but Toivonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gagnon.
Good leg kick by Toivonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a series of strikes. Toivonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Gagnon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toivonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Toivonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gagnon's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Gagnon connects with the punch.
Toivonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gagnon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Toivonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gagnon is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gagnon. That's going to slow Toivonen down.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen lands the left hand.
Toivonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Gagnon's head.
Toivonen lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gagnon, right into the meat.
Gagnon connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
Gagnon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gagnon blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toivonen misses with a straight left.
Gagnon thuds a left hand into Toivonen's body.
Gagnon lands a two punch combo.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon had his way with Pekka Toivonen in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gagnon cracks a nice hook into Toivonen's ribs.
Toivonen throws out a powerful jab.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gagnon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toivonen lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
Toivonen throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Gagnon colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Toivonen as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Gagnon is left battered and dazed whilst Toivonen and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Toivonen!
A relieved looking Pekka Toivonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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