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C35: Fujimoto vs. Gee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 1018 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 23 p4p, 47 weight class). David Tua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aiu BangYou's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua misses the shot to the body.
BangYou throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tua .
BangYou is looking to land body kicks.
Tua throwing a counter right hand but BangYou manages to avoid it.
BangYou lands with a nice body punch.
BangYou connects with a body shot that sends Tua 's belly button to the back.
Tua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
BangYou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from BangYou. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
BangYou feints and then cracks Tua 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tua down.
BangYou looks for a takedown but Tua sprawls well.
Tua looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tua enables BangYou to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tua manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tua manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua is trying to break free.
BangYou is working for takedown but Tua is calmly controlling the position for now.
BangYou scores a nice knee to the body.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
Tua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
BangYou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
BangYou jumps guard but Tua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
David Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiu BangYou.
BangYou jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tua walks away with a smile on his face. BangYou gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
BangYou moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches BangYou on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tua throws a head kick that misses.
Aiu BangYou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BangYou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tua staying out of range there.
Tua slips under a jab from BangYou.
Tua is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
BangYou scores with a hook to the body. Tua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tua gets tackled into the cage by BangYou. BangYou maintains the clinch.
Tua misses with a hook to the ribs.
BangYou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua misses with a body punch.
BangYou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tua pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to move into range but BangYou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tua checks a low kick from BangYou.
David Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by BangYou.
BangYou swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tua to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut.
Tua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
BangYou closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tua 's guard.
Tua wants to get back to his feet but BangYou is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
BangYou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
BangYou throwing strikes from guard but Tua blocks nicely.
BangYou wants to control from the top but Tua keeps moving.
Tua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
BangYou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
BangYou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and BangYou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiu BangYou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aiu BangYou's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BangYou lands with a nice body kick.
BangYou lands with a kick to the temple. Tua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tua tries to score with a low kick but BangYou moves his leg out of the way.
Tua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
BangYou throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Tua lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
BangYou pushes Tua away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from BangYou misses.
Tua jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. BangYou darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tua drops his hands momentarily and BangYou takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tua throws a chopping leg kick but BangYou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a hook but BangYou avoids it easily.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from BangYou.
BangYou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
BangYou cracks Tua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
BangYou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
BangYou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tua s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tua lands with a nice body punch.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BangYou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tua manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. BangYou keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a body punch.
Tua is leaning against BangYou and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tua gets through BangYou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BangYou jumps guard but Tua stands there with BangYou around his waist. BangYou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tua pushes BangYou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
BangYou is breathing heavily.
Tua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
BangYou tries to pull guard but Tua holds him up against the cage and eventually BangYou drops back down to his feet.
Tua avoids a wild elbow strike from BangYou.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
BangYou wants the takedown. Tua is fighting it off but BangYou persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tua 's guard against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tua looking for a sweep. Not yet Tua , not yet.
Tua is looking to stand up but BangYou isn't so interested in that idea.
Tua has control of BangYou's left arm, preventing BangYou from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou stops Tua from standing up.
BangYou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and BangYou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tua keeping moving, preventing BangYou from controlling successfully.
BangYou pushes down on Tua 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tua tries to get to full guard but BangYou has control of the leg.
Aiu BangYou has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Tua is trying to control but can't.
BangYou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BangYou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
BangYou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
BangYou shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tua is trying to defend but BangYou finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
BangYou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
BangYou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tua defending well though.
BangYou wants to control but Tua is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiu BangYou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aiu BangYou's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BangYou throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tua was covering up waiting for the punch and BangYou finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tua has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes BangYou off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BangYou moves away.
BangYou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua throws a body punch but BangYou moves out of range.
Tua blocks a jab.
Aiu BangYou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from BangYou.
Tua jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua circles away from the clinch attempt.
BangYou moves out of range of the strikes.
BangYou blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tua checks a leg kick.
BangYou connects with a looping right hand.
Tua lands a head shot.
BangYou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tua is looking to work his way out of this bad position but BangYou is controlling him well.
Tua is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tua is looking for a sweep. BangYou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
David Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou works his way into full mount!
BangYou avoids the attempt from Tua to control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tua is trying desperately to improve position.
BangYou is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tua has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tua !
BangYou can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tua controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tua defends well.
BangYou throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
BangYou working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tua has passed into half guard!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aiu BangYou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tua wants to free his trapped foot but BangYou is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tua is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed BangYou to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Tua is fighting to break BangYou's control of his arms but BangYou is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Tua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think BangYou 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiu BangYou!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aiu BangYou waved his t-shirt featuring SynCity Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louis Princip (ranked 413 p4p, 670 weight class) and Mew Choo (ranked 63 p4p, 107 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Princip might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Choo.
Choo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Choo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Choo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Princip throws a series of punches but Choo moves out of range.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
Choo avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choo manages to avoid it.
Princip is looking to wear down Choo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Choo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Princip lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Choo gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Princip misses with a body punch.
Come on Choo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Princip tries to work over Choo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Choo manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo misses with a hook.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip's corner calls for a 1-2. Princip obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Choo's head but Choo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choo misses with a body shot.
A big right from Princip misses.
Choo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Choo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Princip with a body shot.
We've been told by Princip's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Choo needs to keep his hands up - Princip had a free shot at his head there.
Princip tests Choo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Choo ducks down to avoid it.
Princip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choo circles away quickly and effectively.
Princip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Choo cracks Princip with a right hand to the side of the head.
Choo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
Choo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Princip connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Choo scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Choo 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.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Princip is just out of range.
Choo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Choo has Princip up against the cage in a clinch.
Choo lands a right hand.
Princip misses with a punch on the inside.
Princip misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Princip.
A short uppercut from Princip.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Princip.
Princip misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Princip.
Princip lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Choo.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Choo controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choo.
Choo jumps guard but Princip turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Choo lands a left hand.
Choo tries to pull guard but Princip holds him up against the cage and eventually Choo drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Princip wants to get up but he can't break Choo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Princip is sitting in close to Choo's body. Choo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Princip is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Princip is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Choo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mew Choo!
Mew Choo very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Louis Princip had this to say: 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khakim Khadzhimurad (ranked 284 p4p, 491 weight class) and Manny Perez (ranked 34 p4p, 53 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khakim Khadzhimurad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadzhimurad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manny Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez misses with a double jab.
Perez with the inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Khadzhimurad.
Perez tries to land a leg kick but Khadzhimurad saw it coming and moves away.
Perez misses the jab.
Khadzhimurad half committed to a counter leg kick.
Khadzhimurad darts in and clinches Perez up against the cage.
Khadzhimurad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khadzhimurad is keeping busy.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Khadzhimurad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Khadzhimurad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perez blocks a body shot from Khadzhimurad.
Perez misses with an elbow strike.
Khadzhimurad throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khadzhimurad throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
Khadzhimurad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad scores with a nice right hand.
Perez connects with a solid leg kick.
Perez throws a low kick but Khadzhimurad avoids it.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khadzhimurad moves away.
Khadzhimurad tries to land a leg kick but Perez saw it coming and moves away.
Perez throws a leg kick which misses Khadzhimurad's front leg but catches the back leg as Khadzhimurad tries to avoid it.
Khadzhimurad moves into the clinch successfully.
Khadzhimurad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khadzhimurad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khadzhimurad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khadzhimurad lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Khadzhimurad.
Perez can't break the clinch.
Perez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perez misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadzhimurad digs a right hand underneath Perez's ribcage. Perez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Khadzhimurad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khadzhimurad blocking some punches.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez takes a shot to the head.
Khadzhimurad tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Khadzhimurad back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez is trying to maintain a safe position but Khadzhimurad gets an underhook and turns Perez into the cage.
Perez is working Khadzhimurad over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Khadzhimurad as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Perez.
Perez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Khadzhimurad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez prevents a body shot from Khadzhimurad.
Perez lands an elbow just above Khadzhimurad 's eye.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khadzhimurad working aggressively here.
Perez tries to stall but Khadzhimurad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Perez.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Khadzhimurad avoids the elbow strike from Perez, against the cage.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Khadzhimurad lands a nice uppercut.
Khadzhimurad avoids the elbow strike from Perez, against the cage.
Perez lands a damaging elbow.
Khadzhimurad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khadzhimurad can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad working aggressively here.
Perez manages to break the clinch.
Khadzhimurad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perez looks to land a combination. Khadzhimurad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez stalks Khadzhimurad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khadzhimurad's face. Khadzhimurad staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khadzhimurad. That's going to slow Perez down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Perez. Those never looked like landing.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Perez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khadzhimurad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khadzhimurad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Khadzhimurad's shoulder, as Khadzhimurad tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Khadzhimurad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez throws a hook but Khadzhimurad blocks it.
Khadzhimurad tries to clinch there but Perez circles away.
Khadzhimurad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khadzhimurad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khadzhimurad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Khadzhimurad misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khadzhimurad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've been told by Khadzhimurad's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Khadzhimurad is just out of range.
Donk. Perez catches Khadzhimurad right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Khakim Khadzhimurad will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khadzhimurad misses with a body punch
and Perez counters with a one-two to the body.
A big left from Khadzhimurad misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perez, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
Perez connects with a jab.
Khadzhimurad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khadzhimurad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perez's sensitive parts.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Khadzhimurad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perez just manages to avoid it.
Khadzhimurad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
Khadzhimurad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khadzhimurad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khadzhimurad connects with a single shot there.
Khadzhimurad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khadzhimurad ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Khadzhimurad moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Khadzhimurad is blocking nicely.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Khadzhimurad is blocking nicely.
Perez lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Khadzhimurad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khadzhimurad scrambles back to his feet.
Perez connects with a looping right hand.
Khadzhimurad scores with a head kick. Perez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Khadzhimurad's head but Khadzhimurad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perez.
Manny Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadzhimurad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perez doesn't seem bothered though.
Perez misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khadzhimurad.
Perez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khadzhimurad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Khadzhimurad.
Perez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Khadzhimurad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Perez.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Khadzhimurad is out of range.
Khadzhimurad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perez's head.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez jabs at Khadzhimurad's body.
Khadzhimurad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perez throws out a counter right but Khadzhimurad avoids it with no problem.
Perez delivers a nice body kick.
Perez lands a glancing blow to the side of Khadzhimurad's head.
Khadzhimurad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khadzhimurad was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Khadzhimurad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez walks into a straight right hand from Khadzhimurad.
Perez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khadzhimurad misses the shot to the body.
Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khadzhimurad misses with a straight left.
Khadzhimurad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Perez takes one to the side of the head.
Perez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khadzhimurad finds it's way round the side to connect with Perez's head.
Perez staying out of range there.
Khadzhimurad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khadzhimurad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khadzhimurad.
Perez swings for the body but Khadzhimurad moves out of range.
Khadzhimurad moves into range and clinches up with Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khadzhimurad lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range.
Khadzhimurad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez avoids a kick to the body.
Khadzhimurad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A bone on bone clash there as Khadzhimurad blocks the leg kick.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khadzhimurad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khadzhimurad throws the kick towards the body but Perez avoids it.
Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khadzhimurad missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khadzhimurad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khadzhimurad clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez pushes off an throws an elbow but Khadzhimurad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Khakim Khadzhimurad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Khadzhimurad moves to clinch but Perez breaks away
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khadzhimurad closes the distance and clinches.
Perez lands a hook that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
Perez lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Khadzhimurad on the inside.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez blocks a jab.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Perez throws out a powerful jab.
Perez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khadzhimurad has time to react.
Nice jab there from Perez.
A big left from Perez misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadzhimurad slips a straight right by Perez.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Khadzhimurad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Khadzhimurad misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khadzhimurad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Khadzhimurad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khadzhimurad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khadzhimurad darts in and clinches Perez up against the cage.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadzhimurad pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez prevents a body shot from Khadzhimurad.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perez.
Khadzhimurad blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Perez on the inside.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khadzhimurad is keeping busy.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khadzhimurad has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Khadzhimurad.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short shot to the head.
Khadzhimurad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Khakim Khadzhimurad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Perez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Perez.
Perez has Khadzhimurad pushed against the cage.
Perez tries a body shot but Khadzhimurad blocks it.
Khadzhimurad struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Perez tries a knee to the head but Khadzhimurad blocks it.
Perez just leaning against Khadzhimurad, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khadzhimurad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khadzhimurad avoids it.
Perez tries to circle away but Khadzhimurad has him pinned against the cage.
Perez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Khadzhimurad as the two fighters clinch.
Perez wants to break free but Khadzhimurad has control.
Perez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khadzhimurad up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khadzhimurad's brow.
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.
A bit of stalling here from Perez.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khadzhimurad as Perez tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khadzhimurad as Perez tries to tie him up.
Khadzhimurad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez stalling against the cage.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khadzhimurad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Khakim Khadzhimurad!
A victorious Khakim Khadzhimurad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Manny Perez stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Expendable Crewman V (ranked 587 p4p, 520 weight class) and Wolfgang Muller (ranked 68 p4p, 62 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crewman V might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Star Trek. Muller has chosen In the Hall of the Mountain King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Expendable Crewman V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Muller!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Crewman V waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller.
Muller lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Crewman V misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crewman V darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crewman V blocks a jab.
Muller slips under a jab.
Muller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crewman V seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Muller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crewman V lands a right hook to the body.
Crewman V swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Muller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crewman V throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Crewman V gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
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!
Crewman V with a jab.
Crewman V rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Muller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Muller.
Crewman V sends Muller crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crewman V is motioning to the referee to let Muller up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewman V misses with a right hand
and Muller counters with a thumping low kick.
Crewman V with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Crewman V misses its intended target.
Crewman V throws a hook but Muller blocks it.
Muller shapes to counter with a head kick.
Muller slips a straight right by Crewman V.
Muller is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Crewman V.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
Crewman V lands with a cross.
Muller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crewman V takes a step back to recover.
Muller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Crewman V misses.
Crewman V walks forward, straight into a front kick from Muller.
Crewman V is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller dips to his left and cracks Crewman V with an uppercut!
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muller.
Muller connects with a body shot that sends Crewman V's belly button to the back.
Crewman V looks to throw the jab but Muller is out of range.
Crewman V misses with a hook
and Muller scores with a counter punch that sends Crewman V to the canvas! Muller smells blood - he's punishing Crewman V with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Crewman V has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Muller!
A less than humble Wolfgang Muller misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 255 p4p, 495 weight class) and My Time (ranked 13 p4p, 28 weight class). My Time has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Time counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz motions for Time to come forward. Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz tests Time's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz moves out of range as Time strikes.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Time was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Time takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Time is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Time. That snapped Cruz's head back.
Time drops Cruz with a beautiful combination! Cruz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Time is looking for the KO!
 Cruz is rocked!
It looks like Dom Cruz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time tries to move into range but Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been hearing reports that Cruz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Time dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Time.
Time lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Time connects with a body shot.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Time counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Time.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Time manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Time.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Time.
Donk. Time catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Time throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
Time throws a quick inside leg kick.
Time throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz looks up at the clock. Bad move! Time lands a right hand from hell, dropping Cruz. Time pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). My Time!
In his post fight interview, My Time started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detkhunjon Sitsongrit (ranked 43 p4p, 116 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Detkhunjon Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Corassa.
Corassa throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Corassa only half commits.
Corassa misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Corassa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Corassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Corassa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Corassa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corassa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corassa.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Corassa misses with a looping left.
Corassa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corassa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Corassa, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Corassa checks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corassa doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit has Corassa up against the cage in a clinch.
Corassa is stalling here.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Corassa ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corassa on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Corassa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Corassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid body kick from Corassa.
Corassa drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Corassa's shoulder, as Corassa tries to avoid the shot.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Corassa flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Corassa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
That kick from Corassa tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corassa misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corassa, pushing him back against the cage.
Corassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Corassa is pushing Sitsongrit up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Corassa avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Corassa fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corassa breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Corassa.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Corassa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Corassa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Corassa misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corassa checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Corassa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit 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.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Corassa's defenses.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Corassa throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Corassa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corassa scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Detkhunjon Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Corassa avoids it.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Corassa.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Corassa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Corassa throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Corassa - just one landing.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Corassa avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Corassa feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa thuds his shin into the meat of Sitsongrit's side.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Corassa counters with a body kick.
Corassa lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corassa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Corassa blocks the leg kick.
Corassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Corassa.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Corassa's ribs.
Corassa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corassa with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Corassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Corassa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Corassa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Corassa's leg. Corassa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corassa throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Corassa is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Corassa.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Corassa.
Corassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Corassa blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Corassa moved away.
Corassa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Corassa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Corassa misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corassa works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Corassa strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Corassa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit has Corassa up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Corassa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corassa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Corassa connects with the punch.
Corassa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corassa throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corassa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corassa checks it well.
Corassa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Corassa slaps the foot to one side.
Corassa loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
A slow jab from Corassa misses its intended target.
Corassa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Corassa avoids it easily.
Corassa tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corassa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corassa checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Corassa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corassa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corassa's sensitive parts.
Corassa throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Corassa misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eduardo Corassa 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.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corassa is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Corassa tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Corassa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Corassa.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Corassa moved out of range nicely.
Corassa throws a counter combo.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Corassa avoids it.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Corassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Corassa scores with a nice body kick.
That kick from Corassa tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corassa is out of range.
Corassa jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corassa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corassa moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corassa counters with an outside leg kick.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
Corassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Corassa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corassa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Corassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Corassa needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Corassa blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Corassa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corassa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Corassa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Corassa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corassa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corassa.
Corassa connects with a solid leg kick.
Corassa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corassa misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Corassa scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Corassa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Corassa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Corassa moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corassa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Corassa circles away.
A little jabbing left from Corassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Corassa.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Corassa takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Corassa feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Corassa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Corassa misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Corassa was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Corassa's defenses.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Corassa takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Corassa's head back.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Corassa moves out of range easily.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Corassa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Corassa.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by clinching up but Corassa breaks away and moves out of range.
Corassa wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Corassa flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eduardo Corassa just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Corassa.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
A telegraphed right hand from Corassa misses the target.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Corassa's ribs.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Corassa.
Corassa checks a leg kick.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Corassa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corassa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Corassa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Corassa misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Corassa strikes.
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corassa throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Corassa throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Corassa misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses the jab.
Corassa throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Corassa misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Corassa lands a jab to the head.
Corassa blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Corassa down.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corassa.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Corassa.
Corassa moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Corassa saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corassa.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corassa thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Corassa's head back.
A nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Corassa there.
Corassa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Corassa throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Corassa.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corassa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Corassa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Corassa moved out of range.
Corassa throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corassa scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corassa stalling.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit works on Corassa's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corassa tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Corassa tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Corassa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corassa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit had his way with Eduardo Corassa in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Corassa tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Corassa feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corassa moves away.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Corassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corassa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corassa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corassa misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Corassa tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corassa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corassa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Corassa misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Corassa throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corassa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Corassa moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corassa lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Corassa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corassa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Corassa lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Corassa throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Corassa throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Corassa.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corassa walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Corassa's leg but Corassa calmly moves out of range.
Corassa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Corassa misses with an uppercut.
Corassa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Corassa circles away.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Corassa moved out of range nicely.
Corassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Corassa slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Corassa lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Corassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corassa throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Corassa scores with a kick to the body.
Corassa connects with the punch.
Corassa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Corassa scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Corassa lands a jab to the head.
Corassa needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Corassa misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
Corassa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Corassa lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Corassa ducks down to avoid it.
Corassa is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Corassa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Corassa misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Corassa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
The fight is ruled a draw!
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 112 p4p, 176 weight class) and Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 10 p4p, 19 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona moves into the clinch.
Cardona lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matsunaga or not.
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsunaga's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Cardona.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cardona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsunaga jumps guard but Cardona stands there with Matsunaga around his waist. Matsunaga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matsunaga gets control of Cardona's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matsunaga will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Matsunaga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cardona looking to pass the guard.
Matsunaga trying to control the position.
Cardona looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga working for a triangle but Cardona defends it easily.
Matsunaga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cardona defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona wants to control from the top but Matsunaga keeps moving.
Cardona showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Matsunaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cardona content to stall in guard here.
Cardona throwing strikes from guard but Matsunaga blocks nicely.
Matsunaga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cardona is aware though and is defending well.
That's two 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.
Cardona postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardona trying to control but Matsunaga is working from the bottom.
Cardona has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Matsunaga to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cardona is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Matsunaga pulls down on the head and he's put Cardona to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Futoshi Matsunaga!
Futoshi Matsunaga is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Futoshi Matsunaga, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kuwabara (ranked 130 p4p, 276 weight class) and Boo Lee (ranked 23 p4p, 51 weight class). Kuwabara's entrance music is Kazuma Kuwabara Theme. A fine choice. Lee has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazuma Kuwabara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 22 - 3, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Kuwabara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuwabara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuwabara throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Kuwabara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with the combination.
Kuwabara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee throws out a counter right but Kuwabara avoids it with no problem.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Kuwabara moved out of range.
Lee throws a head kick but Kuwabara moves out of range.
Kuwabara feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuwabara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuwabara lands with a shot to the body.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuwabara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looks to land a combination. Kuwabara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws the left hand but Kuwabara avoids the punch easily.
We've been hearing reports that Kuwabara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boo Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuwabara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuwabara avoids the body shot from Lee.
Kuwabara lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Kuwabara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Kuwabara connects with a single shot there.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Kuwabara checks it.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuwabara moves away.
Kuwabara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Kuwabara moved away.
Lee misses with a hook.
Kuwabara ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Kuwabara closes the distance and clinches.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Kuwabara lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Kuwabara avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Kuwabara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuwabara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with a right hand
and Kuwabara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuwabara avoids the head kick by Lee.
Kuwabara staying out of range there.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kuwabara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuma Kuwabara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuwabara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Kuwabara misses its intended target.
Kuwabara dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee throws a push kick but Kuwabara slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Kuwabara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Kuwabara down.
Lee misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuwabara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuwabara misses with a hook to the body
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee misses with a double jab
letting Kuwabara counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Kuwabara counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Kuwabara appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuwabara manages to avoid it.
Kuwabara clinches.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Kuwabara controls the action.
Kuwabara tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Kuwabara back against the cage.
Kuwabara works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuwabara has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kuwabara tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lee's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuwabara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kuwabara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Kuwabara moves out of range.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Kuwabara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boo Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kuwabara moves out of range easily.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Kuwabara thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Kuwabara checks a leg kick.
Kuwabara misses with a wild body shot.
Kuwabara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Kuwabara ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuwabara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuwabara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Kuwabara on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuwabara wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuwabara checks a leg kick.
Kuwabara moves out of range of the strikes.
Boo Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuwabara gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws Kuwabara to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuwabara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Kuwabara misses with a straight left.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuwabara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Kuwabara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Kuwabara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lee's guard.
Lee is pulling down on Kuwabara's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuwabara prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Kuwabara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kuwabara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee swings for the body but Kuwabara moves out of range.
Kuwabara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee swings for the body but Kuwabara moves out of range.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Kuwabara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Kuwabara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuwabara.
Lee tries to clinch but Kuwabara moves out of range.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuwabara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Kuwabara moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuwabara's head.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuwabara counters with a nice body shot.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuwabara throws a big shot that misses.
Kuwabara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuwabara.
Lee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lee looks for the body kick but Kuwabara saw that one coming.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuwabara lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuwabara counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuwabara moves away from the strike by Lee.
Kuwabara throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Kuwabara connects with a body shot.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Kuwabara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuwabara tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuwabara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kuwabara moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuwabara is just out of range.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuwabara tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boo Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuwabara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuwabara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kuwabara looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuwabara throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Kuwabara.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Kuwabara's side.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuwabara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara slips under a jab.
Kuwabara moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuwabara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuwabara checks it well.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuwabara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee slips under a jab from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara misses the shot to the body.
Kuwabara misses with a few strikes there.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Kuwabara lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
That kick from Lee tenderised Kuwabara's leg. Kuwabara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kuwabara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuwabara is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuwabara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuwabara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Kuwabara blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Kuwabara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuwabara. That snapped Lee's head back.
Kuwabara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Kuwabara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuma Kuwabara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Kuwabara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuwabara moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Kuwabara saw that one coming.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Kuwabara's shoulder, as Kuwabara tries to avoid the shot.
Kuwabara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kuwabara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuwabara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Kuwabara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuwabara looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Kuwabara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazuma Kuwabara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Kuwabara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Kuwabara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee punishes Kuwabara's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuwabara shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Kuwabara lands with a shot to the body.
Kuwabara misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Kuwabara counters with a nice body shot.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Kuwabara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuwabara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws the left hand but Kuwabara avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Kuwabara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuwabara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Kuwabara ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Kuwabara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boo Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boo Lee.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boo Lee!
A victorious Boo Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kazuma Kuwabara was interviewed post fight and said 'We all have to die when our time comes, but if we do our duty we don't got regrets'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 61 p4p, 151 weight class) and Zheko Melondov (ranked 10 p4p, 28 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Don't say nuthin'. A fine choice. Melondov has chosen Shawty's like a melody as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zheko Melondov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Melondov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
It looks like Karim Johnson has been cut.
Melondov connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson swings for the body but Melondov moves out of range.
Melondov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Melondov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Melondov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melondov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been informed that Melondov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A cross from Melondov lands.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Melondov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Melondov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Melondov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Melondov misses with a hook.
Melondov scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Melondov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Melondov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Melondov just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to move into range but Melondov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Melondov misses.
Melondov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Melondov lands with a right hand.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Melondov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melondov was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Melondov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Melondov missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a jab from Melondov.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson takes a swing at Melondov's ribcage but misses.
Melondov misses with an uppercut.
Melondov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
Melondov misses with an uppercut
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson defending well as Melondov loads up on a big left hand.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Melondov controls the action.
Melondov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melondov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melondov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson tries to work over Melondov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Melondov breaks the clinch.
Johnson cracks Melondov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson lands with a cross.
Melondov misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Melondov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson drops Melondov with a huge uppercut! Melondov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Johnson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Karim Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 71 p4p, 272 weight class) and Inspektor Gee (ranked 14 p4p, 43 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gyukosho Fujimoto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gyukosho Fujimoto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto lands with an overhand left.
Fujimoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gee just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gee throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Fujimoto misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gee.
Gee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fujimoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gee avoids the head kick by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto blocks the body kick.
Fujimoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gee.
Fujimoto throws a nice looking combination but Gee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gee throws a lazy body kick
and Gee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimoto manages to avoid it.
Gee throws a head kick but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Gee tries to land a front kick but Fujimoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gee lands a right hook to the body.
Gee tries a low kick but Fujimoto avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fujimoto misses the target.
Gee misses with the body kick
and Fujimoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gee tries to clinch but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Fujimoto clobbers Gee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gee scores with a sloppy right hand. Fujimoto should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gee tries to land a front kick but Fujimoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Fujimoto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gee.
Gee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gee connects with a body shot that sends Fujimoto's belly button to the back.
Gee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fujimoto is looking to counter punch.
Fujimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimoto moves away.
Gee misses with a hook
and Fujimoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Gee gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee blocks a body shot from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto has had enough of the clinch but Gee keeps him there for the moment.
Fujimoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gee connects with a right hand. Fujimoto shakes it off.
Gee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gee just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFujimoto.
Gee throws out a leg kick but Fujimoto moves out of range and Gee only half commits.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gee!
Gee is looking to clinch.
Gee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fujimoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Gee throws a push kick but Fujimoto slaps the foot to one side.
Gee throws a wild body kick that Fujimoto sees coming a mile off.
Fujimoto throws a counter high kick but Gee was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fujimoto moves out of range as Gee throws a body kick.
Fujimoto throwing a counter right hand but Gee manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fujimoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fujimoto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fujimoto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gee misses with an uppercut
and Fujimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gee thuds his right hand into Fujimoto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Nice body kick from Gee.
Gee throws a hook to the side of Fujimoto's head but Fujimoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujimoto throws a big counter combination but Gee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Gee.
Fujimoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fujimoto counters with a head kick that drops Gee to the mat! Gee scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Fujimoto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Gee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fujimoto.
Gee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gee sprawling to the canvas! Gee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fujimoto finish him?!
 Gee is rocked!
It looks like Inspektor Gee has been cut.
Gee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fujimoto avoids the head kick by Gee.
Fujimoto is looking to counter punch.
Gee takes a swing at Fujimoto's ribcage but misses.
Fujimoto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fujimoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fujimoto counters with a huge right that knocks Gee out cold! Fujimoto is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
A victorious Gyukosho Fujimoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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