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SYN 807 Kurosaki vs. Golovkin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 1003 p4p, 762 weight class) and Peter Zonta (ranked 132 p4p, 102 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zonta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lowe lands a right hook to the body.
Lowe lands a nice shot that snaps Zonta's head back.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zonta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zonta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowe scores with a spinning back kick!
Zonta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lowe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lowe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zonta moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe lands with a good body shot.
Lowe throws a hook but Zonta blocks it.
Zonta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zonta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zonta thows a huge punch but Lowe dodges it nicely.
Zonta stops Lowe from getting back to his feet.
Lowe is staying active underneath Zonta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zonta lands with a punch from half guard.
Lowe is trying to control but can't.
Zonta is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe is not content to let Zonta control the position.
Zonta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lowe is looking to improve his position.
Zonta trying to control from half guard but Lowe is working away.
Lowe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lowe trying to hold on to Zonta's head to control him but Zonta postures up.
Zonta performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lowe keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lowe wants to control but Zonta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zonta is keen to just control but Lowe is a slippery customer.
Zonta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zonta lands strikes from half guard.
Zonta working Lowe over with strikes.
Zonta is thwarting Lowe's attempts to control the position.
Lowe looking for submissions off his back.
Lowe tries to roll over but Zonta keeps him under control.
Zonta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zonta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
 Lowe is rocked!
Ground and pound from Zonta.
Oh Lowe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zonta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zonta's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zonta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowe keeps working.
Lowe seems to have got his legs back now.
Zonta drops an elbow to the side of Lowe's head.
Lowe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lowe wants to control but Zonta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lowe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zonta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lowe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lowe tries to roll over but Zonta keeps him under control.
Zonta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zonta seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lowe is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Peter Zonta!
Peter Zonta very nearly forgot to thank 160Q Energy for $150 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.
Mike Lowe spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry for the loss. I will get back into the gym and come back stronger. I wish luck to Fu Tu in his future bouts.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich August Von Hayek (ranked 1283 p4p, 1924 weight class) and Veikko Keskinen (ranked 176 p4p, 250 weight class). Friedrich August Von Hayek 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Friedrich August Von Hayek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskinen throws a body punch but Von Hayek moves out of range.
Von Hayek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keskinen clinches up with Von Hayek and pushes him back against the cage.
Von Hayek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Hayek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Keskinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Von Hayek tries a body shot but Keskinen blocks it.
Von Hayek lands a shoulder strike.
Keskinen missing with knees to the body.
Keskinen misses with a knee strike.
Von Hayek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Hayek is trying to maintain a safe position but Keskinen gets an underhook and turns Von Hayek into the cage.
Von Hayek prevents a body shot from Keskinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hayek has a couple of punches blocked by Keskinen.
A hook to the body from Von Hayek.
Keskinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Hayek is defending well for now.
Keskinen tries a body shot but Von Hayek blocks it.
Keskinen missing with knees to the body.
Keskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Hayek controls his hands.
Keskinen misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen blocks a body shot from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keskinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Hayek blocks it with crossed arms.
Von Hayek is trying to drag Keskinen to the mat but Keskinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Von Hayek avoiding damage as Keskinen throws knees to the body.
Von Hayek managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.
Von Hayek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Hayek digs a right hand underneath Keskinen's ribcage. Keskinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Von Hayek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Hayek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Hayek gets through Keskinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Hayek lands a hook that snaps the head of Keskinen backwards.
Keskinen told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Von Hayek lands a left hand.
Von Hayek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Keskinen gets through Von Hayek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Hayek working aggressively here.
Von Hayek misses with a punch to the body.
Keskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friedrich August Von Hayek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keskinen stalling the fight.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but Von Hayek blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Hayek tries to throw a body punch but Keskinen avoids it by throwing Von Hayek back against the cage.
Von Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Keskinen.
Von Hayek trying to control the position but instead, Keskinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Von Hayek into the cage.
Von Hayek slows down the pace here.
Von Hayek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keskinen misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Von Hayek.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Hayek.
Von Hayek pushes Keskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Hayek blocks a body shot from Keskinen.
A body shot lands from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek lands a nice uppercut.
Keskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Von Hayek controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek tries a body shot but Keskinen blocks it.
Von Hayek can't find room to land a body shot as Keskinen controls the action.
Keskinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keskinen blocks a body shot from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Keskinen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Keskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Hayek lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Keskinen.
Keskinen blocks a body shot from Von Hayek.
Von Hayek pushes Keskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Hayek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keskinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Von Hayek's face.
Von Hayek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keskinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Keskinen lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskinen.
I was talking to Von Hayek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Von Hayek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keskinen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Von Hayek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek lands a body shot.
Keskinen has closed the distance and engaged Von Hayek in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Hayek avoiding damage as Keskinen throws knees to the body.
Keskinen lands an elbow that stopped Von Hayek in his tracks for a moment.
Von Hayek blocks a body shot from Keskinen.
Keskinen misses with a punch to the body.
Von Hayek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Keskinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Von Hayek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Von Hayek.
Keskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Keskinen fails to land.
Keskinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Hayek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Hayek is looking to control Keskinen's arms but Keskinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Von Hayek has his back to the cage.
Von Hayek is looking for a takedown.
Von Hayek avoiding damage as Keskinen throws knees to the body.
Von Hayek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Keskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Hayek controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Veikko Keskinen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Hayek is just out of range.
Von Hayek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Von Hayek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keskinen.
Keskinen thuds his right hand into Von Hayek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Von Hayek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Von Hayek.
Jab from Von Hayek.
Keskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 Keskinen is rocked!
Keskinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Von Hayek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keskinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Hayek finish him?
Von Hayek throws an overhand right that drops Keskinen like a sack of potatoes! Von Hayek dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Friedrich August Von Hayek!
After the fight, Friedrich August Von Hayek was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 755 p4p, 2372 weight class) and Japa Koniu (ranked 102 p4p, 295 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Knockin' On Heavens Door Johnny Cash. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu slips a straight right by Jones.
Koniu misses with a low kick.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koniu.
Koniu just misses with a punch to the body.
Koniu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koniu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Koniu lands a head shot.
Koniu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koniu.
Koniu wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Koniu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koniu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koniu moves away.
Koniu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jones.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu staying out of range there.
Koniu closes the distance and clinches.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Koniu.
Koniu can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Koniu is trying to stall.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Koniu swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones pulls guard.
Koniu wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones is pulling down on Koniu's head. It's preventing any offense from Koniu, at least for the moment.
Koniu stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a hook but Koniu blocks it.
Koniu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones scores with a head kick. Koniu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Nice jab there from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koniu just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Koniu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koniu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koniu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Koniu is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koniu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Koniu pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Jones sizes up Koniu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koniu misses with a kick to the body.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Koniu. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Koniu throws a fast counter high kick but Jones manages to duck under it in time.
Koniu moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koniu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koniu tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Koniu's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koniu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Koniu sprawls well.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koniu misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koniu throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Koniu manages to avoid it.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones sets himself, and Koniu steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
Koniu throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koniu throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Japa Koniu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koniu misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Koniu backing up. Koniu nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Jones.
Koniu tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koniu lands a lovely overhand right.
Koniu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koniu.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koniu can do to turn this around?
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bubba Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a leg kick but Koniu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koniu avoids a kick to the body.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Koniu slips the punch.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Koniu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koniu.
Koniu wants to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Koniu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koniu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Koniu. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Konius jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koniu wants to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch position.
Koniu punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koniu misses with a leg kick.
Koniu misses with a looping right.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Koniu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koniu tries to counter with a clinch but Jones shakes him off and moves away.
Bubba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koniu moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones moves away from the strike by Koniu.
Koniu throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koniu misses with a head kick.
Jones connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koniu is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Koniu circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koniu defends it nicely.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Koniu wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Koniu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Japa Koniu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a jab.
Jones drives through and clinches with Koniu against the cage.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Koniu trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koniu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Koniu wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koniu is one step ahead there.
Koniu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Koniu moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones lands a head shot.
Koniu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Koniu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koniu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Koniu is just out of range.
Koniu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands with a straight right. Koniu didn't see that one coming.
Koniu tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Koniu missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones with a jab.
Koniu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Koniu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koniu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jones.
Koniu moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koniu's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Japa Koniu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Koniu lands a two punch combo.
Koniu misses the jab.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Koniu blocks a jab.
Koniu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Koniu throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koniu. That did some damage!
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Koniu is trying to escape back to his feet but Jones uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Jones wants to control but Koniu is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Koniu is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu tries to escape but Jones is in control.
Koniu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koniu keeps working.
Koniu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Koniu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones prevents Koniu from escaping the position.
Koniu is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koniu pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koniu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Koniu trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Koniu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koniu keeps working.
Koniu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koniu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Koniu avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Jones tenderised Koniu's leg. Koniu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koniu moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koniu trying to land knees to the body.
Koniu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones cracks Koniu with a nice body shot.
Jones gets control of Koniu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Koniu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Koniu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Koniu moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koniu, pushing him back against the cage.
Koniu misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones blocks a body shot from Koniu.
Koniu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones jumps guard but Koniu stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Jones.
Koniu throws a head punch that misses.
Koniu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Jones misses.
Koniu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jones.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones works Koniu's body with a nice hook.
Japa Koniu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Jones catches Koniu right on the button with a cross.
Koniu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Jones!
Bubba Jones made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Breedon (ranked 1073 p4p, 1826 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 164 p4p, 267 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Breedon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Quiet Riot - Come On Feel The Noise. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sobieski's choice of entrance music: Karnivool - Lifelike. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Breedon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski takes the fight into the clinch.
Breedon tries for a takedown but Sobieski manages to get underhooks.
Breedon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Breedon manages to end up in side control.
Sobieski tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Sobieski wants to control but Breedon is having none of it.
Breedon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sobieski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski is squirming around, avoiding Breedon's attempts to control the action.
Sobieski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sobieski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sobieski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Breedon.
Breedon avoids the attempt from Sobieski to control.
Sobieski is trying to escape the mount.
Breedon controlling the pace for now.
Breedon tries to control but Sobieski wriggling away.
Breedon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sobieski wants to hold on but Breedon pushes him away.
Sobieski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Breedon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sobieski?
Sobieski is looking to get to half guard.
Sobieski is still trying to improve position.
Sobieski wants to control but Breedon is having none of it.
Breedon tries to control but Sobieski wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breedon throwing strikes but Sobieski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sobieski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobieski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sobieski.
Breedon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sobieski trying to keep a closed guard but Breedon is proving a slippery customer.
Sobieski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Breedon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Breedon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sobieski wants to sweep but no luck.
Sobieski keeping full guard, as Breedon tries to pass.
Breedon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobieski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sobieski enables Breedon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sobieski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski is pulling down on Breedon's head. It's preventing any offense from Breedon, at least for the moment.
Breedon throwing strikes from guard but Sobieski blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Breedon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sobieski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Breedon shoots in and gets a takedown into Sobieski's guard.
Breedon throws a strike but Sobieski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sobieski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Breedon keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breedon wants to sweep but no luck.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sobieski is stalling in the full guard.
Sobieski postures up in Breedon's guard and throws a big left but Breedon blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Breedon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breedon controlling the position.
Breedon controls Sobieski momentarily but Sobieski frees himself.
Breedon keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Breedon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sobieski quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Breedon looking to sit in guard and control but Sobieski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sobieski won't allow Breedon to sweep him here.
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Breedon is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Breedon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski distracts Breedon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been hearing good reports from Breedon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
Breedon wants to sweep here but Sobieski controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski pushing down on Breedon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Breedon is defending well.
Breedon is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tom Breedon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobieski winds up and cracks Breedon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Breedon is pressing down on Sobieski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Breedon wants to hit a sweep here but Sobieski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Breedon there!
Sobieski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski unloading with bombs!
Breedon tries to hold on but Sobieski postures up.
Breedon is desperately trying to improve his position but Sobieski has a good base and remains in mount.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Breedon is looking to escape.
Breedon working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sobieski with the ground and pound from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Breedon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sobieski sprawls well. Sobieski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Breedon gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobieski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Breedon.
Breedon shoots for a double leg takedown but Sobieski sprawls well. He's pushed Breedon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sobieski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Breedon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski gets caught napping as Breedon dives in and scores a takedown. Sobieski manages to retain guard.
Sobieski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Breedon from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breedon is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breedon is sitting in close to Sobieski's body. Sobieski has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Breedon is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Breedon is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sobieski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski very nearly forgot to thank HELLBENT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 281 p4p, 334 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 45 p4p, 51 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Rubenstein is looking to counter punch.
Liu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rubenstein if he has to take too many more of those.
Rubenstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice combination there by Liu.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liu.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein dodges the punch combination from Liu.
Jun Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubenstein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Rubenstein has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Liu misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liu scores with a push kick.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubenstein misses the target.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubenstein misses the target.
Jab from Liu.
Rubenstein walks into a jab.
Liu lands a jab to Rubenstein's midsection.
Liu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Liu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rubenstein takes a step back to recover.
Rubenstein throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRubenstein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rubenstein will feel that in the morning.
Rubenstein misses with a body shot.
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu throws a series of strikes that have Rubenstein backpedaling.
Liu throws a front kick that sends Rubenstein stumbling back into the cage.
Rubenstein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liu to score with a decent uppercut.
Liu throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Rubenstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Liu delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Liu.
It looked like Rubenstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Rubenstein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubenstein scores with the left hand. Liu knows he should have avoided that one.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick and Rubenstein moves out of range easily.
Rubenstein throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Rubenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Liu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubenstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Liu.
Rubenstein takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rubenstein moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu thuds his right hand into Rubenstein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rubenstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubenstein moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rubenstein throwing a counter right hand but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
That's time! Rubenstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice combination there by Liu.
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liu lands a nice looking body kick.
A big right from Rubenstein misses.
Liu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Liu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Liu connects with a right hand. Rubenstein shakes it off.
Liu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Rubenstein avoids it.
Liu takes a swing at Rubenstein's ribcage but misses.
Liu scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
As Rubenstein backs off Liu throws a huge counter combo but Rubenstein manages to avoid it all.
Jun Liu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Liu throws a push kick but Rubenstein slaps the foot to one side.
Rubenstein drops Liu with a left and a right! Oh, Liu is hurt - Rubenstein dives into side control looking to finish!
Liu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubenstein decides to stand up, so the ref orders Liu to his feet.
Liu is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubenstein finish him?
Liu drops his hands momentarily. Rubenstein doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Liu staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Liu doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spencer Rubenstein!
After winning the bout, Spencer Rubenstein thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jun Liu had this to say: 'I don't care if i'm not a durable woman, as long as im an adorable woman ;)'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long Hung Dong (ranked 481 p4p, 521 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 75 p4p, 78 weight class). Rossi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr Rossi. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mario Rossi enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Long Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rossi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Dong counters with a quick kick to the body but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi with a nice calf kick.
Rossi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Dong misses with a straight left.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dong looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Rossi lands a nice hook to Dong's body. Dong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rossi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Dong moved away.
Rossi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dong connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi throws a push kick but Dong slaps the foot to one side.
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rossi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Dong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dong looks to land a body kick but Rossi moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong.
Dong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch but Dong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Dong.
Dong lands a glancing blow to the side of Rossi's head.
Dong throws a chopping leg kick but Rossi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A shot to the body from Dong misses
and Rossi counters with a good low kick that Dong was not able to check.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong misses the target.
Rossi misses with an uppercut.
Dong blocks the body kick.
Rossi wants to slow Dong down by chopping away at his legs.
Dong tried to counter with a leg kick but Rossi avoided it.
Rossi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dong finds it's way round the side to connect with Rossi's head.
Dong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi thumps Dong with a low kick.
Rossi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dong.
Dong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rossi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rossi has managed to clinch.
Dong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Dong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Dong lands a left hand.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Rossi lands with a light punch inside.
Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
It looks like Dong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dong misses with a leg kick.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Rossi walks into a left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rossi.
Dong throws a combination that misses
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Dong avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Rossi slips under a jab from Dong.
Dong wants to land a leg kick but Rossi is out of range.
Dong misses with the combination.
Dong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dong lands with a cross.
Dong lands with a nice body kick.
Dong closes the distance and clinches.
Rossi digs a right hand underneath Dong's ribcage. Dong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong blocking some punches.
Rossi tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rossi crunches a lovely knee into Dong's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Rossi landing knees to the body.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rossi.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dong takes a shot to the head.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Dong's head.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dong misses with the head strike.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dong looking to slow down the pace here.
Rossi tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rossi can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Rossi.
Dong tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Dong tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
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 Long Hung Dong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Dong.
Dong jabs Rossi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dong tries to work over Rossi's front leg with a kick but Rossi checks it.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Dong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Dong blocks the low kick.
Dong throws a wild body kick that Rossi sees coming a mile off.
Rossi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong.
Dong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick from Rossi.
Rossi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rossi.
Rossi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dong checks a low kick from Rossi.
Dong takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rossi tries to clinch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Dong is predictable there
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossi stuns Dong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rossi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong checks it well.
Long Hung Dong is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dong works the jab nicely.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi slips under a jab from Dong.
Dong lands a nice shot that snaps Rossi's head back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dong.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Dong misses with a straight left.
Rossi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong.
Rossi moves out of range as Dong strikes.
Rossi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossi ducks right into an uppercut from Dong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Dong throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
Rossi connects with a body shot that sends Dong's belly button to the back.
Dong lands a jab to Rossi's midsection.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Rossi throws a wild body kick that Dong sees coming a mile off.
Rossi throws a front kick aimed at Dong's knee but Dong avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rossi.
Rossi wants to slow Dong down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dong checks a leg kick.
Dong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dong throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Dong does it's job there.
A good leg kick by Rossi.
Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mario Rossi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Dong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Dong takes one on the button.
Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong gets a clinch.
Rossi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rossi tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong working aggressively here.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Dong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Dong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Dong's head.
Dong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dong lands a body shot.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dong.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dong.
Dong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch lands to the side of Rossi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rossi lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a front kick aimed at Rossi's knee but Rossi avoids it well.
Dong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dong dips to his left and cracks Rossi with an uppercut!
Rossi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rossi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rossi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dong lands a head shot.
Rossi wants to clinch.
Rossi is looking to score with low kicks.
Rossi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Dong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rossi on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Rossi moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Rossi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Long Hung Dong dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong.
Rossi throws a jab when Dong was well out of range.
Rossi throws a wild body kick that Dong sees coming a mile off.
Dong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dong cracks Rossi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rossi.
Dong lands a nice looking body kick.
Dong clinches with his opponent.
Dong working aggressively here.
Rossi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossi tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Rossi back against the cage.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong digs a right hand underneath Rossi's ribcage. Rossi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Dong.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong breaks from the clinch.
Dong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rossi. Rossi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dong!
Dong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Rossi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dong jabs Rossi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rossi is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Dong throws a leg kick which misses Rossi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rossi tries to avoid it.
Rossi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dong clinches.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong cracks Rossi with a nice body shot.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Mario Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with some punches.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dong avoids it.
Dong scores with a shot to the side of Rossi's head.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dong.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Rossi breaks from the clinch.
Dong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rossi's head backwards.
Dong lands with an overhand left.
A low kick lands for Rossi.
Dong looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rossi! But no joy.
Rossi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Rossi blocks the leg kick.
Dong drives through and clinches with Rossi against the cage.
Dong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dong misses with some punches.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Dong misses with the head strike.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Dong pulls guard.
Rossi is looking to stand up but Dong won't let him.
Dong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dong has a closed guard, preventing Rossi from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dong, up you get!
Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Dong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dong scores with a decent looking hook.
Dong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
Rossi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dong with a nice calf kick.
Dong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rossi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rossi in his tracks.
Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dong, pushing him back against the cage.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Long Hung Dong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Hung Dong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Hung Dong!
Our winner, Long Hung Dong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 71 p4p, 230 weight class) and Robin Williams (ranked 4 p4p, 16 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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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 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Robin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Williams throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Williams scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is positioning himself well to prevent Williams advancing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sitsongrit gets back to full guard.
Williams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sitsongrit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Sitsongrit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sitsongrit is working hard here to advance position.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sitsongrit is pulling down on Williams's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsongrit.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sitsongrit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams pushes down on Sitsongrit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Williams controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit controlling the position well.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Williams stalling.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand.
Williams controlling the action here.
Sitsongrit is not content to let Williams control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Williams.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Williams prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Williams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sitsongrit is not content to let Williams control the position.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Williams postures up.
Williams is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sitsongrit's shoulder. That is not cool.
Williams taking a break here but Sitsongrit is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sitsongrit is looking to escape.
Williams looks to land a strike but Sitsongrit avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking 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!
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Williams wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Sitsongrit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sitsongrit has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
Williams passes Sitsongrit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Robin Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sitsongrit moves into full guard.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is keeping the position.
Williams postures up.
Sitsongrit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Sitsongrit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Sitsongrit slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Sitsongrit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sitsongrit preventing the sweep.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sitsongrit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sitsongrit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Sitsongrit is proving a slippery customer.
Sitsongrit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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 Yodsawan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Williams connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams with a jab.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams scores with a one two! Sitsongrit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Williams thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Williams throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Williams cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Williams connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Williams wants to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Robin Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A short right from Williams.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Williams.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Williams with a jab.
Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Williams lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to counter by closing the distance.
Williams misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yodsawan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Williams avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
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 decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Sitsongrit tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sitsongrit pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Williams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams is rocked!
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams ducks into an uppercut from Sitsongrit and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is the new bantamweight champion!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 133 p4p, 586 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 19 p4p, 85 weight class). Winston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lost Boy. Harry Winston is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Camara.
Winston looks to land a combination but Camara avoids it well.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston tries for a takedown but Camara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Camara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been told by Camara's head coaches at Elite MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camara misses with a low kick.
Winston drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Camara defends it well.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Camara to the mat! Camara manages to get full guard.
Winston passes Camara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Camara wants to improve his position but Winston is controlling well.
Camara regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Winston.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Camara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston trying to control but Camara is working from the bottom.
Winston stays in close to Camara's body and controls the position.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Camara dives on top into guard.
Winston has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Camara is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Winston.
Winston is letting Camara control him for a moment.
Camara wants to control but Winston is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara staying calm.
Winston is looking to reverse the position.
Winston is still trying to improve position.
Camara just content to control the position.
Winston tries to bench press Camara off him but Camara keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston manages to get back to half guard.
Camara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Winston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Winston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Winston has an active guard here but Camara has managed to pass into half guard.
Winston is looking for a sweep. Camara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Winston tries to get to full guard but Camara has control of the leg.
Winston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Winston is working an open guard so Camara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Camara throws a leg kick but Winston checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Camara.
Winston punishes Camara's body with a nice straight punch.
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 Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Winston avoids the body shot from Camara.
Winston misses with the combination.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Winston misses with a double jab
and Camara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Camara.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara scores with a jab to the body.
Winston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Camara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Winston shoots in for a double leg but Camara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
Harry Winston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winston throws a combination. Camara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Camara lands with a hook. Winston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Camara.
Nice takedown defense from Camara. No joy for Winston on that attempt.
Winston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Camara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ibrahim Camara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Camara connects with a crisp jab.
Winston throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Ibrahim Camara is winning the standup battle so far.
Camara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winston.
Camara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Camara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winston sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Winston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Camara's head.
Camara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Camara holds on and takes a little breather.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Camara has wrist control.
Winston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston stands up over Camara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Camara has wrist control.
Winston looking to sit in guard and control but Camara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Camara stopping the sweep attempt from Winston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Winston wants to sweep but no luck.
Winston is looking for a triangle but Camara pushes his legs off easily.
Winston isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Camara stacks Winston on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Camara!
Winston is looking for a sweep.
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 Ibrahim Camara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camara misses with an uppercut
and Winston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Winston scores with a shot to the body.
Winston takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Winston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Camara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Winston is out of range.
Camara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
A clash of legs there as Winston blocks the low kick.
Winston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Camara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Camara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camara moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Camara throws a counter high kick but Winston was just alert enough to avoid it.
Camara misses with a straight right.
Winston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara cracks Winston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Camara lands a jab to the nose.
Winston works Camara's body with a nice hook.
Camara tries to clinch up but Winston circles away and keeps his distance.
Camara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Camara wants it to stay on the feet.
Camara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Winston manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Camara.
Camara slips under a jab from Winston.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camara.
Winston checks a leg kick nicely.
Camara is looking to chop away at Winston's legs.
Winston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winston checks a low kick from Camara.
Camara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camara cracks Winston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ibrahim Camara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston misses with a takedown attempt - Camara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Winston walks into a stiff left hand from Camara.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camara.
Camara closes the distance and clinches.
Winston swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston throws a head punch that misses.
Camara blocks a body shot from Winston.
Winston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winston tries to circle away but Camara has him pinned against the cage.
Winston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Winston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Winston displaying some good clinch control by pressing Camara up against the cage.
Winston goes for a takedown attempt but Camara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ibrahim Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
Winston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Camara lands a head kick!
Nice body punch from Camara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara is looking to clinch.
Winston tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Winston throws a hook but Camara blocks it.
Camara half committed to a counter leg kick.
Winston forces Camara back against the cage and clinches.
Winston tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara blocking some punches.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winston is working for takedown but Camara is calmly controlling the position for now.
Winston misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Winston fails to land.
Harry Winston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Camara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ibrahim Camara!
A less than humble Ibrahim Camara 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crotch Grabber (ranked 56 p4p, 37 weight class) and Mister McNasty (ranked 10 p4p, 7 weight class). Grabber comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Mister McNasty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Crotch Grabber's chin.
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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 41 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crotch Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNasty fails with an attempt to clinch.
McNasty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grabber, pushing him back against the cage.
McNasty lands with a right to the head.
Grabber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grabber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McNasty clobbers Grabber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McNasty lands a jab.
Grabber swats away the attempt to clinch by McNasty.
Grabber lands a nice looking body kick.
McNasty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McNasty connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNasty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNasty moves into the clinch.
McNasty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grabber backwards.
Grabber avoids the elbow strike from McNasty, against the cage.
Grabber scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Grabber.
McNasty throws a punch but it's blocked by Grabber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber tries a body shot but McNasty blocks it.
McNasty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McNasty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNasty misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McNasty.
McNasty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McNasty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grabber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grabber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNasty manages to avoid it.
Grabber cracks McNasty with an open hand slap.
Grabber looks to land a left hand but McNasty moved out of range nicely.
Grabber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber swats away the attempt to clinch by McNasty.
McNasty thumps Grabber with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Grabber.
McNasty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grabber, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber throws a punch but it's blocked by McNasty.
McNasty misses with an elbow strike.
Grabber blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from McNasty.
McNasty tries a body shot but Grabber blocks it.
McNasty has a couple of punches blocked by Grabber.
A hook to the body from McNasty.
Grabber is breathing heavily.
McNasty scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by McNasty.
McNasty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McNasty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McNasty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McNasty lands with a left to the head.
McNasty has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grabber seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McNasty can turn it around.
McNasty cracks Grabber with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from McNasty fails to land.
McNasty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McNasty scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNasty lands with a right to the head.
Grabber is rocked!
McNasty tries to throw a body punch but Grabber avoids it by throwing McNasty back against the cage.
Oh Grabber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McNasty drops Grabber onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Grabber is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
McNasty creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Grabber with a big uppercut! Grabber tries to clinch up but McNasty pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Grabber to the mat! Grabber covers up and McNasty unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mister McNasty!
Mister McNasty bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 84 p4p, 17 weight class) and Vadim Golovkin (ranked 10 p4p, 4 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin scores with a nice strike.
Golovkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Kurosaki.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki swings widly with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kurosaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Kurosaki.
Golovkin connects with a right hand. Kurosaki shakes it off.
Kurosaki takes one to the side of the head.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Kurosaki - just one landing.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Golovkin as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
Kurosaki punishes Golovkin's body with a nice straight punch.
Golovkin connects with a nice looking jab.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Golovkin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Golovkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Kurosaki's head.
Kurosaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kurosaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range and Kurosaki settles back down.
Kurosaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kurosaki throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it.
Kurosaki throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin jabs at Kurosaki's body.
Kurosaki throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin defending well as Kurosaki loads up on a big left hand.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick.
Kurosaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Golovkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kurosaki. Kurosaki obviously looking to wear him down.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Kurosaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Golovkin as he connects with a hook.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kurosaki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Golovkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Golovkin throws a good cross that connects.
Golovkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Golovkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kurosaki doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Golovkin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kurosaki scores with a nice head shot.
Kurosaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kurosaki with the inside leg kick.
Golovkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Kurosaki lands a really nice looking cross but Golovkin seems unphased.
Golovkin lands a head kick. Kurosaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kurosaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurosaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Golovkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurosaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kurosaki connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Kurosaki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Golovkin cracks Kurosaki with a good jab.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurosaki moves away.
Golovkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Golovkin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Golovkin misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki blocks a jab.
Kurosaki tries to land a leg kick but Golovkin saw it coming and moves away.
Golovkin needs to keep his hands up - Kurosaki had a free shot at his head there.
Golovkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin throws out a counter right but Kurosaki avoids it with no problem.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin checks it.
Golovkin misses with a low kick as Kurosaki jumps back.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin blocks a jab.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Golovkin stuns Kurosaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Golovkin misses with a hook.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki cracks Golovkin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurosaki walks into a stiff left hand from Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kurosaki.
A little feinted left hand from Kurosaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurosaki throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it.
Kurosaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Golovkin is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vadim Golovkin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but Golovkin avoids it.
Kurosaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Golovkin with a hook.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Kurosaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kurosaki throws a shot to the body.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin moved away.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Kurosaki avoids them all with ease.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Golovkin throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Golovkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurosaki.
Golovkin thumps Kurosaki with a low kick.
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin tests Kurosaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Golovkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kurosaki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kurosaki throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golovkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kurosaki has time to react.
Golovkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Golovkin throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Golovkin lands a leg kick that knocks Kurosaki off balance momentarily.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Golovkin scores with a shot to the body.
Kurosaki digs a good body shot into Golovkin's ribs.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Golovkin can pounce on him.
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!
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Golovkin misses the target.
Kurosaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Golovkin.
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurosaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kurosaki 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 Golovkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Golovkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kurosaki with the inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Golovkin blocks the low kick.
Kurosaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a low kick, right behind Kurosaki 's knee.
Golovkin moves out of range as Kurosaki strikes.
Kurosaki misses the jab.
Kurosaki scores with a jab.
Golovkin lunges at Kurosaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurosaki's hand.
A leg kick checked by Golovkin.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Kurosaki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Kurosaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin flicks out a counter leg kick but Kurosaki steps away.
Golovkin lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurosaki.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Golovkin scores with a jab. Kurosaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Golovkin with a nice cross.
Kurosaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Kurosaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Golovkin on the side of the head.
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Golovkin just manages to avoid it.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurosaki throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Golovkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin blocks a jab.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Golovkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Golovkin looks to throw the jab but Kurosaki is out of range.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golovkin blocks the body kick.
Kurosaki lands with a cross.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin moved away.
Kurosaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Golovkin checks a low kick from Kurosaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golovkin throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Golovkin tenderised Kurosaki's leg. Kurosaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurosaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurosaki thinking.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
Golovkin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kurosaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
Golovkin swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Kurosaki lands a jab to the nose.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kurosaki slips under a jab.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but Kurosaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Golovkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurosaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Kurosaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin moves out of range of the body kick from Kurosaki.
Golovkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Golovkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin blocks a leg kick.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Golovkin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Golovkin checks a leg kick.
Golovkin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Golovkin.
Kurosaki slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golovkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Golovkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki thuds his shin into the meat of Golovkin's side.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and Golovkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Golovkin throws a one two combo.
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Golovkin scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurosaki looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Kurosaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Kurosaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Golovkin does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Golovkin is able to avoid easily.
Golovkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kurosaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Kurosaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golovkin moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin scores with a hook to the body. Kurosaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Golovkin lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Golovkin.
Golovkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurosaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kurosaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golovkin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Golovkin lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Kurosaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Kurosaki throws a push kick but Golovkin slaps the foot to one side.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kurosaki thumps Golovkin with a low kick.
Kurosaki throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin throws a jab when Kurosaki was well out of range.
Kurosaki half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki with the inside leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Golovkin avoids it easily.
Kurosaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Kurosaki
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golovkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Kurosaki misses the target.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Golovkin off balance momentarily.
Kurosaki throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki with a nice calf kick.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki with a nice calf kick.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Golovkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
A clash of legs there as Golovkin blocks the low kick.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a shot to the body.
Kurosaki blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Kurosaki slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Golovkin staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurosaki.
The crowd cheers as Kurosaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Golovkin doesn't seem phased though.
Golovkin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kurosaki is looking to chop away at Golovkin's legs.
Golovkin throws out a counter right but Kurosaki avoids it with no problem.
Kurosaki throws a front kick aimed at Golovkin's knee but Golovkin avoids it well.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Golovkin throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Golovkin slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovkin.
Kurosaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Golovkin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurosaki scrambles 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!
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin moved away.
Golovkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kurosaki throws a chopping leg kick but Golovkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Kurosaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Kurosaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurosaki throws a solid leg kick but Golovkin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kurosaki.
Golovkin jabs Kurosaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Golovkin blocks a low kick nicely.
Kurosaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Golovkin thumps Kurosaki with a low kick.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kurosaki connects with the punch.
Golovkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Golovkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Golovkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurosaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Golovkin's sensitive parts.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin scores with the left hand. Kurosaki knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Golovkin misses the target.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
Kurosaki throws a good cross that connects.
Golovkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kurosaki's head 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!
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurosaki moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin moves out of range as Kurosaki throws a body kick.
Kurosaki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Golovkin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurosaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Kurosaki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Golovkin will feel that in the morning.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kurosaki tests Golovkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Vadim Golovkin 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. This is the final round!
Golovkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
Kurosaki lands with a cross.
Good leg kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Golovkin lands the left hand.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Golovkin misses the jab.
Golovkin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Golovkin blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Kurosaki defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurosaki.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kurosaki scores with a hook to the body. Golovkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Golovkin slips a straight right by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki swings widly with a right hand
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurosaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Golovkin lands a leg kick that knocks Kurosaki off balance momentarily.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kurosaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurosaki takes a swing at Golovkin's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin misses the jab.
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurosaki lands a jab to Golovkin's midsection.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Kurosaki feints and then cracks Golovkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Golovkin down.
Golovkin moves away from the strike by Kurosaki.
Akio Kurosaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Golovkin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki thuds his right hand into Golovkin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Kurosaki walks into a left hand.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Golovkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurosaki scores with a nice body kick.
Golovkin is looking to land body kicks.
Golovkin checks the leg kick.
Golovkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurosaki thumps Golovkin with a low kick.
Kurosaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Golovkin under the eye.
Kurosaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kurosaki looks to land a body kick but Golovkin moved away.
It seemed like Golovkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Golovkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Golovkin moves out of range as Kurosaki strikes.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Golovkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Golovkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurosaki momentarily.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Golovkin.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin checks it.
Golovkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki drops his hands momentarily and Golovkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golovkin throws a one two combo.
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki connects with a right hand. Golovkin shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Kurosaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Golovkin moves away from the strike by Kurosaki.
A left lands for Golovkin.
A nice combination there by Golovkin.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Kurosaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurosaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Golovkin lands with a good body shot.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki connects with a single shot there.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kurosaki 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Golovkin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Golovkin!
Vadim Golovkin is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Vadim Golovkin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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