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SFL 79 | Sitsongrit vs Gavin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Hardin (ranked 5086 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Heppu Hullu (ranked 623 p4p, 353 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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10 - 16 - 1 |
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192 cm
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4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heppu Hullu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hardin catches Hullu right on the button with a cross.
Hardin looks to land a left hand but Hullu moved out of range nicely.
Hardin takes a swing at Hullu's ribcage but misses.
Hullu lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardin's head.
Hardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hullu throws a fast counter high kick but Hardin manages to duck under it in time.
Hullu misses with a hook
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Heppu Hullu has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Hardin scores with a four punch combination!
Hullu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Hullu lands with a nice body kick.
Heppu Hullu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardin.
Hullu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
Hullu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hullu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardin is looking to chop away at Hullu's legs.
Hullu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hullu.
Hullu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardin manages to avoid it.
Hardin throws a big counter combination but Hullu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hullu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hullu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hardin throws a nice looking combination but Hullu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hullu feints the counter takedown.
Hullu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardin manages to avoid it.
Hullu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hullu misses with a body shot
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin tries a low kick but Hullu avoids it.
Hullu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hullu misses the jab.
Hardin jabs Hullu right on the nose. Hullu blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from Hullu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hullu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hullu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu throws a nice looking combination but Hardin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardin throws a hook but Hullu blocks it.
Hardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hullu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hullu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hullu connects with a body shot.
Hardin throws a looping overhand right but Hullu ducks down to avoid it.
Hullu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardin with a body shot.
Hullu throws a lazy head kick
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hullu rushes Hardin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardin is looking to control Hullu's arms but Hullu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
Hullu tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardin avoids the damage to the body.
Hardin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardin working aggressively here.
Hardin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardin misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hullu tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardin avoids the damage to the body.
Hullu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardin tries a body shot but Hullu blocks it.
Hardin has a couple of punches blocked by Hullu.
Hullu missing with knees to the body.
Hullu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hardin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hullu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hullu lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardin won't want to take too many of those.
Hardin tries to throw a body punch but Hullu avoids it by throwing Hardin back against the cage.
Hullu has Hardin pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardin.
Hullu trying to land knees to the body.
Hullu avoiding damage as Hardin throws knees to the body.
Hullu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hullu missing with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hardin is trying to push Hullu away but Hullu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Hardin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hullu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hullu gets control of Hardin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hullu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hullu keeping full guard, as Hardin tries to pass.
Hullu keeping moving, preventing Hardin from controlling successfully.
Hullu looking for a sweep. Not yet Hullu, not yet.
Hullu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hardin stopping the sweep attempt from Hullu.
Hullu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hullu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Heppu Hullu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heppu Hullu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Hardin.
Hullu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hullu jabs Hardin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardin swinging wildly here.
Hardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardin misses the target.
Hardin misses the shot to the body.
Hardin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hullu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Hullu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hullu cracks Hardin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardin lands a nice hook to Hullu's body. Hullu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardin misses with a two punch combination.
Hardin scores with a jab.
Hardin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullu lands with a good body shot.
John Hardin is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hullu.
Hardin lands a head shot.
Hullu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hardin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hullu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hullu digs a good hook to Hardin's body.
Hardin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hullu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hullu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hullu stays in close to Hardin's body and controls the position.
Hardin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hullu 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hullu 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.
Hullu slips nicely into half guard.
Hullu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hullu not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hullu is thwarting Hardin's attempts to control the position.
Hullu controlling the pace.
Hardin is defending against the submission attempts here by Hullu.
Hardin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hullu moves into full mount! Hardin won't be happy about that!
Hullu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Hullu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
More stalling from Hullu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heppu Hullu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heppu Hullu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hullu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hullu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hullu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardin manages to avoid it.
Hullu throws a push kick but Hardin slaps the foot to one side.
Hullu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hullu walks into a stiff left hand from Hardin.
Hullu scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardin should have avoided that one.
Hullu misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hullu jabs at Hardin's body.
Hardin throws a body punch but Hullu moves out of range.
Hullu lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Hullu.
Hardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hullu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullu misses the shot to the body.
Hardin misses with a few strikes there.
Hullu lands a nice hook to Hardin's body. Hardin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hullu throws a head kick but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin throws out a loose jab but Hullu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Hullu.
Hardin throws a hook to the side of Hullu's head but Hullu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hullu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hullu scores with a body shot.
Hullu avoids the body shot from Hardin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hullu.
Hullu ducks under a wild hook from Hardin.
A head kick misses from Hardin.
John Hardin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hullu works Hardin's body with a nice hook.
Heppu Hullu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hullu blocks a jab.
Hardin throws an overhand right that lands on Hullu's shoulder, as Hullu tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Hardin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hullu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hullu cracks Hardin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hullu punishes Hardin's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hullu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hullu.
It looked like Hardin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hullu lands a slapping body shot.
Hullu lands with a slapping head kick.
Hardin moves out of range as Hullu throws a body kick.
Hardin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hullu takes a swing at Hardin's ribcage but misses.
Hullu swings for the body but Hardin moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hullu on the side of the head.
Hullu connects with a nice looking jab.
Hullu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hullu.
Hullu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hardin throws a right and a left that Hullu avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Hullu - just one landing.
Hardin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hullu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardin.
Hullu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hullu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardin misses with a combination
and Hullu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
John Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hullu stalling.
Hardin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hullu not doing much here.
Hullu is continuing to stall.
Hardin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heppu Hullu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hullu 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heppu Hullu!
After winning the bout, Heppu Hullu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John McCain (ranked 2531 p4p, 2539 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 154 p4p, 155 weight class). McCain comes to the cage accompanied by Anywhere I Go. Doctore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - . John McCain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCain throws a lazy right hand but Doctore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doctore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doctore takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Oenomaus Doctore has been cut.
McCain throws a body punch but Doctore moves out of range.
Doctore throws a jab when McCain was well out of range.
McCain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCain tries a head kick but it misses.
McCain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain misses with a kick to the body
and Doctore counters with a stiff right hand.
McCain tries a head kick but it misses.
Doctore throws out a counter right but McCain avoids it with no problem.
Doctore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John McCain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doctore follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain misses with a right hand
and Doctore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCain thinking.
Doctore tries a head kick but it misses.
Doctore doesn't manage to clinch there - McCain circles away.
McCain throws a leg kick but Doctore checks it.
Doctore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCain throws a head kick that misses.
McCain throws a hook but Doctore blocks it.
It seemed like Doctore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doctore just misses with a punch to the body.
McCain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Defiant MMA in the buildup to the fight.
McCain lands a nice hook to Doctore's body. Doctore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doctore looks to score with a jab to the body but McCain is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doctore doesn't seem bothered though.
McCain throws the left hand but Doctore avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Doctore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCain, as that shot connected.
A jab from McCain misses.
Doctore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCain with a body shot.
McCain misses the shot to the body.
McCain throws an off balance right hand
and Doctore counters with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCain scores with a body shot.
Doctore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCain rather than just go for the knockout.
McCain misses with a looping right.
McCain 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.
McCain throws a lazy right hand but Doctore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain throws a nice looking combination but Doctore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCain avoids the head kick by Doctore.
McCain connects with a body shot that sends Doctore's belly button to the back.
McCain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doctore has time to react.
McCain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doctore moves away.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from McCain.
Doctore throws a jab but it's blocked by McCain.
Doctore defending well as McCain loads up on a big left hand.
Doctore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore takes a swing at McCain's ribcage but misses.
McCain connects with a body shot that sends Doctore's belly button to the back.
McCain scores with a nice head shot.
Doctore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doctore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from McCain.
McCain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doctore was well out of range. Poor timing from McCain.
Good shot there by McCain.
McCain misses with a body shot.
McCain tried to score with a low kick but Doctore checks it.
Doctore wants to counter the offense by McCain and move into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John McCain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oenomaus Doctore's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McCain misses with a wild body shot.
Doctore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doctore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doctore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCain misses with a straight right.
Doctore steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Doctore lands an overhand right.
McCain misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doctore moves away.
McCain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doctore can do to turn this around?
Doctore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCain is looking to chop away at Doctore's legs.
Doctore throws out a counter right but McCain avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCain scores with a decent looking hook.
McCain throws a low kick but Doctore avoids it.
McCain looks to throw the jab but Doctore is out of range.
McCain misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with a stiff right hand.
McCain moves out of range as Doctore throws a body kick.
McCain lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doctore was well out of range. Poor timing from McCain.
Doctore avoids the head kick by McCain.
Doctore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doctore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doctore was well out of range. Poor timing from McCain.
Doctore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCain misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with a nice body shot.
McCain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doctore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from McCain finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doctore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot lands for McCain.
Doctore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCain keeps the fight on the outside.
McCain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCain misses with a looping left.
McCain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like John McCain has been cut.
McCain throws an off balance right hand
and Doctore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore slips under a jab from McCain.
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCain.
Doctore throws out a counter right but McCain avoids it with no problem.
Doctore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doctore avoids the body shot from McCain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCain.
Doctore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCain ducks under a wild hook from Doctore.
McCain scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCain misses with a right hand
and Doctore counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John McCain dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Doctore throws out a loose jab but McCain uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 Doctore is rocked!
Doctore looks to score with a jab to the body but McCain is just out of range.
It looked like McCain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doctore throws an off balance right hand
and McCain counters with a straight right hand.
Doctore is still on wobbly legs! Can McCain finish him?
Doctore throws a head kick that misses.
McCain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McCain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doctore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doctore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McCain jabs Doctore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain stuns Doctore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McCain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doctore moves away.
Doctore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doctore.
Doctore throws a combination that misses
and McCain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doctore circles away quickly and effectively.
As McCain backs off Doctore throws a huge counter combo but McCain manages to avoid it all.
McCain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like McCain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCain connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore slips a straight right by McCain.
Doctore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCain with a body shot.
McCain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctore staying out of range there.
McCain throws a leg kick
and Doctore counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCain's knee momentarily.
Oenomaus Doctore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Doctore as he connects with a hook.
McCain cracks a nice hook into Doctore's ribs.
Doctore seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from McCain misses
and Doctore counters with a straight right hand.
Doctore takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Doctore's corner calls for a 1-2. Doctore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain lands a head kick!
McCain lands a really nice looking cross but Doctore seems unphased.
McCain slips a jab and a cross from Doctore.
McCain with a nice cross.
McCain lands with a good body shot.
Doctore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCain drops Doctore with a straight right hand, right on the button! McCain follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McCain!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 3179 p4p, 1303 weight class) and Tommy Reed (ranked 182 p4p, 81 weight class). Kazimierz comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Reed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Reed!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kazimierz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Kazimierz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazimierz cracks Reed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Reed.
Kazimierz has his takedown stuffed
and Reed counters with a left to the body.
Reed jabs Kazimierz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kazimierz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed clobbers Kazimierz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kazimierz shoots in looking for a takedown but Reed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kazimierz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kazimierz or perhaps it was just good defense by Reed, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kazimierz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazimierz goes for a double leg but Reed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reed continues to drive forward.
Reed stalling in the clinch.
Reed breaks from the clinch.
Reed lands a nice shot that snaps Kazimierz's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reed sprawls well. Reed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kazimierz gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed swings for the body but Kazimierz moves out of range.
Kazimierz goes for a double leg but Reed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reed continues to drive forward.
Reed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazimierz backwards.
Reed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazimierz backwards.
Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed lands with an overhand left.
Reed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.
Reed trying to control the position here.
Reed told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kazimierz throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.
Kazimierz working some strikes from top position.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kazimierz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kazimierz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Reed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kazimierz misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reed is looking for a sweep.
Kazimierz trying to control the position but Reed is working away.
Kazimierz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Reed is trying to get back to half guard.
Reed can't do much from the bottom here.
Reed is not content to let Kazimierz control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reed looks to land a left hand but Kazimierz moved out of range nicely.
Kazimierz shoots for a takedown but Reed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kazimierz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reed defends well and Kazimierz ends up having to push Reed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Kazimierz controls the action.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reed tries to work over Kazimierz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reed manages to break the clinch.
Aleksander Kazimierz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz fails with a takedown attempt.
Reed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kazimierz with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kazimierz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazimierz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazimierz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kazimierz ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown but Reed shows good takedown defense.
Tommy Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazimierz has his takedown stuffed
and Reed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Reed.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazimierz.
A nice side step and Reed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kazimierz fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Reed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kazimierz in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands with a good body shot.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Kazimierz tries for a takedown but Reed circles away easily
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Kazimierz slips the punch.
Kazimierz shoots in looking for a takedown but Reed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kazimierz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kazimierz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reed avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed looks to land a left hand but Kazimierz moved out of range nicely.
Reed connects with a single shot there.
Reed connects with a body shot.
Kazimierz fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
Tommy Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazimierz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
 Kazimierz is rocked!
Kazimierz walks straight into a right hand from Reed - that's dropped him! Reed jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kazimierz from any more punishment! Kazimierz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Reed!
Post fight, an emotional Tommy Reed said 'Krav Maga all day! Somebody sponsor me!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard River (ranked 1163 p4p, 643 weight class) and Killer Kidd (ranked 71 p4p, 39 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica: Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135
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14 - 3 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 3, fighting out of London, Killer Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kidd tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
A low kick lands for Kidd.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice jab there from Kidd.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kidd is out of range.
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
River lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Kidd misses.
River lands a jab to the nose.
River takes one to the chin there.
River misses with a low kick.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kidd missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidd is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kidd. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kidd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
River ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
Kidd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
River throws a chopping leg kick but Kidd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws a hook but River blocks it.
Kidd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kidd is looking to score with low kicks.
River throws the left hand but Kidd avoids the punch easily.
River slips under a jab from Kidd.
Kidd throws a jab when River was well out of range.
Kidd scores with a nice head shot.
Kidd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
River stuns Kidd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by River.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kidd has time to react.
River throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kidd misses with a hook.
Kidd has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by River.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kidd misses the jab.
River needs to keep his hands up - Kidd had a free shot at his head there.
River moves forwards but Kidd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kidd throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River throws out a leg kick but Kidd moves out of range and River only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kidd.
Kidd moves out of range as River throws a body kick.
Killer Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Kidd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kidd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kidd dodges the punch combination from River.
River takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kidd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
River takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.
Kidd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kidd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
River stalling against the cage.
River pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kidd.
Kidd breaks from the clinch.
River slips under a jab.
Kidd lands a head shot.
Kidd connects with the punch.
Kidd's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
River slips under a jab from Kidd.
River throws out a leg kick but Kidd moves out of range and River only half commits.
River misses with a two punch combination.
Kidd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kidd misses with a straight right.
Kidd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Kidd moves out of range of the body kick.
Kidd checks a leg kick.
Kidd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! River had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kidd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd misses with a hook
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kidd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kidd throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Killer Kidd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kidd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kidd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kidd drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kidd throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kidd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River with a jab.
Kidd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd thuds his right hand into River's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kidd lunges at River with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by River's hand.
Kidd throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.
Kidd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kidd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kidd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Kidd catches River right on the button with a cross.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Kidd.
River throws a front kick that sends Kidd stumbling back into the cage.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
River is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Decent striking displayed by Kidd there.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Kidd moves out of range easily.
Kidd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Kidd.
Nice body punch from Kidd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Kidd.
Kidd walks into a jab.
That kick from River tenderised Kidd's leg. Kidd is trying to keep his angry face on.
A cross from River lands.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
River throws the kick towards the body but Kidd avoids it.
Kidd connects with a body shot that sends River's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Kidd.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Kidd misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch combination from River misses.
Kidd throws a nice outside leg kick.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
River misses with a takedown attempt - Kidd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
River looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kidd misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Kidd scores with a leg kick.
Kidd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kidd lands a slapping body shot.
River wants to slow Kidd down by chopping away at his legs.
Kidd misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Kidd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from River.
Kidd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kidd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
River throws a hook but Kidd avoids it easily.
Kidd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from River. That one must have hurt.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kidd.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kidd can pounce on him.
River fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kidd to the ground. River is now in Kidd's guard.
Kidd manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kidd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kidd circles away quickly and effectively.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kidd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Killer Kidd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kidd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kidd.
Kidd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Kidd leaves River with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
River backing away here, and Kidd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kidd.
Kidd looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River slips under a jab from Kidd.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kidd at a distance.
Kidd with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kidd, as that shot connected.
Kidd misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
River ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Kidd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kidd cracks River with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
River dives in and grabs Kidd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kidd pushes down on River's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
River is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
River misses with a series of wild punches.
Kidd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River with a nice calf kick.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kidd. That did some damage!
Kidd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
River misses with a series of wild punches.
That kick from Kidd tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Kidd with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
Kidd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kidd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Kidd with the inside leg kick.
River lands with a nice body punch.
Kidd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kidd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kidd on the side of the head.
Kidd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
River throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kidd.
River tries a low kick but Kidd avoids it.
River throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
River checks a low kick from Kidd.
Kidd lands a body shot.
River pushes Kidd up against the cage in a clinch.
River is trying to drag Kidd to the mat but Kidd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River misses with some punches.
River stalling in the clinch but Kidd improves position.
River tries a body shot but Kidd blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Kidd blocks an uppercut.
Kidd can't break the clinch.
Kidd managing to block the knees to the body from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Kidd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kidd breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Kidd.
River getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
River moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, River throws an elbow but misses.
Kidd lands with a right to the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kidd tries to break the clinch but River is controlling the position.
River pushes Kidd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
River has Kidd pressed against the cage, preventing Kidd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kidd.
Kidd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kidd misses.
River takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
River misses with a looping left.
Kidd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kidd.
River avoids the body shot from Kidd.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Kidd misses.
River cracks Kidd with a good jab.
River throws a hook but Kidd avoids it easily.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
Kidd is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Kidd misses its intended target.
Kidd connects with a body shot.
Kidd lands with a nice body punch.
Kidd misses with a straight right.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kidd.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kidd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
It appears River was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bernhard River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kidd, as that shot connected.
Kidd throws out a powerful jab.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
River throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kidd avoids it.
River misses with a body kick.
Kidd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kidd moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kidd scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
Kidd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
River slips a jab from Kidd.
Kidd lands with a thumping leg kick.
River works over Kidd's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before River has time to react.
Kidd takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River on the wrong end of a nice jab.
River on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kidd scores with a jab to the head.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Kidd lands a nice looking body shot.
Kidd scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
River drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Kidd misses.
Kidd lands with a shot to the body.
River walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kidd.
River misses with a body kick.
River checks a low kick from Kidd.
Kidd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd scores with a sloppy right hand. River should have avoided that one.
Kidd connects with the punch.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Kidd cracks River with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
River finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kidd tries a quick counter leg kick but River is wise to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kidd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kidd!
After the fight, Killer Kidd 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between White Blood Cell (ranked 1367 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Kiril Bohizdar (ranked 86 p4p, 77 weight class). Blood Cell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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147
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Blood Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiril Bohizdar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood Cell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bohizdar misses with a hook
enabling Blood Cell to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiril Bohizdar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohizdar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blood Cell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bohizdar thows a leg kick but Blood Cell checks it
and Bohizdar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bohizdar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blood Cell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blood Cell lands in his opponent's guard.
Blood Cell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blood Cell looking to pass the guard.
Blood Cell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohizdar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blood Cell looking to sit in guard and control but Bohizdar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohizdar stopping the sweep attempt from Blood Cell.
Bohizdar trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood Cell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bohizdar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blood Cell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bohizdar has managed to get both his arms back between Blood Cell's legs - danger averted.
Blood Cell keeping full guard, as Bohizdar tries to pass.
Blood Cell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bohizdar is pushing down on Blood Cell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blood Cell is fighting to maintain full guard but Bohizdar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blood Cell is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bohizdar wants to control but Blood Cell is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bohizdar is working for a kimura but Blood Cell is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bohizdar prevents Blood Cell from improving his position.
Bohizdar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bohizdar is trying to control. Blood Cell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blood Cell is trying to get back to full guard.
Blood Cell is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bohizdar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blood Cell sees it coming and defends easily.
Bohizdar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blood Cell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bohizdar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bohizdar's back!
Blood Cell is looking for the choke from the back position but Bohizdar is controlling his hands well.
Blood Cell controlling well, preventing Bohizdar from escaping the position.
Blood Cell really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bohizdar.
Blood Cell throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar is really stuck here.
Blood Cell is punishing Bohizdar with some ground and pound.
Blood Cell is controlling the position but Bohizdar somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Bohizdar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blood Cell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood Cell with the ground and pound but Bohizdar uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Blood Cell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bohizdar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bohizdar has escaped and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
White Blood Cell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blood Cell staying out of range there.
Bohizdar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blood Cell is out of range and Bohizdar settles back down.
Bohizdar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blood Cell throws a lazy right hand but Bohizdar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Blood Cell misses.
Bohizdar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blood Cell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bohizdar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bohizdar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blood Cell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blood Cell tries to buck Bohizdar off but Bohizdar is having none of it.
Bohizdar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blood Cell, who protects the arm well.
Blood Cell seems a little lost for a moment, as Bohizdar dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohizdar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bohizdar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blood Cell is avoiding damage well.
Bohizdar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blood Cell, who protects the arm well.
Blood Cell is looking to reverse the position.
Blood Cell struggling a bit here.
Blood Cell is looking to regain half guard here but Bohizdar keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bohizdar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blood Cell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blood Cell is trying to get back to half guard.
Bohizdar working away.
Bohizdar trying to control the action but Blood Cell is working from the bottom.
Blood Cell is looking for a sweep.
Blood Cell struggling a bit here.
Kiril Bohizdar has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blood Cell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bohizdar just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Blood Cell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blood Cell tries to bench press Bohizdar off him but Bohizdar keeps the position.
Blood Cell sneaks back into half guard.
Bohizdar wants to control but Blood Cell is keeping him busy.
Bohizdar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blood Cell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
My spies in Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) inform me that Bohizdar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bohizdar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blood Cell is surviving well by controlling Bohizdar's body position as best he can.
Bohizdar working for a guillotine from mount but Blood Cell is in no mood to give up.
Blood Cell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blood Cell is refusing to be controlled, as Bohizdar sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood Cell tries to roll over but Bohizdar keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiril Bohizdar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell avoids the head kick by Bohizdar.
Blood Cell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bohizdar.
Bohizdar throws a shot to the body.
Bohizdar's corner calls for a 1-2. Bohizdar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bohizdar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell throwing a counter right hand but Bohizdar manages to avoid it.
Bohizdar scores with a sloppy right hand. Blood Cell should have avoided that one.
Bohizdar moves forwards but Blood Cell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bohizdar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood Cell throws an overhand right that lands on Bohizdar's shoulder, as Bohizdar tries to avoid the shot.
Bohizdar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blood Cell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bohizdar misses with a body shot
and Blood Cell counters with a three punch combo that has Bohizdar backing up. Bohizdar nods at Blood Cell to acknowledge the strikes.
Bohizdar misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohizdar throws out a loose jab but Blood Cell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood Cell is looking for a counter combo.
Blood Cell goes for a double leg but Bohizdar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bohizdar continues to drive forward.
Nice body punch from Blood Cell - that landed with a thud.
Bohizdar lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood Cell.
Blood Cell has a couple of punches blocked by Bohizdar.
Bohizdar lands with a light punch inside.
Bohizdar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bohizdar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like White Blood Cell has been cut.
Blood Cell blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Blood Cell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood Cell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bohizdar lands a knee to the head.
Bohizdar tries to throw a body punch but Blood Cell avoids it by throwing Bohizdar back against the cage.
Bohizdar lands a body shot.
Blood Cell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood Cell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bohizdar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohizdar lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell scores with a decent looking hook.
Blood Cell staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Bohizdar misses.
A little feinted left hand from Blood Cell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bohizdar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bohizdar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blood Cell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bohizdar! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Bohizdar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blood Cell doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Bohizdar misses.
Blood Cell is looking for a counter combo.
Bohizdar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blood Cell counters with a stiff right hand.
Blood Cell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Bohizdar responds with a good body kick, but Blood Cell manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood Cell closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Blood Cell fails to land.
Bohizdar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blood Cell.
Blood Cell is working for takedown but Bohizdar is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Blood Cell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bohizdar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blood Cell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bohizdar with a knee to the head.
Blood Cell throws a head punch that misses.
Blood Cell prevents a body shot from Bohizdar.
Blood Cell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohizdar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blood Cell.
Bohizdar fails to pull guard.
Bohizdar lands with a light punch inside.
Bohizdar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bohizdar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blood Cell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bohizdar misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood Cell lands a left hand.
Bohizdar blocks a body shot from Blood Cell.
Bohizdar pushes Blood Cell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Blood Cell takes a shot to the head.
Bohizdar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bohizdar is leaning against Blood Cell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bohizdar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bohizdar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kiril Bohizdar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bohizdar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohizdar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bohizdar misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bohizdar.
Bohizdar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bohizdar lunges at Blood Cell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blood Cell's hand.
Bohizdar throws a head kick but Blood Cell moves out of range.
Blood Cell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bohizdar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood Cell.
Blood Cell stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood Cell misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiril Bohizdar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bohizdar 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiril Bohizdar!
A very excited looking Kiril Bohizdar 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 993 p4p, 677 weight class) and Darrel Hill (ranked 66 p4p, 40 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Alzate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrel Hill!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzate throws out the jab.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alzate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alzate 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.
Alzate sizes up Hill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill jabs Alzate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill lands a lovely overhand right.
Alzate connects with a jab.
It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hill has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alzate misses with a straight right.
Alzate looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill looks to land a combination but Alzate avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Hill cracks Alzate with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alzate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hill's head.
Alzate slips a jab from Hill.
Alzate rushes Hill with punches - Hill moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Hill goes down! Alzate follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Alzate!
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#R1##CL#
O'Neil has managed to clinch.
O'Neil lands a right hand.
O'Neil stalling the fight.
Kneeland misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, O'Neil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Our sources have told us that O'Neil has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kneeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from O'Neil on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, O'Neil throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeland takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
O'Neil lands an elbow inside that Kneeland shrugs off.
Kneeland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Kneeland breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Kneeland moves into range and clinches up with O'Neil.
We've been informed that Kneeland has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
O'Neil lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O'Neil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kneeland backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kneeland.
Kneeland takes an elbow to the forehead.
O'Neil lands an elbow just above Kneeland 's eye.
O'Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kneeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards O'Neil's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from O'Neil. #CUT#That has opened up Skillz Kneeland's cut even more.#T1#
O'Neil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kneeland's defenses.
Kneeland pushes O'Neil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O'Neil tries to throw a body punch but Kneeland avoids it by throwing O'Neil back against the cage.
Kneeland misses with a body punch.
O'Neil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O'Neil. #ROC#Kneeland is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Skillz Kneeland's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kneeland tries to throw a body punch but O'Neil avoids it by throwing Kneeland back against the cage.
Kneeland is still on wobbly legs! Can O'Neil finish him?
O'Neil tries to work over Kneeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeland seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O'Neil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O'Neil lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#Skillz Kneeland's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#BC2#
Kneeland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kneeland scores with a three punch combo!
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!
O'Neil takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kneeland scores with a punch to the head.
Kneeland moves away from the strike by O'Neil.
A big left from O'Neil misses.
Kneeland throws a wild hook but O'Neil just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Kneeland gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - O'Neil raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O'Neil!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chaplin (ranked 857 p4p, 417 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 50 p4p, 26 weight class). Chaplin comes to the cage accompanied by The Champion - Charlie Chaplin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaplin misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Grandis.
Chaplin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grandis.
Chaplin lands with a good body shot.
Grandis checks a leg kick nicely.
Chaplin misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Chaplin - just one landing.
Chaplin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chaplin checks a low kick from Grandis.
Chaplin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chaplin throws out a loose jab but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis flicks out a counter leg kick but Chaplin steps away.
Chaplin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grandis tries a low kick but Chaplin avoids it.
Chaplin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis scores with a hook to the body. Chaplin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grandis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chaplin.
Grandis scores with a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chaplin checks a leg kick.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaplin manages to avoid it.
Chaplin missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grandis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grandis connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grandis's head.
Chaplin slips under a jab.
Chaplin moves out of range of the strikes.
Chaplin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
Grandis looks to land a right hand but Chaplin moved out of range.
Grandis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grandis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chaplin misses with a double jab.
Grandis tries a low kick but Chaplin avoids it.
Chaplin misses with a body shot.
Grandis moves away from the strike by Chaplin.
Grandis scores with a leg kick.
Grandis defending well as Chaplin loads up on a big left hand.
Chaplin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chaplin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chaplin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaplin throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
Chaplin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grandis.
Grandis slips under a jab.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis misses with a looping right.
Grandis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaplin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaplin moves out of range of the leg kick from Grandis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis scores with a jab. Chaplin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grandis misses with a straight right.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaplin avoids a kick to the body.
Grandis lands with a nice body punch.
Chaplin scores with a jab.
Chaplin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chaplin scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grandis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chaplin blocks a leg kick.
Grandis scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Chaplin.
Grandis throws a leg kick which misses Chaplin's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaplin tries to avoid it.
A big right from Grandis misses.
Grandis lands an overhand right.
Chaplin throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chaplin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grandis.
Grandis throws a hook to the side of Chaplin's head but Chaplin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grandis throws a hook to the side of Chaplin's head but Chaplin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chaplin misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Grandis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chaplin tries to counter by clinching up but Grandis breaks away and moves out of range.
Chaplin connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis takes one to the chin there.
Chaplin's corner calls for a 1-2. Chaplin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chaplin lands a jab to the nose.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grandis moves away from the strike by Chaplin.
Grandis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chaplin lands a right hook to the body.
Chaplin scores with a body shot.
Chaplin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chaplin misses the body punch
and Grandis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaplin tries to clinch up but Grandis circles away and keeps his distance.
Chaplin lands a leg kick that knocks Grandis off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaplin throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis throws a big shot that misses.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
Chaplin tries to counter by clinching up but Grandis breaks away and moves out of range.
Chaplin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaplin was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Chaplin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grandis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grandis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chaplin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grandis to score with a decent uppercut.
Grandis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chaplin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grandis throws a wild body kick that Chaplin sees coming a mile off.
Chaplin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grandis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grandis defending well as Chaplin loads up on a big left hand.
Grandis misses with a straight left.
Chaplin misses with a jab to the body
and Chaplin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaplin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chaplin swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
Chaplin throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chaplin.
Grandis walks into a left hand.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaplin was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
As Grandis tries to get set, Chaplin tries to push him back and clinch up but Grandis manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaplin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis blocks a leg kick.
Chaplin misses with a body shot.
Grandis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chaplin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grandis misses with a wild body shot.
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 Charlie Chaplin 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.
Grandis slips a straight right by Chaplin.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaplin was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Charlie Chaplin is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaplin throws a hook but Grandis blocks it.
Grandis throws out a counter right but Chaplin avoids it with no problem.
Chaplin throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Grandis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grandis tries to work over Chaplin's front leg with a kick but Chaplin checks it.
A swing and a miss from Chaplin.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaplin manages to avoid it.
Grandis throws a body kick that misses.
Chaplin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grandis staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaplin.
Chaplin misses the jab.
Chaplin throws a right hand that misses
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaplin throws a big shot that misses.
Chaplin wants to clinch.
Chaplin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
Grandis lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chaplin.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Chaplin's shoulder, as Chaplin tries to avoid the shot.
Chaplin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grandis scores with a jab. Chaplin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chaplin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chaplin throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis throws a body shot but no joy.
Chaplin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grandis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chaplin.
Grandis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaplin.
Chaplin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaplin moves out of range of the strikes.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Chaplin.
Chaplin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grandis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chaplin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Grandis tries to land a front kick but Chaplin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chaplin throws an overhand right that lands on Grandis's shoulder, as Grandis tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Chaplin.
Chaplin misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Chaplin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Chaplin.
Grandis tries a quick counter leg kick but Chaplin is wise to it.
Nice body punch from Chaplin.
Chaplin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grandis is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Grandis misses the target.
Grandis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grandis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Grandis works Chaplin's body with a nice hook.
Grandis throws a low kick but Chaplin moves out of range easily.
Grandis misses with a straight right.
Chaplin moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Grandis misses.
Chaplin has Grandis up against the cage in a clinch.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaplin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaplin.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Grandis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaplin backwards.
Chaplin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chaplin blocks an uppercut.
Grandis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaplin.
Chaplin swings wildly with an uppercut but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaplin lands with a short shot to the head.
Grandis blocks a body shot from Chaplin.
Chaplin misses with the head strike.
Chaplin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grandis.
A head punch on the inside from Chaplin fails to land.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Chaplin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis managing to block the knees to the body from Chaplin.
Grandis tries to throw a body punch but Chaplin avoids it by throwing Grandis back against the cage.
Grandis struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaplin controls his hands.
Chaplin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grandis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Grandis tries to work over Chaplin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaplin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaplin lands with a left to the head.
Chaplin lands a shot to the body.
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grandis.
Grandis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaplin's elbow.
Chaplin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grandis backwards.
Chaplin scores with a shoulder strike.
Grandis takes a shot to the head.
Chaplin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chaplin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaplin.
Grandis lands an uppercut.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaplin.
Grandis takes a shot to the head.
Grandis managing to block the knees to the body from Chaplin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaplin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charlie Chaplin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Grandis.
Chaplin working aggressively here.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Grandis lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Charlie Chaplin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chaplin misses with a body shot.
Grandis looks to land a right hand but Chaplin moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Chaplin misses.
Grandis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grandis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grandis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Chaplin misses.
Grandis throws a sloppy head kick and Chaplin moves out of range easily.
Grandis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chaplin throws a right hand that Grandis ducks under and follows up with a left that Grandis also avoids with ease.
Grandis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaplin.
Chaplin moves in looking to clinch but Grandis pushes him off.
Chaplin cracks Grandis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chaplin lands with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chaplin checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Chaplin.
Chaplin takes one to the chin there.
Grandis blocks a jab.
Chaplin throws a big shot that misses.
Grandis throws a counter combo.
Grandis blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin scores with a decent looking hook.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaplin.
Grandis looks to land a right hand but Chaplin moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Grandis.
Nice uppercut lands for Grandis. That snapped Chaplin's head back.
Chaplin tries to score with a low kick but Grandis moves his leg out of the way.
Chaplin cracks a nice hook into Grandis's ribs.
Grandis misses with a wild body shot.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaplin.
Chaplin tries to counter by clinching up but Grandis breaks away and moves out of range.
Chaplin lands a leg kick that knocks Grandis off balance momentarily.
Chaplin digs a good hook to Grandis's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaplin. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaplin misses the shot to the body.
Grandis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab lands there for Chaplin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaplin was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaplin misses the target.
Chaplin lands with an overhand left.
Chaplin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grandis doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaplin moves away.
Grandis thumps Chaplin with a low kick.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Grandis blocks a jab.
Grandis moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Grandis misses.
Chaplin throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Grandis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chaplin swings widly with a right hand
and Grandis counters with a nice body shot.
Chaplin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Grandis misses.
Chaplin takes a swing at Grandis's ribcage but misses.
Grandis tries a quick counter leg kick but Chaplin is wise to it.
Chaplin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grandis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Chaplin.
Chaplin just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaplin blocks a jab.
Chaplin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chaplin.
Grandis cracks Chaplin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grandis misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin takes a swing at Grandis's ribcage but misses.
Grandis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chaplin connects with a nice looking jab.
Chaplin misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters with a straight right hand.
Chaplin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Grandis as he checks the leg kick.
Chaplin backing away here, and Grandis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grandis moves away from the strike by Chaplin.
Chaplin sizes up Grandis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chaplin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robert Grandis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaplin loads up on a big right hand but Grandis slips the punch.
Grandis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chaplin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grandis.
Grandis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chaplin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grandis's hands.
Grandis throws a hook to the side of Chaplin's head but Chaplin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grandis tries to move into range but Chaplin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Grandis misses the target.
Grandis throws a push kick but Chaplin slaps the foot to one side.
Chaplin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grandis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chaplin throws a body shot but no joy.
Chaplin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chaplin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaplin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Grandis misses.
Chaplin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chaplin misses with a right hand
and Grandis counters with a low kick, right behind Chaplin 's knee.
Grandis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chaplin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grandis.
Some bone on bone action there as Chaplin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaplin moves away.
Chaplin stuns Grandis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chaplin cracks Grandis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grandis throws a hook but Chaplin avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaplin sizes up Grandis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chaplin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grandis misses with a low kick as Chaplin jumps back.
Chaplin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chaplin is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Chaplin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaplin 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Chaplin!
Charlie Chaplin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 681 p4p, 229 weight class) and Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 41 p4p, 16 weight class). Gro Ulfimph comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hired Gun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27 - 14 - 2 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gro Ulfimph checks the leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range as Jun strikes.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Jun just misses with a punch to the body.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Gro Ulfimph takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Murzol Gro Ulfimph has been cut.
Jun throws a low kick but Gro Ulfimph avoids it.
Gro Ulfimph takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jun just misses with a punch to the body.
Gro Ulfimph steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jun.
Jun missing with a left hand there. Gro Ulfimph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gro Ulfimph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun throws a jab but it's blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Jun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gro Ulfimph has time to react.
We've been informed that Gro Ulfimph has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Jun tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jun misses its intended target.
Jun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun misses with a wild body shot.
Jun scores with a nice right hand.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range of the leg kick from Jun.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jun misses with a hook. Gro Ulfimph ducked under it nicely.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter with a clinch but Jun shakes him off and moves away.
Jun throws a body shot but no joy.
Jun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph is out of range.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun takes a swing at Gro Ulfimph's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Jun finds it's target.
Jun lands a nice hook to Gro Ulfimph's body. Gro Ulfimph takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gro Ulfimph manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Jun misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. Gro Ulfimph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun missing with a left hand there. Gro Ulfimph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jun feints and then cracks Gro Ulfimph's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gro Ulfimph down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gro Ulfimph checks a leg kick nicely.
Jun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gro Ulfimph is able to avoid easily.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter with a clinch but Jun shakes him off and moves away.
Zhang Jun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jun misses with a kick to the body.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Gro Ulfimph avoids the body shot from Jun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jun connects with an inside leg kick.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gro Ulfimph.
Jun throws a sloppy head kick and Gro Ulfimph moves out of range easily.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Jun tries a head kick but it misses.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Jun throws a body shot but no joy.
Jun throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Jun throws a hook to the side of Gro Ulfimph's head but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gro Ulfimphs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gro Ulfimph blocks a head kick by Jun.
Jun throws a sloppy head kick
and Gro Ulfimph counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jun being controlled here momentarily.
Gro Ulfimph has his foot on Jun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jun works his way back into a safe position though.
Jun wants to stand but Gro Ulfimph is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Jun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murzol Gro Ulfimph's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gro Ulfimph was well out of range. Poor timing from Jun.
Some wild striking there from Jun.
Gro Ulfimph gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range of the strikes.
Jun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jun throws a push kick but Gro Ulfimph slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jun 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.
Gro Ulfimph steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jun.
Jun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jun.
Gro Ulfimph steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. Gro Ulfimph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jun throws a sloppy head kick
and Gro Ulfimph counters by clinching up.
Gro Ulfimph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
Jun blocks a body shot from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph keeps control of Jun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gro Ulfimph prevents Jun from breaking the clinch.
Jun tries to throw a body punch but Gro Ulfimph avoids it by throwing Jun back against the cage.
Jun manages to break the clinch.
Jun throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gro Ulfimph on the side of the head.
Jun swings for the body but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Jun wants to slow Gro Ulfimph down by chopping away at his legs.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a head kick by Jun.
Jun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun swings for the body but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter with a clinch but Jun shakes him off and moves away.
Jun throws a right and a left that Gro Ulfimph avoids nicely.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a low kick nicely.
Jun just misses with a punch to the body.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gro Ulfimph.
Jun scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gro Ulfimph checks a leg kick nicely.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter with a clinch but Jun shakes him off and moves away.
Jun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jun tries a low kick but Gro Ulfimph avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Jun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jun throws a hook but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
Jun misses the shot to the body.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter with a clinch but Jun shakes him off and moves away.
Jun throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph moved away.
Jun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. Gro Ulfimph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gro Ulfimph steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jun.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. Gro Ulfimph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun tries to land a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph saw it coming and moves away.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
A nice leg kick from Jun, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jun thuds his right hand into Gro Ulfimph's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands a nice shot that snaps Gro Ulfimph's head back.
Jun throws a jab but it's blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph slips under a jab from Jun.
Gro Ulfimph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun misses with a hook
and Gro Ulfimph moves into the clinch.
Jun is trying to break the clinch but Gro Ulfimph has him pressed against the cage.
Jun tries to break the clinch but Gro Ulfimph is controlling the position.
Gro Ulfimph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to pull guard but Jun turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jun is trying to push Gro Ulfimph away but Gro Ulfimph has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gro Ulfimph lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gro Ulfimph gets control of Jun's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gro Ulfimph will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jun is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gro Ulfimph is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gro Ulfimph has escaped and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Jun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murzol Gro Ulfimph's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jun misses with a straight left.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Gro Ulfimph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
A slow jab from Jun misses its intended target.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jun misses with a kick to the body.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jun connects with a nice looking jab.
Jun throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph checks it.
Jun misses with an uppercut.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Jun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gro Ulfimph moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gro Ulfimph checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gro Ulfimph avoids the body shot from Jun.
Jun connects with a body shot that sends Gro Ulfimph's belly button to the back.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jun.
Jun looks for the body kick but Gro Ulfimph saw that one coming.
Jun scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jun throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph checks it.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Gro Ulfimph slips a straight right by Jun.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun throws a chopping leg kick but Gro Ulfimph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Gro Ulfimph checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jun.
Jun throws a hook but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
Gro Ulfimph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jun throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Gro Ulfimph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jun misses with a body shot.
Jun sets himself, and Gro Ulfimph steps forward looking for the clinch! Jun avoids it this time.
Jab from Jun.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gro Ulfimph.
Jun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jun, as that shot connected.
A good leg kick by Jun.
A bone on bone clash there as Gro Ulfimph blocks the leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun works Gro Ulfimph's body with a nice hook.
Gro Ulfimph avoids the head kick by Jun.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Jun punishes Gro Ulfimph's body with a nice straight punch.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a low kick nicely.
Jun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Jun. Beautiful body shot.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Jun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gro Ulfimph ducks under a wild hook from Jun.
Gro Ulfimph steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jun.
Jun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gro Ulfimph manages to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Jun. Those never looked like landing.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jun throws a sloppy head kick and Gro Ulfimph moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
Jun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jun throws a head kick that misses.
Jun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gro Ulfimph can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gro Ulfimph checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Jun misses.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter the offense by Jun and move into the clinch position.
A leg kick checked by Gro Ulfimph.
Jun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter with a clinch but Jun shakes him off and moves away.
Jun throws a body shot but no joy.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Jun throws a front kick aimed at Gro Ulfimph's knee but Gro Ulfimph avoids it well.
Gro Ulfimph wants to counter with a clinch but Jun pushes him away.
Jun lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhang Jun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jun, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhang Jun!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 16 p4p, 189 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 2 p4p, 20 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 18 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gavin.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gavin's head.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Gavin's front leg but catches the back leg as Gavin tries to avoid it.
Gavin walks into a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gavin misses.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
It seemed like Gavin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gavin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Gavin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavin throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Gavin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Gavin seems unphased.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Gavin blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavin.
Gavin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gavin throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
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!
Gavin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gavin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Gavin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Gavin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gavin counters with a straight right hand.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
It seemed like Gavin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Gavin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gavin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gavin! But no joy.
Gavin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Gavin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Gavin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Gavin takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Gavin's head.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavin counters with a body kick that stops Sitsongrit in his tracks momentarily.
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Gavin slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Gavin throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gavin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit cracks Gavin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Gavin throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Gavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Gavin circles away.
Gavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Gavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Gavin's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit cracks Gavin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavin can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gavin on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gavin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Gavin throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gavin! But no joy.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gavin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gavin throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Gavin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gavin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sitsongrit has got the better of the exchanges.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Gavin off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Gavin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gavin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Gavin didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gavin! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gavin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gavin is rocked!
Sitsongrit closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gavin! Sitsongrit dives in looking to finish! Gavin is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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