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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saenchai Sor (ranked 2654 p4p, 3160 weight class) and Corey Baird (ranked 257 p4p, 294 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saenchai Sor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baird 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.
Baird clobbers Sor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baird misses the jab.
Sor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Baird misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sor misses the target.
Baird looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baird.
 It looks like Saenchai Sor has been cut.
Baird misses with a straight left.
Baird misses with a looping left.
Sor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baird manages to circle out of the way.
Baird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sor was well out of range. Poor timing from Baird.
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!
Sor misses with a wild body shot.
Baird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baird throws a hook but Sor avoids it easily.
Sor defending well as Baird loads up on a big left hand.
Sor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baird.
Sor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baird manages to circle out of the way.
Baird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sor connects with a single shot there.
Baird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sor.
Sor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Baird.
Baird misses the jab.
Baird looks to throw the jab but Sor is out of range.
A jab from Baird misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor connects with a crisp jab.
Baird throws a series of punches but Sor avoids them all with ease.
Sor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baird clobbers Sor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baird takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Sor finds it's target.
Sor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Baird ducks right into an uppercut from Sor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sor. That's going to slow Baird down.
Sor takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sor throws a shot from downtown. Baird moves away and avoids it.
Baird throws a hook but Sor blocks it.
A big right from Baird misses.
Baird misses with a straight right.
A big right from Baird misses.
Sor lands a jab to Baird's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Baird 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baird.
Baird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor tests Baird's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baird throws a big shot that misses.
Baird throws a jab when Sor was well out of range.
Sor cracks Baird with a good jab.
Baird throws a shot from downtown. Sor moves away and avoids it.
Sor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baird.
Baird bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sor's head.
Sor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baird drops Sor with a straight right hand, right on the button! Baird 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 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Baird!
A very excited looking Corey Baird made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 2863 p4p, 1408 weight class) and Bernhard River (ranked 166 p4p, 70 weight class). Doctore comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - . River has chosen Metallica: Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oenomaus Doctore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard River!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River misses with a looping left.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doctore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
River fails with the takedown
and Doctore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River misses with a body shot.
Doctore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Doctore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River misses with a low kick.
Doctore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doctore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. River darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doctore defends well and River ends up having to push Doctore into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Doctore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Doctore circles away.
River feints and then cracks Doctore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doctore down.
River throws a looping overhand right but Doctore ducks down to avoid it.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doctore circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Doctore misses the target.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
River throws a leg kick
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Doctore misses.
River moves to clinch but Doctore breaks away
and Doctore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
River thows a leg kick but Doctore checks it
and Doctore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bernhard River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
Doctore scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River lands with a shot to the body.
River misses with a double jab.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctore.
Doctore swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doctore avoids a punch combination nicely.
River closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doctore to the mat! Doctore manages to get full guard.
River trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
River trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
River is looking to advance position but Doctore has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to get to half guard.
River tries to lock up and control but Doctore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
River is in all sorts of trouble here.
Doctore is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Doctore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - River finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a hook to the side of Doctore's head but Doctore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River connects with a jab.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
River misses with an uppercut
and Doctore counters with a right hand to the body.
River with a nice calf kick.
River throws a half hearted mid kick.
River thumps Doctore with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Doctore down.
River looks to clinch
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oenomaus Doctore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doctore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from River is predictable there
and Doctore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River connects with an inside leg kick.
River attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard River dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Doctore 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.
River moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
River bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doctore parries the strikes from River easily there. River is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Doctore to escape.
Doctore is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Doctore trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
River has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
River lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
River postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
River throwing strikes but Doctore manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Oenomaus Doctore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Doctore stands up and beckons River to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River tries to land a front kick but Doctore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doctore. That did some damage!
River wants to clinch.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Doctore misses the target.
River throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doctore.
Donk. Doctore catches River right on the button with a cross.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doctore counters with a series of strikes. River will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore blocks the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
River scoring well with a low kick there.
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDoctore.
River digs a good hook to Doctore's body.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a body punch but Doctore moves out of range.
River bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doctore's head backwards.
River tries to clinch
enabling Doctore to counter with a crisp jab.
River digs a good body shot into Doctore's ribs.
River misses with a straight left.
Doctore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
River throws a leg kick but Doctore sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doctore digs a good hook to River's body.
Doctore misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River misses with a left hand
and Doctore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River looks to land a body kick but Doctore moved away.
Doctore throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River lands a two punch combo.
Doctore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doctore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doctore takes a kick to the side of the head.
River lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River misses with an uppercut. Doctore saw that one coming.
River lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doctore backs up against the cage.
River clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore has River pressed against the cage.
River lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Doctore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doctore prevents a body shot from River.
River lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Doctore taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River lands with a left to the head.
Doctore managing to block the knees to the body from River.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Doctore is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard River 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! This is the final round!
River tries for a takedown but Doctore circles away easily
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doctore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doctore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
Doctore looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River scores with a body shot.
Doctore blocks a head kick by River.
Doctore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River digs a good body shot into Doctore's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands with a nice body punch.
River misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
River throws a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Doctore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doctore takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
River has managed to clinch.
River is trying to stall.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doctore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doctore tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
Doctore blocks an uppercut.
River tries a body shot but Doctore blocks it.
Doctore breaks from the clinch.
Doctore takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A counter left hand to the body from Doctore misses its target.
River avoids the body shot from Doctore.
River looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doctore takes a kick to the side of the head.
River tries to clinch but Doctore moves out of range.
Oenomaus Doctore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River connects with a body shot that sends Doctore's belly button to the back.
River fakes the leg kick and cracks Doctore in the body.
River misses the shot to the body.
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for River.
Doctore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck River on the side of the head.
Doctore blocks a leg kick.
River misses with an uppercut
and Doctore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River scores with a hook.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River tries to clinch up.
River wants to land a leg kick but Doctore is out of range.
Doctore throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River with a nice calf kick.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bernhard River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
Doctore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River misses with a hook
and Doctore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from River.
River tries to land a leg kick but Doctore saw it coming and moves away.
Doctore throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Doctore down.
River with a nice cross.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doctore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doctore swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
Doctore tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
Doctore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doctore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got River 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard River!
Our winner, Bernhard River, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert River (ranked 1449 p4p, 1346 weight class) and Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 159 p4p, 152 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Keenan Jr.
Good leg kick by River.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan Jr.
River 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.
It seemed like Keenan Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River connects with a high kick.
River checks a low kick from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Keenan Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Keenan Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan Jr tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keenan Jr at a distance.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan Jr.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
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!
Keenan Jr takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Keenan Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Keenan Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keenan Jr controlling River's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keenan Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Gym inform us that Keenan Jr has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Keenan Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keenan Jr pulls River in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Keenan Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
River throws a big elbow that misses.
Keenan Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Keenan Jr.
River fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Keenan Jr sprawls well initially but River persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Keenan Jr wants to stand back up but River manages to pass into side control.
Keenan Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Keenan Jr dodges the ground and pound from River.
River has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Keenan Jr is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Keenan Jr defending against the ground and pound.
River working away.
River tries to score with some ground and pound. Keenan Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here as River stalls from top position.
Keenan Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Keenan Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to take a break and control but Keenan Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
River advances to full mount.
River throws some wild stikes that Keenan Jr manages to avoid easily.
River avoids the attempt from Keenan Jr to control.
River throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Keenan Jr because River loaded up on that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bert River dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keenan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Donk. River catches Keenan Jr right on the button with a cross.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan Jr blocks a jab.
River digs a good body shot into Keenan Jr's ribs.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
River throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
River lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keenan Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keenan Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
Keenan Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Keenan Jr does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River throws a front kick aimed at Keenan Jr's knee but Keenan Jr avoids it well.
River checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keenan Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River scores with a push kick.
River lands with a good body shot.
Keenan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Keenan Jr throws a hook but River blocks it.
River closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Keenan Jr is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keenan Jr blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Keenan Jr on the inside.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
Keenan Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River is pushing Keenan Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
Keenan Jr is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to work over Keenan Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan Jr's elbow.
Keenan Jr has had enough of the clinch but River keeps him there for the moment.
River digs a right hand into Keenan Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keenan Jr's gas tank.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan Jr.
Nice body punch from River.
River has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Keenan Jr is trying to keep an underhook but River manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River prevents Keenan Jr from improving his position.
Keenan Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Keenan Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from River.
River seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keenan Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr gets back to full guard.
Keenan Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Keenan Jr keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Keenan Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
River misses with a body kick.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
Keenan Jr breaks the clinch.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keenan Jr can do to turn this around?
Keenan Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as River checks a leg kick.
Keenan Jr jabs at River's body.
River lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Keenan Jr misses.
Keenan Jr clinches up against the cage.
Keenan Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keenan Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River tries to work over Keenan Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan Jr is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
Bert River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bert River dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Keenan Jr is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
River shoots in looking for a takedown but Keenan Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing River's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from River. River gets slowly back to his feet.
River is looking to clinch.
Keenan Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keenan Jr walks into a straight right hand from River.
Keenan Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keenan Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
River works over Keenan Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
River throws a lazy right hand but Keenan Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook
letting River counter with a right hand.
Keenan Jr misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
Keenan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River shoots in and drives through. Keenan Jr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Keenan Jr defends well and River ends up having to push Keenan Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keenan Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keenan Jr.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Keenan Jr. Those never looked like landing.
River swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan Jr wants to counter the offense by River and move into the clinch position.
Keenan Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Keenan Jr misses
and River counters with a straight right hand.
River defending well as Keenan Jr loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keenan Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Keenan Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keenan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
River clobbers Keenan Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keenan Jr eats them both and turns towards River to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Keenan Jr works over River's head and body with a nice combination.
Gareth Keenan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River shoots in looking for a takedown. Keenan Jr tries to sprawl out of it but River keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Keenan Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab from River.
Keenan Jr throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for River.
Keenan Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
River swats away the attempt to clinch by Keenan Jr.
River works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
River connects with a leg kick.
Gareth Keenan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keenan Jr avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Keenan Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bert River is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr feints and then cracks River's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
River scores with a nice strike.
River slips a straight right by Keenan Jr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick
and River counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keenan Jr's knee momentarily.
Keenan Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keenan Jr takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River tries to clinch up but Keenan Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
River feints and then cracks Keenan Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan Jr down.
Keenan Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick from River.
Keenan Jr throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Keenan Jr tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan Jr.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles River. River circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Keenan Jr throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Keenan Jr misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan Jr. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Keenan Jr defends well and River ends up having to push Keenan Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Keenan Jr.
River is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Keenan Jr is defending well.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan Jr controls the action.
Keenan Jr misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keenan Jr working aggressively here.
Keenan Jr misses with some punches.
Keenan Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bert River.
Well River 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert River!
Bert River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 697 p4p, 357 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 82 p4p, 49 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosen throws an off balance right hand
and Gavin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gavin throws a head kick but Tosen moves out of range.
Gavin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tosen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Tosen lands a nice looking body shot.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Tosen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Tosen.
Gavin fails to land with a series of punches.
Tosen misses with a straight right.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin throws out a counter right but Tosen avoids it with no problem.
Tosen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tosen takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Tosen misses with a hook to the body
and Gavin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin swings widly with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tosen swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gavin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tosen misses with a low kick.
Gavin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tosen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gavin's head backwards.
A lazy left from Tosen finds it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gavin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gavin cracks Tosen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen works the jab nicely.
Gavin misses with a double jab.
Tosen swings widly with a right hand
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Tosen takes one on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tosen blocks a head kick by Gavin.
Tosen blocks a head kick by Gavin.
Tosen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tosen looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Tosen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tosen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tosen lands with a shot to the body.
Gavin misses with a lunging right hand
and Tosen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tosen drops Gavin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tosen 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 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mama Tosen!
A relieved looking Mama Tosen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Reed (ranked 339 p4p, 324 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 24 p4p, 22 weight class). Reed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix. Tommy Reed had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed misses with a body shot
and Grandis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Reed.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grandis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Grandis lands a nice shot to the body.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Grandis.
Reed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Grandis working aggressively here.
We've been hearing reports that Reed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed is trying to drag Grandis to the mat but Grandis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Reed.
Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Grandis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grandis lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed avoids the head kick by Grandis.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Tommy Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis misses with a wild body shot.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Grandis tries to score with a low kick but Reed moves his leg out of the way.
Reed drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grandis sprawls and moves away.
Reed checks a leg kick nicely.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed slips a straight right by Grandis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grandis pinned against the cage. Grandis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reed throws a series of punches but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grandis counters with a low kick, right behind Reed 's knee.
Reed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Reed.
Reed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grandis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
Grandis lands a jab.
Robert Grandis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed checks a low kick from Grandis.
Grandis scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Reed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grandis doesn't seem bothered though.
Grandis lands with an uppercut that bounces Reed off the cage and back into range.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reed throws a good cross that connects.
Reed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grandis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grandis on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reed shoots in for a takedown but Grandis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Grandis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grandis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grandis wants it to stay on the feet.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grandis misses with a leg kick.
Reed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grandis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grandis flicks out a counter leg kick but Reed steps away.
Grandis is looking to slow Reed down with leg kicks.
Grandis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
Reed misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Grandis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed connects with a body shot that sends Grandis's belly button to the back.
Grandis has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Reed slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Grandis.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reed tries for a takedown but Grandis circles away easily
enabling Grandis to counter with a crisp jab.
Grandis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis pushes Reed away with a front kick.
Grandis missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grandis.
Reed misses the jab.
Grandis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reed with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed swings widly with a right hand
and Grandis counters with a straight right hand.
Reed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grandiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Reed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed misses with a combination
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grandis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed throws a combination that misses
and Grandis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed throws a hook but Grandis blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis scores with the left hand. Reed knows he should have avoided that one.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robert Grandis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Grandis slips the punch.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grandis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reed throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Grandis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis tries a quick counter leg kick but Reed is wise to it.
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grandis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grandis counters with a low kick, right behind Reed 's knee.
Reed misses with a shot to the body
and Grandis counters with a right hand to the body.
Reed thuds his right hand into Grandis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grandis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grandis lands a nice shot to the body.
Reed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
Grandis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grandis sizes up Reed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grandis avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed throws a poor cross that misses
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reed duly obliges.
Grandis throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Grandis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reed avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grandis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reed shoots in looking for a takedown. Grandis tries to sprawl out of it but Reed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grandis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reed throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reed misses with a right hand
and Grandis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grandis defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Grandis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reed is out of range and Grandis settles back down.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Grandis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reed misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grandis counters with a right hand to the body.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab lands there for Reed.
Nice defenses there by Grandis.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Reed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grandis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grandis.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Reed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with a hook to the body
and Grandis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed checks the leg kick.
Reed misses with a right hand
letting Grandis counter with a right hand.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Reed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decent striking displayed by Grandis there.
Reed tries for a takedown but Grandis circles away easily
and Grandis counters with a left to the body.
Reed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grandis as he jumps to the side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reed crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grandis - the referee stops the clock and Reed gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grandis. Reed manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grandis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grandis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grandis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grandis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reed appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grandis cracks Reed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grandis misses with a body shot
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
Reed throws a hook but Grandis avoids it easily.
Grandis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reed with a body shot.
Reed swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Grandis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grandis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grandis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
Grandis dodges the punch combination from Reed.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grandis.
Good shot there by Grandis.
Grandis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reed is able to avoid easily.
Reed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grandis.
Grandis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grandis is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Reed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grandis.
Grandis tries a low kick but Reed avoids it.
Reed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Reed moves out of range of the leg kick from Grandis.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Reed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grandis. Grandis obviously looking to wear him down.
Grandis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tommy Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grandis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reed's sensitive parts.
Grandis tries to clinch but Reed moves out of range.
Grandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grandis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robert Grandis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grandis manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grandis 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
Robert Grandis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hristo Mihailov (ranked 1791 p4p, 918 weight class) and Andy Viking (ranked 217 p4p, 117 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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11 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hristo Mihailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viking throws out the jab.
Mihailov misses with an uppercut. Viking saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Viking.
Mihailov just misses with a punch to the body.
Viking tries to score with a low kick but Mihailov moves his leg out of the way.
Viking attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Viking misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Mihailov.
Viking swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viking is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mihailov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Viking works Mihailov's body with a nice hook.
Mihailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viking throws out a counter right but Mihailov avoids it with no problem.
Viking lands a leg kick that knocks Mihailov off balance momentarily.
Mihailov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mihailov blocks a head kick by Viking.
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!
Mihailov checks a low kick from Viking.
Mihailov blocks a jab.
Viking moves out of range of the body kick.
Mihailov misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Andy Viking has been cut.
Mihailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viking swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Viking buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mihailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mihailov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Viking misses with a knee strike.
Mihailov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mihailov throws an off balance right hand
and Viking counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mihailov throws a right hand that Viking ducks under and follows up with a left that Viking also avoids with ease.
Viking tries to counter with a clinch but Mihailov shakes him off and moves away.
Mihailov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viking scoring well with a low kick there.
Viking fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mihailov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Viking misses with a leg kick
and Mihailov counters by clinching up.
Mihailov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mihailov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking misses with a low kick.
A cross from Viking lands.
Viking staying out of range there.
Mihailov throws a body punch but Viking moves out of range.
Viking is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mihailov with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Mihailov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Hristo Mihailov has been cut.
A left and a right from Mihailov both land. Nice combination.
Viking darts in and clinches Mihailov up against the cage.
Viking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mihailov breaks from the clinch.
Mihailov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Viking counter with a right hand.
Mihailov swinging wildly here.
Mihailov is breathing heavily.
Viking lands an overhand right.
Mihailov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Viking.
Good shot there by Viking.
Mihailov checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Mihailov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Viking.
Mihailov misses with a combination
and Viking counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mihailov! Viking lets Mihailov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mihailov is rocked!
Viking misses the shot to the body.
Mihailov throws a nice looking combination but Viking bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mihailov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Viking dodges the punch combination from Mihailov.
Viking connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mihailov swings widly with a right hand
and Viking counters with a right hand to the body.
Viking is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mihailov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mihailov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Viking.
Mihailov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Viking. Viking obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Mihailov.
Mihailov has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Viking.
Mihailov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viking gets a clinch.
Viking lands a nice knee to the body.
Viking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mihailov's defenses.
Our sources have told us that Mihailov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Viking scores a nice knee to the body.
Viking looking to throw knees to the head but Mihailov is blocking nicely.
Viking tries to work over Mihailov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Viking.
Mihailov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Viking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Viking.
A right hand to the body from Viking.
Mihailov takes an elbow to the temple.
Viking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Viking has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viking misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mihailov tries to break free but Viking pushes him back against the cage.
Viking lands with a left to the head.
Viking tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Viking dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mihailov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Viking.
Viking scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andy Viking seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mihailov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viking counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Mihailov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mihailov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Viking is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Viking darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Viking moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mihailov throws a poor cross that misses
and Viking counters with an outside leg kick.
Hristo Mihailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viking sends Mihailov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Viking is motioning to the referee to let Mihailov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Mihailov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihailov tries to get into range but Viking steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mihailov! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Viking scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Viking!
Post fight, an emotional Andy Viking said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how many people remember you when you die'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 575 p4p, 582 weight class) and Gemechu McKraken (ranked 31 p4p, 33 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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140
16 - 9 - 1 |
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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 11 - 7 - 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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gemechu McKraken!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate throws a chopping leg kick but McKraken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McKraken connects with a single shot there.
McKraken instigates a clinch.
McKraken goes for a takedown attempt but Alzate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McKraken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alzate.
Alzate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alzate lands a jab-cross combination.
Alzate misses with a hook
and McKraken counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
McKraken throwing shots but Alzate is blocking nicely.
McKraken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from McKraken.
Alzate is looking for a sweep. McKraken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alzate looking for submissions off his back.
Alzate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McKraken.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alzate is refusing to be controlled, as McKraken sits in half guard.
Alzate wants to get back to full guard.
McKraken is looking to advance position but Alzate won't allow it.
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.
McKraken seems to be looking for submissions.
McKraken controlling the action here.
Alzate looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McKraken wants to take a breather but Alzate is having none of it.
Alzate is defending against the submission attempts here by McKraken.
Alzate controlling the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alzate trying to control but McKraken postures up.
Alzate has his hands clasped together around McKraken's back. He's all about the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Alzate as McKraken shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by McKraken or perhaps it was just good defense by Alzate, which made it look bad.
Niko Alzate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gemechu McKraken.
Alzate misses the shot to the body.
Niko Alzate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKraken closes the distance and clinches.
McKraken tries to pull guard but Alzate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McKraken throws a head punch that misses.
McKraken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKraken is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alzate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alzate has McKraken pushed against the cage.
McKraken's coach down at McGrady FT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McKraken's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alzate blocks a body shot from McKraken.
McKraken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by McKraken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKraken tries to throw a body punch but Alzate avoids it by throwing McKraken back against the cage.
Alzate effectively controlling the action here.
McKraken lands with a light punch inside.
McKraken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKraken throws a head punch that misses.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alzate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alzate struggles to land a body shot inside as McKraken controls his hands.
McKraken tries to work over Alzate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alzate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alzate tries to work over McKraken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Niko Alzate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McKraken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alzates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alzate throws a solid leg kick but McKraken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alzate.
McKraken is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alzate looks to throw the jab but McKraken is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McKraken.
Alzate misses with a left hand
and McKraken counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alzate won't be happy with that.
McKraken working away.
McKraken wants to take a breather but Alzate manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for McKraken.
Alzate trying to keep a closed guard but McKraken is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKraken throwing strikes from guard but Alzate blocks nicely.
Alzate working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McKraken landing some decent shots from guard.
Alzate has his hands on McKraken's head, controlling the position.
McKraken is looking to work some ground and pound but Alzate has wrist control.
McKraken wants to pass the guard but Alzate is keeping the position.
McKraken trying to control but Alzate is working from the bottom.
Alzate trying to control the position.
Alzate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alzate has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McKraken has passed into side control.
Alzate tries to buck McKraken off but McKraken is having none of it.
Alzate takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McKraken has an Americana. Alzate didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! McKraken is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if McKraken hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gemechu McKraken!
A very excited looking Gemechu McKraken 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 Sergei Petrov (ranked 78 p4p, 262 weight class) and Gervais Lavigne (ranked 4 p4p, 14 weight class). Petrov comes into the arena with I Am Free blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lavigne throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Lavigne throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lavigne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lavigne slips a jab from Petrov.
A telegraphed right hand from Lavigne misses the target.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
Lavigne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Petrov blocks it well.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrov throws a right and a left that Lavigne avoids nicely.
Petrov lands with a straight right. Lavigne didn't see that one coming.
Lavigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lavigne misses with a body kick.
Lavigne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lavigne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Lavigne misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Petrov.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Lavigne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lavigne counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Lavigne's defenses.
Petrov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavigne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lavigne defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Lavigne loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lavigne.
Petrov slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Petrov punishes Lavigne's body with a nice straight punch.
Lavigne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
Lavigne tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrov is wise to it.
Lavigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lavigne's hands.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Lavigne throws a body kick that misses.
Lavigne blocks a head kick by Petrov.
It looks like Petrov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Petrov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Lavigne's front leg but catches the back leg as Lavigne tries to avoid it.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lavigne at a distance.
Lavigne misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov lands with a slapping head kick.
Lavigne misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Lavigne's front leg but catches the back leg as Lavigne tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
A cross from Lavigne lands.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavigne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov lands with a straight right. Lavigne didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Petrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Lavigne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Lavigne misses.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a shot to the body
and Lavigne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lavigne.
Lavigne lands a left hand.
Lavigne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lavigne.
Lavigne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lavigne lands an elbow that stopped Petrov in his tracks for a moment.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Lavigne controls his hands.
Lavigne can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lavigne lands a nice elbow.
Lavigne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Lavigne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Lavigne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lavigne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lavigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Lavigne counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Petrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Lavigne saw that one coming.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lavigne's head.
Lavigne throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Lavigne throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Sergei Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavigne checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lavigne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lavigne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Lavigne ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Lavigne misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lavigne's head backwards.
Petrov misses with a shot to the body
and Lavigne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lavigne can do to turn this around?
Lavigne needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
Lavigne misses with a hook.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Lavigne avoids it well.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lavigne doesn't seem bothered though.
Lavigne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lavigne takes a step back to recover.
Sergei Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Lavigne.
Petrov misses with a hook. Lavigne ducked under it nicely.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lavigne misses.
Lavigne looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Lavigne.
Petrov throws a lazy head kick
and Lavigne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavigne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Lavigne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lavigne throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Lavigne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lavigne flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavigne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lavigne moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Lavigne misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Petrov both land. Nice combination.
Lavigne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov misses with a kick to the body
and Lavigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lavigne doesn't seem bothered though.
Lavigne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Lavigne forces Petrov back against the cage and clinches.
Lavigne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov avoids the elbow strike from Lavigne, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lavigne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lavigne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lavigne lands a nice uppercut.
Lavigne misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov manages to break the clinch.
Lavigne misses the jab.
Lavigne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
Petrov tests Lavigne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Lavigne moves away and avoids it.
Lavigne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Petrov. That one must have hurt.
Petrov thuds his right hand into Lavigne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Lavigne throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Lavigne walks into a straight right hand from Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lavigne checks a low kick from Petrov.
Lavigne throws a fast counter high kick but Petrov manages to duck under it in time.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Lavigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Lavigne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lavigne is able to avoid easily.
Petrov throws a hook but Lavigne blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a hook but Lavigne avoids it easily.
Lavigne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Lavigne's belly button to the back.
Lavigne missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lavigne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Lavigne counters with a leg kick.
Petrov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lavigne on the side of the head.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Lavigne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lavigne counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov lands a jab to Lavigne's midsection.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Lavigne's head but Lavigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Lavigne's front leg but catches the back leg as Lavigne tries to avoid it.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lavigne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lavigne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Petrov.
A low kick lands for Lavigne.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lavigne missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lavigne misses with a hook.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick
letting Lavigne counter with a right hand.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
Petrov throws a head kick but Lavigne moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Lavigne clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Lavigne.
A nice side step and Lavigne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gervais Lavigne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavigne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lavigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Lavigne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Lavigne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lavigne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavigne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lavigne misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Lavigne moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
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!
Petrov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lavigne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lavigne throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Lavigne throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Lavigne throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Lavigne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavigne.
Petrov feints and then cracks Lavigne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lavigne down.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavigne.
Sergei Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrov throws a hook but Lavigne blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrov, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov!
A relieved looking Sergei Petrov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 43 p4p, 117 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 8 p4p, 20 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Roli Poli has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Roli Poli seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin slips under a jab.
Poli throws a push kick but Bangin slaps the foot to one side.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Poli misses with a left hand
and Bangin counters with a straight right hand.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin punishes Poli's body with a nice straight punch.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Poli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've been informed that Bangin 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.
Poli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Good work by Poli as he checks the leg kick.
Poli feints and then cracks Bangin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bangin down.
Poli scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poli throws a body kick that misses.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin tries to work over Poli's front leg with a kick but Poli checks it.
Poli tests Bangin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bangin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bangin.
Bangin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poli.
Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
And Bangin responds with a good body kick, but Poli manages to step out the way in time.
Bangin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Poli cracks a nice hook into Bangin's ribs.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bangin takes a swing at Poli's ribcage but misses.
Poli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin blocks a low kick nicely.
Poli checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Poli closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bangin motions for Poli to come forward. Bangin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Bangin backs away, Poli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli lands with an overhand left.
Poli throws a hook but Bangin avoids it easily.
Bangin slips under a jab from Poli.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
A head kick misses from Poli.
Bangin wants to land a leg kick but Poli is out of range.
Bangin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poli checks it well.
Poli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin misses with a lunging right hand
and Poli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bangin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bangin.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bangin slips under a jab from Poli.
Bangin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bangin, pushing him back against the cage.
Poli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bangin breaks the clinch.
Poli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poli scores with a jab. Bangin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Poli throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
Poli moves out of range of the leg kick from Bangin.
Poli lands with a hook. Bangin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poli defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bangin moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Poli moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin misses with a straight left.
Good work by Poli as he checks the leg kick.
Poli tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bangin manages to circle out of the way.
Bangin takes a swing at Poli's ribcage but misses.
Poli connects with a body shot.
Poli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bangin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bangin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Poli staying out of range there.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
A jab from Poli misses.
Bangin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poli was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poli.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Poli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Poli.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Bangin misses.
Poli scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Bangin misses.
Poli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Bangin lands a nice shot to the body.
Poli takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Bangin.
Poli throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Poli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bangin can do to turn this around?
Poli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Bangin.
Bangin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli misses with a hook.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poli misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bangin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bangin dips to his left and cracks Poli with an uppercut!
Bangin misses with a lunging right hand
and Poli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Poli throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut there from Bangin.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Bangin moves out of range of the leg kick from Poli.
Poli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bangin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Poli scores with a head kick.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Poli misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bangin, as that shot connected.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Poli checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poli.
Poli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bangin.
Poli with a hook.
Poli cracks Bangin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Bangin flicks out a counter leg kick but Poli steps away.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
Bangin throws a jab but it's blocked by Poli.
Poli throws a low kick but Bangin avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bangin! But no joy.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Poli feints and then cracks Bangin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bangin down.
Bangin swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Bangin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Poli slips a straight right by Bangin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poli lands a jab.
Poli misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Bangin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poli misses with a double jab.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Poli.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
Poli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Poli moves away from the strike by Bangin.
Poli misses with a hook.
Bangin flicks out a counter leg kick but Poli steps away.
Bangin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poli. Poli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bangin!
Nice cross by Poli.
Bangin with the inside leg kick.
Poli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bangin doesn't seem bothered though.
Bangin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poli looks to land a left hand but Bangin moved out of range nicely.
Bangin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poli manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poli.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poli is able to avoid easily.
Poli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
Poli seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
Poli checks a leg kick.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
Bangin feints a counter leg kick.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Bangin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poli manages to avoid it.
Bangin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli throws a lazy head kick
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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 Roli Poli will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Bangin thinks about the counter body kick.
Poli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Poli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Poli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
A jab from Poli misses.
A low kick lands for Bangin.
Poli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bangin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Poli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Poli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bangin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poli throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bangin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poli's sensitive parts.
Bangin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Poli misses
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin lands a slapping body shot.
Poli takes one on the button.
Bangin avoids the head kick by Poli.
Poli walks into a jab.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli misses with a head kick.
Bangin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bangin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bangin jabs at Poli's body.
A big right from Poli misses.
Poli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli throwing a counter right hand but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Bangin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poli.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Poli is looking to land body kicks.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Bangin slams his shin into Poli's torso.
Bangin lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin avoids the head kick by Poli.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bangin slips a jab from Poli.
Poli throws a series of punches but Bangin avoids them all with ease.
Bangin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Poli misses.
Poli throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Poli clinches.
Bangin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bangin lands with a short shot to the head.
Poli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poli.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poli throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin sizes up Poli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Poli moves away from the strike by Bangin.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin throws a leg kick
and Poli counters with a good, hard body kick but Bangin shrugs it off.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bangin.
Jab from Bangin.
Bangin throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin scores with a nice body kick.
Bangin scores with a hook to the body. Poli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Bangin looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
Bangin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangin.
Poli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bangin is able to avoid easily.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Bangin moved out of range nicely.
Poli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bangin blocks the body kick.
Poli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bangin is looking to chop away at Poli's legs.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Poli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poli checks the leg kick.
Poli misses with a double jab
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Poli lands an overhand right.
Poli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bangin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Poli.
Poli tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bangin manages to circle out of the way.
Poli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Bangin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bangin staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bangin! But no joy.
Bangin moves out of range as Poli throws a body kick.
Bangin tries a quick counter leg kick but Poli is wise to it.
Poli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bangin's head backwards.
Bangin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bangin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bangin on the side of the head.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
Poli backing away here, and Bangin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bangin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
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!
Poli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bangin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin misses with a straight right.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bangin slips a jab from Poli.
A nice side step and Bangin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bangin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
Poli misses with a body punch
and Bangin counters with a leg kick.
Poli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poli rushes Bangin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poli is working Bangin over against the cage.
Poli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bangin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poli misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poli's knee momentarily.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Poli moves away and avoids it.
Poli misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli throws out a powerful jab.
Bangin lands a nice hook to Poli's body. Poli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Poli moves away and avoids it.
Poli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bangin blocks the body kick.
Poli connects with a jab.
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Bangin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Poli throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bangin slips a jab from Poli.
Bangin throws a wild body kick that Poli sees coming a mile off.
Bangin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
Poli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poli is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Bangin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poli.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Poli lands a jab to the nose.
Poli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poli wants to clinch but Bangin slips to the side
and Poli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bangin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poli can pounce on him.
Bangin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Poli does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin cracks Poli with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangin misses with a hook.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poli under the eye.
Bangin moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Poli catches Bangin right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Bangin.
Poli connects with a body shot.
Poli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bangin if he has to take too many more of those.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bangin.
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poli throws a head kick that half lands.
Bangin thows a body kick. Poli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roli Poli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Poli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Bangin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bangin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bangin wants to slow Poli down by chopping away at his legs.
Poli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bangin.
Bangin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Bangin.
Poli throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Poli misses with a left hand
and Bangin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poli thinking.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Poli is predictable there
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bangin jabs at Poli's body.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Poli moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli throws a big shot that misses.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poli.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Poli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bangin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Poli misses.
Poli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bangin is out of range and Poli settles back down.
Poli moves out of range of the strikes.
Bangin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bangin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Poli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bangin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poli blocks the body kick.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poli throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli with a hook.
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Izzy Bangin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Bangin.
Poli misses with a double jab
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Bangin slips a straight right by Poli.
Poli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Poli misses.
Bangin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Poli misses.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin delivers a nice body kick.
Bangin lands with a kick to the temple. Poli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poli throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Poli blocks the body kick.
Poli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poli swings widly with a right hand
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Poli misses with a hook.
Poli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Bangin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bangin avoids the head kick by Poli.
Poli misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bangin swats away the attempt to clinch by Poli.
Bangin lands a nice shot that snaps Poli's head back.
Poli moves into the clinch.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bangin is trying to break the clinch but Poli has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin scores with a shot to the side of Poli's head.
Poli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bangin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Poli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Poli lands a jab to Bangin's midsection.
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli cracks Bangin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bangin tests Poli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poli staying out of range there.
Poli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
Poli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bangin.
Poli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poli tries to move into range but Bangin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Bangin misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 48:48
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Roli Poli retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 29 p4p, 58 weight class) and Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 4 p4p, 8 weight class). Tax Payer comes to the cage accompanied by Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tax Payer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
It looked like Tax Payer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Tax Payer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Tax Payer is looking for a counter combo.
Tax Payer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tax Payer checks it well.
Tax Payer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Tax Payer's shoulder, as Tax Payer tries to avoid the shot.
Tax Payer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Tax Payer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
A quick step to the side and Tax Payer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
Tax Payer is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Tax Payer's shoulder, as Tax Payer tries to avoid the shot.
Tax Payer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
It appears Tax Payer was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Tax Payer lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Tax Payer.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit punishes Tax Payer's body with a nice straight punch.
Tax Payer throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Tax Payer had a free shot at his head there.
Tax Payer loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tax Payer is out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Tax Payer is just out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tax Payer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Tax Payer's head back.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Tax Payer avoids it with no problem.
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Tax Payer counters with a two 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!
Tax Payer slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tax Payer.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tax Payer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Tax Payer does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tax Payer checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tax Payer throws a one two combo.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tax Payer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
And Tax Payer counters with a quick kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Tax Payer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tax Payer slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tax Payer in his tracks.
Tax Payer avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
It appears Tax Payer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Tax Payer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tax Payer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
An attempted straight right counter from Tax Payer misses the target.
Tax Payer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Tax Payer's shoulder, as Tax Payer tries to avoid the 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!
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
That has opened up Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut even more.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Tax Payer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Tax Payer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Tax Payer's head back.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tax Payer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Tax Payer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tax Payer checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tax Payer misses the target.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tax Payer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Tax Payer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tax Payer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Tax Payer moved away.
Sitsongrit moves to clinch but Tax Payer breaks away
and Tax Payer counters with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Tax Payer ducked under it nicely.
Tax Payer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
letting Tax Payer counter with a right hand.
Tax Payer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tax Payer checks it well.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Tax Payer is wise to it.
Tax Payer 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.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Tax Payer throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
It appears Tax Payer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Tax Payer moved out of range.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Tax Payer's body.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tax Payer was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tax Payer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
And Tax Payer counters with a quick kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Tax Payer moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tax Payer's hands.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Tax Payer is out of range.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tax Payer blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Tax Payer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit cracks Tax Payer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Tax Payer blocks it.
Tax Payer throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
It looked like Tax Payer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
It looked like Tax Payer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tax Payer checks the leg kick.
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tax Payer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Tax Payer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Tax Payer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Tax Payer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tax Payer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Tax Payer moved away.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Tax Payer was well out of range.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tax Payer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Tax Payer's front leg with a kick but Tax Payer checks it.
Tax Payer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sitsongrit stuns Tax Payer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Tax Payer checks it
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Tax Payer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Tax Payer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Tax Payer ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Tax Payer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Tax Payer throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Tax Payer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tax Payer misses the target.
Tax Payer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tax Payer defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit defending well as Tax Payer loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Tax Payer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tax Payer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Tax Payer's front leg but catches the back leg as Tax Payer tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Tax Payer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Tax Payer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Tax Payer's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Tax Payer avoids the punch easily.
Tax Payer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tax Payer counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Tax Payer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Tax Payer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Tax Payer's head but Tax Payer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tax Payer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
letting Tax Payer counter with a right hand.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that Sitsongrit semi-blocks.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Tax Payer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tax Payer tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Finnish Tax Payer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tax Payer misses the target.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Tax Payer steps away.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Tax Payer's leg. Tax Payer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tax Payer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Tax Payer's front leg but catches the back leg as Tax Payer tries to avoid it.
Tax Payer checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit stuns Tax Payer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tax Payer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tax Payer misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tax Payer, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tax Payer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit cracks Tax Payer with a good jab.
Tax Payer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tax Payer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Tax Payer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit cracks Tax Payer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tax Payer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tax Payer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Tax Payer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tax Payer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Tax Payer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tax Payer is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Tax Payer's midsection.
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 Tax Payer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tax Payer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tax Payer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Tax Payer is looking for a counter combo.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Tax Payer misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tax Payer is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tax Payer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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