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ENIGMA 74 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Le Delma (ranked 1442 p4p, 1293 weight class) and Mario Santos (ranked 164 p4p, 144 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emanuel Le Delma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks to land a right hand but Le Delma moved out of range.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Delma moves away.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Delma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le Delma.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Delma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos slips a jab from Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Delma throws out the jab.
Le Delma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Le Delma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Le Delma scoring well with a low kick there.
Santos cracks Le Delma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le Delma misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos closes the distance but Le Delma moves to the side
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a hook but Le Delma avoids it easily.
Le Delma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Delma throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a body punch but Le Delma moves out of range.
Le Delma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Delma. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Delma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Le Delma can pounce on him.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Le Delma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le Delma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Delma.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Delma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Delma throws a low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
Le Delma misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Santos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Le Delma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Delma stalling.
Le Delma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Le Delma.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Le Delma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le Delma throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Le Delma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
Le Delma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Le Delma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Delma connects with the punch.
Le Delma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Delma.
Le Delma misses with a low kick.
Le Delma throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Le Delma only half commits.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Le Delma throws a head kick that misses.
Santos tests Le Delma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Delma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos thuds his right hand into Le Delma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santos tests Le Delma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Delma.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Le Delma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
Le Delma throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Delma.
A low kick lands for Le Delma.
Le Delma throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Le Delma throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Delma is just out of range.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Delma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Santos instigates a clinch.
Le Delma looking to slow down the pace here.
Le Delma struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Le Delma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Le Delma counters with a nice leg kick.
Le Delma looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos misses with a hook.
Mario Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Delma.
Santos avoids the body shot from Le Delma.
Santos misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws the left hand but Le Delma avoids the punch easily.
Le Delma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Delma.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Delma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Delma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le Delma throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Le Delma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Delma.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Le Delma throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Le Delma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Delma wants to slow Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Delma throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Delma.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Le Delma misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Le Delma loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Le Delma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Delma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos throws a series of punches but Le Delma moves out of range.
Le Delma cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le Delma throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Delma dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Le Delma moved out of range nicely.
Santos tries to clinch there but Le Delma circles away.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Le Delma counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Santos swings for the body but Le Delma moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Delma blocks a jab.
Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Le Delma counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le Delma's head.
Santos throws a jab when Le Delma was well out of range.
Santos lands a nice hook to Le Delma's body. Le Delma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Le Delma throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Delma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Le Delma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Le Delma looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Le Delma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Le Delma slips under a jab from Santos.
Le Delma misses with a left hand
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Le Delma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Delma circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Delma.
Le Delma keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Delma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Le Delma lands with a slapping head kick.
Le Delma misses the jab.
Le Delma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Le Delma thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos moves forwards but Le Delma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le Delma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Le Delma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Le Delma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos misses with a hook
and Le Delma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Delma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le Delma's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Delma throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Le Delma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Delma misses the shot to the body.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le Delma finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Le Delma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Le Delma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Santos.
Le Delma scores with a nice head shot.
Le Delma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Le Delma throws an off balance right hand
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Delma.
Le Delma misses the shot to the body.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le Delma avoids the body shot from Santos.
Le Delma throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emanuel Le Delma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Delma loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Delma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le Delma misses with a left hand
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Delma.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos misses the body punch
and Le Delma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Delma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos gets a clinch.
Le Delma throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Delma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Le Delma blocks an uppercut.
Le Delma digs a right hand underneath Santos's ribcage. Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Le Delma fails to land.
Le Delma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Le Delma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Delma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos staying out of range there.
Le Delma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le Delma is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Le Delma on the side of the head.
Le Delma looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le Delma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Le Delma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Santos lands with a cross.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Delma motions for Santos to come forward. Le Delma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Le Delma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Le Delma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Le Delma back into the cage.
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 Emanuel Le Delma.
Well Santos 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Jun Choi (ranked 850 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Henry Colt (ranked 45 p4p, 99 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent 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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Jun Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Colt.
Henry Colt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Colt misses with a straight left.
Colt with a nice calf kick.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Choi takes a step back to recover.
Colt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choi, pushing him back against the cage.
Choi lands a body punch.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choi.
Choi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colts head.
Colt has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
A short body shot lands from Choi as the two fighters clinch.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choi with a jab.
Colt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Choi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Choi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Colt is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Colt there.
Colt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Choi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Colt.
Colt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Colt tries to score with a low kick but Choi moves his leg out of the way.
Choi is looking to counter punch.
Choi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colt throws out a powerful jab.
Colt connects with a jab.
Choi slips a straight right by Colt.
Colt misses with a kick to the body
and Choi counters with a straight right hand.
Colt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Choi. That did some damage!
Colt clinches up against the cage.
Choi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Choi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt is trying to break free.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Choi as Colt tries to tie him up.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colt's corner calls for a 1-2. Colt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Colt 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.
Colt moves into range and clinches up with Choi.
Colt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Colt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Choi.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Choi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Colt.
Colt has Choi pressed against the cage.
Colt misses with the head strike.
Choi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Colt back against the cage.
Colt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Colt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Choi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colt.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Colt looks for the body kick but Choi saw that one coming.
It looked like Choi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Choi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crunch! Colt slams his shin into Choi's torso.
Choi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colt.
It looked like Choi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Colt.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Colt. That one must have hurt.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Choi misses its target.
Colt misses with a hook. Choi ducked under it nicely.
Choi tries to move into range but Colt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a body punch but Colt moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Colt.
Colt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Colt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Choi walks into a jab.
Colt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Colt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Choi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choi moves forwards but Colt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Colt swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
It looked like Choi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Colt.
Colt throws the left hand but Choi avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt tries a head kick but it misses.
Colt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choi, pushing him back against the cage.
Choi misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Choi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Colt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Choi walks into a jab.
Colt misses with a head kick.
Choi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Choi blocks the body kick.
Colt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henry Colt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Colt is looking to chop away at Choi's legs.
Choi scores with the left hand. Colt knows he should have avoided that one.
Choi misses the shot to the body.
Colt throws out a counter right but Choi avoids it with no problem.
Choi is looking to wear down Colt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Choi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Choi. Choi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi blocks the body kick.
Colt misses with a body shot
letting Choi counter with a right hand.
Colt misses with a looping right.
Colt throws a hook but Choi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Choi momentarily.
Colt throws a right hand that misses
and Choi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Colt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Choi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colt.
An attempted straight right counter from Choi misses the target.
Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colt.
Choi misses with a few strikes there.
Choi checks a low kick from Colt.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt lands with a nice body punch.
Choi lands a jab to Colt's midsection.
Choi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Colt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Colt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Choi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Colt lands a jab to the nose.
Colt tries to clinch but Choi is having none of it.
Choi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Choi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Colt throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Choi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colt throws a shot to the body.
Choi cracks Colt with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Choi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Colt counters with a low kick, right behind Choi 's knee.
Colt lands an overhand right.
Colt connects with a solid leg kick.
Colt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colt with a nice cross.
Colt misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Choi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Colt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Colt throws a lazy body kick
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
Choi scores with a hook to the body. Colt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Colt. Choi shrugs it off though.
Colt tries to land a leg kick but Choi saw it coming and 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!
Choi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Colt misses.
Colt jabs Choi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Colt. Choi shrugs it off though.
Both fighters circling a little - Colt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Choi works over Colt's head and body with a nice combination.
Colt throws out a powerful jab.
Colt misses with a body kick.
Choi blocks the body kick.
Choi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colt.
Colt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choi.
Colt throws a wild body kick that Choi sees coming a mile off.
Colt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Colt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Colt walks into a left hand.
A lazy body kick from Colt
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
Colt throws a big shot that misses.
Colt ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Colt feints a counter leg kick.
Choi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Colt lands a really nice looking cross but Choi seems unphased.
Colt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Choi under the eye.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Choi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Colt misses the jab.
And Choi counters with a quick kick to the body but Colt blocks it.
Colt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Colt throws a sloppy head kick
and Choi counters with a series of strikes. Colt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colt stuns Choi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt misses with an uppercut
enabling Choi to counter with a crisp jab.
 Colt is rocked!
Choi's corner calls for a 1-2. Choi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Colt is still on wobbly legs! Can Choi finish him?
Colt with a nice calf kick.
Colt tries a head kick but it misses.
Colt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colt seems to have recovered his senses.
Choi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choi slips a straight right by Colt.
Colt misses the jab.
Colt throws a leg kick that misses.
Choi connects with a looping right hand.
Colt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
Choi throwing a counter right hand but Colt manages to avoid it.
Choi scores with a jab.
Henry Colt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Choi lands a shot to the body.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Choi.
Still in the clinch, Choi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choi lands an uppercut.
Choi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Colt backwards.
Choi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choi tries a body shot but Colt blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choi.
Choi misses with the head strike.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Colt.
Colt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hyun Jun Choi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choi tries to throw a body punch but Colt avoids it by throwing Choi back against the cage.
Colt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colt misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Choi.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Choi lands a left hand.
Colt prevents a body shot from Choi.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Colt controls the action.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Colt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good shot there by Colt.
Choi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Choi throws the left hand but Colt avoids the punch easily.
Colt thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Choi misses the target.
Colt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Choi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Choi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt lands a slapping body shot.
Choi misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Colt connects with a single shot there.
Colt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colt. Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Colt connects with a right hand. Choi shakes it off.
Colt wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Colt.
I've got Colt 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!
Henry Colt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lahey (ranked 992 p4p, 1153 weight class) and Petcharon Sitsongrit (ranked 106 p4p, 127 weight class). Jim Lahey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Petcharon Sitsongrit 's chin.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petcharon Sitsongrit !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit .
Jab by Sitsongrit .
Lahey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lahey misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Lahey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 Lahey is rocked!
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Oh Lahey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lahey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Petcharon Sitsongrit has been cut.
A slow jab from Lahey misses its intended target.
Lahey seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Lahey misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lahey closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Lahey lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lahey backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrit s head.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit .
A head punch on the inside from Lahey fails to land.
Sitsongrit is pushing Lahey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lahey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lahey managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit .
Lahey misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Lahey misses with a punch on the inside.
Lahey throws a head punch that misses.
Lahey blocks an uppercut.
Lahey throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit pushes Lahey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Lahey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit .
Lahey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lahey has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit .
Lahey trying to control the position but instead, Sitsongrit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lahey into the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Lahey blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lahey.
Lahey wants to stall.
Lahey lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Lahey controls the action.
Lahey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lahey swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has Lahey pressed against the cage.
Lahey prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lahey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lahey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Lahey, against the cage.
Lahey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lahey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lahey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lahey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Lahey lands an elbow that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks for a moment.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lahey.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lahey misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit pushes Lahey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lahey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sitsongrit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laheys head.
Lahey misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lahey on the inside.
Lahey throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Lahey controls the action.
Lahey throws a head punch that misses.
Lahey slows down the pace here.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lahey's elbow.
Lahey has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petcharon Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petcharon Sitsongrit 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Lahey takes the fight into the clinch.
Lahey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lahey backwards.
Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lahey lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Lahey misses with some punches.
Jim Lahey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lahey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lahey throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit .
Lahey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Lahey to work.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Lahey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lahey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lahey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lahey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lahey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Lahey.
Lahey is struggling to control the position.
Lahey stalling against the cage.
Lahey working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lahey misses with some punches.
Lahey working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lahey fails to land.
Lahey stalling the fight.
Lahey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lahey stalling in the clinch.
Lahey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Lahey has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit .
Lahey trying to stall but Sitsongrit improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Lahey.
Lahey throws a leg kick
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh!!! Sitsongrit has knocked Lahey down with a huge combo! Sitsongrit steps away and waves a wobbly Lahey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lahey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit .
Lahey glances at the clock... BAM! Sitsongrit nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Lahey crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Lahey is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petcharon Sitsongrit !
During a confident post fight interview, Petcharon Sitsongrit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jim Lahey spoke after the fight, saying 'This Fuckin SHIT Pirate cheated!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sultanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 1657 p4p, 751 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 218 p4p, 104 weight class). Rolf has chosen AVGN Theme Song as his entrance music. Jakob Rolf is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sultanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick
and Rolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rolf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rolf.
Rolf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rolf throws an off balance right hand
and Akhtankhanov counters with an outside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov blocks a jab.
Akhtankhanov scores with a jab to the body.
Rolf walks into a left hand.
Rolf moves out of range as Akhtankhanov strikes.
Rolf misses the jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rolf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rolf drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rolf gets to mount! Akhtankhanov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Akhtankhanov prevents Rolf from taking his back.
Akhtankhanov wants to hold on but Rolf pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf is trying to take his opponent's back.
Rolf is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Akhtankhanov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Akhtankhanov shrugs it off.
Akhtankhanov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rolf trying to control the action but Akhtankhanov is working from the bottom.
Akhtankhanov is positioning himself well to prevent Rolf advancing to mount.
Rolf is looking for a kimura here.
Akhtankhanov trying to hold on to Rolf's head to control him but Rolf postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov is defending against the submission attempts here by Rolf.
Rolf passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Akhtankhanov!
Rolf working for a guillotine from mount but Akhtankhanov is in no mood to give up.
Rolf wants to control the pace but Akhtankhanov is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf takes Akhtankhanov's back.
Rolf tries to keep control of the position but Akhtankhanov is staying busy.
Rolf looking for the choke but no joy.
Rolf looking for the RNC.
Rolf looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Akhtankhanov taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jakob Rolf!
Our winner, Jakob Rolf, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 1225 p4p, 886 weight class) and Marko Zrinski (ranked 192 p4p, 136 weight class). Zrinski has chosen Devil eyes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Zrinski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zrinski misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zrinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Fiore counters with a nice body shot.
Zrinski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Fiore's head.
Zrinski tries to land a front kick but De Fiore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Fiore avoids the body shot from Zrinski.
De Fiore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zrinski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zrinski cracks a nice hook into De Fiore's ribs.
De Fiore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zrinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Zrinski - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zrinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zrinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fiore.
Zrinski swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Fiore counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from De Fiore misses.
A little jabbing left from Zrinski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Fiore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a lazy right hand but Zrinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zrinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Zrinski manages to avoid it.
Zrinski lands a head shot.
Zrinski throws a jab but it's blocked by De Fiore.
It looked like De Fiore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zrinski.
Jab, jab by Zrinski - just one landing.
Zrinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like De Fiore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zrinski lands with a nice body kick.
De Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zrinski.
Zrinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from De Fiore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marko Zrinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zrinski throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
Zrinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Fiore defending well as Zrinski loads up on a big left hand.
De Fiore takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski tests De Fiore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fiore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zrinski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Zrinski tries to move into range but De Fiore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zrinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Fiore looks to land a right hand but Zrinski moved out of range.
Zrinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Zrinski lands a nice hook to De Fiore's body. De Fiore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Fiore moves out of range as Zrinski throws a body kick.
Zrinski misses with a hook
and De Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.
Zrinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Zrinski.
Zrinski misses the shot to the body.
Zrinski throws a push kick but De Fiore slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zrinski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Fiore defending well as Zrinski loads up on a big left hand.
De Fiore throws a shot to the body.
De Fiore avoids the body shot from Zrinski.
A quick step to the side and De Fiore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zrinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zrinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
Zrinski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zrinski loads up on a big right hand but De Fiore slips the punch.
Zrinski misses with an uppercut. De Fiore saw that one coming.
Zrinski lands a body shot.
Zrinski throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fiore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zrinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Zrinski.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zrinski - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zrinski.
De Fiore misses with a right hand
and Zrinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
A solid body kick from Zrinski.
De Fiore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zrinski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Fiore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Fiore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zrinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
and Zrinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Fiore throws a body shot but no joy.
Zrinski clobbers De Fiore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zrinski.
Zrinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zrinski throws a looping overhand right but De Fiore ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Zrinski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zrinski misses with a leg kick
and De Fiore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zrinski thinking.
Zrinski connects with a body shot.
De Fiore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zrinski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zrinski looks to land a body kick but De Fiore moved away.
Zrinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like De Fiore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zrinski.
Zrinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zrinski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Fiore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zrinski. That one must have hurt.
De Fiore blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zrinski swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
Zrinski tests De Fiore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zrinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Fiore is looking to counter punch.
De Fiore slips a straight right by Zrinski.
De Fiore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Zrinski.
De Fiore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Zrinski lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Fiore doesn't seem phased though.
Zrinski misses with an uppercut. De Fiore saw that one coming.
Zrinski scores with a punch to the head.
Zrinski with a nice calf kick.
Zrinski scores with a jab to the body.
Zrinski throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fiore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Fiore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zrinski.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
De Fiore throws out a loose jab but Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zrinski.
Zrinski throws a leg kick
and De Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Fiore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zrinski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski avoids the body shot from De Fiore.
Zrinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zrinski throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Fiore is looking to counter punch.
De Fiore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zrinski.
Zrinski is looking to land body kicks.
Zrinski throws a looping overhand right but De Fiore ducks down to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De Fiore might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zrinski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Fiore counters with a right hand to the body.
Zrinski misses with a wild body shot.
De Fiore is looking to counter punch.
De Fiore throws a hook to the side of Zrinski's head but Zrinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fiore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zrinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zrinski punishes De Fiore's body with a nice straight punch.
De Fiore moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Zrinski misses
and De Fiore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zrinski thinking.
Zrinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Fiore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zrinski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zrinski.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
Zrinski throws an off balance right hand
and De Fiore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Zrinski misses.
Zrinski moves out of range as De Fiore strikes.
Zrinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zrinski thows a leg kick but De Fiore checks it
and De Fiore counters with a straight right hand.
De Fiore slips a straight right by Zrinski.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
De Fiore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore moves out of range of the body kick from Zrinski.
Nice body punch from Zrinski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zrinski throws the kick towards the body but De Fiore avoids it.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zrinski.
Zrinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Fiore counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zrinski. De Fiore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zrinski misses the shot to the body.
Marko Zrinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zrinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Fiore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zrinski counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fiore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zrinski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Fiore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Fiore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Zrinski 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!
Zrinski looks to throw the jab but De Fiore is out of range.
Zrinski connects with a solid leg kick.
De Fiore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zrinski. That one must have hurt.
Zrinski lands with a straight right. De Fiore didn't see that one coming.
Zrinski thows a body kick. De Fiore tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zrinski connects with a solid leg kick.
Zrinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zrinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Zrinski.
Zrinski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Fiore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zrinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zrinski scores with a nice right hand.
De Fiore fails to land with a series of punches.
De Fiore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrinski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zrinski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from De Fiore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zrinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fiore.
De Fiore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Fiore there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zrinski.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zrinski scores with a jab to the head.
De Fiore blocks a jab.
De Fiore slips a jab from Zrinski.
Zrinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Zrinski throws a chopping leg kick but De Fiore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from De Fiore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zrinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zrinski scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Zrinski.
De Fiore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Zrinski is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
Zrinski moves out of range as De Fiore strikes.
Zrinski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zrinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
Zrinski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zrinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zrinski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski lands a jab to De Fiore's midsection.
De Fiore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zrinski misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like De Fiore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zrinski jabs De Fiore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marko Zrinski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zrinski misses the body punch
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zrinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zrinski. That's going to slow De Fiore down.
De Fiore blocks the body kick.
De Fiore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zrinski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Fiore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zrinski thinking.
Zrinski is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from De Fiore misses its intended target.
Zrinski misses the shot to the body.
Attilio De Fiore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore throws out a loose jab but Zrinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zrinski scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body kick from Zrinski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fiore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zrinski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid body kick from Zrinski.
Zrinski tries to work over De Fiore's front leg with a kick but De Fiore checks it.
Zrinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zrinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Zrinski misses with a left hand
and Zrinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zrinski thows a leg kick but De Fiore checks it
and Zrinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zrinski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Zrinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zrinski 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Zrinski!
During a confident post fight interview, Marko Zrinski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Kiwi (ranked 1311 p4p, 637 weight class) and Kiki Kolehmainen (ranked 202 p4p, 97 weight class). Kiwi comes to the cage accompanied by Ka Mate Nagual. Kiki Kolehmainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Kiwi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kiki Kolehmainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiwi throws out a loose jab but Kolehmainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolehmainen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kiwi defends it well.
Kiwi lands a body shot.
Kiwi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kolehmainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kiwi misses with a looping left.
Kiwi closes the distance and clinches.
Kiwi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Kolehmainen controls the action.
A short right from Kiwi.
Kolehmainen tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiwi.
Kolehmainen breaks the clinch.
Kiwi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Kiwi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kolehmainen on the side of the head.
Kiwi throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolehmainen is looking to land body kicks.
Kolehmainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiwi. That did some damage!
Kiwi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kolehmainen is just out of range.
Kiwi misses with a hook. Kolehmainen ducked under it nicely.
Kiwi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruce Kiwi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi loads up on a big right hand but Kolehmainen slips the punch.
Kolehmainen misses with a takedown
and Kiwi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiwi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kolehmainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiwi takes a swing at Kolehmainen's ribcage but misses.
Kolehmainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiwi misses with a right hand
and Kolehmainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruce Kiwi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolehmainen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kolehmainen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kolehmainen being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen wants to control from the top but Kiwi keeps moving.
Kolehmainen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kiwi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kiwi holds on and takes a little breather.
Kiwi is trying to keep Kolehmainen in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kiwi rushes Kolehmainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kiwi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kolehmainen throws a head kick that half lands.
Kiwi moves into range and connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiwi blocks the leg kick.
Kolehmainen scores with a leg kick.
Kiwi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolehmainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiwi.
Kolehmainen gets tackled into the cage by Kiwi. Kiwi maintains the clinch.
Kiwi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kolehmainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kolehmainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiwi.
Kolehmainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi blocking some punches.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kolehmainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiwi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiwi is looking to clinch.
Kiwi throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kolehmainen! But no joy.
Kiwi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiwi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kolehmainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kiwi is able to avoid easily.
Kiwi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kolehmainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Kiwi catches Kolehmainen right on the button with a cross.
Kiwi cracks Kolehmainen with a good jab.
Kiwi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kolehmainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiwi is out of range and Kolehmainen settles back down.
Kiwi tries to clinch there but Kolehmainen circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kiwi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick lands for Kolehmainen.
Kiwi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Kolehmainen tries to throw a body punch but Kiwi avoids it by throwing Kolehmainen back against the cage.
Kiwi tries to stall but Kolehmainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kolehmainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiwi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kolehmainen fails to land.
Kolehmainen lands a left hand.
Kiwi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kolehmainen blocks a jab.
Kiwi throws a hook but Kolehmainen avoids it easily.
Kiwi wants to clinch up but Kolehmainen keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwi tries to clinch but Kolehmainen moves out of range.
Kolehmainen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kolehmainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiwi misses with a combination
and Kolehmainen counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiwi cracks Kolehmainen with a good jab.
Kiwi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kolehmainen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolehmainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiwi throws a big shot that misses.
Kiwi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiwi misses the shot to the body.
Kolehmainen feints a counter leg kick.
Kolehmainen tries to score with a low kick but Kiwi moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the body from Kiwi misses
letting Kolehmainen counter with a right hand.
Kiwi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bruce Kiwi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kolehmainen throws a solid leg kick but Kiwi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kolehmainen.
Kiwi misses with a straight right.
Kiwi checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kiwi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kolehmainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiwi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kolehmainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kiwi slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick from Kiwi, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Kiwi misses its intended target.
Kiwi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiwi throws a combination that misses
and Kolehmainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kiwi's knee momentarily.
Kiwi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kolehmainen throws a counter combo.
Kolehmainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Kiwi misses.
Kolehmainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiwi. Kolehmainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiwi works Kolehmainen's body with a nice hook.
Kiwi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kolehmainen.
A big right from Kiwi misses.
Kolehmainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiwi throws a hook to the side of Kolehmainen's head but Kolehmainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiwi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen cracks Kiwi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kolehmainen lands a leg kick that knocks Kiwi off balance momentarily.
Kolehmainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiwi is looking to counter the offense by Kolehmainen and move into the clinch.
Kolehmainen tests Kiwi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiwi moves to clinch but Kolehmainen breaks away
and Kolehmainen counters with a good low kick that Kiwi was not able to check.
Kiwi closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kolehmainen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiwi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiwi.
Kolehmainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kolehmainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiwi scores with a shot to the side of Kolehmainen's head.
Kolehmainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kiwi.
Kiwi tries to work over Kolehmainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiwi lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kolehmainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
Kiwi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kolehmainen takes a shot to the head.
Kiwi lands with a left to the head.
Kolehmainen is trying to force a seperation but Kiwi has the dominant position.
Kolehmainen lands a shot to the body.
Kolehmainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi prevents a body shot from Kolehmainen.
Kiwi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiwi gets through Kolehmainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kolehmainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi tries to work over Kolehmainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiwi is working Kolehmainen over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kolehmainen fails to land.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolehmainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
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 Bruce Kiwi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kiwi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kiwi closes the distance and pushes Kolehmainen back into the cage.
Kiwi lands a right hand.
Kiwi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiwi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kolehmainen.
A head punch on the inside from Kolehmainen fails to land.
Kolehmainen working aggressively here.
Kolehmainen tries to throw a body punch but Kiwi avoids it by throwing Kolehmainen back against the cage.
Kiwi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kolehmainen breaks the clinch.
Kolehmainen ducks under a wild hook from Kiwi.
Good shot there by Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen works the jab nicely.
Kiwi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kolehmainen tries a quick counter leg kick but Kiwi is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolehmainen lands with a good body shot.
Kiwi wants to clinch up but Kolehmainen keeps it at a distance.
Kiwi rushes Kolehmainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolehmainen misses with a punch to the body.
Kolehmainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce Kiwi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolehmainen is working Kiwi over against the cage.
Kolehmainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kolehmainen.
Good body shot from Kolehmainen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiwi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kolehmainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kolehmainen.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiwi.
Kolehmainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kolehmainen.
Kiwi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiwi lands with a left to the head.
Kolehmainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kolehmainen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiwi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kolehmainen lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolehmainen blocking some punches.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kolehmainen misses with the head strike.
Kiwi throws a head punch that misses.
Kolehmainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiwi is working Kolehmainen over against the cage.
Kiwi lands an uppercut.
Kolehmainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolehmainen presses Kiwi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiwi lands an uppercut.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi is trying to break the clinch but Kolehmainen is controlling him.
Kiwi scores with a hook to the body.
Kiwi scores with a shot to the side of Kolehmainen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi blocking some punches.
Kolehmainen lands with a left to the head.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
A short right from Kiwi on the inside.
Kiwi throws a head punch that misses.
Kolehmainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kolehmainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
Kolehmainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kolehmainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kolehmainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kolehmainen.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kolehmainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kolehmainen avoids the head kick by Kiwi.
Nice uppercut there from Kiwi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kolehmainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kolehmainen! But no joy.
Kolehmainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kiwi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kolehmainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kolehmainen shoots in and drives through. Kiwi sprawls well.
Kiwi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen darts in looking for a takedown but Kiwi gets double underhooks and turns Kolehmainen into the cage.
It looked like Kiwi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiwi throws a good cross that connects.
Kolehmainen moves away from the strike by Kiwi.
Kolehmainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kolehmainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiwi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiki Kolehmainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolehmainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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 Bruce Kiwi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiwi, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Kiwi!
An out of breath Bruce Kiwi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davon Davis (ranked 648 p4p, 496 weight class) and Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 89 p4p, 68 weight class). Vladimir Skurwysynowski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skurwysynowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Skurwysynowski misses the target.
Davis avoids the body shot from Skurwysynowski.
Davis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skurwysynowski checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Skurwysynowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skurwysynowski throws a big shot that misses.
Davis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skurwysynowski 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.
Davis lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skurwysynowski throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Skurwysynowski, against the cage.
Davis wants to break free but Skurwysynowski has control.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Skurwysynowski backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skurwysynowski has his back to the cage.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Skurwysynowski tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Davis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Skurwysynowski gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis is trying to push Skurwysynowski away but Skurwysynowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Skurwysynowski.
A short right from Skurwysynowski on the inside.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis gets through Skurwysynowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skurwysynowski tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Skurwysynowski back against the cage.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Skurwysynowski is blocking nicely.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Skurwysynowski looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Skurwysynowski misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Skurwysynowski.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skurwysynowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis throws a big counter combination but Skurwysynowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Skurwysynowski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davis really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski gets a clinch.
Skurwysynowski blocking some punches.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Skurwysynowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Skurwysynowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skurwysynowski working aggressively here.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Davis sprawling to the canvas! Davis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Skurwysynowski finish him?!
Skurwysynowski scores with a jab to the body.
Skurwysynowski misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skurwysynowski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skurwysynowski at a distance.
Skurwysynowski closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Skurwysynowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skurwysynowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skurwysynowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skurwysynowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skurwysynowski misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Skurwysynowski back against the cage.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skurwysynowski avoids it.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skurwysynowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skurwysynowski misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski is working Davis over against the cage.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skurwysynowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Skurwysynowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skurwysynowski scores with a hook to the body.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skurwysynowski.
Davis working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Skurwysynowski tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skurwysynowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Skurwysynowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis lands a right hand.
Skurwysynowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis misses with some punches.
Skurwysynowski avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Skurwysynowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Skurwysynowski backwards.
Skurwysynowski taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Skurwysynowski missing with knees to the body.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skurwysynowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis avoiding damage as Skurwysynowski throws knees to the body.
Skurwysynowski misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch to the body.
Davis blocks a body shot from Skurwysynowski.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skurwysynowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skurwysynowski lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Skurwysynowski controls the action.
Skurwysynowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Skurwysynowski misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski blocks an uppercut.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Skurwysynowski tries to clinch up
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
Davis wants to clinch
and Skurwysynowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skurwysynowski instigates a clinch.
Skurwysynowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Skurwysynowski on the inside.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skurwysynowski's elbow.
Skurwysynowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Skurwysynowski misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis pushes Skurwysynowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Skurwysynowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lunges at Skurwysynowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skurwysynowski's hand.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skurwysynowski's sensitive parts.
Skurwysynowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Skurwysynowski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Davis blocks it well.
Skurwysynowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Skurwysynowski darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Skurwysynowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skurwysynowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skurwysynowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Skurwysynowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis lands a left hand.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Skurwysynowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skurwysynowski tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Skurwysynowski back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Skurwysynowski.
Davis gets through Skurwysynowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Skurwysynowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skurwysynowski pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body punch.
Davis misses with some punches.
Skurwysynowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis misses with some punches.
Skurwysynowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Skurwysynowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Skurwysynowski controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Skurwysynowski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Skurwysynowski scores with a hook to the body.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Skurwysynowski digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skurwysynowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Skurwysynowski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skurwysynowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skurwysynowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis blocks a body shot from Skurwysynowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Davis.
A right hook to the body lands for Skurwysynowski.
A shot in the inside from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skurwysynowski cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Skurwysynowski tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skurwysynowski backwards.
A short uppercut from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Skurwysynowski back against the cage.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis tries a body shot but Skurwysynowski blocks it.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Skurwysynowski backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Skurwysynowski throws a head punch that misses.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skurwysynowski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Davis counters with an inside leg kick.
Davis swings for the body but Skurwysynowski moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Davis.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skurwysynowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skurwysynowski tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skurwysynowski clinches with his opponent.
Skurwysynowski lands a nice uppercut.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skurwysynowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skurwysynowski misses with a knee to the head.
Skurwysynowski is working Davis over against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Skurwysynowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skurwysynowski pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski lands with a right to the head.
Davis is leaning against Skurwysynowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skurwysynowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skurwysynowski is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skurwysynowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skurwysynowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Skurwysynowski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Skurwysynowski is blocking nicely.
Skurwysynowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skurwysynowski digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skurwysynowski gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Skurwysynowski as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Skurwysynowski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skurwysynowski.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skurwysynowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Skurwysynowski lands a body shot.
Skurwysynowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skurwysynowski throws a head punch that misses.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Skurwysynowski won't allow it.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Skurwysynowski lands an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Skurwysynowski controls the action.
Skurwysynowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skurwysynowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski working aggressively here.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skurwysynowski.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Skurwysynowski has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body punch.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis tries to work over Skurwysynowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Skurwysynowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skurwysynowski working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Skurwysynowski throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Skurwysynowski scores with a nice strike.
Skurwysynowski tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Skurwysynowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skurwysynowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
Skurwysynowski throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Davis misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skurwysynowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skurwysynowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Skurwysynowski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski misses with a hook
and Davis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Skurwysynowski's knee momentarily.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Skurwysynowski moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Skurwysynowski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davon Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Skurwysynowski closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Skurwysynowski fails to land.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Skurwysynowski controls the action.
Skurwysynowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Skurwysynowski blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skurwysynowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skurwysynowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skurwysynowski.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Skurwysynowski blocks with his arms.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skurwysynowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skurwysynowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis tries a body shot but Skurwysynowski blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skurwysynowski backwards.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Skurwysynowski is blocking nicely.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Skurwysynowski has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Skurwysynowski controls the action.
Skurwysynowski misses with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vladimir Skurwysynowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A body shot lands from Davis.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skurwysynowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skurwysynowski moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skurwysynowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skurwysynowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Skurwysynowski controls his hands.
Skurwysynowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski blocks an uppercut.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Skurwysynowski.
I've got Skurwysynowski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
Vladimir Skurwysynowski is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vladimir Skurwysynowski 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demir Kocak (ranked 304 p4p, 557 weight class) and Paul Gascoigne (ranked 9 p4p, 19 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Demir Kocak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gascoigne throws a head kick that misses.
Kocak throws a leg kick
and Gascoigne counters with a nice uppercut.
Gascoigne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
Gascoigne misses with a hook
and Kocak counters with a body kick.
Gascoigne throws a lazy right hand but Kocak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kocak bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kocak digs a good body shot into Gascoigne's ribs.
Gascoigne looks winded!
A lazy left from Kocak finds it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Gascoigne there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kocak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gascoigne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kocak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Gascoigne misses
and Kocak counters with a nice uppercut.
Kocak lands a big uppercut and Gascoigne crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gascoigne looks OK. Kocak waves Gascoigne back to his feet!
Gascoigne is rocked!
Kocak pounces like a tiger and cracks Gascoigne with a vicious hook! Gascoigne is down but not out! Kocak follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Demir Kocak!
Demir Kocak retains his super heavyweight title!
Demir Kocak bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Holton Jr (ranked 299 p4p, 492 weight class) and Omer Demirci (ranked 40 p4p, 75 weight class). Holton Jr comes to the cage accompanied by D12 - Purple Hills. The key to victory for DeShaun Holton Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShaun Holton Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omer Demirci!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holton Jr swings for the body but Demirci moves out of range.
Holton Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demirci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demirci stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Demirci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holton Jr moves away.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Demirci changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holton Jr tries to avoid it but Demirci manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holton Jr to the ground. Holton Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Demirci takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demirci takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Omer Demirci has been cut.
Holton Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holton Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demirci moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holton Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Demirci throws a hook but Holton Jr avoids it easily.
Holton Jr takes a swing at Demirci's ribcage but misses.
Demirci gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holton Jr.
Demirci throws a poor cross that misses
and Holton Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Demirci ducks right into an uppercut from Holton Jr.
Holton Jr misses with an uppercut
and Demirci counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holton Jr is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Demirci swings around for an armbar but Holton Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Demirci's guard.
Demirci had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holton Jr defends it easily.
Demirci looking to control.
Demirci wants to sweep but no luck.
Demirci looking to control.
Demirci is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holton Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holton Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Demirci has his foot on Holton Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holton Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Demirci controls Holton Jr momentarily but Holton Jr frees himself.
Demirci is looking for a triangle here but Holton Jr uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Demirci wants to control but Holton Jr postures up.
Holton Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demirci keeps working.
Demirci wants to control but Holton Jr postures up.
Demirci is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demirci is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Holton Jr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Demirci has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Demirci is trying to maintain the position but Holton Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaun Holton Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omer Demirci's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demirci shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demirci avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demirci changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Demirci lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holton Jr drops Demirci with a beautiful combination! Demirci stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Holton Jr is looking for the KO!
Holton Jr avoids the body shot from Demirci.
Demirci bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holton Jr's head.
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!
Holton Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Holton Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demirci stuns Holton Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holton Jr misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirci fails with the takedown.
Holton Jr is looking to wear down Demirci with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Demirci finds it's way through Holton Jr's defenses.
Holton Jr leaves Demirci with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DeShaun Holton Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omer Demirci.
Demirci walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That has opened up Omer Demirci's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr with a nice cross.
The cut above Omer Demirci's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Demirci misses with a takedown attempt
and Holton Jr counters with a left to the body.
Holton Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demirci can do to turn this around?
Demirci fails with the takedown
and Holton Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omer Demirci's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Holton Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Omer Demirci's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). DeShaun Holton Jr!
DeShaun Holton Jr retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking DeShaun Holton Jr 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianenko (ranked 308 p4p, 628 weight class) and Lasha Abashidze (ranked 50 p4p, 83 weight class). Emelianenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mala Dama - Kabat. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lasha Abashidze!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Abashidze with that takedown attempt.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Abashidze moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze misses with a straight right.
Abashidze 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.
Abashidze missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abashidze tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily
and Emelianenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roman Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasha Abashidze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Abashidze.
Abashidze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Emelianenko defends well and Abashidze ends up having to push Emelianenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abashidze misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Abashidze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Abashidze. Abashidze gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko is looking to counter punch.
Abashidze misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze jabs Emelianenko right on the nose. Emelianenko blinks but takes it well.
Abashidze fails with a takedown attempt.
Abashidze takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Lasha Abashidze has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abashidze somewhat.
Emelianenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abashidze with a jab.
Emelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Abashidze blocks the leg kick.
Abashidze lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abashidze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Abashidze shoots and misses
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Abashidze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abashidze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lasha Abashidze's cut.
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.
Abashidze dives in for a single leg takedown but Emelianenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Abashidze lands a right hook to the body.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Abashidze's shoulder, as Abashidze tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Abashidze ducked under it nicely.
Abashidze goes for a double leg but Emelianenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Emelianenko continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Emelianenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Abashidze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abashidze 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emelianenko's head backwards.
Abashidze stuns Emelianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Abashidze with the counter takedown but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abashidze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Emelianenko wriggles free and stands up.
Abashidze closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Emelianenko to the mat! Emelianenko manages to get full guard.
Abashidze throws a big elbow that misses.
Abashidze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
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!
Abashidze trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Emelianenko tries to get out of the position.
Abashidze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abashidze wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abashidze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abashidze is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Abashidze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abashidze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Abashidze passes Emelianenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Abashidze there.
Abashidze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lasha Abashidze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abashidze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Emelianenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko controls Abashidze momentarily but Abashidze frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abashidze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abashidze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abashidze postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abashidze trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abashidze connects with the punch.
Abashidze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze stands up over Emelianenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abashidze on the ground.
Abashidze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abashidze scoring with some ground and pound.
It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
Abashidze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abashidze is stalling in the full guard.
Emelianenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Abashidze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Abashidze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
Abashidze wants to free his trapped foot but Emelianenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Abashidze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Abashidze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away.
Roman Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abashidze tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abashidze.
Abashidze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Abashidze.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelianenko misses the target.
Abashidze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abashidze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws out a powerful jab.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abashidze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abashidze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abashidze somewhat.
Roman Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasha Abashidze.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Abashidze misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abashidze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Abashidze looks to move away, Emelianenko throws a big counter combo but Abashidze just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abashidze checks the leg kick.
Abashidze feints the counter takedown.
Abashidze lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into range.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Abashidze shoots in.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abashidze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abashidze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Abashidze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Abashidze.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abashidze.
Abashidze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abashidze looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by Emelianenko. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
Abashidze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abashidze lands in his opponent's guard.
Abashidze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abashidze trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abashidze is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Abashidze tries to pass.
Abashidze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roman Emelianenko did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Abashidze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Abashidze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abashidze moves away.
Abashidze connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Abashidze with the counter takedown but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Abashidze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abashidze moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abashidze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abashidze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Emelianenko connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Abashidze on that attempt.
Emelianenko lands with a good body shot.
Abashidze lunges at Emelianenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelianenko's hand.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Abashidze's head but Abashidze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abashidze is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abashidze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abashidze.
Emelianenko is looking to counter punch.
Abashidze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Abashidze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Abashidze scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abashidze.
Abashidze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abashidze moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Abashidze misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Emelianenko clinches up against the cage.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Abashidze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abashidze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Abashidze scores with a nice strike.
Abashidze shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense.
A counter left hand to the body from Emelianenko misses its target.
Roman Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasha Abashidze.
Abashidze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Emelianenko's waist but Emelianenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abashidze off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Abashidze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abashidze.
It looked like Emelianenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abashidze.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lasha Abashidze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Abashidze's shoulder, as Abashidze tries to avoid the shot.
Abashidze feints the counter takedown.
Abashidze staying out of range there.
Abashidze with the counter takedown but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abashidze counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Emelianenko!
Abashidze working the body and head with strikes.
Abashidze is working Emelianenko over with some ground and pound from side control.
Abashidze working the ground and pound but Emelianenko is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze is chipping away with strikes.
Roman Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Abashidze lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Roman Emelianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Abashidze scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Emelianenko to see if he's OK.
Jeez, Roman Emelianenko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roman Emelianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lasha Abashidze!
Lasha Abashidze is the new heavyweight champion!
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