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ENIGMA 93 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 3460 p4p, 5399 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 182 p4p, 255 weight class). Hanma's entrance music is B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nickle. Nickle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nickle.
Nickle misses with a body shot.
Hanma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nickle misses with a wild combination.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Nickle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nickle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nickle defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Nickle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nickle tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Nickle misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Hanma finds it's target.
Hanma loads up on a big right hand but Nickle slips the punch.
Nickle throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Nickle walks into a jab.
Hanma works Nickle's body with a nice hook.
Nickle takes one to the chin there.
Nickle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanma doesn't seem bothered though.
Nickle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nickle's corner calls for a 1-2. Nickle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Hanma. Beautiful body shot.
Nickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looks like Hanma has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Hanma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Nickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Nickle ducks down to avoid it.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanma moves away.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Nickle.
Hanma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nickle misses the shot to the body.
Nickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanma.
Hanma lands a really nice looking cross but Nickle seems unphased.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nickle jabs Hanma right on the nose. Hanma blinks but takes it well.
Nickle scores with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Nickle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nickle.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma jabs Nickle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nickle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanma doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Nickle moves out of range.
Nickle slips under a jab from Hanma.
Hanma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Nickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Nickle cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickle lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanma off the cage and back into range.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanma moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Hanma.
Nickle swings for the body but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma lands a right hook to the body.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Nickle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickle is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Nickle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nickle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nickle scrambles back to his feet.
Nickle throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hanma tries to move into range but Nickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hanma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanma there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickle. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickle slips under a jab.
Nickle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickle.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma lands the left hand.
Hanma moves away from the strike by Nickle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma thuds a left hand into Nickle's body.
Hanma misses with a looping left.
A big left from Nickle misses.
Nickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Baki Hanma will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanma under the eye.
Nickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickle throws a right and a left that Hanma avoids nicely.
Nickle misses with a wild body shot.
Hanma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanma lands a jab-cross combination.
Nickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanma.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Nickle.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickle.
A punch combination from Nickle misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma stuns Nickle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Nickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle slips under a jab from Hanma.
Nickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Nickle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hanma pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nickle back to the cage. Hanma follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nickle slips a jab from Hanma.
Nickle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Nickle misses.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Nickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nickle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanma.
Hanma digs a good body shot into Nickle's ribs.
Hanma slips a jab from Nickle.
Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Nickle moved out of range.
Nickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nickle on the side of the head.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickle.
Nickle walks into a stiff left hand from Hanma.
Nickle connects with a jab.
Nickle slips a straight right by Hanma.
Nickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanma throws a hook but Nickle blocks it.
Nickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanma.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Nickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanma moves away.
Hanma throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma slips a jab from Nickle.
Nickle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanma on the side of the head.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nickle lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanma's head.
Nickle misses with a hook. Hanma ducked under it nicely.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickle.
Nickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanma drops his hands momentarily and Nickle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanma misses the body punch
and Nickle counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Nickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle lands a jab to the nose.
Nickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickle.
Nice straight punches there by Hanma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanma.
Nickle missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma swinging wildly here.
Nickle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hanma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nickle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
Nickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Nickle looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
It looked like Hanma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nickle.
Nickle scores with a punch to the head.
Nickle's corner calls for a 1-2. Nickle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dill Nickle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nickle ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickle is just out of range.
Nickle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hanma connects with a single shot there.
Hanma defending well as Nickle loads up on a big left hand.
Nickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Nickle lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nickle avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Nickle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nickle's corner calls for a 1-2. Nickle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Nickle.
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma lands a nice shot that snaps Nickle's head back.
Hanma scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickle. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickle.
Nickle misses with a hook.
Hanma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanma manages to avoid it.
Hanma misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hanma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nickle's head.
Hanma connects with a right hand. Nickle shakes it off.
Hanma throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nickle scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Nickle lunges at Hanma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanma's hand.
Some wild striking there from Nickle.
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Nickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nickle 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.
Hanma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Nickle.
Nickle misses the shot to the body.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanma moves away.
Nickle lands with an overhand left.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Nickle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hanma throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle slips a jab from Hanma.
Nickle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickle lands a head shot.
Hanma cracks Nickle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nickle slips a jab from Hanma.
Nickle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickle. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
Nickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickle.
Hanma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hanma scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Hanma.
Nickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Nickle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickle.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma throwing a counter right hand but Nickle manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickle. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma swings widly with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Nickle walks into a straight right hand from Hanma.
Hanma lands a body shot.
Nickle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanma throws a jab when Nickle was well out of range.
Hanma cracks Nickle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nickle needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickle lands a head shot.
Hanma throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickle. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Nickle avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanma has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
A victorious Baki Hanma thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Chandler (ranked 4187 p4p, 2567 weight class) and Aung Siang (ranked 432 p4p, 289 weight class). Siang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu Tang Clan - Bring da Ruckus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aung Siang!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chandler.
Chandler missing with a left hand there. Siang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siang lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Joey Chandler has been cut.
Chandler misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Siang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Chandler throws out a loose jab but Siang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Chandler as he checks the leg kick.
Chandler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Siang ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Chandler lands a glancing blow to the side of Siang's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Siang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Siang throws a head kick that misses.
Siang shoots in looking for a takedown. Chandler tries to sprawl out of it but Siang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chandler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler scores with a body shot.
Siang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chandler swivels and escapes.
Joey Chandler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aung Siang.
Siang misses with a hook.
Chandler throws a hook but Siang blocks it.
A jab from Siang misses.
Siang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chandler.
Joey Chandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chandler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chandler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Siang connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chandler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siang.
Siang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Siang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Siang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Siang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Siang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chandler cracks a nice hook into Siang's ribs.
Siang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chandler misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Siang tries to counter it with a takedown but Chandler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chandler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Siang feints and as Chandler raises his hands in defense, Siang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Siang is looking to work some ground and pound but Chandler has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chandler wants to sweep here but Siang controlling him for the moment.
Chandler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Siang.
Siang trying to control the position from guard on top but Chandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Siang working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Siang throws a big right hand that misses.
Siang trying to control but Chandler is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Siang wants to pass the guard but Chandler is keeping the position.
Siang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Siang trying to control but Chandler is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chandler trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Siang slips a jab from Chandler.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siang.
Siang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chandler throwing a counter right hand but Siang manages to avoid it.
Chandler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siang.
Siang slips under a jab.
We've been told by Chandler's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Siang tests Chandler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Siang dives in and grabs Chandler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chandler pushes down on Siang's head and hops out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joey Chandler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Chandler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Siang fails with a takedown attempt.
Chandler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Siang slips a jab from Chandler.
Chandler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Siang on the side of the head.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Siang.
Siang ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
A slow jab from Siang misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Chandler misses its target.
Chandler moves out of range of the leg kick from Siang.
Siang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Siang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Siang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chandler.
Siang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Chandler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chandler with a hook.
Chandler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chandler misses its intended target.
Siang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Siang slips a jab and a cross from Chandler.
Siang fakes the leg kick and cracks Chandler in the body.
A jab from Chandler misses.
Siang misses with a body kick.
Siang misses with a body kick.
Siang looks to land a body kick but Chandler moved away.
Chandler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chandler moves out of range as Siang throws a body kick.
Chandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siang moves away.
Siang throws a sloppy head kick and Chandler moves out of range easily.
No luck for Siang with that takedown attempt.
Chandler throwing a counter right hand but Siang manages to avoid it.
Siang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Siang.
Siang swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
Siang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Siang drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siang is working Chandler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Siang throwing strikes from guard but Chandler blocks nicely.
Chandler trying to control the position here.
Chandler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siang landing with the ground and pound.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Siang from controlling successfully.
Siang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siang prevents Chandler from getting back to his feet.
Chandler wants to sweep here but Siang controlling him for the moment.
Chandler keeping full guard, as Siang tries to pass.
Chandler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Siang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Siang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chandler is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Siang throws a big elbow that misses.
Chandler wants to stand up but Siang is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chandler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siang can pounce on him.
A head kick from Siang lands but Chandler takes it in his stride.
Siang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
Joey Chandler is winning the standup battle so far.
Chandler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siang.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Siang.
Chandler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Siang's shoulder, as Siang tries to avoid the shot.
Siang misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aung Siang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Chandler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Siang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chandler swings for the body but Siang moves out of range.
Chandler missing with a left hand there. Siang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siang tries for a takedown but Chandler circles away easily
and Chandler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siang ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
A little jabbing left from Siang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chandler ducks under a wild hook from Siang.
Siang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Siang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chandler.
Chandler checks a low kick from Siang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chandler swivels and escapes.
Chandler swinging wildly here.
Siang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chandler under the eye.
Siang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chandler misses with a wild body shot.
Siang shoots in for a takedown but Chandler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joey Chandler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aung Siang.
Chandler throws a combination. Siang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Siang throws a shot from downtown. Chandler moves away and avoids it.
Siang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siang staying out of range there.
Aung Siang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Siang to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chandler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Siang is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siang postures up and lands a big shot to Chandler's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siang pushing down on Chandler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Siang trying to pass the guard but Chandler defending well.
Chandler is looking to improve his position.
Chandler is trying is best to control the position here.
Chandler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Siang lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chandler holds on and takes a little breather.
Siang passes Chandler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Siang controlling the action here.
Siang is stalling here. Chandler is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Siang seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chandler has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Siang tries to improve position but can't.
Siang taking a bit of punishment here - Chandler scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chandler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Siang regains half guard.
Siang tries to get to full guard but Chandler has control of the leg.
Siang wants to control but Chandler is keeping busy.
Siang works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler postures up.
Chandler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Siang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Joey Chandler.
I think Chandler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Chandler!
Our winner, Joey Chandler, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Steve (ranked 3056 p4p, 2419 weight class) and Moshe Weiss (ranked 374 p4p, 301 weight class). Stephen Steve could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moshe Weiss's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moshe Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Weiss checks a leg kick.
Weiss with the counter takedown but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve cracks Weiss with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Steve tenderised Weiss's leg. Weiss is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steve throws a jab when Weiss was well out of range.
Weiss shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weiss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss shoots in but no luck this time.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weiss changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Steve connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weiss's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Weiss moved out of range nicely.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weiss takes one on the button.
Weiss moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Weiss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Weiss from controlling successfully.
Steve pulls Weiss in close to his closed guard and prevents Weiss from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Weiss from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Steve on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steve tries to get out of the position.
Weiss preventing the sweep.
Weiss is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Steve tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Weiss trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steve keeping full guard, as Weiss tries to pass.
Weiss sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steve's guard.
Steve tries to get to full guard but Weiss has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Steve could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Weiss has cracked it and Steve is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Weiss!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moshe Weiss!
Moshe Weiss bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Dolton (ranked 3928 p4p, 3252 weight class) and Magnus Tyme (ranked 479 p4p, 419 weight class). Dolton comes to the cage accompanied by Paradise Warfare. Magnus Tyme 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Dolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Tyme!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyme throws a shot from downtown. Dolton moves away and avoids it.
Dolton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Scott Dolton has been cut.
Dolton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyme misses with a looping right.
Tyme cracks Dolton with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dolton looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tyme finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyme swings widly with a right hand
and Dolton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dolton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dolton throws a big right hand that misses.
Dolton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dolton preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dolton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dolton lands strikes from half guard.
Dolton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dolton controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolton lands a big elbow.
Dolton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tyme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dolton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dolton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyme can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
 Tyme is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Dolton! Tyme is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Dolton!
Scott Dolton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Magnus Tyme had this to say: 'I respect my opponent, tonight just wasnt my night, thanks.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichioka Kaori (ranked 2991 p4p, 1843 weight class) and Zeke Titus (ranked 372 p4p, 241 weight class). Kaori comes to the cage accompanied by GOZEN. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichioka Kaori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Titus misses the target.
It looked like Kaori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Titus throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaori throws a sloppy head kick and Titus moves out of range easily.
Titus darts in looking for a takedown but Kaori gets double underhooks and turns Titus into the cage.
The fighters circling - Titus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaori 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.
Kaori just misses with a punch to the body.
Titus shoots in looking for a takedown but Kaori manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Titus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Titus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kaori was covering up waiting for the punch and Titus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus throws a big right hand that misses.
Kaori keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaori working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Titus.
Titus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Titus prevents Kaori from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Titus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Titus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Titus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaori preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Titus pushes down on Kaori's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Titus.
Kaori is looking to escape.
Titus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Titus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Titus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kaori blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titus.
Titus working the head and body with strikes.
Titus is pressing down on Kaori's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaori is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaori is looking to escape.
Kaori blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titus.
Kaori keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Titus wants to pass to mount but Kaori is defending the position.
Titus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaori tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Titus manages to move to mount!
Kaori blocking the ground and pound.
Titus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Titus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaori is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kaori avoids a series of strikes thrown by Titus.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Titus! Kaori is hurt baaadly! Titus is firing away with more strikes - Kaori is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Titus!
Zeke Titus was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Ichioka Kaori had this to say: '6.6'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 2119 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Roko Matijevic (ranked 225 p4p, 252 weight class). Roko Matijevic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ishmael Egyptian'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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Matijevic.
Matijevic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matijevic throws a big shot that misses.
Matijevic throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Matijevic slips under a jab from Egyptian.
Matijevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Matijevic.
Matijevic throws a head kick but Egyptian moves out of range.
Jab from Egyptian.
Matijevic misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matijevic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian tries to clinch there but Matijevic circles away.
Egyptian defending well as Matijevic loads up on a big left hand.
Matijevic throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matijevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matijevic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Matijevic.
Matijevic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Egyptian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've been hearing reports that Egyptian has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Matijevic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matijevic throws a front kick that sends Egyptian stumbling back into the cage.
Matijevic lands a nice shot that snaps Egyptian's head back.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Egyptian half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Matijevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egyptian.
Matijevic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Matijevic misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
Egyptian shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Egyptian showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matijevic wants to get back to full guard.
Matijevic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matijevic is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egyptian thows a huge punch but Matijevic dodges it nicely.
Matijevic is not content to let Egyptian control the position.
Matijevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Egyptian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Egyptian wants to pass the guard but Matijevic is defending well.
Egyptian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Egyptian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Egyptian seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matijevic's head.
Egyptian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Matijevic keeping control of the position.
Matijevic is staying active underneath Egyptian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Matijevic is defending against the submission attempts here by Egyptian.
Egyptian has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Matijevic defend it? Egyptian steps over the head and cranks it - Matijevic is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Egyptian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ishmael Egyptian!
Ishmael Egyptian 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Eli (ranked 1741 p4p, 1330 weight class) and Michal Materlak (ranked 235 p4p, 175 weight class). Materlak has chosen Marzenia as his entrance music. Michal Materlak 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Eli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materlak!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materlak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Materlak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eli throws a right hand that misses
and Materlak counters with a nice uppercut.
Materlak blocks a head kick by Eli.
Eli throws a head kick that misses
and Materlak counters with a nice uppercut.
Materlak needs to keep his hands up - Eli had a free shot at his head there.
Materlak tries to clinch but Eli moves out of range.
Materlak tries to land a leg kick but Eli saw it coming and moves away.
Materlak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eli.
Eli loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
Eli throws a looping overhand right but Materlak ducks down to avoid it.
Materlak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Eli misses.
We've been informed that Materlak has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A swing and a miss from Materlak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eli misses with a head kick.
Materlak misses with a low kick.
Materlak wants to slow Eli down by chopping away at his legs.
Materlak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Materlak.
Materlak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eli.
Eli walks into a left hand.
Eli throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eli throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
Nice defenses there by Eli.
Materlak throws a series of strikes that have Eli backpedaling.
Eli throws a head kick but Materlak moves out of range.
Eli loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
Eli missing with a left hand there. Materlak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Eli.
Materlak staying out of range there.
Materlak scores with a body shot.
Eli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Materlak.
Eli ducks under a wild hook from Materlak.
Eli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eli needs to keep his hands up - Materlak had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eli slips under a jab from Materlak.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Eli misses.
Eli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eli loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
Materlak looks to land a left hand but Eli moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Materlak tries to clinch but Eli moves out of range.
Eli is looking to counter punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Materlak!
Materlak misses with a straight right.
Materlak misses with a hook. Eli ducked under it nicely.
Materlak slips under a jab from Eli.
Eli misses with a wild body shot.
Eli slips a straight right by Materlak.
Materlak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eli connects with a jab.
Materlak misses with a right hand
and Eli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Materlak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eli connects with a jab.
Eli tries to land a front kick but Materlak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eli scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Michal Materlak has been cut.
A left lands for Eli.
The fighters circling - Materlak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eli slips under a jab from Materlak.
Materlak slips a straight right by Eli.
Materlak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eli was well out of range. Poor timing from Materlak.
Eli throws a push kick but Materlak slaps the foot to one side.
Materlak tries to clinch but Eli moves out of range.
Eli moves out of range as Materlak throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Eli. Those never looked like landing.
Eli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Materlak.
Eli misses with a hook
and Materlak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Tom Eli has been cut.
Materlak dips to his left and cracks Eli with an uppercut!
Materlak throws a leg kick but Eli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eli throws a head kick that half lands.
Eli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eli looks to throw the jab but Materlak is out of range.
Materlak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Eli misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Materlak. Those never looked like landing.
Eli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Materlak works Eli's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eli swings for the body but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak tries to clinch but Eli moves out of range.
Eli is looking for a counter combo.
A punch lands to the side of Materlak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Materlak throws out the jab.
It appears Eli was looking to counter with a kick there.
Eli misses with a two punch combination.
Materlak thuds a left hand into Eli's body.
Eli scores with a one two! Materlak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Materlak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eli misses with a looping right.
Materlak with a nice calf kick.
Eli scores with a head kick.
Eli throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Materlak cracks Eli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eli.
Materlak scores with the left hand. Eli knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Eli will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Materlak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tom Eli is winning the standup battle so far.
Eli looks to land a left hand but Materlak moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Materlak.
Eli throws a head kick that misses.
Eli throws a combination that misses
and Eli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Materlak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eli throws out the jab.
Eli lands the left hand.
Materlak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Materlak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eli. That did some damage!
Eli throws a lazy head kick
and Materlak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Materlak 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!
Eli throws a looping overhand right but Materlak ducks down to avoid it.
Eli backing away here, and Materlak unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Materlak lands a nice shot that snaps Eli's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Materlak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Materlak throws out a counter right but Eli avoids it with no problem.
Materlak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Materlak.
Materlak throws a lazy right hand but Eli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eli loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eli lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eli. Materlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eli on the side of the head.
Materlak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Materlak throws out the jab.
Eli misses the shot to the body.
Eli misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Eli.
Materlak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Materlak under the eye.
Eli slips a jab from Materlak.
Materlak sizes up Eli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Materlak throws a poor cross that misses
and Eli 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!
Materlak throws an overhand right that lands on Eli's shoulder, as Eli tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Materlak misses.
Eli throws a head kick but Materlak moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak throws a jab but it's blocked by Eli.
Eli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Materlak to counter with a crisp jab.
Materlak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eli.
A little jabbing left from Materlak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eli scores with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Eli lands a high kick!
Eli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Materlak.
A cross from Materlak lands.
Materlak connects with a looping right hand.
Eli slips under a jab from Materlak.
Eli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materlak manages to avoid it.
Eli walks into a jab.
Materlak avoids the body shot from Eli.
A nice side step and Materlak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Materlak looks to throw the jab but Eli is out of range.
Materlak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eli has time to react.
Materlak dodges the punch combination from Eli.
Materlak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Eli misses
and Eli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eli avoids the body shot from Materlak.
Eli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Materlak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Materlak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab by Materlak.
Materlak misses with a few strikes there.
Eli throwing a counter right hand but Materlak manages to avoid it.
Eli drops his hands momentarily and Materlak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Eli might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Materlak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Materlak misses with a few strikes there.
Eli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eli fails to land with a series of punches.
Materlak lands with a straight right. Eli didn't see that one coming.
A lazy left from Materlak finds it's target.
Materlak staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Eli there.
Eli defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Materlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Materlak blocks a jab.
Materlak slips a jab and a cross from Eli.
Eli throws a lazy right hand but Materlak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eli throws a series of punches but Materlak avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Materlak's head.
Materlak connects with a leg kick.
Eli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eli. Eli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Materlak.
Eli throws a hook but Materlak blocks it.
Materlak scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materlak 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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.
Eli slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Eli misses the target.
Eli motions for Materlak to come forward. Eli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eli tries to land a leg kick but Materlak saw it coming and moves away.
Materlak jabs Eli right on the nose. Eli blinks but takes it well.
Eli keeps Materlak at a distance using the push kick.
Materlak is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Eli. Those never looked like landing.
Materlak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Materlak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eli's head backwards.
Eli throws a head kick but Materlak moves out of range.
Eli tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eli misses with a body shot.
Materlak scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Materlak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Materlak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak scores with a body shot.
Materlak misses with a straight right.
Materlak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eli with a nice cross.
Eli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Materlak.
Eli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Materlak scores with a punch to the head.
Eli misses with a two punch combination.
Materlak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Eli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eli throws a hook but Materlak blocks it.
It seemed like Materlak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Materlak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Materlak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eli swats away the attempt to clinch by Materlak.
Eli moves out of range of the strikes.
Materlak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Materlak slips under a jab from Eli.
Materlak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Materlak misses the target.
Eli looks to throw the jab but Materlak is out of range.
Materlak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eli doesn't seem bothered though.
Materlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Eli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Materlak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eli has time to react.
Materlak throws a big shot that misses.
Materlak ducks under a wild hook from Eli.
Eli misses with a jab to the body
and Materlak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Materlak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Materlak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eli. Eli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Materlak.
Eli ducks under a wild hook from Materlak.
Materlak moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak prevents Eli from breaking the clinch.
Eli is trying to break the clinch but Materlak has him pressed against the cage.
Eli breaks from the clinch.
Eli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Materlak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eli in his tracks.
Materlak throws a nice looking combination but Eli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick from Eli, right into the meat of the thigh.
Materlak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eli throws out the jab.
Eli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Materlak.
Materlak scores with a nice right hand.
Eli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Materlak throws a shot from downtown. Eli moves away and avoids it.
Materlak with a nice cross.
Eli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Materlak.
Eli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Materlak. Materlak obviously looking to wear him down.
Eli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
Materlak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Materlak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Materlak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eli throws a quick counter head kick but Materlak was just out of range.
Eli misses with a low kick.
Materlak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Materlak misses with an uppercut.
Eli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Materlak.
Eli throws an off balance right hand
and Materlak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak slips a straight right by Eli.
Materlak misses with an uppercut.
Eli tests Materlak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Materlak slips under a jab from Eli.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Materlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Materlak 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Materlak!
Michal Materlak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bugsy Seigel (ranked 1043 p4p, 1409 weight class) and Chris Tosanesti (ranked 157 p4p, 204 weight class). Bugsy Seigel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Tosanesti's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bugsy Seigel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Tosanesti!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seigel missing with a left hand there. Tosanesti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seigel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tosanesti.
Seigel tries to clinch up but Tosanesti circles away and keeps his distance.
Tosanesti looks to land a left hand but Seigel moved out of range nicely.
Seigel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seigel tries a knee to the head but Tosanesti blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seigel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seigel has a couple of punches blocked by Tosanesti.
Seigel is stalling here.
Seigel can't find room to land a body shot as Tosanesti controls the action.
Tosanesti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosanesti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seigel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seigel. Tosanesti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seigel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seigel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tosanesti misses with an uppercut. Seigel saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Seigel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Seigel misses.
Tosanesti scores with a takedown into Seigel's guard.
Tosanesti trying to control the position from guard on top but Seigel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosanesti throwing strikes but missing.
Tosanesti wants to control from the top but Seigel keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Seigel holds on and takes a little breather.
Tosanesti throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tosanesti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Seigel pushes Tosanesti away with a front kick.
Seigel tries to land a front kick but Tosanesti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tosanesti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tosanesti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seigel misses with a leg kick
and Tosanesti counters with a two punch combo.
Seigel checks a low kick from Tosanesti.
Seigel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Seigel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tosanesti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Seigel's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tosanesti throws a poor cross that misses
and Tosanesti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosanesti throws a looping overhand right but Seigel ducks down to avoid it.
Seigel is looking to counter the offense by Tosanesti and move into the clinch.
Chris Tosanesti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosanesti slips a straight right by Seigel.
Good exchange - Tosanesti coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seigel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tosanesti scores with a decent looking hook.
Tosanesti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tosanesti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seigel tries to land a front kick but Tosanesti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tosanesti. Seigel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tosanesti tests Seigel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Tosanesti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tosanesti throws out a loose jab but Seigel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seigel misses with a wild body shot.
Tosanesti cracks Seigel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by Tosanesti - just one landing.
Seigel moves forwards but Tosanesti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seigel ducks under a wild hook from Tosanesti.
Tosanesti lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosanesti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seigel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tosanesti moves away.
Tosanesti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tosanesti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seigel punishes Tosanesti's body with a nice straight punch.
Seigel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tosanesti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seigel thinking.
Seigel connects with a leg kick.
Tosanesti dives in for a single leg takedown but Seigel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bugsy Seigel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tosanesti throws a sloppy body shot
and Seigel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Seigel tries to land a knee to the head but Tosanesti blocks with his arms.
Seigel struggles to land a body shot inside as Tosanesti controls his hands.
Seigel tries to land knees in the clinch but Tosanesti avoids the damage to the body.
Seigel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tosanesti is looking for a takedown.
Seigel tries to stall but Tosanesti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seigel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bugsy Seigel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Tosanesti.
Seigel misses with a knee to the head.
Seigel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seigel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tosanesti.
Seigel has a couple of punches blocked by Tosanesti.
Tosanesti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seigel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Seigel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tosanesti blocking some punches.
Seigel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seigel trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seigel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tosanesti blocks it with crossed arms.
Seigel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Seigel.
Seigel drops Tosanesti with a big knee straight up the middle! Tosanesti is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tosanesti is rocked!
It looks like Chris Tosanesti has been cut.
Tosanesti is breathing heavily.
Tosanesti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tosanesti is still on wobbly legs! Can Seigel finish him?
Seigel throws a wild body kick that Tosanesti sees coming a mile off.
Tosanesti tries to get into range but Seigel steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tosanesti! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Seigel scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bugsy Seigel!
A relieved looking Bugsy Seigel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Chris Tosanesti spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries, guys. The Athletic Commission has just announced my opponent failed his pre-fight drug tests, so the result of this fight will be overturned and declared a No Contest. Big thanks to those of us who continue to fight clean!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 1072 p4p, 584 weight class) and Nori Voluspa (ranked 150 p4p, 89 weight class). Diego Armando has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nori Voluspa!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armando connects with the punch.
A big left from Armando misses.
Armando misses with a hook. Voluspa ducked under it nicely.
Voluspa feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Armando throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Armando enables Voluspa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Armando manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Armando holds on and takes a little breather.
Voluspa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voluspa has gone for a leg lock! Armando slips out almost immediately though and dives into Voluspa's guard.
Voluspa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Voluspa looking for subs off his back but Armando has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa wants to control but Armando is keeping busy.
Armando is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Voluspa tries to get to full guard but Armando has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, if Armando is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Voluspa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Voluspa.
Armando engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voluspa looking for subs off his back but Armando has passed one foot through into half guard.
Armando not doing much here.
Voluspa won't allow Armando to pass to mount.
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.
Voluspa is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Armando jumps into side control!
Voluspa is looking to reverse the position.
Voluspa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Voluspa is trying to maintain the position but Armando is very close to passing his half guard.
Voluspa wants to improve his position but Armando is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voluspa instigates a clinch.
Armando working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Armando dominated that round.
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.
Voluspa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Armando defends well and Voluspa ends up having to push Armando into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Armando misses the target.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown but Armando shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Voluspa with a poor takedown
and Armando counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego Armando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've been told by Armando's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Voluspa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Armando tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Armando defends it nicely.
Voluspa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Armando avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armando throws a jab when Voluspa was well out of range.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt - Armando sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Voluspa tries to clinch up
and Armando counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armando.
Armando looks to land a right hand but Voluspa moved out of range.
Voluspa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Voluspa has his takedown stuffed
letting Armando counter with a right hand.
Diego Armando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armando seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Armando keeping full guard, as Voluspa tries to pass.
Voluspa postures up in Armando's guard and throws a big left but Armando blocks it.
Armando avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Voluspa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Voluspa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armando works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa looking to pass the guard.
Voluspa throwing strikes but missing.
Voluspa is looking to work some ground and pound but Armando has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Armando looks to land a left hand but Voluspa moved out of range nicely.
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Armando.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Armando sprawls well. Armando wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Voluspa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voluspa can do to turn this around?
Voluspa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Armando to the mat! Armando manages to get full guard.
Voluspa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Armando's guard.
Voluspa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Armando keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Voluspa is working for a kimura but Armando is defending it quite comfortably.
Armando is looking for a sweep. Voluspa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Armando is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voluspa is looking to take a break and control but Armando is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armando is controlling Voluspa's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Voluspa is looking to stall here but Armando recovers full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Armando dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Armando throws an overhand right that lands on Voluspa's shoulder, as Voluspa tries to avoid the shot.
Armando is looking to clinch.
Armando throws a quick inside leg kick.
Armando throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Voluspa slips under a jab.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a takedown. Armando tries to sprawl out of it but Voluspa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Armando manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Armando.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voluspa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Armando. That snapped Voluspa's head back.
Voluspa dives in and grabs Armando's left leg, looking for a takedown. Armando pushes down on Voluspa's head and hops out.
Diego Armando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Armando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Armando sprawls well. Armando wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Voluspa gets slowly back to his feet.
Voluspa shoots in but Armando avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Armando is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Voluspa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Armando counters with a left to the body.
Armando connects with a leg kick.
Armando connects with an inside leg kick.
Voluspa with a poor takedown
and Voluspa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armando connects with a good right hand that stumbles Voluspa. Voluspa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voluspa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Armando but Armando pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Armando wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nori Voluspa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voluspa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown but Armando shows good takedown defense.
Voluspa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Armando counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armando scores with a nice strike.
Diego Armando is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voluspa is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa drops his hands momentarily and Armando takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Armando throws out a loose jab but Voluspa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nori Voluspa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voluspa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Voluspa with a poor takedown
and Armando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armando throws a hook to the side of Voluspa's head but Voluspa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armando connects with a jab.
Voluspa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Armando counters with a good low kick that Voluspa was not able to check.
Voluspa has his takedown stuffed
and Voluspa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voluspa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Armando counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Voluspa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Voluspa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Armando defends well and Voluspa ends up having to push Armando into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Voluspa takes one to the chin there.
Voluspa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Armando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voluspa.
Armando scores with a hook.
Armando stuns Voluspa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Armando will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armando listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Voluspa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Voluspa dives in for a single leg takedown but Armando sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Voluspa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Armando to the mat! Armando manages to get full guard.
Armando has control of Voluspa's left arm, preventing Voluspa from doing any damage.
Voluspa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armando will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Voluspa throws a big right hand that misses.
Armando looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armando keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Armando looking for a sweep. Not yet Armando, not yet.
Voluspa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armando swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Armando lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armando connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voluspa momentarily.
Armando scores with a spinning back kick!
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt
and Armando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voluspa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if Voluspa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Armando showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Armando, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Armando!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Armando 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Burrows (ranked 254 p4p, 869 weight class) and Boris Yeltsin Jr (ranked 13 p4p, 49 weight class). Burrows kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Baba O'Riley. Yeltsin Jr has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Boris Yeltsin Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stuart Burrows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Yeltsin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Burrows misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yeltsin Jr. That's going to slow Burrows down.
Yeltsin Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burrows is out of range.
Yeltsin Jr cracks a nice hook into Burrows's ribs.
Burrows drives through with a takedown into Yeltsin Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burrows won't allow Yeltsin Jr to get back to his feet.
Burrows content to stall in guard here.
Burrows throws a big elbow that misses.
Yeltsin Jr is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Burrows dives into side control.
Burrows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yeltsin Jr keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Burrows are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Burrows takes a little break here. Yeltsin Jr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burrows has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to buck Burrows off.
Burrows scoring with punches and elbows.
Burrows creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yeltsin Jr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Burrows trying to control the position but Yeltsin Jr is working away.
Burrows is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yeltsin Jr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yeltsin Jr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Burrows asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yeltsin Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Burrows dominates the positioning.
Yeltsin Jr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Burrows asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Burrows in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Yeltsin Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Burrows.
Yeltsin Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Yeltsin Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yeltsin Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Burrows is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows scores with punches from side control.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yeltsin Jr is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeltsin Jr wants to get back to his feet but Burrows drags him back down.
Burrows moves into full mount!
Yeltsin Jr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Burrows looking to control but Yeltsin Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burrows tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burrows scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yeltsin Jr?
Burrows throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yeltsin Jr because Burrows loaded up on that one.
Yeltsin Jr really wants to buck Burrows off and get back to his feet.
Burrows wants to control the pace but Yeltsin Jr is squirming around nicely.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Yeltsin Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Burrows working Yeltsin Jr over with strikes here.
Yeltsin Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Burrows thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burrows controlling from mount.
Yeltsin Jr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Burrows dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burrows tests Yeltsin Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Burrows misses
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Yeltsin Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yeltsin Jr moves away from the strike by Burrows.
Burrows throws a sloppy body shot
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yeltsin Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeltsin Jr. Burrows does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burrows misses with a looping right.
Yeltsin Jr with the inside leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Burrows connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
Yeltsin Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Yeltsin Jr.
Some bone on bone action there as Burrows checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burrows tries to counter with a takedown but Yeltsin Jr is quick to defend against it.
Burrows comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burrows swings widly with a right hand
and Yeltsin Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burrows's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr gets caught napping as Burrows dives in and scores a takedown. Yeltsin Jr manages to retain guard.
Burrows content to stall in guard here.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burrows trying to control but Yeltsin Jr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Yeltsin Jr manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Yeltsin Jr blocking some punches.
Burrows lands a shoulder strike.
Yeltsin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Yeltsin Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burrows.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burrows struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeltsin Jr controls his hands.
Yeltsin Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boris Yeltsin Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeltsin Jr looks to land a left hand but Burrows moved out of range nicely.
Burrows moves out of range as Yeltsin Jr strikes.
A big left from Yeltsin Jr misses.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Yeltsin Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burrows shoots in but Yeltsin Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burrows is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boris Yeltsin Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burrows lands with a straight right. Yeltsin Jr didn't see that one coming.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a head kick.
Yeltsin Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yeltsin Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burrows slips under a jab.
Yeltsin Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrows.
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrows slips a straight right by Yeltsin Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Burrows does no damage.
Yeltsin Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burrows looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burrows takes a swing at Yeltsin Jr's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Burrows does no damage.
Yeltsin Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrows checks it well.
Yeltsin Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Yeltsin Jr cracks Burrows with an open hand slap.
Burrows dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a body shot that sends Burrows's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yeltsin Jr.
Boris Yeltsin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yeltsin Jr has time to react.
Yeltsin Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burrows finds it's way round the side to connect with Yeltsin Jr's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeltsin Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yeltsin Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burrows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeltsin Jr walks into a jab.
Yeltsin Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burrows at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows misses with a body shot.
Yeltsin Jr throws out a leg kick but Burrows moves out of range and Yeltsin Jr only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yeltsin Jr. That's going to slow Burrows down.
Yeltsin Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yeltsin Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Yeltsin Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Burrows counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burrows thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yeltsin Jr's head.
Burrows controlling the action here.
Burrows prevents Yeltsin Jr from standing back up.
Yeltsin Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burrows.
Stuart Burrows overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yeltsin Jr is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burrows has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yeltsin Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burrows chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeltsin Jr can pounce on him.
Burrows avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeltsin Jr. Burrows does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burrows takes a swing at Yeltsin Jr's ribcage but misses.
Yeltsin Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burrows lands with a straight right. Yeltsin Jr didn't see that one coming.
Burrows bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yeltsin Jr bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrows lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yeltsin Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Burrows.
Yeltsin Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burrows backs up against the cage.
Yeltsin Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burrows fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeltsin Jr manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows swings for the body but Yeltsin Jr moves out of range.
Yeltsin Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burrows uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yeltsin Jr.
Burrows checks the leg kick.
Burrows shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Burrows.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeltsin Jr. Burrows does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeltsin Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yeltsin Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burrows uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick
and Burrows counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrows not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burrows with a nice head shot there.
Yeltsin Jr pushes Burrows off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yeltsin Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burrows's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burrows.
Burrows stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yeltsin Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burrows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeltsin Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Yeltsin Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burrows fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burrows.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeltsin Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burrows slips a jab and a cross from Yeltsin Jr.
Burrows throws a body punch but Yeltsin Jr moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yeltsin Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burrows has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burrows and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burrows keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick but Burrows sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burrows misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Yeltsin Jr misses.
Burrows connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yeltsin Jr's hands.
Yeltsin Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Burrows's shoulder, as Burrows tries to avoid the shot.
Yeltsin Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burrows is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Burrows.
Yeltsin Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr catches Burrows with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burrows shoots in for a takedown but Yeltsin Jr shows good takedown defense.
Burrows throws a jab when Yeltsin Jr was well out of range.
Burrows misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Yeltsin Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Yeltsin Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burrows checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yeltsin Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burrows throws out the jab.
Burrows throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yeltsin Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Burrows finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yeltsin Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Burrows shoots in looking for a takedown but Yeltsin Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burrows's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yeltsin Jr misses with an uppercut
and Burrows counters with a shoot takedown. Yeltsin Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Yeltsin Jr keeping moving, preventing Burrows from controlling successfully.
Yeltsin Jr wants to stand and escape but Burrows is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yeltsin Jr really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick
and Burrows counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to stand.
Burrows is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yeltsin Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yeltsin Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Yeltsin Jr won't allow Burrows to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeltsin Jr tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Burrows manages to move to mount!
Yeltsin Jr tries to buck Burrows off but he can't manage it.
Yeltsin Jr bucks up and throws Burrows to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Yeltsin Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows checks a leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burrows swings for the body but Yeltsin Jr moves out of range.
Yeltsin Jr is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Yeltsin Jr lands the left hand.
Yeltsin Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrows connects with a body shot that sends Yeltsin Jr's belly button to the back.
Yeltsin Jr swinging wildly here.
Burrows darts in looking for a takedown but Yeltsin Jr gets double underhooks and turns Burrows into the cage.
Yeltsin Jr throws out a counter right but Burrows avoids it with no problem.
Yeltsin Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Burrows coming out on top.
Burrows shoots in and bounces Yeltsin Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeltsin Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows prevents Yeltsin Jr from getting back to his feet.
Yeltsin Jr wants to get back to his feet but Burrows passes into half guard.
Burrows seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yeltsin Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burrows prevents Yeltsin Jr from standing back up.
Burrows is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yeltsin Jr is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows looking to control but Yeltsin Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yeltsin Jr tries to buck Burrows off but he can't manage it.
Burrows controlling his opponent.
Yeltsin Jr tries to buck Burrows off but he can't manage it.
Yeltsin Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Burrows.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Burrows wants to control the pace but Yeltsin Jr is squirming around nicely.
Yeltsin Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows punching from mount but Yeltsin Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Burrows thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Burrows putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yeltsin Jr blocking the ground and pound.
Yeltsin Jr is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Burrows controlling his opponent.
Yeltsin Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Burrows tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Burrows trying to control but Yeltsin Jr is having none of it.
Yeltsin Jr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Burrows had his way with Boris Yeltsin Jr in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yeltsin Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Burrows off balance momentarily.
Burrows takes one to the chin there.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burrows misses with a body shot.
Yeltsin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick
and Burrows counters with a right hand to the body.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burrows displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yeltsin Jr throws out the jab.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big right from Yeltsin Jr misses.
Burrows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeltsin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrows.
Yeltsin Jr cracks a nice hook into Burrows's ribs.
Yeltsin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burrows moves away.
Burrows feinted with a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burrows lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yeltsin Jr at a distance.
Burrows misses with a right hand
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr leaves Burrows with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burrows was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yeltsin Jr throws Burrows to one side and escapes!
Yeltsin Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Burrows looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yeltsin Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burrows moves out of range of the strikes.
Burrows attempts a counter takedown but Yeltsin Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Yeltsin Jr throws a head kick but Burrows moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrows shoots in looking for a takedown but Yeltsin Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burrows's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows misses with a hook. Yeltsin Jr ducked under it nicely.
Yeltsin Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burrows connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burrows takes one to the chin there.
Burrows doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burrows looks to throw the jab but Yeltsin Jr is out of range.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a looping right.
Yeltsin Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Burrows.
Burrows staying out of range there.
Burrows appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burrows darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burrows stalling.
Yeltsin Jr kicks off Burrows and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yeltsin Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yeltsin Jr throws a shot from downtown. Burrows moves away and avoids it.
Burrows tries to counter with a takedown but Yeltsin Jr is quick to defend against it.
A slow jab from Yeltsin Jr misses its intended target.
Burrows attempts a counter takedown but Yeltsin Jr avoids it well and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a nice strike.
Jab by Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yeltsin Jr as he avoids it easily.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Yeltsin Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burrows.
Burrows uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yeltsin Jr.
Nice straight punches there by Yeltsin Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yeltsin Jr.
Burrows throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr lands with a hook. Burrows tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeltsin Jr sizes up Burrows with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Burrows is rocked!
Burrows swings for the body but Yeltsin Jr moves out of range.
Burrows on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burrows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yeltsin Jr.
Burrows misses with a two punch combination.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burrows.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Burrows throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burrows darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yeltsin Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yeltsin Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeltsin Jr loads up on a big right hand but Burrows slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Burrows.
Burrows looks to land a right hand but Yeltsin Jr moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Yeltsin Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yeltsin Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Yeltsin Jr!
Boris Yeltsin Jr is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Boris Yeltsin Jr, 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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