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SYN 922 Vice City PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 1243 p4p, 1857 weight class) and Irong Kasamsun (ranked 170 p4p, 232 weight class). Beliy comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beliy throws a looping overhand right but Kasamsun ducks down to avoid it.
Kasamsun lands a lovely overhand right.
Beliy misses the shot to the body.
Kasamsun feints the counter takedown.
Beliy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Irong Kasamsun has been cut.
Beliy loads up on a big right hand but Kasamsun slips the punch.
Beliy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beliy misses with a looping left.
Kasamsun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beliy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasamsun circles away quickly and effectively.
Beliy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasamsun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kasamsun's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kasamsun duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beliy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kasamsun shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Beliy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasamsun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beliy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Beliy looking to pass the guard.
Kasamsun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kasamsun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kasamsun tries to free his leg and advance position but Beliy is retaining full guard.
Kasamsun trying to control but Beliy is working from the bottom.
Beliy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Kasamsun distracts Beliy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beliy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beliy prevents Kasamsun from improving his position.
Beliy is looking to advance position but Kasamsun won't allow it.
Beliy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy passes to side control.
Kasamsun is looking for a sweep.
Beliy tries to stand but Kasamsun is controlling his head.
Beliy throws an elbow but Kasamsun slips to the side and avoids it well.
Beliy wants to stand but Kasamsun is controlling his arm.
Kasamsun dodges the ground and pound from Beliy.
Kasamsun manages to get back to half guard.
Kasamsun keeping control of the position.
Still in half guard, Beliy seems content to control.
Kasamsun is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Beliy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Beliy's back!
Kasamsun lands strikes to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Beliy tries to escape the position.
Kasamsun doesn't have the hooks in and Beliy manages to turn into his guard.
Kasamsun looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Beliy preventing the sweep.
Beliy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beliy is looking to stand up but Kasamsun won't let him.
Beliy looking to pass the guard.
Beliy tries to stand but Kasamsun is controlling from the bottom.
Beliy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasamsun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kasamsun pulls Beliy in close to his closed guard and prevents Beliy from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kasamsun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beliy's head.
Kasamsun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beliy's head.
Kasamsun stands up over Beliy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beliy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beliy is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beliy trying to control but Kasamsun is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun pulls Beliy in close to his closed guard and prevents Beliy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Beliy wants to stand and escape but instead Kasamsun has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kasamsun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Irong Kasamsun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasamsun tries for a takedown but Beliy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kasamsun lands a jab to Beliy's midsection.
Kasamsun catches Beliy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kasamsun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beliy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beliy cracks Kasamsun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beliy with a jab.
Kasamsun lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Beliy does no damage.
Kasamsun tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasamsun has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kasamsun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beliy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasamsun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beliy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beliy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beliy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun has hold of one of Beliy's legs. Beliy is fighting the takedown attempt but Kasamsun gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kasamsun landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beliy is on top in guard.
Beliy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasamsun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beliy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasamsun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kasamsun manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beliy manages to get himself to full guard.
Kasamsun is working Beliy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kasamsun tries to free his leg and advance position but Beliy is retaining full guard.
Kasamsun is in close to Beliy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beliy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kasamsun's guard.
Kasamsun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kasamsun keeping full guard, as Beliy tries to pass.
Kasamsun is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beliy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasamsun is one step ahead there.
Beliy is looking to stand up but Kasamsun isn't so interested in that idea.
Beliy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Beliy wants to get up but he can't break Kasamsun's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beliy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasamsun is pulling down on Beliy's head. It's preventing any offense from Beliy, at least for the moment.
Beliy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasamsun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy wants to pass the guard but Kasamsun is keeping the position.
Beliy trying to control but Kasamsun is working from the bottom.
Beliy is looking to advance position but Kasamsun has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kasamsun is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kasamsun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beliy is looking to escape.
Beliy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Beliy is squirming around, avoiding Kasamsun's attempts to control the action.
Beliy is in a horrible position here. Kasamsun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun prevents Beliy from getting the reversal.
Kasamsun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kasamsun might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Beliy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kasamsun scoring with strikes but Beliy is staying in there.
Beliy is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kasamsun cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kasamsun prevents Beliy from getting the reversal.
Kasamsun tries to control but Beliy wriggling away.
Beliy working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasamsun is landing with some decent strikes but Beliy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
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.
Beliy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beliy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sasha Beliy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasamsun scores with a jab to the body.
Kasamsun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kasamsun showed some decent athleticism there.
Beliy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kasamsun lands a jab to the nose.
Kasamsun throws a right and a left that Beliy avoids nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Beliy misses
and Kasamsun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beliy!
Beliy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kasamsun's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Beliy wants to improve his position but Kasamsun is controlling well.
Kasamsun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beliy is not content to let Kasamsun control the position.
Beliy is looking for a sweep. Kasamsun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy is trying to stand back up but Kasamsun is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kasamsun connects with a nice short shot to Beliy's temple.
Kasamsun trying to control the action but Beliy is working from the bottom.
Beliy gets back to full guard.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
Kasamsun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beliy's head.
Kasamsun working some strikes from top position.
Beliy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beliy is working hard here to advance position.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
Kasamsun stands up over Beliy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sasha Beliy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun landing some decent shots from guard.
Kasamsun scoring with some ground and pound.
Irong Kasamsun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beliy wants to stand but Kasamsun is controlling the position.
Beliy working for a triangle but Kasamsun defends it easily.
Kasamsun wants to control from the top but Beliy keeps moving.
Beliy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasamsun chips away with some ground and pound.
Kasamsun stopping the sweep attempt from Beliy.
Beliy wants to get back to his feet but Kasamsun passes into half guard.
Kasamsun is nestled in close to Beliy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kasamsun trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kasamsun's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kasamsun's back!
Beliy tries to get the hooks in deep but Kasamsun pushed the leg off.
Beliy controlling well, preventing Kasamsun from escaping the position.
Beliy struggling to land strikes to the head as Kasamsun covers up.
Kasamsun covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kasamsun trying to control but not successfully.
Beliy throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Beliy tries to get the hooks in deep but Kasamsun pushed the leg off.
Kasamsun is really stuck here.
Kasamsun has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Beliy.
Beliy throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beliy throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Beliy thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Beliy wants to control but Kasamsun is keeping busy.
Beliy is not going to allow Kasamsun to sit and survive in this position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Beliy. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kasamsun is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kasamsun is really stuck here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beliy struggling to keep hold of the position.
Beliy lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Kasamsun avoids the strikes from Beliy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Beliy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kasamsun 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irong Kasamsun!
Irong Kasamsun seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Sasha Beliy had this to say: 'Its tough to beat a Stepdad!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 664 p4p, 741 weight class) and Paddy Mcgillicutty (ranked 35 p4p, 38 weight class). Mcgillicutty has chosen Armin van Buuren - Blahblahblah as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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138
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paddy Mcgillicutty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Mcgillicutty throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a hook but Mcgillicutty avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Golovkin.
Golovkin lands an overhand right.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Mcgillicutty ducks down to avoid it.
Mcgillicutty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golovkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgillicutty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Golovkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcgillicutty has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcgillicutty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty pulls guard successfully.
Mcgillicutty looking for a guillotine here but Golovkin defends easily.
Mcgillicutty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Golovkin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Golovkin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Golovkin stands and steps away. Mcgillicutty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Golovkin lunges at Mcgillicutty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mcgillicutty's hand.
Mcgillicutty ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin tries a body shot but Mcgillicutty blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Golovkin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mcgillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcgillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Golovkin keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcgillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Golovkin has the dominant position.
Mcgillicutty tries to break the clinch but Golovkin is controlling the position.
Golovkin prevents Mcgillicutty from breaking the clinch.
Mcgillicutty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Golovkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgillicutty connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Golovkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to land a leg kick but Mcgillicutty saw it coming and moves away.
Mcgillicutty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mcgillicutty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mcgillicutty keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgillicutty throws a lazy uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a nice body shot.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the body
and Mcgillicutty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
Golovkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Golovkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golovkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golovkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golovkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcgillicutty backwards.
Golovkin tries a body shot but Mcgillicutty blocks it.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vadim Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Golovkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Mcgillicutty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgillicutty slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgillicutty takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Nice body kick there by Golovkin.
Golovkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgillicutty circles away.
Mcgillicutty tries to keep at a distance but Golovkin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcgillicutty blocking some punches.
Mcgillicutty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgillicutty manages to avoid it.
Mcgillicutty drives through with a takedown into Golovkin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mcgillicutty trying to control the position from guard on top but Golovkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgillicutty is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Mcgillicutty is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Mcgillicutty prevents Golovkin from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mcgillicutty takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mcgillicutty throws a nice looking combination but Golovkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgillicutty scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgillicutty misses with a wild body shot.
Mcgillicutty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Golovkin is predictable there
and Mcgillicutty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcgillicutty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Golovkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Golovkin moves out of range as Mcgillicutty strikes.
Golovkin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Golovkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcgillicutty's sensitive parts.
Mcgillicutty misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin defending well as Mcgillicutty loads up on a big left hand.
Golovkin punishes Mcgillicutty's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
Golovkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty walks into a left hand.
Golovkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgillicutty can do to turn this around?
Mcgillicutty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mcgillicutty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcgillicutty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcgillicutty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golovkin wants to improve his position but Mcgillicutty is controlling well.
Golovkin wants to get back to his feet.
Mcgillicutty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Golovkin is pressing down on Mcgillicutty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin wants to stand and escape but Mcgillicutty is having none of it.
Golovkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Golovkin, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcgillicutty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Golovkin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mcgillicutty off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgillicutty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mcgillicutty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a leg kick.
Mcgillicutty throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin closes the distance and pushes Mcgillicutty back into the cage.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovkin.
Golovkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgillicutty's efforts to push away.
Mcgillicutty breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mcgillicutty slips under a jab from Golovkin.
Mcgillicutty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Golovkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mcgillicutty! But no joy.
Golovkin lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgillicutty's head.
Golovkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin clinches.
Mcgillicutty has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Golovkin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mcgillicutty can turn it around.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Mcgillicutty is having none of it.
Mcgillicutty throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
Mcgillicutty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Golovkin tried to counter with a leg kick but Mcgillicutty avoided it.
Golovkin lands with a nice body punch.
Mcgillicutty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcgillicutty throws out the jab.
Golovkin is looking to slow Mcgillicutty down with leg kicks.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Mcgillicutty moves out of range.
Golovkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Golovkin.
Golovkin cracks Mcgillicutty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Golovkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcgillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgillicutty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the head.
Golovkin darts in trying to clinch
and Mcgillicutty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot.
Golovkin darts in and clinches Mcgillicutty up against the cage.
Mcgillicutty is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Golovkin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin moves into the clinch.
Mcgillicutty is trying to pull guard but Golovkin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mcgillicutty wants to get back to striking at distance but Golovkin won't allow it.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin prevents Mcgillicutty from breaking the clinch.
Mcgillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Golovkin is controlling him.
Mcgillicutty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Golovkin prevents Mcgillicutty from breaking the clinch.
Mcgillicutty manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin misses with a double jab.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Mcgillicutty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcgillicutty lands with an overhand left.
Mcgillicutty 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.
Mcgillicutty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Golovkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Golovkin wants to clinch.
Mcgillicutty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golovkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Golovkin is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mcgillicutty! But no joy.
Golovkin wants to clinch up but Mcgillicutty keeps it at a distance.
Paddy Mcgillicutty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcgillicutty 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Golovkin blocks a jab.
Golovkin slips a straight right by Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcgillicutty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcgillicutty lands with an uppercut that bounces Golovkin off the cage and back into range.
Golovkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcgillicutty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin drops his hands momentarily and Mcgillicutty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcgillicutty looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Mcgillicutty misses with a looping left.
Mcgillicutty loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Mcgillicutty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty gets tackled into the cage by Golovkin. Golovkin maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcgillicutty blocking some punches.
Vadim Golovkin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Golovkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty blocking some punches.
Golovkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgillicutty backwards.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Mcgillicutty tries to break free but Golovkin pushes him back against the cage.
Mcgillicutty is looking for a takedown.
Golovkin lands a left hand.
Mcgillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Golovkin has him pressed against the cage.
Mcgillicutty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Golovkin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vadim Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Golovkin.
Mcgillicutty throws a body punch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Golovkin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcgillicutty momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgillicutty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Golovkin feints and then cracks Mcgillicutty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcgillicutty down.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Golovkin feints and then cracks Mcgillicutty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcgillicutty down.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Golovkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golovkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgillicutty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcgillicutty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Golovkin with a body shot.
Golovkin clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Golovkin, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Golovkin!
After winning the bout, Vadim Golovkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 359 p4p, 363 weight class) and Karl Hermann (ranked 44 p4p, 46 weight class). Bulb comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24 - 10 - 0 |
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bulb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermann.
The fighters circling - Hermann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hermann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hermann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hermann.
Bulb throws a looping overhand right but Hermann ducks down to avoid it.
Hermann misses with a right hand
and Bulb counters with an outside leg kick.
Hermann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermann misses with a hook
and Bulb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hermann thows a leg kick but Bulb checks it
and Bulb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hermann slips under a jab from Bulb.
Hermann looks to throw the jab but Bulb is out of range.
Bulb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bulb with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Hermann.
It seemed like Hermann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hermann misses the jab.
Hermann connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hermann has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice cross by Bulb.
Hermann throws a solid leg kick but Bulb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hermann.
Bulb throws a lazy head kick
enabling Hermann to counter with a crisp jab.
Bulb scores with a head kick.
 Hermann is rocked!
Hermann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hermann is still on wobbly legs! Can Bulb finish him?
Bulb moves forwards but Hermann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hermann seems to have recovered his senses.
Karl Hermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermann scores with a nice head shot.
Hermann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Hermann misses.
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!
Bulb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hermann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulb lands a big head kick that sends Hermann tumbling to the mat! Bulb takes a step backwards and waves Hermann back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hermann throws a lazy right hand but Bulb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hermann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hermann lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Bulb is rocked!
Hermann misses with an uppercut
and Bulb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bulb throws a jab when Hermann was well out of range.
Hermann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hermann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bulb backs up against the cage.
Oh Bulb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bulb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bulb seems to have got his legs back now.
Hermann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bulb's head.
Hermann is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bulb had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hermann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Bulb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hermann scores with the left hand. Bulb knows he should have avoided that one.
Bulb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hermann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bulb throws a lazy right hand but Hermann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Bulb's shoulder, as Bulb tries to avoid the shot.
Hermann takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hermann misses with a hook
and Bulb counters with a thumping low kick.
Hermann misses with a wild combination.
Bulb went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a wild body shot.
Hermann misses with an uppercut
and Hermann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hermann scores with the left hand. Bulb knows he should have avoided that one.
Hermann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermann throws a leg kick but Bulb moved away.
Hermann throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bulb counter with a right hand.
Bulb lands a leg kick that knocks Hermann off balance momentarily.
A jab from Hermann misses.
Bulb moves out of range of the strikes.
Hermann throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bulb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bulb misses with an uppercut.
Hermann looks to throw the jab but Bulb is out of range.
Bulb throwing a counter right hand but Hermann manages to avoid it.
Bulb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hermann's sensitive parts.
Hermann misses with an uppercut
and Hermann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Hermann.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulb lands a big right hand that sends Hermann crashing to the mat! Bulb stays standing though and waves Hermann back to his feet!
Hermann tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bulb.
Hermann connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Bulb.
Bulb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Hermann.
Bulb throws a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Hermann.
Bulb staying out of range there.
Hermann slips a straight right by Bulb.
A nice leg kick from Hermann, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Hermann misses the target.
Bulb throws out a leg kick but Hermann moves out of range and Bulb only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hermann throws a looping overhand right but Bulb ducks down to avoid it.
Hermann throws a shot from downtown. Bulb moves away and avoids it.
Bulb walks into a jab.
Hermann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bulb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hermann's knee momentarily.
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 Adim Bulb will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Bulb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adim Bulb is winning the standup battle so far.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bulb counters with a nice uppercut.
Bulb looks to land a left hand but Hermann moved out of range nicely.
Hermann slips a straight right by Bulb.
Hermann looks to land a right hand but Bulb moved out of range.
Bulb moves forwards but Hermann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hermann throws a head kick that misses
and Bulb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hermann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hermann throws a body punch but Bulb moves out of range.
As Hermann looks to move away, Bulb throws a big counter combo but Hermann just gets out of the way.
A good leg kick by Bulb.
The fighters circling - Hermann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulb was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulb manages to avoid it.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermann.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bulb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hermann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hermann misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bulb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bulb staying out of range there.
Donk. Hermann catches Bulb right on the button with a cross.
Bulb cracks Hermann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Bulb.
Hermann thuds a left hand into Bulb's body.
Bulb lands a glancing blow to the side of Hermann's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermann. Bulb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulb slips a jab from Hermann.
Hermann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulb.
A slow jab from Hermann misses its intended target.
Bulb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hermann walks into a straight right hand from Bulb.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb clobbers Hermann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hermann throws a poor cross that misses
and Bulb scores with a counter punch that sends Hermann to the canvas! Bulb smells blood - he's punishing Hermann with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hermann has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adim Bulb!
Adim Bulb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 639 p4p, 616 weight class) and Fidel Legions (ranked 98 p4p, 96 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Piano Man. Legions comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 51 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Piano !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Legions!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Legions.
We've been told by Piano 's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Legions lands a big head kick that sends Piano tumbling to the mat! Legions takes a step backwards and waves Piano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Piano is rocked!
 It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Piano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
A little jabbing left from Legions on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legions moves away.
Piano seems to have got his legs back now.
Piano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legions manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Piano looks for the body kick but Legions saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Legions crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Piano - the referee stops the clock and Legions gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Piano . Legions manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Piano misses with a kick to the body
and Legions counters with a nice leg kick.
Piano throws a hook but Legions avoids it easily.
Legions goes for a double leg but Piano avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Piano continues to drive forward.
Legions blocks a head kick by Piano .
Legions tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Piano throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Piano !
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Legions.
Piano is looking to wear down Legions with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Piano scores with a push kick.
Legions looks winded!
Piano throws a head kick that misses.
Piano digs a good body shot into Legions's ribs.
Piano misses with a lunging right hand
and Legions counters with a nice uppercut.
Piano jabs Legions right on the nose. Legions blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Fidel Legions has been cut.
Piano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legions stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Legions misses with a hook.
Piano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
Legions swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legions has his takedown stuffed
and Piano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rick Piano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fidel Legions.
Crunch! Piano slams his shin into Legions's torso.
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legions was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano .
Legions slips a jab from Piano .
Piano connects with a crisp jab.
Legions misses with a low kick.
Piano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A head kick by Piano misses
and Legions counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Legions throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Legions is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Piano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Legions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piano 's head.
Legions landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Legions is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Piano !
Legions working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Legions misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Legions throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Legions looking to ground and pound but Piano is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piano tries to hold on but Legions postures up.
Legions sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Legions thowing shots but they're missing.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Legions working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Piano blocking the ground and pound.
Piano avoids a series of strikes thrown by Legions.
Legions pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legions landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legions postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Piano badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Legions around the waist but Legions pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Legions is the winner by TKO! Legions jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidel Legions!
A victorious Fidel Legions thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Rick Piano had this to say: 'I need more roids!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 167 p4p, 393 weight class) and Randy The Show (ranked 25 p4p, 61 weight class). Giuseppe Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Show, as that shot connected.
The Show misses the body punch
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hopkins! The Show is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Randy The Show had this to say: 'This loss will not define me!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Killer Kidd (ranked 89 p4p, 71 weight class) and Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 4 p4p, 3 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killer Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kidd. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
A head kick by Kidd misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kidd is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kidd cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kidd. That did some damage!
Kidd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit stuns Kidd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Kidd off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kidd looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit jabs Kidd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Kidd throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kidd throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Kidd down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd blocks a jab.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
Kidd throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Kidd.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kidd.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kidd avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kidd catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
An inside leg kick lands from Kidd.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Kidd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kidd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Kidd ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kidd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit jabs at Kidd's body.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit forces Kidd back against the cage and clinches.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Kidd controls the action.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Kidd.
Kidd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kidd misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidd's elbow.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Kidd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Kidd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kidd throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petchuanglek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit jabs at Kidd's body.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Kidd blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Kidd's ribs.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Kidd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kidd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Kidd's defenses.
A big right from Kidd misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Kidd tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Kidd throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kidd throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Kidd drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kidd staying out of range there.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Kidd's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Kidd strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Kidd saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit tests Kidd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Kidd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Kidd misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Kidd down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit sizes up Kidd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Kidd's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Kidd.
Kidd misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Kidd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
Sitsongrit motions for Kidd to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Kidd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Kidd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oooooh!!! Kidd has knocked Sitsongrit down with a huge combo! Kidd steps away and waves a wobbly Sitsongrit back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sitsongrit is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidd throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Kidd finish him?
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Kidd strikes.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit seems to have recovered his senses.
Kidd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kidd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd cracks Sitsongrit with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sitsongrit looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kidd finish him?
Kidd just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and Kidd counters with a one-two to the body.
Kidd takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Kidd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kidd misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petchuanglek Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kidd looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Kidd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit tests Kidd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Kidd avoids the punch easily.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kidd.
Kidd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Kidd's head.
Kidd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kidd to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kidd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Kidd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Kidd's head.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Kidd.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Kidd shrugs it off though.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Kidd misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
A big left from Kidd misses.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kidd on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Kidd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kidd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Kidd misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kidd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kidd will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Kidd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kidd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kidd throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kidd throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
A slow jab from Kidd misses its intended target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kidd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Kidd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Kidd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petchuanglek Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Kidd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kidd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kidd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Kidd with an uppercut!
Kidd lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kidd.
Kidd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kidd misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Kidd moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit works Kidd's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
Sitsongrit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kidd will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Kidd's head.
Kidd drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kidd connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Kidd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Kidd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kidd down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kidd.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kidd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kidd.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Kidd. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kidd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Kidd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kidd down.
Kidd wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Kidd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kidd will feel that in the morning.
Kidd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Kidd misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Kidd checks a leg kick nicely.
Kidd swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Kidd shakes it off.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kidd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kidd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Kidd strikes.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Kidd ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Kidd throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A big right from Kidd misses.
Sitsongrit sizes up Kidd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Kidd takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Kidd misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Petchuanglek Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Kidd didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Kidd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kidd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kidd.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Kidd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kidd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Kidd can't break the clinch.
Kidd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Killer Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killer Kidd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kidd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Kidd.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Kidd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Kidd lands a body shot.
Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kidd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kidd.
Kidd can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit pushes Kidd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd breaks the clinch.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Kidd down.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Kidd avoids it easily.
A big left from Kidd misses.
Kidd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitsongrit 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Gustafsson (ranked 305 p4p, 309 weight class) and Dempsey ONeill (ranked 47 p4p, 48 weight class). Dempsey ONeill 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson needs to keep his hands up - ONeill had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Simon Gustafsson has been cut.
Gustafsson tries to move into range but ONeill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gustafsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
ONeill tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustafsson looking to score a takedown here. ONeill is defending well but Gustafsson drives through and ends up in ONeill's guard.
ONeill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustafsson throwing strikes but missing.
ONeill is controlling Gustafsson's posture.
ONeill controls Gustafsson momentarily but Gustafsson frees himself.
Gustafsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustafsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of ONeill's head.
ONeill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustafsson.
ONeill has control of Gustafsson's left arm, preventing Gustafsson from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ONeill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ONeill trying to control the position.
Gustafsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ONeill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gustafsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ONeill pulls Gustafsson in close to prevent any damage.
Gustafsson tries to free his leg and advance position but ONeill is retaining full guard.
ONeill controls Gustafsson momentarily but Gustafsson frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gustafsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gustafsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gustafsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gustafsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gustafsson drops back looking for a leg! ONeill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and ONeill manages to kick Gustafsson off! Gustafsson jumps back into ONeill's guard.
Gustafsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
ONeill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
ONeill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
ONeill wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
ONeill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustafsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustafsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafsson drops back looking for a leg! ONeill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and ONeill manages to kick Gustafsson off! Gustafsson jumps back into ONeill's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gustafsson is working ONeill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
ONeill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustafsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Gustafsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustafsson looking to pass the guard.
ONeill controls Gustafsson momentarily but Gustafsson frees himself.
Gustafsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ONeill wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
ONeill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gustafsson cracks ONeill with a solid left hand.
Gustafsson being controlled here momentarily.
ONeill looking to control.
Gustafsson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gustafsson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! ONeill screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gustafsson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Simon Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaquan Woods (ranked 145 p4p, 201 weight class) and Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 21 p4p, 31 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaquan Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmaylov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Izmaylov thuds a left hand into Woods's body.
Izmaylov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Izmaylov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods has been working on his boxing with his coaches at King's Cross MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Woods.
Woods takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Woods throws a quick inside leg kick.
Izmaylov checks a leg kick nicely.
And Izmaylov responds with a good body kick, but Woods manages to step out the way in time.
Woods lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick lands from Izmaylov.
Woods checks a leg kick nicely.
Izmaylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Izmaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods throws a front kick aimed at Izmaylov's knee but Izmaylov avoids it well.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Izmaylov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Woods misses with a straight right.
Woods pivots, looking for a leg kick but Izmaylov is out of range and Woods settles back down.
Woods misses with a body shot
and Izmaylov counters with a nice leg kick.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Izmaylov is just out of range.
Woods throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Izmaylov on the side of the head.
Woods looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Izmaylov slips a straight right by Woods.
Izmaylov throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Woods - just one landing.
Woods takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woods. That's going to slow Izmaylov down.
Woods thumps Izmaylov with a low kick.
Izmaylov takes one to the chin there.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Izmaylov is just out of range.
Izmaylov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Woods finds it's target.
Izmaylov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woods has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Izmaylov is just out of range.
Woods walks into a stiff left hand from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Izmaylov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Woods throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shaquan Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Izmaylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Izmaylov lands with a kick to the temple. Woods shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
Woods defending well as Izmaylov loads up on a big left hand.
Izmaylov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.
Izmaylov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Izmaylov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woods motions for Izmaylov to come forward. Woods throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woods connects with a good right hand that stumbles Izmaylov. Izmaylov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Izmaylov throws a chopping leg kick but Woods manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Woods on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woods wants to land a leg kick but Izmaylov is out of range.
Izmaylov is looking to slow Woods down with leg kicks.
Woods throws the left hand but Izmaylov avoids the punch easily.
Izmaylov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Izmaylov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Woods checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Woods.
Woods jabs Izmaylov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Woods throws out a powerful jab.
Izmaylov slips under a jab from Woods.
Woods uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Izmaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Izmaylov throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Izmaylov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Izmaylov misses.
Woods throws a body punch but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Izmaylov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Izmaylov checks a leg kick.
Woods swings for the body but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Izmaylov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Izmaylov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods tests Izmaylov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Izmaylov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Woods if he has to take too many more of those.
Woods throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods misses with a low kick.
Woods walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Izmaylov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Izmaylov with the inside leg kick.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Izmaylov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.
Izmaylov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and Izmaylov counters with a nice body kick.
Izmaylov misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Woods avoids a kick to the body.
Izmaylov slips under a jab from Woods.
Woods swings for the body but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Woods is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Izmaylov.
Woods is looking to score with low kicks.
Woods is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods lands a head shot.
Woods slips a straight right by Izmaylov.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Izmaylov 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.
Izmaylov avoids a kick to the body.
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 Shaquan Woods will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Woods feints and then cracks Izmaylov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Izmaylov down.
Izmaylov misses with a looping left.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Woods.
Izmaylov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woods's sensitive parts.
Woods feints and then cracks Izmaylov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Izmaylov down.
Woods lands with a nice body kick.
Woods takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woods takes a swing at Izmaylov's ribcage but misses.
Woods lands with an uppercut that bounces Izmaylov off the cage and back into range.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Izmaylov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izmaylov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
Woods swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Woods thows a leg kick but Izmaylov checks it
and Izmaylov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Izmaylov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Woods throws a leg kick but Izmaylov sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Woods. Those never looked like landing.
Woods smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Izmaylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Izmaylov.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Izmaylov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Woods has got the better of the exchanges.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Izmaylov misses its intended target.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Izmaylov.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izmaylov manages to avoid it.
Woods throws a leg kick but Izmaylov checks it.
Izmaylov avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Izmaylov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Izmaylov checks the leg kick.
Izmaylov tries to score with a low kick but Woods moves his leg out of the way.
Woods half committed to a counter leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Woods.
Woods throws a solid leg kick but Izmaylov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Woods.
Izmaylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Izmaylov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Izmaylov throws a series of punches but Woods avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izmaylov misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Woods misses its target.
Woods keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov sizes up Woods with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Woods attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Woods lands with a cross.
Izmaylov scores with a hook.
Izmaylov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
Woods moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woods takes a swing at Izmaylov's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Izmaylov misses.
Woods appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Woods throws a hook but Izmaylov blocks it.
Woods misses the jab.
Woods staying out of range there.
Izmaylov wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
Izmaylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Izmaylov.
Woods is looking to land body kicks.
Shaquan Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Izmaylov scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izmaylov manages to avoid it.
Izmaylov with a nice calf kick.
Woods throws a front kick aimed at Izmaylov's knee but Izmaylov avoids it well.
Woods scores with a jab.
Izmaylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods checks a low kick from Izmaylov.
Woods fakes the leg kick and cracks Izmaylov in the body.
Izmaylov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Izmaylov takes one on the button.
A jab from Izmaylov does it's job there.
Woods lands with a thumping leg kick.
Woods misses with an attempted mid kick.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Izmaylov moved out of range nicely.
Woods connects with a good right hand that stumbles Izmaylov. Izmaylov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Izmaylov takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods throws a body punch but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Izmaylov dips to his left and cracks Woods with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izmaylov checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws a push kick but Woods slaps the foot to one side.
Woods jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Woods pivots, looking for a leg kick but Izmaylov is out of range and Woods settles back down.
Izmaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
A low kick lands for Woods.
Izmaylov connects with a looping right hand.
Shaquan Woods's cut is getting worse.
Woods connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woods shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Izmaylov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Woods with a body shot.
Izmaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izmaylov lunges at Woods with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woods's hand.
Izmaylov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Izmaylov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Izmaylov throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shaquan Woods will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Woods thows a leg kick but Izmaylov checks it
and Izmaylov counters with a nice body kick.
Woods defending well as Izmaylov loads up on a big left hand.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Izmaylov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woods checks a leg kick nicely.
Izmaylov misses with a body shot.
Izmaylov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Woods eats them both and turns towards Izmaylov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Woods's jab looks to have found its range, popping Izmaylov under the eye.
Woods fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Izmaylov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Izmaylov takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Woods thuds his shin into the meat of Izmaylov's side.
Woods scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods throws a body punch but Izmaylov moves out of range.
Izmaylov throws a big shot that misses.
Izmaylov lands a leg kick that knocks Woods off balance momentarily.
Izmaylov thuds his right hand into Woods's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Woods pivots, looking for a leg kick but Izmaylov is out of range and Woods settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a quick inside leg kick.
Izmaylov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Izmaylov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Izmaylov tenderised Woods's leg. Woods is trying to keep his angry face on.
Izmaylov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woods.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Izmaylov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Izmaylov as he connects with a hook.
Woods throws out a leg kick but Izmaylov moves out of range and Woods only half commits.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Izmaylov moves away and avoids it.
A low kick lands for Izmaylov.
Woods with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Woods throws a lazy head kick
enabling Izmaylov to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods throws a solid leg kick but Izmaylov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Woods.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izmaylov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Izmaylov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woods crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Izmaylov - the referee stops the clock and Woods gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Izmaylov. Woods manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Izmaylov wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
Izmaylov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woods looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Potemkin Izmaylov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Izmaylov.
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Woods misses with a hook. Izmaylov ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woods. That's going to slow Izmaylov down.
Woods looks to land a combination but Izmaylov avoids it well.
Izmaylov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Izmaylov throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooh!!! Izmaylov has knocked Woods down with a huge combo! Izmaylov steps away and waves a wobbly Woods back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Woods is rocked!
Izmaylov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Woods is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woods misses with a low kick.
Woods seems to have got his legs back now.
Izmaylov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Izmaylov throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Woods misses with a straight left.
A jab from Izmaylov finds it's way through Woods's defenses.
Shaquan Woods's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Izmaylov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Izmaylov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Izmaylov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Izmaylov defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Woods thuds a left hand into Izmaylov's body.
Woods buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Izmaylov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woods has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Woods there as he acknowledges the shot.
Izmaylov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Woods.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov with the inside leg kick.
Izmaylov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Izmaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Izmaylov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Izmaylov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izmaylov was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods is looking to land body kicks.
Woods misses with an attempted mid kick.
Woods throws the kick towards the body but Izmaylov avoids it.
Woods walks into a stiff left hand from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woods with a nice cross.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woods with a nice calf kick.
Woods throws a body kick that misses.
Woods's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Woods misses with a straight right.
Izmaylov misses with a straight left.
A big right from Izmaylov misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Izmaylov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Izmaylov 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 Woods has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Woods and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Woods appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izmaylov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woods does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Potemkin Izmaylov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Woods 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaquan Woods!
After winning the bout, Shaquan Woods thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crusty Bigg (ranked 197 p4p, 199 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 29 p4p, 30 weight class). Bigg comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Top. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crusty Bigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoost attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bigg scores with a push kick.
Hoost throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bigg's head.
Bigg throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Bigg.
A nice leg kick from Bigg, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoost throws a push kick but Bigg slaps the foot to one side.
Hoost has closed the distance and engaged Bigg in a clinch.
Bigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoost has a couple of punches blocked by Bigg.
Hoost tries to work over Bigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bigg backwards.
Hoost prevents a body shot from Bigg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoost misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Bigg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bigg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bigg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoost swings wildly with an uppercut but Bigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoost misses with a punch to the body.
Hoost misses with some punches.
Bigg manages to break the clinch.
Hoost has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Hoost.
Hoost swings wildly with an uppercut but Bigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bigg takes a shot to the head.
Bigg prevents a body shot from Hoost.
Bigg manages to break the clinch.
Bigg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bigg.
Hoost misses with a looping right.
Hoost is looking to land body kicks.
Bigg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost throws a leg kick but Bigg checks it.
Hoost tries to land a leg kick but Bigg saw it coming and moves away.
Bigg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hoost's head.
It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
Hoost moves away from the strike by Bigg.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoost! But no joy.
Bigg misses the shot to the body.
Bigg misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a low kick but Bigg moves out of range easily.
Bigg throws a wild body kick that Hoost sees coming a mile off.
Bigg throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hoost counter with a right hand.
Bigg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crusty Bigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoost thuds his shin into the meat of Bigg's side.
Bigg is breathing heavily.
Hoost lands a big head kick that sends Bigg tumbling to the mat! Hoost takes a step backwards and waves Bigg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bigg is rocked!
It looks like Crusty Bigg has been cut.
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!
Hoost scoring well with a low kick there.
Bigg looks to land a body kick but Hoost moved away.
Hoost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bigg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bigg misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost tests Bigg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoost lands a big uppercut and Bigg crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bigg looks OK. Hoost waves Bigg back to his feet!
Oh Bigg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bigg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bigg seems to have got his legs back now.
Bigg misses with a body kick.
Bigg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoost was well out of range. Poor timing from Bigg.
Bigg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bigg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bigg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoost.
Bigg scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Hoost dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bigg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bigg - that will leave a mark!
Hoost drops Bigg with a beautiful combination! Bigg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hoost is looking for the KO!
Bigg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hoost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bigg tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoost misses with a hook.
Bigg thuds his right hand into Hoost's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoost avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoost is looking to score with low kicks.
Bigg jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Bigg slams his shin into Hoost's torso.
Bigg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoost counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Bigg.
Bigg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bigg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoost.
Hoost flicks out a counter leg kick but Bigg steps away.
Bigg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bigg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bigg with the inside leg kick.
Hoost misses with a looping left.
Bigg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hoost looks to throw the jab but Bigg is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bigg misses its target.
Hoost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoost getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Bigg scores with a kick to the body.
Bigg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoost takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hoost is breathing heavily.
Bigg throws a push kick but Hoost slaps the foot to one side.
Hoost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bigg tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Hoost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoost tries to land a body kick
letting Bigg counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Clarence Hoost's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg avoids the body shot from Hoost.
Bigg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bigg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoost was well out of range. Poor timing from Bigg.
Bigg misses with a body kick.
Hoost misses with a kick to the body
and Bigg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bigg works the jab nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Bigg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clarence Hoost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bigg throws a body punch but Hoost moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bigg.
Bigg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bigg throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bigg tries to land a body kick
and Hoost counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Bigg, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoost has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bigg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bigg scores with a kick to the body.
Bigg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hoost replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bigg blocks it well.
Bigg throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Bigg dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bigg misses with a body shot.
Hoost drops his hands momentarily and Bigg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bigg with the inside leg kick.
Bigg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoost. Hoost obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bigg!
Bigg checks a leg kick.
Bigg scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Bigg misses.
Hoost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bigg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Hoost.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bigg!
Hoost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bigg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The cut above Clarence Hoost's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hoost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hoost has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bigg.
Bigg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bigg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clarence Hoost's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg is looking to land body kicks.
Hoost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bigg connects with a looping right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clarence Hoost's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Crusty Bigg!
A very excited looking Crusty Bigg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Middle Finger (ranked 356 p4p, 260 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 48 p4p, 37 weight class). Finger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Side to Side. Vice is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Middle Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Vice. Those never looked like landing.
Finger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
A punch combination from Vice misses.
Vice misses with a jab to the body
and Finger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finger throws a body kick that misses
and Vice counters with an outside leg kick.
Finger misses with a lunging right hand
and Vice counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Middle Finger has been cut.
Finger looks to land a left hand but Vice moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finger stuns Vice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Finger tenderised Vice's leg. Vice is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice moves out of range of the strikes.
Finger throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vice counter with a right hand.
Vice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finger swings widly with a right hand
and Vice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finger cracks a nice hook into Vice's ribs.
Vice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vice has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Finger misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vice. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finger is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target.
Vice clinches.
Finger is working Vice over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vice backwards.
A hook to the body from Finger.
A shot in the inside from Finger.
Finger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Finger.
Still in the clinch, Finger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vice misses with a wild body shot.
Vice tries to close the distance and clinch but Finger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finger lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finger misses with a hook. Vice ducked under it nicely.
Vice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vice takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Finger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick by Finger misses
and Vice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Finger.
A shot to the liver by Finger. Beautiful body shot.
Finger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger misses with a looping left.
Finger misses with a hook.
Vice wants to clinch up but Finger keeps it at a distance.
Finger is looking to counter with head kicks.
Vice moves into the clinch.
Finger tries to break the clinch but Vice is controlling the position.
Finger tries to throw a body punch but Vice avoids it by throwing Finger back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger blocks a body shot from Vice.
Finger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
Vice scores with a one two! Finger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Finger throws a hook but Vice avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Middle Finger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Finger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vice cracks Finger with a good jab.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but Vice slips the punch.
Vice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finger circles away quickly and effectively.
Vice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
Finger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice throws the kick towards the body but Finger avoids it.
Finger throws an off balance right hand
and Vice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finger cracks Vice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Vice misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Finger misses the target.
Finger scores with a punch to the head.
Finger looks to score with a jab to the body but Vice is just out of range.
It seemed like Vice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finger misses with a hook.
Finger swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Vice counter with a right hand.
Finger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vice counters with a stiff right hand.
Middle Finger's cut is getting worse.
Finger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Middle Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vice ducks right into an uppercut from Finger.
Finger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finger is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice lands a nice hook to Finger's body. Finger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Finger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vice closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Finger out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miami Vice!
Our winner, Miami Vice, 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.
Middle Finger spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame my Sponsors for this loss, fuck em!'.
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