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RISE 91: Hohol v Esposito PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Ritola (ranked 5213 p4p, 4799 weight class) and Mike Cozad (ranked 486 p4p, 465 weight class). Tommi Ritola has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritola tries to land a leg kick but Cozad saw it coming and moves away.
Ritola throws an overhand right that lands on Cozad's shoulder, as Cozad tries to avoid the shot.
Ritola sets himself, and Cozad steps forward looking for the clinch! Ritola avoids it this time.
Ritola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cozad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritola. Cozad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Cozad.
Ritola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ritola throws a lazy right hand but Cozad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ritola misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Cozad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cozad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ritola.
Ritola misses with a kick to the body.
Cozad tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritola throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Cozad blocks the leg kick.
Cozad drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ritola defends it well.
Ritola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad moves into the clinch successfully.
Cozad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cozad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cozad receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cozad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ritola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cozad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Ritola misses with a hook. Cozad ducked under it nicely.
Ritola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cozad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritola throws a leg kick
and Cozad counters with a stiff right hand.
Ritola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cozad is able to avoid easily.
Cozad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ritola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritola misses with an uppercut.
Ritola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cozad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Cozad.
Ritola misses the jab.
Cozad connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozad drops Ritola with a beautiful combination! Ritola stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cozad is looking for the KO!
 Ritola is rocked!
 It looks like Tommi Ritola has been cut.
Cozad moves away from the strike by Ritola.
Cozad wants to counter the offense by Ritola and move into the clinch position.
Cozad clinches up against the cage.
Cozad avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola misses with the head strike.
Cozad stalling.
Cozad managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Cozad's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cozad stalling in the clinch.
Cozad continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cozad stalling.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cozad avoids it.
Cozad is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Ritola throws out a loose jab but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad clobbers Ritola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ritola pushes Cozad up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cozad.
Cozad leaning against his opponent.
Ritola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cozad has Ritola pushed against the cage.
Cozad avoiding damage.
Cozad is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Ritola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cozad.
Ritola lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Mike Cozad has been cut.
Cozad scores with a nice head shot.
Cozad has closed the distance and engaged Ritola in a clinch.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cozad avoids it.
Cozad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cozad stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Cozad avoids the damage to the body.
Cozad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cozad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cozad.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cozad is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cozad is defending well for now.
Cozad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Cozad avoids the damage to the body.
Cozad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cozad managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cozad avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Cozad.
Cozad is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritola. Cozad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cozad cracks Ritola with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cozad dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cozad closes the distance and pushes Ritola back into the cage.
Cozad is struggling to control the position.
Ritola letting Cozad take a breather here.
Cozad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ritola up against the cage.
Cozad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ritola up against the cage.
Ritola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cozad avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cozad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Ritola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cozad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ritola.
Cozad looks to land a right hand but Ritola moved out of range.
Cozad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozad slips a jab from Ritola.
Ritola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cozad was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad closes the distance and clinches.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Cozad avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Cozad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee calls for Cozad to work.
The crowd are getting on Cozad's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cozad pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cozad taking a breather.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cozad is defending well for now.
Cozad slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Cozad moves out of range as Ritola strikes.
Cozad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad blocks a head kick by Ritola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cozad counters by moving into the clinch.
Cozad slows down the pace here.
Mike Cozad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cozad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cozad has Ritola pushed against the cage.
Cozad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Ritola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ritola loads up on a big right hand but Cozad slips the punch.
Ritola connects with a leg kick.
Cozad lands a nice shot that snaps Ritola's head back.
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!
Ritola misses with an uppercut.
Cozad takes the fight into the clinch.
Cozad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritola working aggressively here.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cozad is defending well for now.
Ritola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cozad is keeping busy.
Cozad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cozad slows down the pace here.
Ritola letting Cozad take a breather here.
Cozad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cozad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritola scores a nice knee to the body.
Cozad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cozad effectively controlling the action here.
Cozad controlling the action here for a moment.
Cozad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cozad.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cozad.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cozad is defending well for now.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cozad is defending well for now.
Cozad managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Ritola being controlled against the cage.
Cozad managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Cozad stalling.
Cozad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ritola up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
A slow jab from Cozad misses its intended target.
Cozad clinches up with Ritola and pushes him back against the cage.
Ritola swings wildly with an uppercut but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritola has a couple of punches blocked by Cozad.
Cozad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cozad is defending well for now.
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 Tommi Ritola will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cozad avoids the head kick by Ritola.
And Cozad tries to counter it with a takedown but Ritola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ritola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozad.
Cozad drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ritola defends it well.
Ritola cracks a nice hook into Cozad's ribs.
Cozad has closed the distance and engaged Ritola in a clinch.
Cozad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cozad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ritola being controlled against the cage.
Cozad just leaning against Ritola, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Cozad to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Ritola misses with a body shot.
Tommi Ritola is winning the standup battle so far.
Ritola throws a low kick but Cozad avoids it.
Ritola throws a leg kick but Cozad sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad moves away from the strike by Ritola.
Ritola throws a leg kick but Cozad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cozad drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ritola defends it well.
Cozad misses with a looping right.
Ritola misses with an uppercut.
Cozad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ritola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cozad.
Ritola looks to land a body kick but Cozad moved away.
Ritola lands a nice looking body kick.
Cozad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ritola's sensitive parts.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Ritola's head but Ritola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritola misses the shot to the body.
Cozad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola throws the left hand but Cozad avoids the punch easily.
Ritola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad tests Ritola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cozad clinches.
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!
Cozad controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Cozad avoids the damage to the body.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Cozad managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Cozad taking a breather.
Cozad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cozad's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritola missing with knees to the body.
Cozad stalling.
Ritola is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ritola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cozad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cozad.
Cozad taking a breather.
Cozad is looking to control Ritola's arms but Ritola gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
Ritola misses with some punches.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Cozad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cozad stalling.
Ritola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ritola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cozad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cozad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cozad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ritola.
Ritola thuds a left hand into Cozad's body.
Ritola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheers as Ritola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cozad doesn't seem phased though.
Cozad looks to clinch
and Ritola counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cozad's knee momentarily.
Ritola misses with a kick to the body.
Ritola jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ritola throws a chopping leg kick but Cozad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tommi Ritola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritola misses with a body punch
and Ritola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cozad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Ritola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ritola 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Ritola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Sitsongrit (ranked 3317 p4p, 24129 weight class) and Jørgen Kristiansen (ranked 359 p4p, 520 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jørgen Kristiansen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristiansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kristiansen drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristiansen.
Kristiansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kristiansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Kristiansen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Kristiansen controls the action.
Kristiansen tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristiansen throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kristiansen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Kristiansen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kristiansen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kristiansen can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Kristiansen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kristiansen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Kristiansen misses with a punch to the body.
Kristiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit pushes Kristiansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
Kristiansen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kristiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen lands a shot to the body.
Kristiansen misses with the head strike.
Kristiansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kristiansen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kristiansen is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kristiansen blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Kristiansen controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit presses Kristiansen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristiansen.
Kristiansen blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
A nice left hand lands by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristiansen.
Kristiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kristiansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristiansen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kristiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristiansen throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Kristiansen blocks it.
Kristiansen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Kristiansen lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kristiansen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kristiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit works on Kristiansen's body with a couple of short punches.
Kristiansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristiansen controls his hands.
Kristiansen misses with a body punch.
Kristiansen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
Kristiansen tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Kristiansen back against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kristiansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Kristiansen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristiansen cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kristiansen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Kristiansen blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristiansen.
Kristiansen lands a shot to the body.
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristiansen controls his hands.
Kristiansen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristiansen.
Nice body punch from Kristiansen - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Kristiansen blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Kristiansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Kristiansen fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Kristiansen.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jørgen Kristiansen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit clinches up with Kristiansen and pushes him back against the cage.
Kristiansen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristiansen gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kristiansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Kristiansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kristiansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristiansen blocks an uppercut.
Kristiansen blocking some punches.
Kristiansen lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Kristiansen controls the action.
Kristiansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Kristiansen checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kristiansen's hands.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kristiansen throws out the jab.
Kristiansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks Kristiansen with an open hand slap.
Kristiansen misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Kristiansen pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Kristiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kristiansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kristiansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kristiansen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Kristiansen controls the action.
Kristiansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
A nice left hand lands by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Kristiansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kristiansen working aggressively here.
A short left from Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Kristiansen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristiansen controls his hands.
Kristiansen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kristiansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kristiansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kristiansen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristiansen controls his hands.
Kristiansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Kristiansen controls the action.
Kristiansen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kristiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kristiansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Kristiansen lands an uppercut.
Kristiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kristiansen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jørgen Kristiansen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kristiansen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kristiansen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kristiansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A short left from Kristiansen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Kristiansen is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Kristiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is trying to break free.
Kristiansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
A right hand to the body from Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Kristiansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kristiansen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Kristiansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kristiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristiansen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Kristiansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Kristiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jørgen Kristiansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Kristiansen.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
As Kristiansen backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kristiansen misses with a low kick.
Kristiansen punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kristiansen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kristiansen momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Kristiansen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kristiansen. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kristiansen in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kristiansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristiansen feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Kristiansen checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Kristiansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kristiansen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kristiansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kristiansen scores with a hook.
Kristiansen misses with an uppercut.
Danny Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kristiansen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kristiansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Kristiansen down.
Kristiansen digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Kristiansen. Kristiansen maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Kristiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Kristiansen misses with a body punch.
Kristiansen presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Kristiansen.
Kristiansen can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Kristiansen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Kristiansen scores with a hook to the body.
Kristiansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Kristiansen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristiansen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kristiansen misses with the head strike.
Kristiansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kristiansen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kristiansen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Kristiansen can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kristiansen throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Kristiansen tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Kristiansen moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Kristiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristiansen looks to land a combination. Sitsongrit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kristiansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kristiansen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kristiansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Kristiansen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kristiansen! But no joy.
Kristiansen throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Kristiansen moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kristiansen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kristiansen blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Kristiansen moved out of range.
Jørgen Kristiansen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Kristiansen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen lands a head shot.
Jab by Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kristiansen.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Kristiansen misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kristiansen as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Kristiansen avoids it easily.
Kristiansen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Kristiansen backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Kristiansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristiansen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kristiansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Danny Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kristiansen throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jørgen Kristiansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kristiansen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jørgen Kristiansen!
Jørgen Kristiansen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kou Ueda (ranked 3829 p4p, 4400 weight class) and Marcel Tower (ranked 408 p4p, 442 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kou Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Tower!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tower appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ueda is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Tower releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ueda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tower - the referee stops the clock and Ueda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tower. Ueda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tower lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ueda will feel that in the morning.
Ueda is breathing heavily.
Ueda clinches up against the cage.
Tower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tower is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower lands a jab to the nose.
Ueda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ueda pushes Tower up against the cage in a clinch.
Tower lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower blocks a body shot from Ueda.
Ueda misses with a punch to the body.
Ueda throws a punch but it's blocked by Tower.
Tower lands a body shot.
Tower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ueda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tower moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ueda tries to clinch but Tower moves away
and Tower counters with an inside leg kick.
Tower feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ueda sprawling to the canvas! Ueda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tower finish him?!
It looks like Kou Ueda has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ueda misses with a kick to the body
and Tower counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcel Tower!
A victorious Marcel Tower thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jumba Smif (ranked 2573 p4p, 3892 weight class) and Tapani Kangas (ranked 296 p4p, 408 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Kangas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangas lands with a straight right. Smif didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smif.
Kangas moves out of range as Smif strikes.
Smif swings for the body but Kangas moves out of range.
A cross from Smif lands.
Smif misses with a hook.
Kangas looks to land a right hand but Smif moved out of range.
Smif looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Kangas misses the target.
Kangas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smif.
Smif misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kangas. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kangas scores with a jab. Smif acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kangas scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kangas misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Smif wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kangas.
A low kick from Kangas is predictable there
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kangas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kangas throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Smif ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kangas moves away.
Kangas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smif throws out the jab.
A jab from Kangas finds it's way through Smif's defenses.
Smif takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smif jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kangas misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas swings for the body but Smif moves out of range.
Kangas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smif can pounce on him.
Kangas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kangas misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Smif misses the target.
Kangas misses with a hook to the body
enabling Smif to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smif jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kangas misses the target.
Kangas throws the kick towards the body but Smif avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Smif misses the target.
Smif keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Smif misses its target.
Smif lands a nice hook to Kangas's body. Kangas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smif takes one on the button.
Kangas misses with a combination
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kangas.
Smif scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kangas in his tracks.
Kangas scores with a jab to the head.
Smif throws a body punch but Kangas moves out of range.
Kangas misses with a straight right.
Smif throws a hook but Kangas blocks it.
A low kick lands for Smif.
Kangas misses the shot to the body.
Smif moves out of range as Kangas throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif slips under a jab.
A left lands for Kangas.
A swing and a miss from Smif.
Kangas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Smif finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Kangas misses.
A little feinted left hand from Smif on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kangas swats away the attempt to clinch by Smif.
Kangas looks to throw the jab but Smif is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Smif tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smif throws a jab when Kangas was well out of range.
Smif is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kangas throws a head kick but Smif moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tapani Kangas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smif stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kangas.
Kangas moves away from the strike by Smif.
Good standup being displayed there by Kangas as he connects with a hook.
Smif throws a leg kick but Kangas checks it.
A little jabbing left from Kangas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smif throws a jab when Kangas was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kangas! But no joy.
Smif tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kangas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kangas throws out a counter right but Smif avoids it with no problem.
Smif lands a leg kick that knocks Kangas off balance momentarily.
Smif drops his hands momentarily and Kangas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif throws the left hand but Kangas avoids the punch easily.
Tapani Kangas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smif cracks Kangas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smif clinches up with Kangas and pushes him back against the cage.
Kangas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas throws a head punch that misses.
Smif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kangas fails to land.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Smif blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smif blocks an uppercut.
Kangas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smif lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Smif.
Kangas blocks an uppercut.
Kangas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Smif blocks a body shot from Kangas.
A head punch on the inside from Kangas fails to land.
Smif misses with some punches.
Kangas misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif pushes Kangas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Smif.
Smif misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kangas struggles to land a body shot inside as Smif controls his hands.
Kangas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Kangas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smif tries to throw a body punch but Kangas avoids it by throwing Smif back against the cage.
Smif blocks a body shot from Kangas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kangas.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Kangas.
A short right from Smif.
A right handed body shot lands from Kangas.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kangas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif blocks a body shot from Kangas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kangas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smif.
Kangas misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smif.
Smif blocks a body shot from Kangas.
Kangas gets through Smif's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Smif.
A short right from Smif.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kangas.
Smif misses with some punches.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kangas misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smif creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kangas tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Smif lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kangas backwards.
Jumba Smif has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kangas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smif lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kangas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kangas.
Smif softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smif.
Kangas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kangas misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Smif.
Kangas blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Smif.
Smif throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Kangas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kangas can't find room to land a body shot as Smif controls the action.
Smif scores with a hook to the body.
Kangas misses with a punch on the inside.
Smif lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kangas ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Smif lands a leg kick that knocks Kangas off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Kangas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kangas moves out of range of the strikes.
Kangas tries to land a leg kick but Smif saw it coming and moves away.
Smif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kangas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kangas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kangas gets tackled into the cage by Smif. Smif maintains the clinch.
Smif's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif tries a body shot but Kangas blocks it.
Kangas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Kangas.
Smif lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas blocks an uppercut.
Smif lands a shoulder strike.
Smif tries a body shot but Kangas blocks it.
Smif scores with a shot to the side of Kangas's head.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kangas backwards.
Smif is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kangas can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Smif scores with a shoulder strike.
Kangas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Smif on the inside.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kangas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kangas.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Smif.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Smif on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kangas blocking some punches.
Kangas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kangas lands with a short shot to the head.
Kangas prevents a body shot from Smif.
Smif blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif lands a body shot.
Kangas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smif or not.
Kangas blocks a body shot from Smif.
Smif makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kangas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kangas misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smif struggles to land a body shot inside as Kangas controls his hands.
Kangas working aggressively here.
Kangas lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smif scores with a shot to the side of Kangas's head.
Kangas blocking some punches.
Kangas blocking some punches.
Kangas takes a shot to the head.
Kangas lands with a short shot to the head.
Smif throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kangas misses with a punch to the body.
Kangas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kangas is looking to break free of the clinch but Smif has double underhooks.
Kangas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smif working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smif creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smif working aggressively here.
Smif blocks an uppercut.
Kangas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kangas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangas misses with some punches.
Smif takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smif blocking some punches.
Smif misses with a punch to the body.
Kangas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Smif.
Kangas misses with a body punch.
Kangas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smif's elbow.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Kangas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smif.
Smif blocks an uppercut.
Kangas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kangas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kangas throws a punch but it's blocked by Smif.
Smif works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jumba Smif showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smif has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jumba Smif!
A victorious Jumba Smif thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beanin Jiet (ranked 1667 p4p, 4733 weight class) and Biggus Dickus (ranked 218 p4p, 504 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biggus Dickus!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickus blocks a head kick by Jiet.
Dickus scoring well with a low kick there.
Dickus takes one on the button.
Jiet clinches up against the cage.
Jiet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Jiet.
Dickus throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiet.
Dickus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jiet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickuss head.
Jiet drops Dickus with a big knee straight up the middle! Dickus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Dickus is rocked!
Dickus looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiet gets a clinch.
Dickus is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiet finish him?
Jiet unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dickus! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jiet is unloading with more strikes now! Dickus drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beanin Jiet!
Beanin Jiet seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Planck (ranked 2379 p4p, 3029 weight class) and Lennox Lewis (ranked 284 p4p, 345 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Planck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lennox Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Planck misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Lewis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Planck moved out of range.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Planck counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Lennox Lewis has been cut.
Lewis tries to clinch up
and Planck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max Planck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Planck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Planck loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Planck.
Planck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Planck throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
Planck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Planck misses with a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Planck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis counters with a body kick.
Planck scores with a sloppy right hand. Lewis should have avoided that one.
Planck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Planck misses with a straight right.
Lewis moves out of range as Planck strikes.
Planck is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Planck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Planck.
Planck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis tries to counter with a clinch but Planck shakes him off and moves away.
A low kick from Planck misses
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Planck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Planck misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Max Planck has been cut.
Planck tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Planck looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Planck lunges at Lewis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lewis's hand.
That has opened up Lennox Lewis's cut even more.
Planck throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Planck tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis throws a hook but Planck avoids it easily.
A big left from Planck misses.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Planck.
The cut above Lennox Lewis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lewis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Planck on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Planck misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Planck! Lewis lets Planck back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Planck is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Planck doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Planck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lewis 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.
Planck is breathing heavily.
Crack! Lewis connects with the perfect overhand right and Planck falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Lewis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lennox Lewis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Dankovich (ranked 2281 p4p, 3183 weight class) and Maurice Rollo (ranked 276 p4p, 361 weight class). Rollo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brass Monkey. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Rollo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rollo fails with a takedown attempt.
Rollo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dankovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dankovich sends Rollo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dankovich is motioning to the referee to let Rollo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rollo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dankovich counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dankovich drops Rollo with a huge uppercut! Rollo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dankovich is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasil Dankovich!
A very excited looking Vasil Dankovich 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 3687 p4p, 1816 weight class) and Nedjeljko Markovic (ranked 437 p4p, 245 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Carioni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nedjeljko Markovic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Markovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Markovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carioni lands with a shot to the body.
Carioni connects with a crisp jab.
Markovic throws a hook to the side of Carioni's head but Carioni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carioni throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Markovic counter with a right hand.
It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
Markovic lands a jab.
Markovic throws a body kick that misses.
Carioni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Markovic.
Markovic slips under a jab.
Markovic throws out a counter right but Carioni avoids it with no problem.
Markovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carioni moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Carioni. That snapped Markovic's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carioni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Markovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carioni misses the jab.
Carioni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markovic moves away.
Nice defenses there by Markovic.
Carioni misses with a body shot.
Markovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carioni avoids the body shot from Markovic.
Markovic lands the left hand.
Carioni sends Markovic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Carioni is motioning to the referee to let Markovic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markovic lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic with a nice calf kick.
Markovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carioni momentarily.
Markovic throws a right hand that misses
and Carioni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markovic is rocked!
Markovic is holding his hands too far apart here. Carioni throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Markovic is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodrigo Carioni!
Rodrigo Carioni thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Mesquita (ranked 685 p4p, 2507 weight class) and LaDaniel Strong (ranked 83 p4p, 260 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaDaniel Strong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong lands a nice looking body shot.
Strong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesquita rushes Strong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong scores with a body shot.
Strong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mesquita moves into the clinch.
Mesquita pulls guard.
Strong wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Strong wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Strong gets to his feet. Mesquita looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Strong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Strong.
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!
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong throws a head kick but Mesquita moves out of range.
LaDaniel Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to clinch there but Strong circles away.
Strong catches Mesquita with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Strong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Strong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.
Mesquita wants to clinch up but Strong keeps it at a distance.
Strong works Mesquita's body with a nice hook.
Mesquita forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mesquita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mesquita scrambles back to his feet.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Strong keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mesquita drops his hands momentarily and Strong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mesquita dives in and grabs Strong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strong pushes down on Mesquita's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strong connects with the punch.
Strong connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong's corner calls for a 1-2. Strong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strong dips to his left and cracks Mesquita with an uppercut!
Strong scores with a nice head shot.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strong scores with the left hand. Mesquita knows he should have avoided that one.
Strong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mesquita to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Strong pulls Mesquita in to control the position.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Strong wants to stand up but Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita prevents Strong from getting back to his feet.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Strong wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita passes into half guard.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Mesquita connects with a nice short shot to Strong's temple.
Mesquita prevents Strong from standing back up.
Strong tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Strong won't allow Mesquita to pass to mount.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Strong wants to get back to full guard.
Mesquita trying to control the pace.
Strong is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mesquita drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strong is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mesquita has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Strong clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mesquita lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Strong.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Strong. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mesquita is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Strong up.
Strong is really stuck here.
Mesquita looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mesquita softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mesquita tries to get the hooks in deep but Strong pushed the leg off.
Strong is really stuck here.
Mesquita keeps control of the position easily here as Strong tries to buck him off.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mesquita looking for the RNC.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Strong is taking damage to the body and head.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Can Strong hold on?! Mesquita is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mesquita has Strong flattened out and is raining down punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mesquita has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Strong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Can Strong hold on?! Mesquita is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Strong covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mesquita softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Strong. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Strong trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in full control for now.
Strong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scores with punches and elbows.
Mesquita punishes Strong with strikes from the back mount.
Strong is taking damage to the body and head.
Mesquita is landing with strikes. Strong can't take much more of this.
Mesquita cracks Strong with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Strong from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Strong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Mesquita is landing with strikes. Strong can't take much more of this.
Mesquita scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mesquita is not going to allow Strong to sit and survive in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong is trying to defend against the choke here but Mesquita has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mesquita Tightens the hold and Strong taps out furiously! Mesquita displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Esposito (ranked 1294 p4p, 1463 weight class) and Honza Hohol (ranked 195 p4p, 222 weight class). Leonardo Esposito is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Esposito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hohol counters with a shoot takedown. Esposito fights it but they end up in guard.
Esposito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hohol throws a big right hand that misses.
Hohol wants to pass the guard but Esposito is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hohol throws a big elbow that misses.
Esposito has his hands on Hohol's head, controlling the position.
Hohol throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol postures up in Esposito's guard and throws a big left but Esposito blocks it.
Hohol trying to move into half guard but instead Esposito has managed to sweep!
Hohol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esposito is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohol manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Esposito manages to get himself to full guard.
Esposito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Esposito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hohol working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hohol throws an elbow that misses. Esposito uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hohol's guard. Nice move by Esposito!
Hohol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hohol working a defensive guard but Esposito manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hohol manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hohol wants to get back to full guard.
Hohol moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hohol lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hohol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hohol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esposito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Esposito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hohol.
Hohol postures up in Esposito's guard and throws a big left but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hohol.
Esposito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hohol postures up in Esposito's guard and throws a big left but Esposito blocks it.
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hohol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol lands a couple of digs.
Hohol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hohol lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hohol being controlled here momentarily.
Hohol wants to pass the guard but Esposito is keeping the position.
Hohol throwing strikes from guard but Esposito blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hohol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hohol chips away with some ground and pound.
Esposito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hohol is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hohol chips away with some ground and pound.
Hohol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esposito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hohol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hohol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hohol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hohol throws a strike but Esposito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hohol looking for a sweep. Not yet Hohol, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohol trying to control the position.
Esposito stopping the sweep attempt from Hohol.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Honza Hohol dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Hohol with that takedown attempt.
Esposito throwing a counter right hand but Hohol manages to avoid it.
Hohol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Hohol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hohol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick from Esposito, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonardo Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Honza Hohol.
Hohol shoots in for a double leg but Esposito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hohol.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hohol.
Esposito defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hohol.
Hohol sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hohol is breathing heavily.
Esposito feints and then cracks Hohol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hohol down.
Hohol shoots in but Esposito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hohol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Esposito swivels and escapes.
Hohol shoots and misses
and Esposito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Esposito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Esposito throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohol was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Hohol drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Esposito defends it well.
Honza Hohol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Esposito stuffs the takedown attempt from Hohol. Hohol gets slowly back to his feet.
Esposito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Esposito wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Esposito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hohol scrambles back to his feet.
Hohol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Esposito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hohol moves out of range of the leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito connects with a leg kick.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Hohol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Esposito swivels and escapes.
Hohol shoots in for a double leg but Esposito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Esposito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Esposito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohol takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Esposito.
Hohol shoots in but Esposito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
And Hohol tries to counter it with a takedown but Esposito pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Leonardo Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hohol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hohol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hohol tries to move into range but Esposito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito stuffs the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Esposito dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hohol gets a takedown into half guard.
Esposito is positioning himself well to prevent Hohol advancing to mount.
Hohol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Esposito is looking to control Hohol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Esposito avoid being mounted?
Hohol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hohol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hohol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hohol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Esposito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hohol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hohol there.
Esposito taking some punishment here, with Hohol in his half guard.
Hohol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hohol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hohol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hohol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Esposito's head.
Hohol working over Esposito with some ground and pound. Esposito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Esposito is pressing down on Hohol's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hohol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Esposito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hohol.
Hohol works over Esposito with some ground and pound from guard.
Hohol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Esposito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been told by Esposito's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hohol fails with a takedown attempt.
Hohol tries for a takedown but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Esposito stuffs the takedown attempt from Hohol. Hohol gets slowly back to his feet.
Leonardo Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Honza Hohol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hohol's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hohol takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hohol shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Esposito defends it nicely.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leonardo Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Esposito.
Hohol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Esposito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Esposito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Esposito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Esposito digs a good hook to Hohol's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esposito's corner calls for a 1-2. Esposito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonardo Esposito.
I think Esposito 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Esposito!
A very excited looking Leonardo Esposito 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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