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SMFL 9 - Chai vs. Thuta PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samwel Nkruma (ranked 24950 p4p, 24809 weight class) and Bobby Jones (ranked 579 p4p, 567 weight class). Nkruma comes to the cage accompanied by The Imperial March - Pegboard Nerds. Bobby Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samwel Nkruma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Jones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Nkruma counters by clinching up.
Nkruma jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Nkruma gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nkruma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nkruma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Nkruma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nkruma gets a clinch.
Nkruma decides to pull guard.
Jones trying to control but Nkruma is working from the bottom.
Nkruma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nkruma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nkruma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Nkruma's legs - danger averted.
Jones wants to control from the top but Nkruma keeps moving.
Nkruma is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nkruma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkruma has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jones should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Nkruma has tightened it up now! Jones should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Samwel Nkruma!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thompson (ranked 4828 p4p, 5587 weight class) and Gago Putangina (ranked 447 p4p, 504 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gago Putangina!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Putangina.
Putangina closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Putangina won't want to take too many of those.
Putangina looks winded!
Thompson is leaning against Putangina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson has clasped his hands together around Putangina's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Putangina gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putangina is in a horrible position here. Thompson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Putangina looks a forlorn figure.
Putangina is desperately trying to improve his position but Thompson has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Putangina but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Putangina can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a big shot to the head and Putangina winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Scott Thompson!
After winning the bout, Scott Thompson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Gago Putangina was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Somporn Metharom (ranked 3854 p4p, 24526 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 468 p4p, 607 weight class). Metharom's entrance music is Porcelain - Moby. A fine choice. McDonald comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Run This Shit - SASASAS kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Somporn Metharom had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Metharom is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and Metharom counters with a head kick. That will keep McDonald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McDonald with a nice cross.
Metharom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Metharom moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald lands a jab to the nose.
McDonald throws a head kick that Metharom semi-blocks.
 It looks like Somporn Metharom has been cut.
David McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Metharom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDonald misses with a body shot
and Metharom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Metharom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been told by Metharom's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Metharom cracks a nice hook into McDonald's ribs.
McDonald lands a jab to the head.
Metharom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McDonald's head.
Metharom lands a big head kick that sends McDonald tumbling to the mat! Metharom takes a step backwards and waves McDonald back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 McDonald is rocked!
Metharom throws a powerful right kick. McDonald tried to block low but the kick was high! McDonald was taken right off of his feet! Metharom jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Somporn Metharom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pupp Eye (ranked 4046 p4p, 5436 weight class) and Biniyam Shibre (ranked 443 p4p, 498 weight class). Shibre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dancey Dancey - Baby Cool. 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 - 0, fighting out of London, Pupp Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Biniyam Shibre!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye scores with a shot to the body.
Shibre throws a push kick but Eye slaps the foot to one side.
Shibre scores with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Shibre has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Eye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shibre misses with a body kick.
Shibre looks to score with a jab to the body but Eye is just out of range.
A punch combination from Shibre misses.
Shibre connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Shibre.
Shibre throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eye lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shibre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shibre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shibre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shibre thows a leg kick but Eye checks it
and Eye counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eye checks a leg kick nicely.
Shibre swings widly with a right hand
and Eye counters with a straight right hand.
Eye lands a nice shot to the body.
Shibre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shibre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shibre throws a looping overhand right but Eye ducks down to avoid it.
Eye takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eye connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye has Shibre up against the cage in a clinch.
Shibre trying to stall but Eye improves his position.
Eye lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eye managing to block the knees to the body from Shibre.
A short left from Eye.
Eye scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eye lands with a short shot to the head.
Shibre is trying to maintain a safe position but Eye gets an underhook and turns Shibre into the cage.
Shibre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eye's face.
Shibre landing knees to the body.
Eye blocks a body shot from Shibre.
Shibre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A left hand lands to the body for Eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shibre backwards.
Shibre tries to stall but Eye uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eye.
Eye avoiding damage as Shibre throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eye.
Eye breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eye moves out of range of the body kick from Shibre.
Shibre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shibre is rocked!
Shibre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shibre is still on wobbly legs! Can Eye finish him?
Shibre throws a right and a left that Eye avoids nicely.
Shibre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eye lands a jab to the head.
Eye connects with a body shot.
Eye drops Shibre with a huge uppercut! Shibre drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Eye is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pupp Eye!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jankovic (ranked 4156 p4p, 3974 weight class) and Ukraine Putin (ranked 472 p4p, 458 weight class). Ukraine Putin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ukraine Putin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic lands a nice hook to Putin's body. Putin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Putin closes the distance and clinches.
Jankovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jankovic looks to land a combination. Putin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jankovic digs a good body shot into Putin's ribs.
Putin tries to clinch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Jankovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Putin takes one to the side of the head.
Jankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Putin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Putin darts in trying to clinch
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Putin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin tries to clinch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Jankovic finish him?
Putin blocks the body kick.
Putin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Putin seems to have recovered his senses.
Putin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jankovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Jankovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jankovic.
Jankovic just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Jankovic.
Putin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Putin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jankovic breaks the clinch.
Jankovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it.
Jankovic misses the shot to the body.
Jankovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jankovic throws a wild body kick that Putin sees coming a mile off.
Putin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Putin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jankovic lands with a kick to the temple. Putin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Putin takes the fight into the clinch.
Putin looking for a takedown.
Putin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jankovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin tries to clinch but Jankovic moves away
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jankovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin tries to clinch up but Jankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Putin lands with a good body shot.
Putin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jankovic works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivan Jankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ukraine Putin.
Jankovic throws a head punch that misses.
Putin is trying to drag Jankovic to the mat but Jankovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jankovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Jankovic digs a right hand underneath Putin's ribcage. Putin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Jankovic.
Good body shot from Jankovic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jankovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jankovic.
Jankovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
Jankovic misses with the head strike.
Jankovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Jankovic.
Jankovic is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Putin looks winded!
Jankovic scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jankovic can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Jankovic pushes Putin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putin is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jankovic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jankovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jankovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Jankovic misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jankovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Jankovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin jumps guard but Jankovic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jankovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Putin blocking some punches.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jankovic working aggressively here.
Jankovic misses with the head strike.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankovic throws a head punch that misses.
Jankovic scores with a hook to the body.
Jankovic tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Jankovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin is trying to pull guard but Jankovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jankovic lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Jankovic.
Putin blocks a body shot from Jankovic.
Jankovic takes a shot to the head.
Jankovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jankovic scores with a hook to the body. Putin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jankovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?
Putin walks into a straight right hand from Jankovic.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Jankovic! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivan Jankovic!
Our winner, Ivan Jankovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ukraine Putin was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Lee (ranked 3255 p4p, 5200 weight class) and Menes Kai (ranked 392 p4p, 484 weight class). Kai has chosen The Astronaut - Jin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Menes Kai!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kai thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Kai throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kai.
Kai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kai defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Kai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kai slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kai scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Kai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Kai struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kai scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Kai scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Kai back into the cage.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee avoiding damage.
Lee keeps control of Kai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kai tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Kai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kai just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Kai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee slips a straight right by Kai.
Lee tries to clinch up but Kai circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Kai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Kai breaks from the clinch.
Lee looks to land a combination. Kai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Kai looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Kai lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Kai takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Charles Lee has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee rushes Kai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Kai is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kai into the cage.
Kai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Kai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Kai is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Kai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kai throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Kai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Charles Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Kai counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kai manages to break the clinch.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kai, pushing him back against the cage.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Menes Kai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee pushes Kai up against the cage in a clinch.
Kai breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Lee.
Kai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Kai misses.
Kai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kai is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Kai can't break the clinch.
Lee prevents a body shot from Kai.
Charles Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kai throws out the jab.
Kai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kai connects with a solid leg kick.
Menes Kai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Kai.
Kai works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee wants to clinch up but Kai keeps it at a distance.
Kai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kai counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Kai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kai throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee forces Kai back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Kai is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee tries to clinch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kai gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kai swivels and escapes.
Kai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
A head kick misses from Kai.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kai misses with a looping left.
Lee tries to clinch but Kai moves out of range.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kai throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kai.
Kai moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Kai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Kai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kai breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee moves out of range as Kai strikes.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Kai misses with the head strike.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Kai is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kai down to the mat. Kai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to clinch up but Kai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee avoids the head kick by Kai.
Kai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kai swinging wildly here.
Kai throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Menes Kai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charles Lee's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a hook but Kai avoids it easily.
Lee tries to clinch
and Kai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee tries to clinch there but Kai circles away.
Lee pushes Kai up against the cage in a clinch.
Kai breaks from the clinch.
Kai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee fails with the takedown
letting Kai counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Kai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch up but Kai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kai feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai stuffs the takedown.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kai.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Lee is looking to clinch but Kai is avoiding it.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kai's waist but Kai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Kai.
Kai throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Kai can't break the clinch.
Kai breaks from the clinch.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kai misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Kai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
A telegraphed right hand from Kai misses the target.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Kai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee prevents Kai from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kai misses with a low kick.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Kai throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee tries to clinch there but Kai circles away.
Lee wants to clinch up but Kai keeps it at a distance.
Kai moves out of range of the strikes.
Kai throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Kai misses.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Kai swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kai.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee tries to counter with a takedown but Kai is quick to defend against it.
Kai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Kai throws a shot to the body.
Lee is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai misses with a wild combination.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Kai manages to avoid it.
Kai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Kai pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Kai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee dives in and grabs Kai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kai pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Kai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Menes Kai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Menes Kai!
A relieved looking Menes Kai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Duarte (ranked 3263 p4p, 3262 weight class) and Bernard Krakowski (ranked 451 p4p, 450 weight class). Krakowski has chosen Netherfell - Mokosz as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Krakowski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte goes for a double leg but Krakowski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Krakowski continues to drive forward.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krakowski lands a body shot.
Duarte is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krakowski as Duarte tries to tie him up.
Duarte is fighting off a takedown attempt but Krakowski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Duarte to the mat. Duarte regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Duarte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duarte can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krakowski controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krakowski advances position into side control!
Krakowski passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Duarte!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowski dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Francisco Duarte has been cut.
Krakowski lands a big shot there that rocks Duarte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Duarte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krakowski on the ground.
Krakowski scoring with strikes but Duarte is staying in there.
 Duarte is rocked!
Francisco Duarte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francisco Duarte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bernard Krakowski!
A victorious Bernard Krakowski 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Balduino (ranked 4147 p4p, 3600 weight class) and Mawashi Geri (ranked 419 p4p, 385 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balduino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Heaven Sent - John Digweed. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patricio Balduino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mawashi Geri!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balduino throws a jab when Geri was well out of range.
Geri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Geri lands with a slapping head kick.
Geri looks to land a right hand but Balduino moved out of range.
Balduino scores with a sloppy right hand. Geri should have avoided that one.
Balduino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Geri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balduino.
Geri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balduino misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balduino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geri.
A head kick misses from Balduino.
A punch combination from Geri misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Balduino.
Balduino misses with a body kick.
Balduino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Geri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Geri.
Geri unleashes a big counter combination but Balduino bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Balduino misses with a straight left.
Balduino misses with an uppercut.
Geri throws a head kick but Balduino moves out of range.
Geri looks to score with a jab to the body but Balduino is just out of range.
Geri throws a nice head kick!
Balduino throws a jab but it's blocked by Geri.
As Balduino backs off Geri throws a huge counter combo but Balduino manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Patricio Balduino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balduino lands a head shot.
Balduino looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Balduino misses with a head kick.
Geri raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Geri has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Geri.
Balduino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balduino misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balduino throws a head kick that misses.
Geri looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A big right from Balduino misses.
Balduino tries to bum rush Geri with a series of wild strikes but Geri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balduino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Geri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balduino lands a really nice looking cross but Geri seems unphased.
Balduino clobbers Geri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Geri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balduino looks to land a right hand but Geri moved out of range.
Balduino jabs Geri right on the nose. Geri blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Balduino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balduino throws the kick towards the body but Geri avoids it.
Geri throws a counter combo.
Balduino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Geri counters with a one-two to the body.
Geri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balduino lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Balduino misses the target.
Balduino swings widly with a right hand
and Geri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balduino's knee momentarily.
Balduino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Geri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balduino takes a kick to the side of the head.
Balduino sends Geri crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Balduino is motioning to the referee to let Geri up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Geri is rocked!
Geri walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Balduino swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patricio Balduino!
A very excited looking Patricio Balduino 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Prix (ranked 1512 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Estevon Guerra (ranked 179 p4p, 277 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Prix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Estevon Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prix looks to land a left hand but Guerra moved out of range nicely.
Guerra lands a nice shot to the body.
Guerra loads up on a big right hand but Prix slips the punch.
Prix seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Guerra misses with an uppercut
and Prix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Guerra.
Prix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerra.
Prix throws a right hand that Guerra ducks under and follows up with a left that Guerra also avoids with ease.
Guerra misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerra misses with a few strikes there.
Prix is looking to chop away at Guerra's legs.
Guerra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prix counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Estevon Guerra has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guerra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prix swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Guerra - just one landing.
Guerra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Prix uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guerra looks to land a right hand but Prix moved out of range.
Guerra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Prix eats them both and turns towards Guerra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guerra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prix moves out of range of the strikes.
Guerra has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prix lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prix working aggressively here.
Prix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
A short left from Prix.
Guerra is trying to force a seperation but Prix has the dominant position.
Prix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guerra trying to stall but Prix improves his position.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prix cracks Guerra with a nice body shot.
Guerra looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Prix.
Prix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prix tries a body shot but Guerra blocks it.
Prix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Prix.
Guerra is trying to break the clinch but Prix has him pressed against the cage.
Prix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick from Prix misses.
Guerra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prix misses with a looping right.
Prix connects with a solid leg kick.
Guerra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prix.
Guerra throws a hook but Prix blocks it.
Prix misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Guerra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guerra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerra.
Prix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Prix dodges the punch combination from Guerra.
Prix lands with a nice body punch.
Guerra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guerra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prix.
Guerra throws a right hand that Prix ducks under and follows up with a left that Prix also avoids with ease.
Prix is looking to counter with head kicks.
Guerra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Estevon Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Prix.
Guerra slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Guerra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Prix! Guerra is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Prix!
Cyrus Prix is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Cyrus Prix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaikka Chai (ranked 1235 p4p, 1066 weight class) and Pyay Thuta (ranked 194 p4p, 165 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Man Walking. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pyay Thuta enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Chaikka Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyay Thuta!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws a hook but Thuta blocks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chai - that will leave a mark!
Chai throws a hook to the side of Thuta's head but Thuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick
and Thuta counters with a stiff right hand.
Thuta throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thuta tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Thuta moved out of range nicely.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Thuta misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thuta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chai lands the left hand.
Thuta forces Chai back against the cage and clinches.
Thuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thutas head.
Chai blocks a body shot from Thuta.
Thuta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thuta misses with a punch to the body.
Chai is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Thuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thuta.
Thuta lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thuta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai'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.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Thuta on the inside.
Thuta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chai up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Thuta lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai stalls.
Chai is looking to control Thuta's arms but Thuta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chai has his back to the cage.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thuta lands a lovely overhand right.
Thuta misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thuta.
Thuta throws a sloppy head kick
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thuta lands with a slapping head kick.
Chai throws a body punch but Thuta moves out of range.
Thuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
Chai slips a straight right by Thuta.
Thuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai misses with an uppercut
letting Thuta counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thuta with the inside leg kick.
Chai throws a solid leg kick but Thuta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chai.
Thuta looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Chai defending well as Thuta loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pyay Thuta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Thuta to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Thuta just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chaikka Chai!
Chaikka Chai is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Chaikka Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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