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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Welter Weight (ranked 1192 p4p, 886 weight class) and Roman Reyes (ranked 164 p4p, 118 weight class). Weight comes to the cage accompanied by They say that I'm Crazy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Reyes's choice of entrance music: Zack Hemsey - Vengeance. 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 38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Welter Weight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes lands a nice hook to Weight's body. Weight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Reyes. Those never looked like landing.
Weight lands a big right hand that sends Reyes crashing to the mat! Weight stays standing though and waves Reyes back to his feet!
 Reyes is rocked!
Reyes misses the body punch
and Weight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reyes thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Weight counters with a big left hand that crumples Reyes! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Welter Weight!
Welter Weight 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kelly (ranked 1276 p4p, 1093 weight class) and Fedor Vovchanchyn (ranked 157 p4p, 138 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Rnb (feat. Bandit Gang Marco). Robert Kelly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fedor Vovchanchyn's chin.
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly jabs Vovchanchyn right on the nose. Vovchanchyn blinks but takes it well.
Kelly swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly is looking to counter the offense by Vovchanchyn and move into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
A head kick misses from Vovchanchyn.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Vovchanchyn. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
It seemed like Vovchanchyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly moves out of range as Vovchanchyn strikes.
Kelly tries to counter with a takedown but Vovchanchyn is quick to defend against it.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
Vovchanchyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly slips a straight right by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Kelly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Vovchanchyn's head.
Vovchanchyn throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Kelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Vovchanchyn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kelly stacks Vovchanchyn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kelly!
Kelly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vovchanchyn tries to bench press Kelly off him but Kelly keeps the position.
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Kelly postures up.
Vovchanchyn stops Kelly from passing to mount.
Vovchanchyn is trying to get back to half guard.
Kelly moves into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly goes for an armbar but Vovchanchyn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vovchanchyn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly avoids the head kick by Vovchanchyn.
Kelly throws a right hand that Vovchanchyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Vovchanchyn also avoids with ease.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vovchanchyn tries a head kick but it misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Vovchanchyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Vovchanchyn's belly button to the back.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vovchanchyn is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, Vovchanchyn circles away and we're back to standing.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vovchanchyns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Vovchanchyn moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelly can't get the takedown.
Vovchanchyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vovchanchyn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kelly counters with a single leg into guard. Vovchanchyn didn't expect that.
Kelly pushing down on Vovchanchyn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Vovchanchyn is working away.
Vovchanchyn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vovchanchyn defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly with the ground and pound but Vovchanchyn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vovchanchyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly trying to control but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Vovchanchyn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vovchanchyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kelly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scoring with some ground and pound.
Vovchanchyn stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
Vovchanchyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Vovchanchyn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vovchanchyn has managed to get both his arms back between Kelly's legs - danger averted.
Vovchanchyn looking to pass the guard.
Vovchanchyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vovchanchyn throws a big elbow that misses.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn catches Kelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelly doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters with a single leg into guard. Vovchanchyn didn't expect that.
Vovchanchyn wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly is looking to pass into half guard but Vovchanchyn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vovchanchyn is in guard.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vovchanchyn's guard.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to his feet but Kelly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly being controlled here momentarily.
Vovchanchyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vovchanchyn's guard.
Vovchanchyn wants to sweep but Kelly has passed to side control!
Vovchanchyn regains half guard, as Kelly was trying to land strikes.
Robert Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in half guard, Kelly seems content to control.
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vovchanchyn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
Kelly scoring with some ground and pound.
Kelly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kelly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vovchanchyn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vovchanchyn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vovchanchyn!
Kelly is looking for a sweep.
Vovchanchyn is chipping away with strikes.
Kelly tries to improve position but can't.
Vovchanchyn working the head and body with strikes.
Fedor Vovchanchyn 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.
Kelly is being controlled here.
Kelly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vovchanchyn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vovchanchyn is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vovchanchyn takes a little break here. Kelly wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kelly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vovchanchyn pulls his head out easily.
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 Robert Kelly.
I think Vovchanchyn 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Vovchanchyn!
Fedor Vovchanchyn 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Moura (ranked 575 p4p, 1002 weight class) and Khabib Ferguson (ranked 27 p4p, 55 weight class). Khabib Ferguson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Moura's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khabib Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson throws a jab when Moura was well out of range.
Moura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fergusons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moura wants to clinch but Ferguson slips to the side
and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Harry Moura has been cut.
Moura delivers a nice body kick.
Ferguson moves forwards but Moura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moura misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moura.
Moura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harry Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Moura.
Ferguson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Moura tries to land a body kick
and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferguson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moura.
Ferguson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moura with a body shot.
Moura misses with a looping right.
Ferguson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moura circles away quickly and effectively.
Moura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Ferguson blocks a head kick by Moura.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Moura is just out of range.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moura throws out the jab.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
A shot to the body from Moura misses
and Ferguson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moura.
Moura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Ferguson.
Moura misses the shot to the body.
Moura misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Moura scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferguson should have avoided that one.
Moura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Moura misses.
Moura closes the distance and clinches.
Ferguson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moura won't allow it.
Ferguson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura misses with some punches.
A short right from Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to throw a body punch but Moura avoids it by throwing Ferguson back against the cage.
Ferguson lands with a short shot to the head.
Harry Moura's cut is getting worse.
Moura misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Moura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferguson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moura backwards.
Moura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moura.
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moura lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson prevents a body shot from Moura.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferguson.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moura dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
Moura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moura scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moura misses with a right hand
and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Moura.
Moura misses with a kick to the body
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Moura toppling to the canvas! Moura scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
 Moura is rocked!
Harry Moura's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Moura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Moura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.
Moura seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferguson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moura catches Ferguson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Moura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Moura's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferguson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moura takes one on the button.
Moura throws the kick towards the body but Ferguson avoids it.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the body from Ferguson misses
and Moura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moura scores with a jab. Ferguson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moura lands a really nice looking cross but Ferguson seems unphased.
Ferguson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Moura throws a wild body kick that Ferguson sees coming a mile off.
Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura scores with a jab to the head.
Moura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura misses with a kick to the body.
Ferguson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moura.
Moura moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Moura gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Ferguson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Ferguson!
Khabib Ferguson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between New Breed One (ranked 901 p4p, 247 weight class) and Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 79 p4p, 26 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, New Breed One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One looks for a takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well.
One has managed to clinch.
One is trying to drag Sitsongrit to the mat but Sitsongrit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
One is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New Breed One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit presses One against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
One misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sitsongrit stopping the sweep attempt from One.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sitsongrit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sitsongrit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sitsongrit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
One wants to control but Sitsongrit passes easily into half guard.
One wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
One is looking for a sweep. Sitsongrit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
One is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sitsongrit pulls his head out easily.
One tries to get to full guard but Sitsongrit has control of the leg.
Sitsongrit wants to stand up but One is controlling the position.
One is looking to improve his position.
One trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is trying to control but Sitsongrit manages to pass to mount!
Sitsongrit avoids the attempt from One to control.
One is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sitsongrit is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
One is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
One is working hard here to advance position.
One tries to lock up and control but Sitsongrit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
One is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
One bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sitsongrit controlling One's posture.
One is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsongrit has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
One goes for a double leg but Sitsongrit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sitsongrit continues to drive forward.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
One blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
One is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit pushes One back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with One's elbow.
One blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit has One pushed against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit is pressed up against the cage. One has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sitsongrit down to the mat. Sitsongrit 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 New Breed One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for One with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it really well and circles away.
Sitsongrit drops down looking to force a counter takedown but One defends it well.
One slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
One attempts a counter takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it well and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sitsongrit pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
One shoots in and gets a takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
One postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sitsongrit is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of One, into his guard.
One is trying to keep Sitsongrit in close.
Sitsongrit won't allow One to sweep him here.
One working a defensive guard here.
Sitsongrit stopping the sweep attempt from One.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from One.
One shoots in but no luck this time.
Sitsongrit lunges at One with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by One's hand.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sitsongrit pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown attempt from One. One gets slowly back to his feet.
One shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. One gets slowly back to his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. One ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
One moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
One throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sitsongrit was covering up waiting for the punch and One finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as One accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sitsongrit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. One has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
One blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
One tightens his grip and picks Sitsongrit up, before dumping him to the ground. Sitsongrit manages to land in guard.
Sitsongrit pushes One off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
One throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sitsongrit's waist but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing One off to one side.
Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with One.
One tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
One is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
One has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sitsongrit after a bit of a struggle.
One blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath One's ribcage. One let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
One is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New Breed One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by One.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
One tries to score a body lock takedown but Sitsongrit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit displaying some good clinch control by pressing One up against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
One has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sitsongrit after a bit of a struggle.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
One pushes off an throws an elbow but Sitsongrit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by One.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit pushes One back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
One has Sitsongrit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sitsongrit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit prevents the takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of One backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit gets underhooks to prevent One's takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as One controls the action.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
One tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
One goes for a double leg but Sitsongrit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sitsongrit continues to drive forward.
Sitsongrit drops down looking to force a counter takedown but One defends it well.
One letting Sitsongrit take a breather here.
One tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. One knows he should have avoided that one.
One gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sitsongrit content to control rather than advance.
Sitsongrit's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
One wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
New Breed One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
One is looking to improve his position.
Sitsongrit decides to stand and escape the position.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow One down.
One changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit tries to avoid it but One manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sitsongrit to the ground. Sitsongrit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circling - One throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
One dives in for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
One has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
A less than humble Petsuwan Sitsongrit misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 772 p4p, 231 weight class) and Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 95 p4p, 31 weight class). Ainsworth has chosen Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin' as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainsworth staying out of range there.
Ainsworth moves out of range as Mormaer strikes.
Ainsworth throws a shot from downtown. Mormaer moves away and avoids it.
Ainsworth swings for the body but Mormaer moves out of range.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mormaer swings for the body but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Mormaer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mormaer manages to avoid it.
Mormaer misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth connects with a looping right hand.
Mormaer swings for the body but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth tries to clinch but Mormaer moves out of range.
Mormaer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ainsworth scores with a hook to the body. Mormaer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormaer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Mormaer.
Ainsworth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mormaer with a body shot.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Ainsworth misses.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ainsworth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mormaer just misses with a punch to the body.
Ainsworth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ainsworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mormaer.
Mormaer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mormaer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth tries a quick counter leg kick but Mormaer is wise to it.
Mormaer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ainsworth manages to avoid it.
Mormaer throws a shot from downtown. Ainsworth moves away and avoids it.
Ainsworth thuds a left hand into Mormaer's body.
Mormaer clinches.
Mormaer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mormaer looking to throw knees to the head but Ainsworth is blocking nicely.
Ainsworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mormaer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainsworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mormaer checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mormaer throws a big counter combination but Ainsworth scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mormaer looks to throw the jab but Ainsworth is out of range.
Ainsworth misses with a looping right.
Ainsworth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mormaer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mormaer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick lands for Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mormaer counter with a right hand.
Mormaer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mormaer checks the leg kick.
Mormaer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ainsworth. That's going to slow Mormaer down.
Mormaer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ainsworth is out of range and Mormaer settles back down.
A punch combination from Mormaer misses.
Ainsworth misses with a hook. Mormaer ducked under it nicely.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick.
Mormaer checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ainsworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ainsworth moves out of range of the body kick.
Mormaer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ainsworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mormaer is out of range and Ainsworth settles back down.
A low kick lands for Mormaer.
Ainsworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Mormaer checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth scores with a hook to the body. Mormaer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ainsworth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mormaer.
Ainsworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mormaer checks a leg kick.
That kick from Ainsworth tenderised Mormaer's leg. Mormaer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ainsworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mormaer throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Ainsworth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ainsworth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ainsworth tests Mormaer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mormaer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mormaer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mormaer moves out of range of the leg kick from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mormaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth.
A telegraphed right hand from Mormaer misses the target.
A big left from Mormaer misses.
Mormaer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mormaer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mormaer misses with a wild combination.
Mormaer missing with a left hand there. Ainsworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ainsworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mormaer throws a poor cross that misses
and Ainsworth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mormaer avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Mormaer is looking to counter punch.
Good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mormaer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ainsworth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mormaer rather than just go for the knockout.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth 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.
Ainsworth lands with a hook. Mormaer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but Mormaer checks it
and Ainsworth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mormaer throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mormaer.
Mormaer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mormaer checks a leg kick.
It looked like Mormaer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ainsworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Mormaer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mormaer avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses the shot to the body.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mormaer manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth jabs at Mormaer's body.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mormaer manages to avoid it.
Ainsworth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mormaer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mormaer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mormaer counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mormaer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ainsworth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mormaer misses its intended target.
Mormaer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ainsworth can pounce on him.
Ainsworth misses with an uppercut. Mormaer saw that one coming.
Ainsworth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mormaer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mormaer scores with a shot to the body.
Ainsworth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Ainsworth blocks the low kick.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Mormaer checks it.
Ainsworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mormaer at a distance.
Ainsworth takes a swing at Mormaer's ribcage but misses.
Mormaer blocks a leg kick.
Ainsworth tried to score with a low kick but Mormaer checks it.
Mormaer avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Nice uppercut there from Mormaer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer misses with a looping left.
Mormaer backing away here, and Ainsworth unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mormaer just misses with a punch to the body.
Ainsworth lands a right hook to the body.
Ainsworth throws the left hand but Mormaer avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ainsworth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mormaer.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mormaer.
Mormaer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mormaer throws a big shot that misses.
Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mormaer misses with a lunging right hand
and Ainsworth counters with an inside leg kick.
Mormaer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ainsworth digs a good body shot into Mormaer's ribs.
Mormaer throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mormaer manages to avoid it.
Mormaer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mormaer.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mormaer manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mormaer is looking to counter punch.
Ainsworth digs a good hook to Mormaer's body.
Ainsworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Ainsworth wants to clinch up but Mormaer keeps it at a distance.
Mormaer looks to land a right hand but Ainsworth moved out of range.
Mormaer throws a leg kick but Ainsworth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mormaer checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormaer moves away.
Mormaer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mormaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth.
Mormaer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Mormaer slams his shin into Ainsworth's torso.
A jab from Mormaer misses.
Ainsworth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mormaer tried to score with a low kick but Ainsworth checks it.
Ainsworth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ainsworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mormaer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Mormaer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ainsworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Mormaer is just out of range.
Ainsworth tries a low kick but Mormaer avoids it.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mormaer.
Mormaer moves away from the strike by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mormaer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ainsworth is out of range.
Ainsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ainsworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mormaer lands a head shot.
Mormaer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mormaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth motions for Mormaer to come forward. Ainsworth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mormaer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ainsworth moves away from the strike by Mormaer.
Ainsworth scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mormaer throws a front kick aimed at Ainsworth's knee but Ainsworth avoids it well.
Mormaer looks to clinch
and Ainsworth counters with a left to the body.
Mormaer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ainsworth.
Mormaer misses with the combination.
Mormaer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ainsworth connects with the punch.
Mormaer tries a low kick but Ainsworth avoids it.
Ainsworth avoids the body shot from Mormaer.
Ainsworth lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mormaer.
Ainsworth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mormaer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Mormaer throws out a leg kick but Ainsworth moves out of range and Mormaer only half commits.
Ainsworth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth cracks Mormaer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mormaer pushes Ainsworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Ainsworth tries a body shot but Mormaer blocks it.
Mormaer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ainsworth tries to work over Mormaer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ainsworth misses with some punches.
Ainsworth pushes Mormaer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mormaer trying to control the position but instead, Ainsworth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mormaer into the cage.
Ainsworth misses with a punch to the body.
Mormaer blocks a body shot from Ainsworth.
Mormaer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ainsworth's face.
Ainsworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mormaer misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mormaer.
Ainsworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mormaer.
Ainsworth lands a hook that snaps the head of Mormaer backwards.
Aonghus Mormaer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mormaer jumps guard but Ainsworth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mormaer landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ainsworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mormaer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mormaer prevents a body shot from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Ainsworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ainsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Mormaer controls his hands.
Ainsworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ainsworth pushes Mormaer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mormaer blocking some punches.
Ainsworth lands a body punch.
Ainsworth lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mormaer prevents a body shot from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mormaer lands a hook that snaps the head of Ainsworth backwards.
Mormaer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ainsworth misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth tries to work over Mormaer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mormaer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mormaer's elbow.
Ainsworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mormaer tries to land a knee to the head but Ainsworth blocks with his arms.
Ainsworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ainsworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mormaer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilfred Ainsworth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ainsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ainsworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ainsworth takes a swing at Mormaer's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mormaer misses the target.
Mormaer misses with a body punch
letting Ainsworth counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Ainsworth blocks the low kick.
Ainsworth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ainsworth connects with a body shot.
Ainsworth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ainsworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mormaer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ainsworth moves away.
Ainsworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Mormaer avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Mormaer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ainsworth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mormaer.
Mormaer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mormaer or not.
Mormaer trying to land knees to the body.
Aonghus Mormaer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mormaer tries to work over Ainsworth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a punch to the body.
Mormaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfred Ainsworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ainsworth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Ainsworth!
A very excited looking Wilfred Ainsworth 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 248 p4p, 411 weight class) and Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 27 p4p, 37 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle misses with a straight right.
Mantle lands a jab to Fuguego's midsection.
We've been hearing reports that Mantle has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fuguego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mantle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuguego.
A big right from Fuguego misses.
Fuguego avoids the body shot from Mantle.
Mantle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fuguego misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Mantle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fuguego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mantle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Mantle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Fuguego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuguego jabs Mantle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fuguego misses with a lunging right hand
and Mantle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuguego.
Fuguego drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mantle defends it well.
Fuguego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fuguego closes the distance and clinches up with Mantle, looking for a takedown. Fuguego pushes Mantle against the cage but Mantle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Mantle misses.
Mantle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuguego was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantle.
Mantle throws out a loose jab but Fuguego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Fuguego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mantle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuguego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fuguego misses with a low kick as Mantle jumps back.
Fuguego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mantle moves away.
Mantle lands a slapping body shot.
Fuguego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mantle doesn't seem bothered though.
Mantle jabs at Fuguego's body.
Mantle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mantle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuguego misses the body punch
and Mantle counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuguego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mantle.
Fuguego feints the counter takedown.
Fuguego takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fuguego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuguego is just out of range.
Mantle throws the left hand but Fuguego avoids the punch easily.
Mantle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mantle loads up on a big right hand but Fuguego slips the punch.
Fuguego connects with a body shot.
Fuguego ducks under a wild hook from Mantle.
Fuguego throws a body shot but no joy.
Mantle misses with a wild body shot.
Mantle loads up on a big right hand but Fuguego slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fuguego.
Fuguego is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mantle rather than just go for the knockout.
Mantle just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuguego avoids the body shot from Mantle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mantle catches Fuguego with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fuguego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuguego.
The fighters circling - Fuguego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mantle misses with a hook. Fuguego ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuguego! But no joy.
Mantle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mantle wants it to stay on the feet.
Graham Mantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alphonse Fuguego.
Fuguego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuguego misses with a hook
and Fuguego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mantle slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Mantle.
Fuguego tries to land a front kick but Mantle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fuguego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mantle.
Mantle throws a hook but Fuguego avoids it easily.
And Fuguego tries to counter it with a takedown but Mantle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mantle.
Fuguego's corner calls for a 1-2. Fuguego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuguego tries to score with a low kick but Mantle moves his leg out of the way.
Fuguego misses with a body punch
and Mantle counters with a straight right hand.
Fuguego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Fuguego misses with a wild body shot.
Mantle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuguego.
Mantle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fuguego looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fuguego prevents Mantle from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuguego tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mantle working the ground and pound.
Mantle is looking to take a break and control but Fuguego is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mantle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fuguego is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fuguego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fuguego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mantle slips under a jab.
Fuguego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fuguego looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mantle is fending him off so far but Fuguego persists. Nope, Mantle circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuguego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mantle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fuguego struggling a bit here.
Mantle 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.
Mantle working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Fuguego's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mantle staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mantle trying to control the action but Fuguego is working from the bottom.
Fuguego is looking for a sweep.
Fuguego gets back to half guard.
Fuguego trying to get back to full guard but Mantle takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Fuguego wants to hold on but Mantle pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mantle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fuguego hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is bucking up trying to escape but Mantle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mantle content just to control the position here.
Mantle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fuguego looks a forlorn figure.
Mantle avoids the attempt from Fuguego to control.
Mantle working the ground and pound effectively.
Mantle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fuguego can do to turn this around?
Fuguego bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fuguego wants to control from the top but Mantle keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantle keeping full guard, as Fuguego tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is pulling down on Fuguego's head. It's preventing any offense from Fuguego, at least for the moment.
Fuguego working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fuguego stopping the sweep attempt from Mantle.
Fuguego trying to control but Mantle is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fuguego working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fuguego slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fuguego stopping the sweep attempt from Mantle.
Mantle keeping full guard, as Fuguego tries to pass.
Mantle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mantle with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuguego looking for subs off his back but Mantle has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fuguego trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fuguego takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuguego manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fuguego.
Fuguego throws a body punch but Mantle moves out of range.
Fuguego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuguego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Fuguego misses.
Fuguego throws a jab but it's blocked by Mantle.
Fuguego looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantle is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Mantle misses.
Mantle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fuguego takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mantle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuguego was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantle.
Mantle scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle throws a body punch but Fuguego moves out of range.
Mantle throws an overhand right that lands on Fuguego's shoulder, as Fuguego tries to avoid the shot.
Fuguego changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mantle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuguego throws a right and a left that Mantle avoids nicely.
Fuguego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mantle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuguego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mantle throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Fuguego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuguego throws an overhand right that lands on Mantle's shoulder, as Mantle tries to avoid the shot.
Mantle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fuguego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuguego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mantle.
Fuguego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mantle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mantle avoids the body shot from Fuguego.
Mantle's corner calls for a 1-2. Mantle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Graham Mantle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Mantle.
Mantle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mantle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mantle throws a body punch but Fuguego moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mantle clobbers Fuguego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mantle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuguego clobbers Mantle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mantle misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Fuguego misses its intended target.
Fuguego on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fuguego closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fuguego lands in his opponent's guard.
Fuguego throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mantle is on top in guard.
Mantle won't allow Fuguego to sweep him here.
Fuguego working a defensive guard here.
Mantle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mantle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graham Mantle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuguego trying to control the position.
Mantle trying to control but Fuguego is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle slips nicely into half guard.
Mantle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fuguego is staying active underneath Mantle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mantle controlling the action here.
Fuguego is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mantle in particular looking to stall.
Fuguego regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alphonse Fuguego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuguego is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mantle is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Mantle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mantle 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Mantle!
A very excited looking Graham Mantle 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Rua (ranked 593 p4p, 1165 weight class) and Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala (ranked 35 p4p, 45 weight class). Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua moves forwards but Batirovenkekikala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.
Batirovenkekikala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Batirovenkekikala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rua thumps Batirovenkekikala with a low kick.
Batirovenkekikala lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Batirovenkekikala connects with a body shot.
Rua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Batirovenkekikala staying out of range there.
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a nice body punch.
Rua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua swings for the body but Batirovenkekikala moves out of range.
Rua slips under a jab from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua slips a jab from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Batirovenkekikala throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a hook to the body. Rua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batirovenkekikala feints a jab promting Rua to slip. Batirovenkekikala then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Batirovenkekikala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Batirovenkekikala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Batirovenkekikala throws a big shot that misses.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Rua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wanderlei Rua's cut is getting worse.
Batirovenkekikala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batirovenkekikala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a left hand
and Rua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Rua blocks the leg kick.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batirovenkekikala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batirovenkekikala.
Rua slips under a jab.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Batirovenkekikala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a left hand
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 It looks like Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala has been cut.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Batirovenkekikala as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Batirovenkekikala does it's job there.
Batirovenkekikala lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala jabs at Rua's body.
Batirovenkekikala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batirovenkekikala looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Rua thows a leg kick but Batirovenkekikala checks it
and Batirovenkekikala counters with a straight right hand.
Wanderlei Rua's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Batirovenkekikala just misses with a punch to the body.
Batirovenkekikala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rua moves out of range as Batirovenkekikala strikes.
A big left from Rua misses.
Batirovenkekikala misses the shot to the body.
Rua feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Batirovenkekikala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Batirovenkekikala.
Rua throws a hook but Batirovenkekikala blocks it.
Batirovenkekikala scores with the left hand. Rua knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Batirovenkekikala's shoulder, as Batirovenkekikala tries to avoid the shot.
Rua slips a jab from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a right hand
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua lands a right hook to the body.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Batirovenkekikala checks a low kick from Rua.
Jab by Batirovenkekikala.
Jeez, Wanderlei Rua's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Batirovenkekikala slips a straight right by Rua.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batirovenkekikala looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Batirovenkekikala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Batirovenkekikala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala 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.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Batirovenkekikala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Batirovenkekikala lands with a right hand.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Batirovenkekikala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Batirovenkekikala misses.
Rua is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rua misses with a hook.
Batirovenkekikala looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Batirovenkekikala throws a big shot that misses.
Rua is looking to counter punch.
Batirovenkekikala lands with an uppercut that bounces Rua off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batirovenkekikala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Batirovenkekikala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Batirovenkekikala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rua throws a head kick that half lands.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a lunging right hand
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua walks into a stiff left hand from Batirovenkekikala.
A jab from Rua misses.
Batirovenkekikala avoids the head kick by Rua.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a hook.
Rua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Batirovenkekikalas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batirovenkekikala.
A little feinted left hand from Rua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Batirovenkekikala throws an off balance right hand
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batirovenkekikala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rua slips a straight right by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Batirovenkekikala thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Rua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderlei Rua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala!
An out of breath Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 165 p4p, 471 weight class) and Will Wrecks (ranked 9 p4p, 22 weight class). Darongo comes to the cage accompanied by Chaos And Destruction. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Wrecks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrecks was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
Wrecks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darongo throws the left hand but Wrecks avoids the punch easily.
Wrecks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darongo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wrecks finds it's way round the side to connect with Darongo's head.
It looks like Ronan Darongo has been cut.
Darongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrecks.
Wrecks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darongo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wrecks just manages to avoid it.
Wrecks checks a leg kick nicely.
Darongo scores with a nice head shot.
Wrecks moves out of range of the leg kick from Darongo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Darongo lands.
Darongo misses with a low kick.
Wrecks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darongo swings for the body but Wrecks moves out of range.
Darongo misses with a body shot.
Wrecks throws out a counter right but Darongo avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecks catches Darongo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darongo misses with a low kick.
Darongo lands a nice hook to Wrecks's body. Wrecks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darongo throws a front kick aimed at Wrecks's knee but Wrecks avoids it well.
It seemed like Wrecks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darongo is looking to wear down Wrecks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darongo throws an off balance right hand
and Wrecks counters with a crisp one two that drops Darongo! Wrecks thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Darongo to his feet! Darongo is in big trouble!
Darongo is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Darongo. Wrecks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Darongo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrecks.
Darongo seems to have got his legs back now.
Darongo's corner calls for a 1-2. Darongo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wrecks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darongo.
Wrecks follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wrecks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darongo looks for a takedown but Wrecks sprawls well.
Wrecks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darongo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wrecks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrecks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darongo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darongo looks to throw the jab but Wrecks is out of range.
Darongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Darongo throws a leg kick but Wrecks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darongo swings for the body but Wrecks moves out of range.
Wrecks drops Darongo with a huge uppercut! Darongo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Wrecks is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Wrecks!
A very excited looking Will Wrecks 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Odin Markkanen (ranked 53 p4p, 333 weight class) and Hin Areni (ranked 5 p4p, 33 weight class). Areni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mosaique. On his way into the cage it seems that Odin Markkanen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Odin Markkanen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Markkanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hin Areni!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Areni throws a jab when Markkanen was well out of range.
Markkanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Areni.
Markkanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Areni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Areni has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Areni.
Markkanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Areni misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Markkanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Areni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Markkanen throws a hook to the side of Areni's head but Areni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Areni looks to throw the jab but Markkanen is out of range.
Markkanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Areni stuffs the takedown.
Markkanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Areni. Markkanen shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Areni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Markkanen.
Areni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Markkanen's head.
A clash of legs there as Markkanen blocks the low kick.
Areni has managed to clinch.
Areni struggles to land a body shot inside as Markkanen controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markkanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Areni tries a body shot but Markkanen blocks it.
Areni blocks an uppercut.
Areni lands with a short shot to the head.
Markkanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Areni won't allow it.
Areni tries to work over Markkanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Areni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Areni tries to work over Markkanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Areni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Areni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Markkanen's elbow.
Markkanen pulls Areni into guard.
Areni wants to control from the top but Markkanen keeps moving.
Areni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Areni looking to sit in guard and control but Markkanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Areni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markkanen.
Markkanen looking to sit in guard and control but Areni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Markkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Areni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Markkanen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Areni content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Markkanen trying to control the position.
Areni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Markkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Areni has managed to get both his arms back between Markkanen's legs - danger averted.
Areni lands a couple of digs.
Areni throws a strike but Markkanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Markkanen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Areni wants to stand but Markkanen is controlling the position.
Areni keeping moving, preventing Markkanen from controlling successfully.
Markkanen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Areni wants to stand but Markkanen is controlling the position.
Markkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Areni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hin Areni dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Areni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Markkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Areni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Markkanen, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Markkanen.
A short right from Markkanen.
Areni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markkanen pulls guard.
Areni pushing down on Markkanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Markkanen has hold of Areni's hands but Areni slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Areni is nestled in close to Markkanen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Areni is keen to just control but Markkanen is a slippery customer.
Areni prevents Markkanen from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Areni.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Areni connects with a nice short shot to Markkanen's temple.
Areni working over Markkanen with some ground and pound. Markkanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen is pressing down on Areni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Areni working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Markkanen's head.
Odin Markkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Markkanen is trying to control the position but Areni postures up.
Areni with a nice head shot there.
Areni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Areni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Areni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Areni postures up in Markkanen's guard and throws a big left but Markkanen blocks it.
Markkanen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Markkanen is pressing down on Areni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Areni is holding on for now.
Markkanen is looking to pass Areni's guard but actually Areni recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen stops Areni from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markkanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Markkanen wants to control from the top but Areni keeps moving.
Areni wants to stand up but Markkanen is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni fakes the leg kick and cracks Markkanen in the body.
Areni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markkanen.
Markkanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Areni defends it nicely.
Areni takes a swing at Markkanen's ribcage but misses.
Markkanen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Areni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Markkanen. Those never looked like landing.
Markkanen throws a solid leg kick but Areni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Markkanen.
Markkanen avoids the body shot from Areni.
Markkanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Markkanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Areni throws the kick towards the body but Markkanen avoids it.
Markkanen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Markkanen misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Areni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Markkanen moves out of range as Areni throws a body kick.
Markkanen throwing a counter right hand but Areni manages to avoid it.
Markkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Areni misses with an uppercut
and Areni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Areni throws a leg kick but Markkanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Markkanen avoids the body shot from Areni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markkanen misses with a straight right.
Areni counters with a body kick.
Areni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Areni throws a wild body kick that Markkanen sees coming a mile off.
Areni misses with an uppercut.
Areni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hin Areni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Markkanen.
Hin Areni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Areni misses with a straight right.
Areni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Areni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markkanen. That's going to slow Areni down.
Areni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Markkanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Markkanen slips a straight right by Areni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hin Areni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Areni connects with an inside leg kick.
Areni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markkanen.
Areni checks a leg kick.
Markkanen slips a jab from Areni.
Areni misses the jab.
Areni misses with a low kick.
Markkanen throws a counter high kick but Areni was just alert enough to avoid it.
Markkanen throws an overhand right that lands on Areni's shoulder, as Areni tries to avoid the shot.
Areni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Areni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Areni takes a swing at Markkanen's ribcage but misses.
Areni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markkanen can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Markkanen does no damage.
Markkanen misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markkanen lands a body shot.
Markkanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Areni. Areni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Markkanen throws a jab when Areni was well out of range.
Areni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Areni throws a hook but Markkanen avoids it easily.
Markkanen gets tackled into the cage by Areni. Areni maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markkanen backwards.
Markkanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Markkanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Markkanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Areni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Areni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Areni lands a high kick!
Areni misses with a low kick.
Markkanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Areni.
Areni misses with a hook.
Markkanen thows a leg kick but Areni checks it
and Areni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Markkanen's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Areni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Areni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Markkanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Markkanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Areni.
Markkanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Areni trying to control but Markkanen is working from the bottom.
Markkanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Areni manages to get himself to full guard.
Markkanen throwing strikes from guard but Areni blocks nicely.
Markkanen wants to control from the top but Areni keeps moving.
Areni wants to stand and escape but Markkanen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Areni is looking to stand up but Markkanen isn't so interested in that idea.
Markkanen throws a strike but Areni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Markkanen has momentary wrist control but Areni slips an elbow through the middle.
Areni trying to control but Markkanen is working from the bottom.
Markkanen controls Areni momentarily but Areni frees himself.
Areni wants to control from the top but Markkanen keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Markkanen wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Areni.
Areni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Markkanen, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Areni.
Areni lands a nice uppercut.
Markkanen misses with a body punch.
Markkanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Areni is leaning against Markkanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Areni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Areni tries a body shot but Markkanen blocks it.
Markkanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Markkanen.
Areni misses with a body punch.
Areni swings wildly with an uppercut but Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hin Areni really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Markkanen does it's job there.
Areni scores with a nice strike.
Markkanen digs a good body shot into Areni's ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Areni finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Areni is looking to score with low kicks.
Areni scores with a body shot.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
Areni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markkanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Areni momentarily.
Areni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Markkanen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Areni.
A nice leg kick from Markkanen, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Areni. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Areni throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Areni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Markkanen tries to counter with a takedown but Areni is quick to defend against it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markkanen.
Areni lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Areni.
Markkanen throws a lazy right hand but Areni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markkanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Markkanen attempts a counter takedown but Areni avoids it well and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Areni.
Areni thuds his right hand into Markkanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Areni misses the body punch
and Markkanen counters with a single leg into guard. Areni didn't expect that.
Markkanen stops Areni from standing up.
Markkanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Areni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Markkanen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Areni is looking to stand up but Markkanen isn't so interested in that idea.
Areni keeping moving, preventing Markkanen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Areni's head.
Markkanen is looking to advance position but Areni has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Areni looking to control but Markkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Markkanen is looking to improve his position but Areni isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni raining down shots from the mount!
Areni cracks Markkanen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Markkanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Areni breaks from Markkanen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Areni scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Markkanen?
Markkanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Areni putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Areni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Markkanen is rocked!
Areni postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Markkanen looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Markkanen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Areni unloads with some shots from mount but Markkanen bucks and avoids them well.
Markkanen seems to have got his legs back now.
Areni lands a nice shot to the head.
Areni dominating with strikes here.
Areni raining down hammerfists from mount.
Markkanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Areni lands a big shot to the head and Markkanen winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hin Areni!
Hin Areni is the new featherweight champion!
Hin Areni took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 52 p4p, 162 weight class) and William H Bonney (ranked 11 p4p, 23 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanguinetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.
Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanguinetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanguinetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonney misses with a looping right.
Bonney tests Sanguinetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguinetti walks into a left hand.
It looks like Orlando Sanguinetti has been cut.
Bonney throws a hook but Sanguinetti avoids it easily.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
It looked like Sanguinetti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
Bonney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanguinetti counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like William H Bonney has been cut.
Bonney throws a body punch but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Bonney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanguinetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonney throws an off balance right hand
and Sanguinetti counters with a left and a right that stings Bonney.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.
Sanguinetti is looking to counter punch.
Bonney misses with a straight right.
Sanguinetti is looking to counter punch.
Bonney throws a jab when Sanguinetti was well out of range.
Bonney throws a lazy right hand but Sanguinetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanguinetti checks a leg kick.
Bonney misses with an uppercut
and Sanguinetti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanguinetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanguinetti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney looks to land a left hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range nicely.
Bonney tries to clinch but Sanguinetti moves away
and Sanguinetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanguinetti moves away from the strike by Bonney.
Sanguinetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanguinetti throwing a counter right hand but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Bonney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanguinetti's hands.
Sanguinetti ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanguinetti checks a leg kick.
It looked like Sanguinetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti slips a straight right by Bonney.
Sanguinetti is looking to counter punch.
Bonney misses with a body punch
and Sanguinetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanguinetti.
It looked like Sanguinetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonney lands a head shot.
Bonney throws a right hand that misses
and Sanguinetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonney tries to clinch up
and Sanguinetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanguinetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanguinetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonney.
William H Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Sanguinetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Bonney strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Bonney throws a wild body kick that Sanguinetti sees coming a mile off.
Bonney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanguinetti checks a low kick from Bonney.
Sanguinetti is looking to counter punch.
Bonney lands with a cross.
Bonney misses with a two punch combination.
Bonney throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sanguinetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Bonney throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanguinetti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonney thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William H Bonney dominated that round.
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!
Sanguinetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney throws a leg kick
and Sanguinetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanguinetti walks into a left hand.
Bonney throws a low kick, looking for Sanguinetti's leg but Sanguinetti calmly moves out of range.
Sanguinetti avoids the head kick by Bonney.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Sanguinetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanguinetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonney takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
Sanguinetti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sanguinetti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanguinetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonney misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sanguinetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonney misses with a leg kick
and Sanguinetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanguinetti checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sanguinetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.
Sanguinetti throwing a counter right hand but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Bonney misses with an uppercut
letting Sanguinetti counter with a right hand.
Bonney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanguinetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonney attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney misses with a hook to the body
and Sanguinetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonney swings for the body but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Bonney misses with a leg kick
and Sanguinetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonney throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bonney misses with a leg kick
and Sanguinetti counters with a right hand to the body.
William H Bonney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney looks to land a left hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range nicely.
Bonney misses with a hook to the body
and Sanguinetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonney lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sanguinetti will feel that in the morning.
Sanguinetti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Sanguinetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bonney.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney misses with a body shot
and Sanguinetti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonney is breathing heavily.
Bonney misses with a left hand
and Sanguinetti counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up William H Bonney's cut even more.
Bonney throws a lazy right hand but Sanguinetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanguinetti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanguinetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Sanguinetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bonney.
Sanguinetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Sanguinetti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bonney misses the jab.
Bonney misses with a combination
and Sanguinetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney tries to clinch but Sanguinetti is having none of it.
Bonney throws a right hand that misses
and Sanguinetti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bonney! Sanguinetti lets Bonney back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bonney is rocked!
Bonney tries to clinch but Sanguinetti is having none of it.
Bonney is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanguinetti finish him?
Bonney throws a body punch but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Bonney seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonney throws a solid leg kick but Sanguinetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonney.
It looked like Sanguinetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanguinetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Bonney misses.
Bonney misses the shot to the body.
Sanguinetti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanguinetti scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney thows a leg kick but Sanguinetti checks it
and Bonney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Sanguinetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bonney.
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Sanguinetti slips the punch.
Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonney.
Bonney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanguinetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonney misses with a straight left.
Sanguinetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bonney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanguinetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonney misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Sanguinetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bonney throws out a loose jab but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sanguinetti dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sanguinetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
Sanguinetti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanguinetti scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Bonney. Beautiful body shot.
Bonney misses with a left hand
and Sanguinetti counters with a nice body shot.
Bonney tries to land a body kick
and Sanguinetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonney throws an off balance right hand
and Sanguinetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonney misses with a body punch
and Bonney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
Sanguinetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Bonney strikes.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a head kick but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Bonney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
Bonney wants to clinch
and Sanguinetti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bonney! Sanguinetti lets Bonney back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The cut above William H Bonney's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bonney misses with a straight left.
Sanguinetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bonney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanguinetti counters with a nice right hand that sends Bonney toppling to the canvas! Bonney scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sanguinetti finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney tries to clinch but Sanguinetti moves away
and Sanguinetti counters with a big left hand that crumples Bonney! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orlando Sanguinetti!
Orlando Sanguinetti retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Orlando Sanguinetti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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