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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Frost (ranked 23181 p4p, 3647 weight class) and Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 384 p4p, 284 weight class). John Frost has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost clinches with his opponent.
Frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kursiwa has him pressed against the cage.
Frost manages to break the clinch.
Kursiwa shoots for a double leg takedown but Frost sprawls well. He's pushed Kursiwa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kursiwa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost has Kursiwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kursiwa is working for takedown but Frost is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa tries for a takedown but Frost manages to get underhooks.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liwa Kursiwa.
Kursiwa is trying to trip Frost. He has hold of a leg but Frost is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kursiwa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kursiwa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
Kursiwa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Frost looking for a sweep. Not yet Frost, not yet.
Kursiwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kursiwa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kursiwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kursiwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Frost throws a right and a left that Kursiwa avoids nicely.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Kursiwa pushes him off.
Frost shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kursiwa sprawls well. Kursiwa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Frost gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Kursiwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kursiwa counters with a series of strikes. Frost will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa moves away
enabling Kursiwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kursiwa.
Kursiwa in side control, throwing shots but Frost defends.
Kursiwa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frost is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kursiwa throws an elbow but Frost slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kursiwa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Frost seems a little lost for a moment, as Kursiwa dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kursiwa's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kursiwa moves nicely into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kursiwa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kursiwa is looking to take a break and control but Frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kursiwa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kursiwa somewhat.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Kursiwa pushes him off.
Frost clinches up against the cage.
Frost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kursiwa tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kursiwa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frost gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liwa Kursiwa.
A short right from Kursiwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost tries to break the clinch but Kursiwa is controlling the position.
Kursiwa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Frost seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kursiwa can turn it around.
Kursiwa looking for a takedown.
Kursiwa has Frost pressed against the cage, preventing Frost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kursiwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kursiwa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kursiwa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost tries to clinch up but Kursiwa circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kursiwa misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Frost misses.
Frost wants to clinch.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kursiwa with the counter takedown but Frost avoids it easily.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost has had enough of the clinch but Kursiwa keeps him there for the moment.
Kursiwa prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
Kursiwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost is looking to clinch.
And Kursiwa tries to counter it with a takedown but Frost pushes his down on his head and steps out.
John Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost shoots for a takedown but Kursiwa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kursiwa counters with a three punch combo that has Frost backing up. Frost nods at Kursiwa to acknowledge the strikes.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kursiwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kursiwa clinches up against the cage.
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!
Frost is trying to push Kursiwa away but Kursiwa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
I was talking to Frost's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kursiwa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frost pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kursiwa looking to score a takedown here. Frost is defending well but Kursiwa drives through and ends up in Frost's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Kursiwa from controlling successfully.
Kursiwa wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kursiwa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Kursiwa from controlling successfully.
Kursiwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kursiwa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kursiwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kursiwa misses with a body kick.
John Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kursiwa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frost closes the distance but Kursiwa moves to the side
and Kursiwa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frost thinking.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Kursiwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kursiwa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kursiwa misses with a takedown attempt - Frost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Kursiwa pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa is having none of it.
Kursiwa feints the counter takedown.
Kursiwa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Frost quickly recovers to half guard.
Frost tries to kick Kursiwa off in order to stand up. Kursiwa Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Frost tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kursiwa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kursiwa tries for a kimura but Frost is defending well.
Kursiwa working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frost, who protects the arm well.
Kursiwa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa is chipping away with strikes.
Kursiwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frost keeps working.
Kursiwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kursiwa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Frost some visible discomfort.
Kursiwa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Frost rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kursiwa's guard! Nice work there by Frost!
Kursiwa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kursiwa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa is looking for a triangle but Frost pushes his legs off easily.
Frost stopping the sweep attempt from Kursiwa.
Frost has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kursiwa is proving hard to escape from.
Kursiwa is trying to keep Frost in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa kicks Frost off and gets to his feet.
Frost wants to clinch but Kursiwa slips to the side
and Kursiwa counters with a left and a right that stings Frost.
Frost swings widly with a right hand
and Kursiwa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Kursiwa circles away.
Kursiwa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frost defends well and Kursiwa ends up having to push Frost into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Kursiwa with the counter takedown but Frost avoids it easily.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kursiwa counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Kursiwa circles away.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kursiwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kursiwa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frost drives through and clinches with Kursiwa against the cage.
Kursiwa is trying to drag Frost to the mat but Frost just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kursiwa prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kursiwa tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
John Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liwa Kursiwa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liwa Kursiwa.
Frost breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liwa Kursiwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kursiwa 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liwa Kursiwa!
Liwa Kursiwa 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chel Diokno (ranked 1775 p4p, 2653 weight class) and Michael Washington (ranked 125 p4p, 168 weight class). Diokno comes to the cage accompanied by This is my story. Washington has chosen The Rising as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chel Diokno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Washington!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington dives in for a single leg takedown but Diokno sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diokno throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Diokno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Washington misses with a takedown attempt
and Diokno counters with a low kick, right behind Washington 's knee.
Washington swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diokno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Washington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diokno.
Diokno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington tries to keep at a distance but Diokno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diokno scores with a knee to the head.
 Washington is rocked!
Diokno lands a big knee to the head and Washington goes down! Diokno pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chel Diokno!
After winning the bout, Chel Diokno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 1979 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Jim Babcock (ranked 256 p4p, 233 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Babcock's choice of entrance music: San Francisco Live Medley. Jim Babcock has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Babcock pinned against the cage. Babcock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duggan, as that shot connected.
Duggan moves into range and clinches up with Babcock.
Duggan misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Duggan.
Babcock misses with a body punch.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duggan's elbow.
Babcock gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Babcock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duggan trying to hold on to Babcock's head to control him but Babcock postures up.
Duggan actively working from the bottom here.
Duggan is refusing to be controlled, as Babcock sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan taking some punishment here, with Babcock in his half guard.
Babcock is thwarting Duggan's attempts to control the position.
Babcock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Duggan sees it coming and defends easily.
Babcock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Duggan is looking to control Babcock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duggan avoid being mounted?
Babcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Babcock is looking for a kimura but Duggan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Babcock to get the leverage.
Duggan is holding on to half guard well.
Babcock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock keeps trying to improve his position.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duggan's head.
Duggan wants to control but Babcock passes into side.
Babcock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duggan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duggan is not content to let Babcock control the position.
Babcock working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Babcock working away.
Babcock scoring with punches from side control.
Duggan is trying to improve his position.
Babcock has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Duggan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Babcock yanks on the arm and Duggan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Babcock.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Babcock!
A relieved looking Jim Babcock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 1855 p4p, 2139 weight class) and Judah Christ (ranked 246 p4p, 275 weight class). Judah Christ has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frederic Bastiat's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judah Christ!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ throws a sloppy head kick
so Bastiat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've been hearing good reports from Bastiat's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bastiat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bastiat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ is looking to stand up but Bastiat isn't so interested in that idea.
Bastiat is looking to work some ground and pound but Christ has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastiat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bastiat trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastiat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ trying to keep a closed guard but Bastiat is proving a slippery customer.
Bastiat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Christ keeping moving, preventing Bastiat from controlling successfully.
Christ tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Christ throws a combination that misses
and Bastiat counters with a three punch combo that has Christ backing up. Christ nods at Bastiat to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a body punch but Bastiat moves out of range.
Bastiat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Christ misses.
Christ gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bastiat to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bastiat wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Bastiat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bastiat is in close to Christ's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bastiat being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastiat scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Bastiat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bastiat looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bastiat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ keeping full guard, as Bastiat tries to pass.
Bastiat wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Christ keeping full guard, as Bastiat tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bastiat throws a big elbow that misses.
Bastiat connects with a couple of short punches.
Bastiat trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Christ manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bastiat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christ is one step ahead there.
Bastiat looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastiat wants to sweep but no luck.
Bastiat controls Christ momentarily but Christ frees himself.
Bastiat is adopting a defensive guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frederic Bastiat dominated that round.
That's time! Bastiat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bastiat clinches.
Christ lands a body punch.
Christ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ tries to work over Bastiat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastiat jumps guard but Christ turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Bastiat is controlling the position.
Christ misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Christ.
Bastiat prevents a body shot from Christ.
Christ will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bastiat up against the cage.
Christ lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christ working hard to break the clinch.
Bastiat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
A body shot lands from Christ.
Bastiat blocks an uppercut.
Christ prevents the takedown attempt.
Christ lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastiat closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Christ.
Bastiat is trying to pull guard but Christ turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but Christ holds him up against the cage and eventually Bastiat drops back down to his feet.
Bastiat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Christ holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christ.
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bastiat's elbow.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Bastiat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ manages to break the clinch.
Bastiat closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bastiat blocking some punches.
Bastiat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christ just stands there and leans against the cage.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Bastiat moves out of range easily.
Bastiat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No joy there for Bastiat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastiat avoids the body shot from Christ.
Christ throws a body shot but no joy.
Christ looks to land a body kick but Bastiat moved away.
Bastiat swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat lands a shoulder strike.
Judah Christ seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bastiat misses with a punch on the inside.
Bastiat lands a hook that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastiat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ swings for the body but Bastiat moves out of range.
Christ throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bastiat is looking to counter the offense by Christ and move into the clinch.
Bastiat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Bastiat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bastiat is trying to pull guard but Christ turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
Bastiat feints and as Christ raises his hands in defense, Bastiat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judah Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Christ throws a leg kick but Bastiat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Christ swings for the body but Bastiat moves out of range.
Christ clinches.
Bastiat avoiding damage.
Bastiat blocks a body shot from Christ.
A frustrated look appears on Christ's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christ.
Bastiat keeps control of Christ as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ stalling against the cage.
Bastiat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Christ breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat clinches up against the cage.
Christ pushes Bastiat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ is looking to slow Bastiat down with leg kicks.
Bastiat rushes Christ and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christ lands with a short shot to the head.
Christ leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bastiat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Christ smiles and moves away.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
Christ looks to land a body kick but Bastiat moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Christ.
Bastiat clinches up against the cage.
Christ breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ has managed to clinch.
Bastiat successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastiat is trying to keep Christ in close.
Bastiat is really struggling to control Christ but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bastiat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christ is one step ahead there.
Frederic Bastiat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bastiat wants to control but Christ passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastiat is working hard here to advance position.
Bastiat is trying to maintain the position but Christ is very close to passing his half guard.
Bastiat keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Christ takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bastiat wants to control but Christ is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Christ is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bastiat rather than just go for the knockout.
Bastiat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christ, pushing him back against the cage.
Christ misses with a punch to the body.
Christ pushes Bastiat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bastiat wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Christ scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bastiat manages to avoid it.
Judah Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bastiat moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judah Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christ 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judah Christ!
Judah Christ seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Frederic Bastiat stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am hyping myself'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Lloyd (ranked 1604 p4p, 1337 weight class) and Fotos Hasapis (ranked 197 p4p, 167 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fotos Hasapis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hasapis. Lloyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hasapis throws a leg kick but Lloyd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hasapis is looking to land body kicks.
Hasapis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lloyd moves away.
Hasapis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lloyd!
Lloyd is not content to let Hasapis control the position.
You can see the frustration on Lloyd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd is trying to improve his position.
Hasapis working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasapis trying to control the action but Lloyd is working from the bottom.
Lloyd wants to control but Hasapis postures up.
Hasapis staying calm.
Lloyd can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lloyd parries the strikes from Hasapis easily there. Hasapis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lloyd to escape.
Lloyd is trying to control Hasapis's posture but Hasapis avoids it.
Lloyd is looking for a sweep.
Lloyd looking for a sweep but Hasapis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hasapis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lloyd is looking to escape.
Lloyd blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hasapis.
Hasapis looking to finish Lloyd with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lloyd!
Hasapis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lloyd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lloyd tries to lock up and control but Hasapis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hasapis prevents Lloyd from getting the reversal.
Hasapis lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasapis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lloyd is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lloyd tries to hold on but Hasapis pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis unloading with bombs!
Hasapis wants to control the pace but Lloyd is squirming around nicely.
Lloyd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hasapis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Lloyd sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hasapis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hasapis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lloyd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fotos Hasapis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hasapis scores with a decent looking hook.
Lloyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hasapis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lloyd looks to land a combination but Hasapis avoids it well.
Lloyd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lloyd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hasapis throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hasapis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lloyd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasapis catches Lloyd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Hasapis misses its intended target.
Hasapis throws a sloppy head kick and Lloyd moves out of range easily.
Hasapis jabs Lloyd right on the nose. Lloyd blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasapis cracks a nice hook into Lloyd's ribs.
Hasapis misses with a body kick.
Fotos Hasapis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hasapis.
Lloyd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hasapis's head backwards.
Lloyd motions for Hasapis to come forward. Lloyd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hasapis. That's going to slow Lloyd down.
Lloyd throws a good cross that connects.
Lloyd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lloyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hasapis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hasapis lands a really nice looking cross but Lloyd seems unphased.
Lloyd connects with a crisp jab.
Lloyd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hasapis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Lloyd misses the target.
Lloyd connects with an inside leg kick.
Lloyd missing with a left hand there. Hasapis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lloyd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 Hasapis.
Lloyd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hasapis manages to circle out of the way.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick from Lloyd.
Hasapis throws a nice looking combination but Lloyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Hasapis tries to get set, Lloyd tries to push him back and clinch up but Hasapis manages to avoid the attempt.
Hasapis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hasapis throws a lazy right hand but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lloyd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hasapis manages to circle out of the way.
Hasapis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hasapis checks a low kick from Lloyd.
Hasapis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lloyd counters with a stiff right hand.
Hasapis throws the kick towards the body but Lloyd avoids it.
Hasapis connects with a body shot that sends Lloyd's belly button to the back.
Hasapis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lloyd.
Hasapis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lloyd misses with a body shot.
Lloyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hasapis.
Lloyd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hasapis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lloyd scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis scores with a nice head shot.
Lloyd throws a shot from downtown. Hasapis moves away and avoids it.
Lloyd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hasapis has time to react.
Lloyd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lloyd throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Hasapis misses.
Lloyd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hasapis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lloyd thuds a left hand into Hasapis's body.
Lloyd gets caught napping as Hasapis dives in and scores a takedown. Lloyd manages to retain guard.
Lloyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Lloyd, not yet.
Lloyd managing to control the position.
Hasapis preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hasapis throws a strike but Lloyd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hasapis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hasapis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hasapis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lloyd is one step ahead there.
Lloyd trying to control but Hasapis is working from the bottom.
Hasapis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lloyd is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fotos Hasapis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hasapis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fotos Hasapis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lloyd with a nice cross.
Lloyd scores with a nice strike.
 It looks like Fotos Hasapis has been cut.
Hasapis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lloyd. Lloyd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lloyd throws the kick towards the body but Hasapis avoids it.
Hasapis takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Hasapis misses with a left hand
and Lloyd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lloyd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hasapis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lloyd.
Hasapis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hasapis misses with a leg kick
and Lloyd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hasapis misses with a body kick.
Lloyd throwing a counter right hand but Hasapis manages to avoid it.
It looks like Lloyd has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hasapis takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasapis looks to throw the jab but Lloyd is out of range.
As Hasapis backs away, Lloyd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd wants to clinch up but Hasapis keeps it at a distance.
Hasapis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hasapis throws a jab but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Hasapis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hasapis needs to keep his hands up - Lloyd had a free shot at his head there.
Hasapis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lloyd is looking to counter the offense by Hasapis and move into the clinch.
Hasapis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hasapis misses with a looping left.
Lloyd misses with a straight left.
Hasapis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lloyd moves away.
Hasapis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hasapis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lloyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lloyd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hasapis.
Hasapis slips under a jab from Lloyd.
A nice side step and Hasapis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab by Lloyd.
Dominic Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hasapis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hasapis moves away from the strike by Lloyd.
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!
Hasapis connects with a right hand. Lloyd shakes it off.
Donk. Hasapis catches Lloyd right on the button with a cross.
Lloyd moves forwards but Hasapis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hasapis misses the shot to the body.
Hasapis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Hasapis.
Lloyd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hasapis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lloyd scrambles back to his feet.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut.
Lloyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lloyd throws a body punch but Hasapis moves out of range.
Hasapis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hasapis lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd takes one to the side of the head.
Hasapis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lloyd with a poor takedown
and Hasapis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lloyd connects with a nice looking jab.
Hasapis throws a chopping leg kick but Lloyd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lloyd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lloyd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lloyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lloyd connects with a solid leg kick.
Lloyd avoids the head kick by Hasapis.
Lloyd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hasapis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hasapis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lloyd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hasapis scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd swings for the body but Hasapis moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasapis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lloyd finds it's way round the side to connect with Hasapis's head.
Hasapis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lloyd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hasapis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lloyd if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circling - Hasapis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hasapis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lloyd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lloyd throws a jab when Hasapis was well out of range.
Lloyd misses with a body kick.
Hasapis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lloyd on the side of the head.
Lloyd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hasapis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Hasapis misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fotos Hasapis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hasapis 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fotos Hasapis!
Fotos Hasapis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerouac (ranked 2820 p4p, 2256 weight class) and Third Wife (ranked 419 p4p, 334 weight class). Third Wife is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Kerouac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wife comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Wife.
Wife throws a hook but Kerouac avoids it easily.
Wife misses with a wild body shot.
Wife misses with a hook to the body
and Kerouac counters with a left and a right that stings Wife.
Kerouac misses with a head kick.
Kerouac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wife.
Wife throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerouac is looking for a counter combo.
Wife throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerouac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wife.
Kerouac throws a big counter combination but Wife scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerouac. Wife does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wife shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kerouac shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Kerouac ducks under a wild hook from Wife.
Kerouac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Kerouac's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wife misses with a looping left.
Wife lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kerouac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife throws a looping overhand right but Kerouac ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Wife.
A jab from Wife misses.
Kerouac appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kerouac throws a body shot but no joy.
Wife 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.
Wife cracks Kerouac with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wife throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerouac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wife scores with a hook to the body. Kerouac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kerouac shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wife drops Kerouac with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kerouac looks back up at him and smiles so Wife waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Kerouac is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wife throws an off balance right hand
and Kerouac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Kerouac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Wife misses the target.
Kerouac seems to have got his legs back now.
Kerouac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wife.
As Wife looks to move away, Kerouac throws a big counter combo but Wife just gets out of the way.
Wife takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wife misses with a body punch
and Kerouac counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerouac misses with a head kick.
Kerouac on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kerouac defending well as Wife loads up on a big left hand.
Kerouac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wife.
Wife swings widly with a right hand
and Kerouac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wife keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerouac. Wife does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kerouac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kerouac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wife sends Kerouac crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wife is motioning to the referee to let Kerouac up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
BAM! Wife delivers a spinning backfist that drops Kerouac like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Third Wife!
Third Wife decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 1454 p4p, 1425 weight class) and Mike Ziegler (ranked 102 p4p, 99 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuji Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Ziegler!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino with a jab.
Ziegler throws an overhand right that lands on Hoshino's shoulder, as Hoshino tries to avoid the shot.
Hoshino lands with an uppercut that bounces Ziegler off the cage and back into range.
Hoshino throws a wild body kick that Ziegler sees coming a mile off.
Ziegler misses with a hook. Hoshino ducked under it nicely.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoshino wants to clinch up but Ziegler keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziegler misses with an uppercut.
Ziegler swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshino.
Ziegler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yuuji Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Ziegler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino clinches.
I was talking to Hoshino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Ziegler.
Hoshino blocks a body shot from Ziegler.
Ziegler blocking some punches.
Ziegler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ziegler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ziegler cracks Hoshino with a nice body shot.
Ziegler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ziegler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ziegler scores with a shoulder strike.
Ziegler working aggressively here.
Hoshino tries a body shot but Ziegler blocks it.
Ziegler breaks from the clinch.
Ziegler slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Ziegler misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ziegler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ziegler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoshino lands with a hook. Ziegler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoshino is looking to land body kicks.
And Ziegler responds with a good body kick, but Hoshino manages to step out the way in time.
Hoshino clinches up against the cage.
Ziegler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoshinos head.
A short uppercut from Ziegler.
A short body shot lands from Ziegler as the two fighters clinch.
Ziegler tries to circle away but Hoshino has him pinned against the cage.
Hoshino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ziegler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ziegler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino blocking some punches.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
Ziegler tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Ziegler back against the cage.
Hoshino tries a knee to the head but Ziegler blocks it.
Ziegler scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoshino.
Hoshino swings wildly with an uppercut but Ziegler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziegler blocks the elbow strike.
Hoshino pushes Ziegler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino blocking some punches.
Ziegler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ziegler keeps the fight on the outside.
Ziegler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ziegler misses with a looping right.
Hoshino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler digs a good hook to Hoshino's body.
Ziegler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshino cracks Ziegler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoshino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ziegler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoshino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hoshino throws a head kick but Ziegler moves out of range.
Ziegler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino cracks Ziegler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Ziegler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hoshino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ziegler avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Ziegler throws out a counter right but Hoshino avoids it with no problem.
Hoshino tries to clinch up.
Hoshino backing away here, and Ziegler unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Ziegler.
Hoshino throws a front kick aimed at Ziegler's knee but Ziegler avoids it well.
Ziegler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoshino.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Ziegler.
Hoshino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ziegler's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Hoshino slams his shin into Ziegler's torso.
Ziegler throws a leg kick but Hoshino checks it.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziegler misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hoshino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoshino throws a leg kick which misses Ziegler's front leg but catches the back leg as Ziegler tries to avoid it.
A head kick by Hoshino misses
and Ziegler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Ziegler is out of range.
Hoshino throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ziegler.
Ziegler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
Ziegler staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ziegler misses
letting Hoshino counter with a right hand.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Ziegler.
Hoshino lands a front kick.
Ziegler misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziegler breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ziegler misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoshino counters with a solid body kick.
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ziegler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziegler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Ziegler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoshino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziegler.
It appears Hoshino was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hoshino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ziegler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoshino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ziegler throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Ziegler feints a counter leg kick.
Hoshino misses with a low kick.
Hoshino tries to clinch up but Ziegler circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoshino moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ziegler fails to land.
Ziegler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino keeps control of Ziegler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ziegler is trying to break free.
Hoshino misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Ziegler.
Ziegler throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ziegler's elbow.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ziegler's elbow.
Hoshino lands an uppercut.
Ziegler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ziegler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ziegler misses with a body kick.
Yuuji Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Ziegler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuji Hoshino dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ziegler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoshino can pounce on him.
Ziegler digs a good hook to Hoshino's body.
Hoshino scores with a head kick.
Hoshino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ziegler can pounce on him.
Hoshino cracks Ziegler with an open hand slap.
Hoshino throws a poor cross that misses
and Ziegler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoshino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Ziegler misses.
Ziegler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoshino slips a jab from Ziegler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Ziegler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoshino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ziegler keeps the fight on the outside.
Ziegler misses with a body shot
letting Hoshino counter with a right hand.
Ziegler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Ziegler counters with a good low kick that Hoshino was not able to check.
Ziegler misses with a kick to the body
and Ziegler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoshino moves away from the strike by Ziegler.
Hoshino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ziegler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziegler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ziegler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Hoshino.
Hoshino lands an overhand right.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
It seemed like Ziegler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ziegler lands an overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Hoshino finds it's target.
Ziegler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ziegler misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hoshino.
Hoshino scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Hoshino finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ziegler cracks Hoshino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoshino plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hoshino lands with a hook. Ziegler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Ziegler's head but Ziegler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoshino closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Ziegler counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Ziegler misses.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Ziegler's shoulder, as Ziegler tries to avoid the shot.
Ziegler misses with a shot to the body
and Ziegler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ziegler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziegler ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Ziegler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoshino blocks the leg kick.
Ziegler scores with a jab to the head.
Ziegler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Yuuji Hoshino.
I think Hoshino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuuji Hoshino!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuuji Hoshino thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 312 p4p, 645 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 36 p4p, 87 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve's coach down at New York Public Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steve's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve misses with a low kick.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Steve jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Steve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
Steve on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Steve moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Steve walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Steve takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Steve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steve gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Steve chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Steve misses.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Steve is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Steve flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steve. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Steve's legs.
Steve looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Steve walks into a jab.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve misses with a leg kick.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Steve throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Steve.
Steve slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit lunges at Steve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steve's hand.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steve stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Steve throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steve moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Steve.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Steve's leg. Steve is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Steve punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Steve might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sitsongrit has got the better of the exchanges.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steve thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sitsongrit if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steve on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Steve.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Steve's leg but Steve calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Steve manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Steve's defenses.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Steve.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Steve off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steve.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
A shot to the body from Steve misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steve!
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steve lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve at a distance.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve blocks a leg kick.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Steve throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steve takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Steve slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve blocks a jab.
Steve on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Steve tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steve is able to avoid easily.
A low kick lands for Steve.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stephen Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Steve off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Steve jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steve is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Steve.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Steve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Steve in the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steve takes a step back to recover.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Steve checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Steve acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Havran (ranked 1390 p4p, 1106 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 164 p4p, 126 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havran throws a series of punches but Fezzik avoids them all with ease.
Fezzik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Havran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Havran misses with an uppercut. Fezzik saw that one coming.
A left lands for Fezzik.
Havran misses with a hook. Fezzik ducked under it nicely.
Havran swinging wildly here.
Havran scores with a jab.
Fezzik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Havran.
A big left from Fezzik misses.
Havran misses with a lunging right hand
and Fezzik counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fezzik slips a straight right by Havran.
Havran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Havran works Fezzik's body with a nice hook.
Havran lands an overhand right.
Havran looks to land a left hand but Fezzik moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gabriel Havran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havran scores with a jab. Fezzik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fezzik moves out of range as Havran strikes.
Havran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
Fezzik with a nice calf kick.
Fezzik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fezzik moves out of range as Havran strikes.
Havran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fezzik ducks under a wild hook from Havran.
Fezzik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Havran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fezzik manages to avoid it.
Fezzik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Havran.
Havran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fezzik manages to avoid it.
Havran with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fezzik.
Havran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Havran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Havran throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Fezzik.
Fezzik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Havran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fezzik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Havran misses with a looping right.
Fezzik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Havran. Fezzik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fezzik 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.
Havran throws an overhand right that lands on Fezzik's shoulder, as Fezzik tries to avoid the shot.
Havran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fezzik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fezzik misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Havran misses the target.
Fezzik lands a big head kick that sends Havran tumbling to the mat! Fezzik takes a step backwards and waves Havran back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fezzik throws a nice looking combination but Havran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Havran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fezzik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fezzik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fezzik.
Fezzik connects with a looping right hand.
Gabriel Havran's cut is getting worse.
Havran swings widly with a right hand
and Fezzik counters with a nice right hand that sends Havran toppling to the canvas! Havran scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fezzik finish him?!
Havran is rocked!
Gabriel Havran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fezzik counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hassan Fezzik!
A relieved looking Hassan Fezzik thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iago Farfan (ranked 347 p4p, 778 weight class) and Lasse Savisto (ranked 48 p4p, 91 weight class). Iago Farfan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lasse Savisto's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iago Farfan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farfan throws out the jab.
Savisto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farfan.
Farfan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savisto misses with a combination
and Farfan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farfan stuns Savisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farfan throws a nice looking combination but Savisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savisto misses with a hook
and Farfan counters with a stiff right hand.
Savisto digs a good body shot into Farfan's ribs.
Farfan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Farfan throws a head kick that misses.
Farfan throws a body punch but Savisto moves out of range.
Savisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Iago Farfan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan misses with an uppercut
and Savisto counters with a stiff right hand.
Savisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farfan manages to avoid it.
Savisto wants to clinch but Farfan slips to the side
and Farfan counters with a straight right hand.
Savisto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Farfan has one foot on Savisto's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Farfan tries to land a leg kick but Savisto saw it coming and moves away.
Savisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farfan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savisto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farfan's hands.
Savisto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Farfan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savisto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farfan stuffs the takedown attempt from Savisto. Savisto gets slowly back to his feet.
Savisto slips under a jab from Farfan.
Farfan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savisto.
Nice cross by Savisto.
Farfan throws a low kick but Savisto avoids it.
Lasse Savisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savisto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Farfan just misses with a punch to the body.
Savisto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto looking to throw knees to the head but Farfan is blocking nicely.
Savisto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Farfan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farfan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Savisto lands a body shot.
Farfan lands with a short shot to the head.
Farfan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farfan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farfan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farfan prevents the takedown attempt.
Savisto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farfans head.
Savisto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Farfan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Iago Farfan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasse Savisto.
Savisto scores with a decent looking hook.
Savisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farfan.
An attempted straight right counter from Farfan misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savisto feints and as Farfan raises his hands in defense, Savisto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Farfan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savisto.
Farfan keeping moving, preventing Savisto from controlling successfully.
Savisto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farfan is keeping the position for now.
Savisto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savisto looking to sit in guard and control but Farfan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savisto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Farfan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Farfan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iago Farfan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Farfan cracks Savisto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Lasse Savisto has been cut.
The fighters circling - Farfan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farfan slips a straight right by Savisto.
A telegraphed right hand from Savisto misses the target.
Savisto fails to land with a series of punches.
Savisto throws a series of punches but Farfan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farfan throws a body kick that misses
and Savisto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Farfan!
Savisto is looking to take a break and control but Farfan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savisto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Savisto in side control, throwing shots but Farfan defends.
Savisto prevents Farfan from escaping the position.
Savisto trying to control the action but Farfan is working from the bottom.
Savisto in side control, throwing shots but Farfan defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Savisto trying to control the action but Farfan is working from the bottom.
Savisto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Farfan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Savisto but great work by Farfan.
Farfan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Savisto lands with a cross.
Iago Farfan is winning the standup battle so far.
Savisto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Farfan throws a low kick, looking for Savisto's leg but Savisto calmly moves out of range.
Savisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Farfan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfan throws a leg kick but Savisto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Savisto walks into a jab.
Savisto takes a swing at Farfan's ribcage but misses.
Farfan slips a jab from Savisto.
A good leg kick by Farfan.
Savisto avoids a kick to the body.
Savisto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farfan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savisto moves away.
Farfan slips under a jab from Savisto.
Farfan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Farfan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danga de danga de dang - Savisto scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farfan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savisto lands a really nice looking cross but Farfan seems unphased.
Farfan thuds his right hand into Savisto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Savisto avoids the head kick by Farfan.
Farfan cracks a nice hook into Savisto's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Iago Farfan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lasse Savisto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Farfan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savisto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Savisto! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Farfan misses
and Savisto counters with a straight right hand.
Savisto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savisto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Farfan throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Savisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farfan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Savisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savisto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farfan.
Savisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Farfan.
A low kick from Farfan is predictable there
and Savisto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Savisto digs a good body shot into Farfan's ribs.
Farfan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Farfan wants it to stay on the feet.
Farfan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Savisto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big left from Savisto misses.
Farfan misses with a body punch
and Savisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farfan throws a hook to the side of Savisto's head but Savisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Farfan is predictable there
and Savisto counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfan throws a body punch but Savisto moves out of range.
Farfan cracks Savisto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Farfan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Savisto counters with a nice body shot.
Farfan throws a jab but it's blocked by Savisto.
Savisto scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savisto wants to clinch but Farfan slips to the side
and Farfan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savisto thinking.
Farfan throws a big shot that misses.
Savisto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Farfan.
Savisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savisto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savisto misses with a two punch combination.
Farfan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savisto.
Savisto moves into the clinch successfully.
Savisto can't find room to land a body shot as Farfan controls the action.
Farfan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farfan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farfan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savisto backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farfan.
Farfan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Farfan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farfan managing to block the knees to the body from Savisto.
Farfan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farfan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farfan.
Savisto moves away from the strike by Farfan.
Savisto with the counter takedown but Farfan avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Savisto. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savisto lands a jab to Farfan's midsection.
Farfan connects with a looping right hand.
Farfan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Savisto is out of range.
Farfan cracks Savisto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Savisto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Farfan finish him?
Savisto is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Farfan.
Savisto is still on wobbly legs! Can Farfan finish him?
Savisto cracks a nice hook into Farfan's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iago Farfan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lasse Savisto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Savisto lands with a hook. Farfan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Savisto seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Farfan misses its intended target.
Savisto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farfan with a body shot.
Savisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farfan doesn't seem bothered though.
Savisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farfan drops Savisto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Savisto looks back up at him and smiles so Farfan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Savisto is rocked!
Farfan takes a swing at Savisto's ribcage but misses.
Savisto lands a nice shot that snaps Farfan's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farfan misses with a body punch
and Savisto counters with a left to the body.
Farfan misses with a body shot.
Savisto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan takes a swing at Savisto's ribcage but misses.
Farfan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Farfan is just out of range.
Farfan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Farfan throws a solid leg kick but Savisto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farfan.
Savisto throws out a counter right but Farfan avoids it with no problem.
Farfan throws a leg kick but Savisto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Farfan. That's going to slow Savisto down.
Savisto misses with a jab to the body
and Farfan counters with a solid body kick.
Savisto wants to clinch up but Farfan keeps it at a distance.
Savisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Farfan is just out of range.
Farfan throwing a counter right hand but Savisto manages to avoid it.
Farfan is looking to slow Savisto down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savisto lands a right hook to the body.
Farfan throws out a loose jab but Savisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savisto blocks a jab.
Savisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Farfan.
A head kick by Farfan misses
and Savisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farfan scores with a jab.
Savisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Farfan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farfan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savisto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farfan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Savisto misses with a shot to the body
and Farfan counters with a stiff right hand.
Farfan cracks Savisto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Savisto is still on wobbly legs! Can Farfan finish him?
Savisto lands with a good body shot.
Farfan defending well as Savisto loads up on a big left hand.
Savisto seems to have recovered his senses.
Good standup being displayed there by Savisto as he connects with a hook.
Farfan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savisto.
Sloppy strikes from Farfan. Those never looked like landing.
Savisto checks a low kick from Farfan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farfan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savisto tries to work over Farfan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savisto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Farfan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Savisto can turn it around.
Farfan misses with a punch to the body.
Farfan misses with the head strike.
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!
Savisto crunches a lovely knee into Farfan's ribcage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Savisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savisto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farfan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savisto's elbow.
Farfan lands with a light punch inside.
Farfan lands a body punch.
Farfan tries a body shot but Savisto blocks it.
You can see that Savisto has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Farfan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savisto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iago Farfan had his way with Lasse Savisto in that round.
The cut man is working on Lasse Savisto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Savisto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lasse Savisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice jab there from Farfan.
Farfan moves out of range of the strikes.
Farfan throws a poor cross that misses
and Savisto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savisto jabs at Farfan's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savisto misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Farfan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Savisto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Savisto throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savisto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savisto with a nice head shot there.
Savisto pushing down on Farfan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Savisto prevents Farfan from standing back up.
Savisto working over Farfan with some ground and pound. Farfan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Savisto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savisto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farfan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savisto.
Savisto looking for a submission but Farfan manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savisto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savisto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savisto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farfan pushes Savisto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Farfan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Savisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Farfan. That's going to slow Savisto down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto lands a jab to the head.
Savisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farfan.
Savisto swings for the body but Farfan moves out of range.
Savisto tries to clinch there but Farfan circles away.
A head kick misses from Farfan.
Savisto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Farfan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Farfan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Savisto manages to pass to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Savisto lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savisto with the ground and pound but Farfan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Farfan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savisto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Farfan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Farfan has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savisto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farfan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Savisto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Savisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farfan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iago Farfan!
Iago Farfan is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Iago Farfan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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