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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dilbrandt (ranked 22165 p4p, 2734 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 510 p4p, 315 weight class). Damian Dilbrandt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gable showed some decent athleticism there.
Dilbrandt wants to control but Gable is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gable looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gable is thwarting Dilbrandt's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt is looking to get back to full guard here but Gable has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is looking for a sweep.
Gable takes a little break here. Dilbrandt wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dilbrandt is trying to improve his position.
Gable working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dilbrandt is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gable controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gable is working to tighten his grip on Dilbrandt's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dilbrandt has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gable is really squeezing tight and eventually Dilbrandt passes out! Gable breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dan Gable!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dan Gable waved his t-shirt featuring Furnace Performance š„'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klinx Maxwell (ranked 3912 p4p, 2574 weight class) and Jisoo Oh (ranked 467 p4p, 342 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Klinx Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jisoo Oh!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh throws a series of punches but Maxwell avoids them all with ease.
Oh dives in for a single leg takedown but Maxwell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oh feints and as Maxwell raises his hands in defense, Oh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maxwell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maxwell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maxwell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oh landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell keeping moving, preventing Oh from controlling successfully.
Oh postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is looking for a triangle but Oh pushes his legs off easily.
Oh stands and throws Maxwell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maxwell down.
Maxwell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Maxwell tries to buck Oh off but Oh is having none of it.
Maxwell is working hard here to advance position.
Maxwell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Oh wants to free his trapped foot but Maxwell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maxwell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oh pulls his head out easily.
Maxwell is looking to get back to full guard here but Oh has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Maxwell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oh working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oh's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh controlling the action here.
Oh working the head and body with strikes.
Oh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maxwell wants to get back to full guard.
Oh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maxwell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oh scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maxwell is looking for a sweep. Oh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maxwell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maxwell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oh pulls his head out easily.
Maxwell looking for a kimura from the bottom but Oh passes into side control!
Oh staying calm.
Maxwell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maxwell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Maxwell is looking to regain half guard here but Oh keeps moving and retains side control.
Oh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maxwell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maxwell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh cracks Maxwell with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maxwell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maxwell wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maxwell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maxwell wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jisoo Oh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jisoo Oh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maxwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oh is fending him off so far but Maxwell persists. Nope, Oh circles away and we're back to standing.
Oh dives in and grabs Maxwell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maxwell pushes down on Oh's head and hops out.
Maxwell tries to counter by clinching up but Oh breaks away and moves out of range.
Oh shoots in but no luck this time.
Oh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Klinx Maxwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jisoo Oh.
Oh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maxwell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Oh is in Maxwell's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oh pushes down on Maxwell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jisoo Oh has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
Oh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maxwell tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oh lands a nice short elbow.
Maxwell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oh pulls his head out easily.
Oh is nestled in close to Maxwell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maxwell is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sydney Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Oh is keen to just control but Maxwell is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maxwell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oh works his way into side control.
Maxwell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maxwell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oh off and has taken his back!
Maxwell patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Maxwell looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Oh rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Maxwell tries to pass to full mount but Oh defends it.
Oh wants to improve his position but Maxwell is controlling well.
Oh wants to control but Maxwell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maxwell is trying to work for a kimura but Oh is defending well.
Oh is positioning himself well to prevent Maxwell advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oh is trying to get back to full guard.
Maxwell is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Oh is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klinx Maxwell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Slinger (ranked 3170 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Frendy Saputra (ranked 204 p4p, 176 weight class). Slinger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hail Mary. Saputra has chosen Truckin' as his entrance music. Patrick Slinger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frendy Saputra!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Slinger. That's going to slow Saputra down.
Saputra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slinger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Saputra was covering up waiting for the punch and Slinger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slinger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slinger throwing strikes from guard but Saputra blocks nicely.
Saputra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slinger wants to control from the top but Saputra keeps moving.
Slinger throws a big elbow that misses.
Slinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slinger postures up.
Slinger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slinger wants to control from the top but Saputra keeps moving.
Slinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slinger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saputra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saputra looking for a sweep. Not yet Saputra, not yet.
Slinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Saputra has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slinger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saputra did well to prevent Slinger getting side control.
Slinger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saputra keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Slinger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saputra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slinger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slinger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Saputra sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slinger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saputra defending well though.
Slinger is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saputra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Slinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Slinger in particular looking to stall.
Slinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slinger throwing shots but Saputra is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing that Slinger has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Saputra is holding on to half guard well.
Slinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slinger controlling the pace.
Slinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saputra taking some punishment here, with Slinger in his half guard.
Slinger trying to control the action but Saputra is working from the bottom.
Saputra is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slinger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Slinger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saputra is fending him off so far but Slinger persists. Nope, Saputra circles away and we're back to standing.
Slinger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saputra tries to avoid it but Slinger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saputra to the ground. Saputra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saputra can do to turn this around?
Saputra lunges at Slinger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slinger's hand.
Slinger with a poor takedown
and Saputra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Slinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slinger shoots in for a double leg but Saputra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice side step and Saputra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slinger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Slinger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slinger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slinger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slinger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Saputra working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saputra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patrick Slinger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saputra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Slinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slinger cracks Saputra with a solid left hand.
Saputra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slinger.
Slinger throwing strikes from guard but Saputra blocks nicely.
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.
Slinger preventing the sweep.
Slinger throws a strike but Saputra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slinger looking for a sweep. Not yet Slinger, not yet.
Saputra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saputra trying to control but Slinger is working from the bottom.
Slinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saputra is one step ahead there.
Slinger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saputra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saputra trying to control the position from guard on top but Slinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slinger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saputra trying to control but Slinger is working from the bottom.
Slinger is adopting a defensive guard.
Saputra slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saputra trying to control the position but Slinger is working away.
Saputra goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Slinger has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Saputra but great work by Slinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Slinger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Saputra is trying to improve his position.
Slinger is trying to get an arm triangle but Saputra is defending well.
Saputra trying to remain calm as Slinger controls from the top position.
Slinger postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slinger working the ground and pound.
Slinger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Slinger trying to control the position but Saputra is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Slinger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Slinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frendy Saputra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slinger tries for a takedown but Saputra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saputra pinned against the cage. Saputra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slinger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saputra is out of range and Slinger settles back down.
Slinger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saputra but Saputra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Slinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra looks to land a right hand but Slinger moved out of range.
Slinger gets the takedown into side control.
Saputra looks to move to half guard but instead Slinger has passed into mount! Damn!
Slinger with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slinger misses with some ground and pound and Saputra recovers position to half guard.
Slinger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saputra tries to get to full guard but Slinger has control of the leg.
Saputra tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slinger has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Saputra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slinger.
Slinger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saputra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slinger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slinger avoids the attempt from Saputra to control.
Slinger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Slinger lands a nice shot to the head.
Saputra is bucking up trying to escape but Slinger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saputra suckers Slinger into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Saputra is now in Slinger's guard!
Slinger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saputra defends it easily.
Slinger pulls Saputra in to control the position.
Saputra wants to pass the guard but Slinger is keeping the position.
Saputra trying to control the position from guard on top but Slinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slinger has his foot on Saputra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saputra works his way back into a safe position though.
Saputra looking to improve position, pressing down on Slinger's thigh with his hand. Slinger seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Saputra paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Saputra's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Slinger picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Patrick Slinger!
Patrick Slinger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mansour (ranked 1698 p4p, 2688 weight class) and Eddie McDermott (ranked 194 p4p, 314 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDermott's choice of entrance music: I'm Shipping up to Boston. The key to victory for Seth Mansour has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie McDermott!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermott misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDermott.
McDermott connects with a nice looking jab.
Mansour gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDermott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mansour connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mansour.
Mansour throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from McDermott misses.
Mansour swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDermott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mansour.
Mansour misses with a looping right.
McDermott catches Mansour with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansour takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDermott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mansour slips under a jab.
McDermott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from McDermott misses its intended target.
Mansour buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDermott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mansour is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McDermott.
McDermott misses with an uppercut
and Mansour makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McDermott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDermott looks to throw the jab but Mansour is out of range.
Mansour feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDermotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDermott misses with an uppercut. Mansour saw that one coming.
McDermott misses with a hook. Mansour ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott looks to throw the jab but Mansour is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mansour. McDermott does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDermott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mansour looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by McDermott.
Mansour avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDermott ducks under a wild hook from Mansour.
Mansour throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansour tries to close the distance and clinch but McDermott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Mansour
and Mansour takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDermott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDermott throws a chopping leg kick but Mansour manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A left lands for Mansour.
McDermott misses with a hook
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott misses with a head kick.
Mansour does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McDermott throws a jab but it's blocked by Mansour.
Mansour tries to clinch but McDermott is having none of it.
McDermott looks to land a right hand but Mansour moved out of range.
McDermott throws out a loose jab but Mansour uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDermott looks to land a left hand but Mansour moved out of range nicely.
McDermott throws the kick towards the body but Mansour avoids it.
McDermott scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDermott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDermott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McDermott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDermott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour throws a front kick that sends McDermott stumbling back into the cage.
McDermott looks winded!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mansour - that will leave a mark!
Mansour fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Mansour moves into the clinch.
McDermott prevents a body shot from Mansour.
Mansour lands with a short shot to the head.
McDermott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDermott has a couple of punches blocked by Mansour.
McDermott tries a knee to the head but Mansour blocks it.
Mansour scores with a shoulder strike.
Mansour cracks McDermott with a nice body shot.
Mansour pushes McDermott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mansour scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mansour stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Mansour.
 McDermott is rocked!
Mansour drops McDermott onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McDermott is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Mansour dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mansour connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDermott is still on wobbly legs! Can Mansour finish him?
McDermott throws a right hand that Mansour ducks under and follows up with a left that Mansour also avoids with ease.
McDermott seems to have recovered his senses.
Mansour throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mansour throws the kick towards the body but McDermott avoids it.
McDermott throws a right hand that misses
and Mansour counters with a big right hand! Oh McDermott is in trouble here! Mansour follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Mansour!
After winning the bout, Seth Mansour 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cozad (ranked 1175 p4p, 2060 weight class) and Lino Silva (ranked 66 p4p, 102 weight class). Lino Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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12 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves to clinch but Cozad breaks away
enabling Cozad to counter with a crisp jab.
Cozad throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Silva's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cozad dives in looking to finish as Silva flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cozad's strikes! Cozad is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Silva's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Silva was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Cozad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everest Frank (ranked 1744 p4p, 3660 weight class) and Randy Bobandy (ranked 91 p4p, 164 weight class). Frank's entrance music is Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Everest Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Bobandy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobandy misses with a straight right.
Frank gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 It looks like Everest Frank has been cut.
Bobandy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frank slips a jab from Bobandy.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bobandy shoots in looking for a takedown but Frank manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bobandy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frank tries to bum rush Bobandy with a series of wild strikes but Bobandy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Randy Bobandy has been cut.
Bobandy darts in looking for a takedown but Frank gets double underhooks and turns Bobandy into the cage.
Frank feinted with a counter takedown.
Frank misses the shot to the body.
Bobandy feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bobandy. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy tries to clinch there but Frank circles away.
Frank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bobandy circles away.
Bobandy misses with a right hand
and Frank counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frank chips away with some ground and pound.
Frank postures up in Bobandy's guard and throws a big left but Bobandy blocks it.
Bobandy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bobandy trying to control the position here.
Frank slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Frank is looking to work some ground and pound but Bobandy has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy is controlling Frank's posture.
Frank trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobandy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobandy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bobandy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bobandy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Frank will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Frank wants to control from the top but Bobandy keeps moving.
Bobandy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frank.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Frank preventing the sweep.
Bobandy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Frank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That has opened up Randy Bobandy's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Frank preventing the sweep.
Bobandy working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bobandy is on top in guard.
Bobandy is looking to work some ground and pound but Frank has wrist control.
Bobandy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bobandy preventing the sweep.
Bobandy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Bobandy is pushing down on Frank's leg trying to pass to half guard. Frank is fighting to maintain full guard but Bobandy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Frank has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Frank is staying active underneath Bobandy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank keeping control of the position.
Bobandy is looking to take a break and control but Frank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frank is looking for a sweep. Bobandy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Everest Frank dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Frank scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bobandy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bobandy can do to turn this around?
Frank defending well as Bobandy loads up on a big left hand.
Frank closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bobandy quickly recovers to half guard.
Everest Frank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frank slips a nice elbow through Bobandy's hands, connecting with Bobandy's forehead.
Bobandy is trying is best to control the position here.
Bobandy wants to get back to full guard.
Bobandy controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy wants to get back to full guard.
Frank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The cut above Randy Bobandy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Bobandy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Everest Frank!
Post fight, Everest Frank took to the microphone: 'England I JUST SMASHED YOUR BOY!!!'.
In defeat, Randy Bobandy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Frig off. I'm gonna get a cheese burger then get drunk with Mr Lahey. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chaiyo Sukbunsung (ranked 979 p4p, 1129 weight class) and Eli Pope (ranked 126 p4p, 147 weight class). Eli Pope told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaiyo Sukbunsung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Pope!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sukbunsung at a distance.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sukbunsung with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Sukbunsung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sukbunsung moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Pope on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sukbunsung takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sukbunsung defending well as Pope loads up on a big left hand.
Sukbunsung lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sukbunsung misses with a hook
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Pope lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sukbunsung at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sukbunsung misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope thuds his shin into the meat of Sukbunsung's side.
Sukbunsung scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pope doesn't seem bothered though.
Sukbunsung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sukbunsung lands with a good body shot.
Sukbunsung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sukbunsung scores with a hook to the body. Pope takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukbunsung looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
Sukbunsung swings widly with a right hand
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
Pope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pope gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pope takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pope moves out of range of the strikes.
Pope throws a counter combo.
Good exchange - Pope coming out on top.
Sukbunsung misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Sukbunsung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Sukbunsung's head but Sukbunsung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sukbunsung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope throws out a counter right but Sukbunsung avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Sukbunsung scores with the left hand. Pope knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sukbunsung is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sukbunsung misses with a shot to the body
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sukbunsung lands with a right hand.
Pope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sukbunsung throws out the jab.
Sukbunsung misses with a left hand
and Pope counters with a crisp one two that drops Sukbunsung! Pope thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sukbunsung to his feet! Sukbunsung is in big trouble!
 Sukbunsung is rocked!
A jab from Pope misses.
Oh Sukbunsung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sukbunsung digs a good body shot into Pope's ribs.
Sukbunsung misses the shot to the body.
Sukbunsung throws an off balance right hand
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope moves out of range of the strikes.
Pope cracks Sukbunsung with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sukbunsung tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pope pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sukbunsung is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Pope!
Eli Pope decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Young (ranked 638 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Carlo Pedersoli (ranked 40 p4p, 119 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Real Ganja Man. On his way into the cage it seems that Fred Young has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fred Young seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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300
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlo Pedersoli!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young looks to land a right hand but Pedersoli moved out of range.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pedersoli moves away.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Carlo Pedersoli has been cut.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pedersoli manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pedersoli lands a nice looking body kick.
Pedersoli throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Pedersoli. Beautiful body shot.
Pedersoli throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Pedersoli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Young moves away from the strike by Pedersoli.
Pedersoli moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Pedersoli counter with a right hand.
Pedersoli connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Fred Young has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pedersoli.
Young thuds his right hand into Pedersoli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fred Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersoli lands with a shot to the body.
Pedersoli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Young tries to clinch there but Pedersoli circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Young.
Young has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Pedersoli ducks under a wild hook from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young connects with a body shot that sends Pedersoli's belly button to the back.
Pedersoli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pedersoli pushes Young away with a front kick.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Pedersoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Pedersoli misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young misses with a hook.
Pedersoli lands a big head kick that sends Young tumbling to the mat! Pedersoli takes a step backwards and waves Young back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Young is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedersoli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedersoli throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Young is breathing heavily.
Pedersoli drops Young with a naaaaasty hook - Young is in real trouble here! Pedersoli dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Pedersoli!
An out of breath Carlo Pedersoli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 328 p4p, 495 weight class) and Ulysses Battleby (ranked 31 p4p, 42 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battleby throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Battleby avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Battleby slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Battleby counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battleby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Sitsongrit Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Battleby moves out of range.
Battleby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Battleby moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Battleby blocks a low kick nicely.
Battleby appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Battleby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Battleby tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Battleby lands a lovely overhand right.
Battleby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Battleby! But no joy.
Battleby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sitsongrit if he has to take too many more of those.
Battleby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battleby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Battleby ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Battleby throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Battleby checks it.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Battleby lands.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Battleby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit closes the distance but Battleby moves to the side
and Battleby counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Battleby's ribcage but misses.
Battleby throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Battleby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battleby throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Battleby.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Battleby.
Battleby checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Battleby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Battleby is avoiding it.
Battleby sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Battleby slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Battleby moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ulysses Battleby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Battleby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battleby.
Battleby misses with a body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battleby misses with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Battleby throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Battleby moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Battleby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Battleby ducks down to avoid it.
Battleby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Battleby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Battleby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Battleby misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battleby.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Battleby closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battleby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Battleby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battleby takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Battleby misses with an uppercut.
Battleby misses with a jab to the body
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit has Battleby pressed against the cage, preventing Battleby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Battleby controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Battleby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battleby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battleby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Battleby counter with a right hand.
Battleby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Battleby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Battleby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Battleby counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Battleby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Battleby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Battleby throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Battleby counters with an inside leg kick.
Battleby scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Battleby throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Battleby!
Battleby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Battleby thows a body kick. Sitsongrit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Battleby lands a head kick. Sitsongrit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Battleby misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Battleby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Battleby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit defending well as Battleby loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Battleby down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battleby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Battleby lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
As Sitsongrit backs off Battleby throws a huge counter combo but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it all.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Battleby misses with a jab to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battleby moves away.
Battleby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Battleby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Battleby avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Battleby tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick lands for Battleby.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battleby.
Battleby throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battleby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Battleby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battleby manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Battleby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Battleby misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Battleby misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Battleby.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Battleby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battleby defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Battleby really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Battleby.
Battleby is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Battleby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battleby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Battleby with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Battleby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battleby misses with a jab to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Battleby misses with a head kick.
Battleby checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Battleby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Battleby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battleby takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Battleby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battleby throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Battleby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
A low kick lands for Battleby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battleby counters with a nice body shot.
Battleby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Battleby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Battleby throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Battleby throws a body shot but no joy.
Battleby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Battleby cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Battleby blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battleby was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Battleby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Battleby misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Battleby's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Battleby is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Battleby is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Battleby looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sitsongrit lands a right hand from hell, dropping Battleby. Sitsongrit pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
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